Rock Pi X by Radxa
The most bang for your buck with embedded computing! This is probably the most impressive single board computers (SBC's) that we've experienced for the price. This is similar to the Up Board and LattePanda, but more affordable.
Because this board runs Microsoft Windows, it can also run ARC directly. There is an audio jack for speakers and an HDMI for video.
ROCK Pi X is the first X86 SBC(Single Board Computer) by Radxa. It can run Windows and ARC. ROCK Pi X features...
- Intel Cherry Trail quad core processor Z8350
- 64bit dual channel 1866Mb/s LPDDR3
- up to 4K@30 HDMI Video
- 3.5mm audio jack with mic
- 802.11 ac Wi-Fi
- Bluetooth 4.2
- USB Port
- GbE LAN
- 40-pin color expansion header
- Realtime clock
- USB PD and QC powering
ROCK Pi X comes in Model A and Model B; each model has 1GB, 2GB, or 4GB ram options. For the detailed differences between Model A and Model B, please check the Specifications.
This comparison chart, done by our friends at Explaining Computers says it all...
Drivers
Synthiam has assembled a driver package to get your Rock Pi/x Rock'n! The driver package includes an installation readme file, which we recommend reading.
Download Rock Pi/X Windows 10 Drivers (x64)There is a document with step-by-step instructions for installing the drivers. Be sure to read the file and follow the instructions.
Installation Tips & Performance for SBCs
We have a guide in the Support section that includes steps on freeing storage space, increasing the performance, powering the SBC, and running headless with remote desktop software of robot computers, such as single-board computers.
View Performance Tips To Make a Robot.
thanks DJ 1 I installed the website drivers straight after I installed windows but did not fix . Intersting enough I just found the answer that fixed my problem buried on this page. "copy the 4345r6nvram.txt file to C:\Windows\System32\drivers" and it worked https://forum.radxa.com/t/win10-wifi-not-working/4905/10
2 I have 18vdc on my main PDU so I will run at that voltage. I made a funky cable up after an amazon order but it is a strange connector for power on an SBC
haha i bet that's a Frankenstein of power
It is actually quite clean. It is the Quad A1 3D printed robot dog designed by Josh over at MJBot. I am adding the Rock Pi X and ARC to control it as it is really just a massive remote control dog at the moment. Move over spot.
That's pretty neat! Can't wait to see it operate
Well the Pi X just died after spending 4 hours setting it up. Fuses test ok but no lights nothing. I had a voltage regulator on board to ensure no spikes and connected the T265 and D435i (both seemed to work ok) was walking the dog and then had a brown out. Dog came back after reboot but the rock Pi X is dead. I guess I have to send it back to China.... 3 months later...
I'm sorry to hear that @Nink, do you have a USB-C cable + power supply you can use to test powering it from the USB-C connector? Does it reach the BIOS screen or anything?
Hi Nink, Can you share some more info on your walker? I was reading up on their hackaday entry but did not see any files to print anything.
Hi Jeremie, its completely dead no lights tried usb-c I poked around with a scope nothing Hi Perry, print files are in Github but not cheap (12 motors $440 each + PDU $80 + Pi hat $150 ...) https://github.com/mjbots/quad/tree/main/hw https://mjbots.com/collections/servos-and-controllers