The ROCK 3 Model C (ROCK 3C) is a dependable single board computer based on the powerful Rockchip RK3566 SoC in an ultra-small form factor. Despite its compact size, it’s packed with remarkable features, including Quad core Armv8.2‑A Cortex®‑A55 CPU, Arm Mali™ G52 GPU, Wireless support including WiFi 5, HDMI 2.0 port supporting displays up to 1080p resolution, multiple connectivity and storage possibilities, and it’s compatible with a wide range of software operating systems! Whether you’re an engineer, an IoT enthusiast, or a hobbyist looking to create ground-breaking applications we’re certain that you’ll be blown away by the ROCK 3C. This impressive little board is a reliable and extremely capable platform for bringing your ideas to life. FEATURES ROCK 3C SBC based on the powerful Rockchip RK3566 SoC Quad core Armv8.2‑A Cortex®‑A55 CPU and Arm Mali™ G52 GPU Wireless support including WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 5.0 32-bit LPDDR4 2GB RAM and eMMC socket HDMI® 2.0 port supporting display up to 1080p resolution M.2 M‑Key 2230 connector with PCIe 2.1 1‑lane and SATA 3.0 combo interfaces, providing high-speed storage access. Ultra-small form factor packed with remarkable features INTERFACES 802.11 b/g/n/ac Wireless LAN supporting WiFi 5 BT 5.0 1x HDMI 2.0 port supporting displays up to 1080p resolution 1x SD Card slot 2x USB2 HOST ports – The upper middle port can be used as USB2 OTG/HOST port 1x USB3 HOST port 1x Gigabit Ethernet port – supports PoE with add‑on PoE HAT 1x M.2 M‑Key connector for NVMe SSD or SATA SSD 1x camera port supporting 2‑lane MIPI CSI 1x display port supporting 2‑lane MIPI DSI 3.5mm jack with microphone. The HD codec supports up to 24‑bit/96KHz audio 40x user GPIO supporting various interface options: up to 5 x UART, 1 x SPI bus, up to 2 x I2C bus, 1 x PCM/I2S, up to 6 x PWM, up to 28 x GPIO, 2 x 5V DC power in, 2 x 3.3V power pin SPECIFICATIONS SoC Rockchip RK3566 Processor Quad‑core Arm® Cortex®‑A55 (ARMv8) 64‑bit @ 1.6GHz GPU Arm Mali™‑G52‑2EE GPU, supporting OpenGL® ES1.1/2.0/3.2, Vulkan® 1.1, OpenCL™ 2.0 Memory 32-bit LPDDR4 1GB or 2GB RAM Power Requirements The ROCK 3C’s recommended power source capacity is at least 5V/3A without M.2 SSD or 5V/4A using with M.2 SSD. USB Type‑C® 5V 5V Power applied to the GPIO PIN 2 & 4 HDMI 1x HDMI 2.0 port supporting display up to 1080p resolution USB 2x USB2 HOST ports – The upper middle port can be used as USB2 OTG/HOST port 1x USB3 HOST port Connectivity M.2 M‑Key 2230 connector with PCIe 2.1 1‑lane and SATA 3.0 combo interfaces, providing high-speed storage access. MIPI 1x 2 lane DSI 1x 2 lane CSI Storage eMMC UARTS 5x UART External Antenna NO Software ARMv8 Instruction Set Debian/Ubuntu Linux support Android 11 support Hardware access/control library for Linux/Android Temperature Operation temperature: 0~50 ℃ NOTES Power Brick like the one in recommended accessories only delivers 5V/3A, it will work if booting from microSD or eMMC, if you want to use NVMe you will need an USB-C Power Supply that delivers 5V/4A as indicated in the product Specifications.
