VideoStrong is better known for their Android set-top boxes with digital TV tuners, but they are making other hardware too, and their latest design is a Rockchip RK3399 development board named VS-RD-RK3399.
VideoStrong VS-RD-RK3399 board specifications:
- SoC – Rochchip RK3399 hexa-core big.LITTLE processor with two ARM Cortex A72 cores up to 2.0 GHz and four core Cortex A53 cores, ARM Mali-T860 MP4 GPU with OpenGL 1.1 to 3.1 support, OpenVG1.1, OpenCL and DX 11 support
- System Memory – Dual channel 2GB or 4GB DDR3
- Storage – 16/32 GB eMMC 5.1 flash, micro SD card
- Video Output & Display Interfaces
- 1x HDMI 2.0 up to 4K @ 60 Hz
- 1x DisplayPort up to 4K @ 60 Hz
- 1x MIPI DSI dual channel interface up to 2560×1600 @ 60 Hz
- 1x eDP (embedded DisplayPort) 1.3 with 4-lanes @ 10.8 Gbps
- 1x I2C interface for touch panel
- Video Decode – 4K VP9 and 10-bit H.265 video codec support up to 60 fps
- Audio
- Via HDMI or DisplayPort
- 1x 3.5mm headphone jack with stereo audio output and mic input
- 1x LINE out
- 1x speaker output (1.8W 8Ω/3.1W 4Ω )
- 2x speaker outputs (1.5W 8Ω/2.5W 4Ω )
- 1x SPDIF digital audio output port
- 1x microphone
- 1x I2S interface up to 8 channels
- Connectivity – Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45) port using RTL8211E transceiver, WiFi 802.11ac 2×2 MIMO and Bluetooth 4.1 (AP6356S module)
- USB – 4x USB 2.0 host ports, 1x USB 3.0 port, 1x USB 3.0 type C port
- Camera
- 2x MIPI CSI interfaces up to 13MP or 2x 8MP
- 1x DVP camera interface up to 5MP
- Debugging – 3-pin serial header
- Expansion
- 42-pin GPIO female header with access to 1x I2S, 2x ADC, 2x I2C, 1x SPI/UART, 2x GPIO, 1x LINEOUT, 1x SPEAKER
- 1x mini PCIe for LTE
- 1x SIM card slot
- Misc – Power and user LEDs; 1x IR receiver, 1x RTC battery port; reset, power, and upgrade buttons
- Power Supply – 12V/3A DC via 5.5×2.1mm barrel connector or 2-pin header; RK808 PMIC
- Dimensions – 12.4 x 9.5 mm (8-layer PCB)
- Weight – Board: 89 grams; board + cooling fan and heatsink: 120 grams
The specifications are very similar to the ones for Firefly-RK3399 board, except a few tweaks here and there. You’ll find the header pinout in that document.
The company will offer support for both Android 7.1 and Linux, but when asked about the SDK I was told that “SDK could be down load from our indicating link”. If you are confused, so I was, but after deep mediation, I saw the light, and it probably means that they’ll provide download links for the SDK to their customers only.
The kit comes with an acrylic case, and antennas for WiFi and Bluetooth. I don’t have any confirmation about the price, but the board is listed on Alibaba for $149.99. We’ll soon find out more as the company intends to send a sample for review.
Jean-Luc started CNX Software in 2010 as a part-time endeavor, before quitting his job as a software engineering manager, and starting to write daily news, and reviews full time later in 2011.
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