Orange Pi teases low-cost SBC based on Rockchip RK3566
Orange Pi has just unveiled their latest single-board computer, featuring the high-performing Rockchip RK3566 SoC. This new SBC comes equipped with a wide range of peripherals useful for various embedded applications. Key features include a GbE port, multiple display interfaces, and seamless wireless connectivity.
As previously mentioned, the Orange Pi 3B features the Rockchip RK3566 System-on-Chip with 22nm process similarly as the Boardcon RK3566 seen last month.
In terms of operating system compatibility, the new SBC supports a wide range of options, including Android 11, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Debian 11, Debian 12, OpenHarmony 4.0 Beta1, Orange Pi OS (Arch), Orange Pi OS, etc.
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Orange Pi 3B – A Rockchip RK3566 SBC with an M.2 NVMe/SATA SSD socket, up to 8GB RAM
Orange Pi 3B is a new Rockchip RK3566 SBC that’s like a supercharged Raspberry Pi 3B board with the same form factor, but with a faster processor, up to 8GB RAM, and support for multiple storage options with a microSD card slot, an eMMC flash socket, an M.2 Key-M socket for NVMe (PCIe 2.1) or SATA III SSDs, as well as an SPI flash that should enable features like network boot.
The board also features HDMI 2.0 and eDP display intefaces, a Gigabit Ethernet port, a WiFI 5 and Bluetooth 5.0 wireless module, four USB ports, MIPI DSI and CSI connector, and the 40-pin Raspberry Pi GPIO header. It’s powered through a USB-C port taking 5V instead of the micro USB port found in the Raspberry Pi 3B.
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Orange Pi 3B is a single-board computer with RK3566 for $35 and up
The Orange Pi 3B is a Raspberry Pi-sized single-board computer with a bunch of features you don’t often find in this form-factor, including a full-sized HDMI port, an M.2 key socket that can be used for storage.
It also has many of the usual features including USB, Ethernet, and wireless capabilities and a 40-pin GPIO header. The Orange Pi 3B is the latest in a line of Orange Pi devices from Shenzen Xunlong Software, and it should be available starting next week for $35 and up. Powered by a Rockchip RK3566 processor, the new model is currently up for pre-order from Amazon, and folks who pre-order can save $5 with the on-page coupon.