Introduce ROCK 5B - ARM Desktop level SBC

#499

It appears that ARM has moved away from their usual late-May designs launch. Perhaps only for this year due to possible distraction from nVidia failed acquisition, perhaps not.

#500

I think his aim was fair given the SoC for SBCs are historically late by more than a few generations architecture-wise. Even the one with ARM A76+A55 (our much awaited RK3588) is not yet available for normal users.

#501

The next is supposedly a new Architecture even if Armv9 is more sales speak than anything fundementally different than v8

But guess the big to little of x1, x3, x4 is a different arrangement and will have to see how that works out.

#502

Do we have a release date window :anguished:? Q4?

#503

Nothing firm yet latest update I have seen says Q3 and is also prefixed ‘expected’

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#504

Guys, I KNOW i am not the only one who you could say is checking daily on this thread if there is news about the release. Don’t deny it…acknowledgment is the first step towards change…you couple of junkies…(including me… XD )

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#505

I think the Zero2 will be released 1st so likely until you see that you know its still not avail.

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#506

Based upon size, features, and (hopefully) price, my desire has shifted towards acquiring a Zero2, so I hope the Zero2 does arrive at retail first. I’m set upon the RS105-D4E128H.

Will it be available at ameriDroid? Will there be an early buyers discount as for the Rock5?

#507

Don’t think there will as they seem to have set the models already whilst the discount for Rock5 was as a tempter to evaluate which models would be of interest.
The price and when is what many are waiting for and did expect the RZ2 by now… ?

#508

So, it is Q2, the date the shipping was announced. Can someone clarify (with sources) when the shipping starts?

I really want this not to be vaporware, because for 6 months now there is an acrylic case, an SSD, a full copper passive cooler and a USB-C-20W-PD power brick waiting for it. And ameridroid got the money for the 16GB version for now also 6 months.
#Pleasebenovaporware!

#509

We are preparing a rock 5b developer debug party now. Will unveil more details soon.

Btw, your 20W PD power brick is not enough, SSD eat 10W peak only.

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#510

Thank you for that information!

OK, thanks.

#511

On the RK3588 TRM it reads

Two of the USB3.0 controller (marked as USB3OTG_0 and USB3OTG_1) in PD_USB can act as static host, static device, USB2.0/3.0 OTG A device or B device basing on the status of input ID from USB2.0 PHY.

Does the USB ports on Rock 5 support device mode / OTG mode at USB 3.0 speed?

Thanks

#512

USB C supports OTG mode with power and DP Alt mode.

#513

would any of the USB 3.0 A ports support OTG?

#514

In theory, there is one USB 3.0 A port can be used as OTG, we will test this.

#515

Hello
I prepaid $ 5 on SBC rock pi5. It was promised that sales would start in the second quartal. When will you start selling the goods?
best regards

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#516

What’s the consumption at idle and peak?

#517

Said expected so unfortunately not a promise.
Likely not before Sept as we still haven’t seen the RadxaZero2 yet.

#518

And what does radxaZero2 have to do with it? The announcements were made for the second quarter of 2022. Almost 6 months have passed since January.

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