Asus Tinker Board
 | |
| Type | 90MB0QY1-M0EAY0 |
|---|---|
| Release date | April 19, 2017 |
| Introductory price | about US$59.99 |
| Operating system | (a Debian Linux derivative), Armbian (Debian or Ubuntu derivative), Android |
| System on a chip | Rockchip RK3288 |
| CPU | 1.8 GHz 32-bit quad-core ARM Cortex-A17 |
| Memory | 2GB Dual Channel DDR3 |
| Storage | MicroSDHC UHS-1 slot |
| Graphics | ARM Mali-T760 M4 GPU - Supports 1080 & 4K |
| Website | ASUS specifications page |
The ASUS Tinker Board is a single board computer launched by ASUS in early 2017. Its physical size and GPIO pinout are designed to be compatible with the second and third-generation Raspberry Pi models. The first released board features 4K video, 2GB of onboard RAM, gigabit Ethernet and a Rockchip RK3288 processor running at 1.8 GHz.[1]
Specifications[]
| Model | Tinker Board | Tinker Board S | Tinker Edge T | Tinker Edge R | Tinker Board 2 | Tinker board 2S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Release Date | April 2017 | January 2018 | November 2019[2] | |||
| SoC | Rockchip RK3288 | NXP i.MX 8M | Rockchip RK3399Pro | OP1 (Rockchip RK3399) | ||
| Architecture | ARMv7-A (32-bit) | ARMv8 (64-bit) | ||||
| CPU | Quad core 1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A17 (up to 2.6 GHz turbo clock speed) | Quad core 1.5[3] GHz ARM Cortex-A53 | Hexa core. 2x Cortex-A72 cores up to 1.8 GHz, 4x Cortex-A53 cores @ 1.4 GHz | Hexa core. 2x Cortex-A72 cores up to 2 GHz , 4x Cortex-A53 cores @ 1.5 GHz | ||
| GPU | 600 MHz Mali-T760 MP4 GPU | GC7000 Lite 3D GPU | 800 MHz Mali-T860 MP4 GPU | |||
| Coprocessor | NA | Google Edge TPU
4 TOPS of performance |
NPU
3 TOPS of performance |
|||
| RAM | 2GB dual channel LPDDR3 | 1GB LPDR4 | 4 GB dual channel LPDR4 for system,
2 GB LPDDR3 for NPU |
2GB/4GB dual-channel LPDDR4 RAM options | ||
| Storage | removable MicroSD slot (supporting SD 3.0 ) | 16GB eMMC + removable MicroSD slot (supporting SD 3.0) | 8GB eMMC | 16GB eMMC + removable MicroSD slot (supporting SD 3.0) | Removable MicroSD slot | 16GB eMMC + removable MicroSD slot |
| Video output | 1 x full size HDMI 1.4
1 x MIPI-DSI (compatible with the Raspberry Pi 7" display and others) |
1 x HDMI 2.0 (4K-capable)
1 x MIPI-DSI (4 lane) 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 via USB Type-C | ||||
| Video input | MIPI-CSI camera | 2x MIPI-CSI camera | MIPI CSI-2 (2 lane) camera | |||
| Audio | RTL ALC4040 HD CODEC, Play: 24bit/192 kHz, Record: 24bit/96 kHz
3.5 mm audio jack (supporting line out and microphone in) |
RTL ALC4040 HD CODEC, Play: 24bit/192 kHz, Record: 24bit/96 kHz
3.5 mm audio jack (supporting line out and microphone in, Plug-in Detection and Auto-Switch) |
3.5 mm audio jack | 1 x HDMI audio output
1 x S/PDIF TX pin (from GPIO) 1 x PCM/I2S pins (from GPIO) | ||
| Other IO | 40-pin header with:
1 x 2-pin contact pin :
|
40-pin header with:
1 x 2-pin contact pin :
1 x 2-pin Power-on Header |
40-pin header with:
|
40-pin header with:
mPCIe Card & nanoSIM card slot for 4G/LTE |
40-pin header with:
1 x 2-pin Recovery header 1 x 2-pin Power-on header 1 x 2-pin Reset header 1 x 2-pin Debug UART header 1 x 2-pin DC Fan header 1 x 2-pin RTC Battery header | |
| USB | 4 x USB 2.0 ports | 2 x USB 3.0, 1x USB-C | 3 x USB 3.0 ports, 1x USB-C | 3 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type A ports
1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type C (OTG & DisplayPort 1.2) | ||
| Wired
Network |
Gigabit LAN (not shared with USB bus) | |||||
| Wireless Network | 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, with IPEX antenna header | 802.11 b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi | 802.11 b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac dual-band Wi-Fi) on module | ||
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 + EDR | Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 | ||
| Power | Micro-USB; due to Micro-USB power delivery limitations, powering over GPIO is suggested [4][5] | 12V - 19V DC-in barrel connector | ||||
| Form Factor | 85 x 56 mm (3.37 x 2.125 inch) | 85 x 56 mm (3.37 x 2.125 inch) | 85 x 56 mm (3.37 x 2.125 inch) | 85 x 56 mm (3.37 x 2.125 inch) | ||
| Weight | 55g | |||||
| Operating Systems | Debian 9 Linux and Android 10 | |||||
| Notes | Specification sourced from Asus[8][9] | [10] | [11] | [12] | [13][14][15][16] Specification sourced from Asus[17][18] | |
History[]
ASUS's intent to release a single board computer was leaked shortly after CES 2017[19] on SlideShare.[20] ASUS originally planned for a late February 2017 release, but a UK vendor broke the embargo and began advertising and selling boards starting on 13 February 2017, before ASUS's marketing department was ready.[21] ASUS subsequently pulled the release; the Amazon sales page was changed to show a 13 March 2017 release date, but was later removed entirely.[22] However, as of 24 March 2017, the Tinker Board again became available on Amazon. ASUS assured reviewer websites that the board is now in full production.[23]
Benchmarks[]
In January 2017 tests showed the Tinker Board has roughly twice the processing power of the Raspberry Pi Model 3 when the Pi 3 runs in 32-bit mode.[24] Because the Pi 3 has not released a 64-bit operating system yet, no comparisons are available against a Pi 3 running in 64-bit mode.[needs update]
In March 2017 benchmark testing found that while the WLAN performance is only around 30Mbit/s, the gigabit ethernet delivers a full 950Mbit/s throughput.[23] RAM access tested using the mbw benchmark is 25% faster than the Pi 3. SD card (microSD) access is about twice as fast at 37MiB/s for buffered reads (compared to typically around 18MiB/s for the Pi 3[25]) due to the Tinker Board's SDIO 3.0 interface, while cached reads can reach speeds up to 770MiB/s.[23]
References[]
- ^ https://www.asus.com/uk/Single-board-Computer/TINKER-BOARD/
- ^ Shilov, Anton. "ASUS & Google Team Up for 'Tinker Board' AI-Focused Credit-Card Sized Computers". www.anandtech.com. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
- ^ TINKER_EDGE_T_QSG (Quick Start Guide) for English
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-09-19. Retrieved 2020-06-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ https://forum.armbian.com/index.php?/announcement/1-1-check-power-supply-check-sd-card-and-check-other-people-experiences/
- ^ "LibreELEC (Leia) v8.95.2 BETA".
- ^ Jump up to: a b "ELAR Systems".
- ^ "FAQ-Tinkerboard_20170425" (PDF). asus.com. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ "Tinker Board | Single-board Computer". ASUS United Kingdom. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
- ^ "Tinker Board S | Single-board Computer". ASUS United Kingdom. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
- ^ Aufranc, Jean-Luc (2019-05-29). "ASUS Tinker Edge T & CR1S-CM-A SBC to Feature Google Coral Edge TPU & NXP i.MX 8M Processor". CNX Software - Embedded Systems News. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
- ^ Aufranc, Jean-Luc (2019-05-31). "ASUS Tinker Edge R Pico-ITX Board to Feature Rockchip RK3399Pro SoC". CNX Software - Embedded Systems News. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
- ^ "Tinker Board". tinker-board.asus.com. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
- ^ Nerces (2020-11-19). "Tinker Board 2 : Asus dévoile son nouveau concurrent au Raspberry Pi". Clubic.com (in French). Retrieved 2020-11-30.
- ^ Nov 2020, Matthew Humphries 23; noon (2020-11-23). "Asus Announces Tinker Board 2 and 2S Single-Board Computers". PCMag UK. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
- ^ "Asus launches second generation Tinker Board single-board computer". New Atlas. 2020-11-24. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
- ^ "Tinker Board 2". tinker-board.asus.com. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
- ^ "Tinker Board 2S". tinker-board.asus.com. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
- ^ "A Motherboard Manufacturer's Take On A Raspberry Pi Competitor".
- ^ "ASUS Tinker Board".
- ^ "Review: The Asus Tinker Board (Updated)".
- ^ "In the lab: Asus' Tinker Board SBC".
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Tinker Board im Test: Hardware Top, Software Flop (link in German)".
- ^ "ASUS Tinker Board is a Raspberry Pi 3 Alternative based on Rockchip RK3288 Processor".
- ^ "Raspberry Pi microSD card performance comparison - 2015".
External links[]
- Asus products
- Single-board computers