Rockchip RK3288 explained

The Rockchip RK3288 is an ARM architecture System on Chip (SoC) from Rockchip. It is the first SoC, in August 2014, that uses the 32-bit ARM Cortex-A17 processor. It is a quad-core processor with a NEON coprocessor and hardware acceleration for video and 3D graphics. It is used in a number of Chromebooks and other low-power, low-performance devices.

Specifications

• 28 nm HKMG process.
• Quad-core ARM Cortex-A17, up to 1.8 GHz
• Quad-core ARM Mali-T760 MP4 GPU clocked at 650 MHz supporting OpenGL ES 1.1/2.0/3.0/3.1, OpenCL 1.1, Renderscript and Direct3D 11.1^[1]
• High performance dedicated 2D processor
• 1080P video encoding for H.264 and VP8, MVC
• 4K H.264 and 10bits H.265 video decode, 1080P multi video decode
• Supports 4Kx2K H.265 resolution
• Dual-channel 64-bit DRAM controller supporting DDR3, DDR3L, LPDDR2 and LPDDR3
• Up to 3840x2160 display output, HDMI 2.0
• Support dual-channel LVDS/dual-channel MIPI-DSI/eDP1.1
• HW Security system, support HDCP 2.X
• Embedded 13M ISP and MIPI-CSI2 interface

Related products

The RK3288-C is used in the "Veyron" board design of several Chromebooks, and powers all of the following devices:^[2]

• GPD - GPD XD (handheld console)
• Hisense Chromebook 11
• Haier Chromebook 11 (and "edu" variant)
• AKAI MPC^[3] & FORCE
• DENON DJ SC, Live & Prime Units
• AOPEN Chromebox Mini ME4100
• ASUS C201 Chromebook
• ASUS Chromebook Flip C100
• ASUS Chromebook Flip C100P
• ASUS Chromebook Flip C100PA
• ASUS Chromebit
• ASUS Tinker Board and ASUS Tinker Board S
• Boardcon EM3288 SBC,^[4] MINI3288 module^[5]
• Radxa Rock 2 - System on Module type single board computer based on RK3288
• Lenovo miniStation (game console)
• Rikomagik MK902II (Android), MK902II LE (Linux) (netbox)
• Rikomagik MK802 V5 (Android), MK802 V5 LE (Linux) (Stick PC)
• AtGames Legends Ultimate Arcade Cabinet ^[6]
• Mqmaker - MiQi SBC (Linux, Android)
• Headrush MX5 (guitar multi-FX unit)
• Mettler Toledo bTouch (scale)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mali-T620 . Arm.com . 2015-06-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160701153615/http://www.arm.com/products/multimedia/mali-gpu/high-performance/mali-t624.php . 2016-07-01.
2. Web site: Developer information for Chrome OS Devices. The Chromiun Projects. 6 June 2016.
3. Web site: MPC LIVE INTERNALS.
4. Web site: EM3288 SBC . Boardcon Embedded Design . 2018-04-09.
5. Web site: MINI3288 Computer-on-Module . Boardcon Embedded Design . 2018-04-09.
6. Web site: Legends Ultimate Arcade Mainboard Teardown. .