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Rockchip Driver Assistant: The Essential Guide for Windows Users
If you’ve ever tried to flash a custom firmware onto an Orange Pi, recover a bricked Radxa board, or simply get your Windows PC to recognize a Rockchip-powered device, you’ve probably run into a familiar problem: your computer just doesn’t see it. You plug in the USB cable, and nothing happens. No new drive appears, ... Read more
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Linux PS1 Emulator: How to install RetroArch
The original PlayStation remains one of the most popular retro gaming platforms, and modern ARM-based single-board computers have more than enough processing power to emulate it smoothly. With RetroArch and the PCSX ReARMed core, running PS1 games on Linux has become surprisingly straightforward – even on compact hardware powered by Rockchip processors. In this guide, ... Read more
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Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W Pinout: GPIO and Interfaces
Introduction The Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W proves that a single-board computer doesn’t have to be large to be capable. Despite measuring just 65 × 30 mm, it combines a quad-core 64-bit processor, wireless networking, and the same 40-pin GPIO header found on larger Raspberry Pi models. That makes it a popular choice for embedded ... Read more
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Circuit Card Assembly Explained: Components and Process
Introduction A printed circuit board by itself does not do much. It has copper traces, pads, vias, solder mask, and silkscreen. But until you place and solder the components onto it, it is still just a board. The moment resistors, capacitors, ICs, connectors, and other parts are mounted, it becomes a circuit card assembly, or ... Read more
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Rockchip RK3528: The Quiet Middle Child Nobody Talks About
Rockchip has a habit of making headlines with their flashy flagships. RK3588 this, RK3688 that. 8K video, 32 TOPS NPU, LPDDR6. Great, but most people don’t need a data center in their living room. That’s where the Rockchip RK3528 comes in. Most people just want something that works, something cheap. Something that can run Android ... Read more
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A new Smart Box by KiwiPi
KiwiPi announced its new Kiwi Box 5 yesterday (also known as Kiwi Pi M5 in our product category). It’s a compact edge AI smart box built around the Rockchip RK3588, and after looking through the specs, I think they actually listened to what people have been complaining about for years. You know the drill with ... Read more
RKNN3 SDK: Rockchip RK182X Major Update
Rockchip has announced the official release of the RKNN3 SDK V1.0.0 for its RK1820 / RK1828 AI coprocessors. This release is fully optimized for the RK3588 / RK3576 + RK1820 / RK1828 hardware combination, providing a complete software stack for on-device AI model deployment. The SDK delivers comprehensive upgrades in performance, model compatibility, functionality, and ... Read more
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What’s the best AI chip for a smart security camera?
I’ve been digging into smart security cameras lately. Not the cheap cloud-dependent ones that send your footage to who-knows-where, but the kind that actually thinks locally. And the main question everyone asks is: what chip should you use? Let me walk you through what I’ve learned. Table of Contents What actually matters for a smart ... Read more
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Raspberry Pi 6 vs Rockchip: SBC Market Heats Up
Recently, three of the lead Raspberry Pi engineers hosted an AMA on the r/engineering subreddit. And honestly? There was some good stuff. But also… some things that made me scratch my head. Let me break it down – and throw in a few thoughts on what’s happening on the other side of the SBC world. ... Read more
