ASUS Tinker Board, SoC Mini Mainboard, 4x 1.8 GHz, 2 GB RAM, WiFi and BT [90MB0QY1-M0EAY0]

In the course of the euphoria surrounding the miniature computer designed by the British Raspberry Pi Foundation, which was designed for school purposes, the market also produced a large number of replicas and modifications in a relatively short period of time, some of which were characterized by exclusive features such as additional connections or more power As well.

The ASUS Tinkerboard Mini motherboard is a Clone version with much more power compared to the Raspberry Pi 3 as well as extended features with full chassis compatibility to the Raspi original. As the name suggests, the ASUS Tinkerboard can be used for a wide variety of crafting projects, especially in the robotics and embedded areas, thanks to its high performance and capabilities.
The ASUS Tinkerboard at a glance:

Rockchip RK3288 32-bit SoC with 1.8 GHz Quad-Core CPU (ARM Cortex A17)
ARM Mali-T764 graphic unit (600 MHz) & 2 GB DDR3 RAM
4x USB 2.0, Gigabit LAN, HDMI 1.4, GPIO 40-pin, DSI & CSI interface
Fast microSD (XC) audio track (SDIO 3.0) for TinkerOS or Kodi
Integrated WLAN 802.11n & Bluetooth 4.0 / EDR
Compatible with housings for Raspberry Pi 2/3 & Model B
SoC heat sink made of aluminum
Quadcore processor with 1.8 GHz & 2 GB of RAM

The ASUS Tinkerboard relies on a Rockchip Quad-Core SoC (32-bit), clocked at 1.800 MHz per core by 400 MHz higher than the CPU of the Raspberry Pi 3, and using the faster ARM Cortex A17 architecture. The available memory was doubled with 2 GB DDR3-RAM directly. The resultant tremendous difference in performance is already noticeable in media center applications, but it has a major impact on applications in desktop operating systems and calculations.
Integrated wireless chip for n-WLAN and Bluetooth 4.0

An integrated WiFi wireless connection supports the 802.11b / g / n standard in the 2.4 Ghz band and Bluetooth 4.0 EDR, which optimizes the connectivity of the mini computer and leaves precious USB ports free. The integrated WLAN antenna is directly onboard, but an external antenna can alternatively be connected. The ASUS TinkerOS or Kodi based on Debian Linux with LXDE interface can be stored on an (optional) microSD (XC) card with at least 8 GB of storage capacity as a system drive and used as an operating system. Thanks to the SDIO 3.0 interface, the transfer rates are particularly high.
Extensive I / O connections for crafting projects

The ASUS Tinker Board can be used to create a wide range of projects thanks to numerous expansion interfaces, such as the color-coded GPIO port with 40 pins (deviating assignments to the Raspberry Pi!), Camera and display interface or the USB 2.0 ports. The scope of possible applications is, for example, soldered LEDs or LC displays via control units for WLAN printers, self-triggering wild animal cameras, hot-air balloons, drones, self-assembled mobile phones, smartphones, tablets, compact cameras or routers, electronic music instruments, home automation, sensors Air pollution measuring devices to the voice-controlled coffee machine.

Multimedia talent with HD and 4K video acceleration

But also away from the robotics and embedded projects, the ASUS Tinker Board is used by home users as a media center, thin client or server, in addition to the intended application areas such as the learning of programming languages or the acquisition of hardware knowledge. With the pocket computer the creativity is unlimited! The integrated ARM Mali-T764 GPU with 600 MHz clock master H.264 and H.265 (HEVC) video acceleration for HD and 4K video material (driver support provided!) And makes the ASUS Tinkerboard thus a talented multimedia playback device ,
Power supply via USB charger from 2A & Ultra-HD image scaling

The ASUS Tinker Board is compatible with common smartphone or tablet chargers from 2000mA, but a 2.5A power supply is recommended. Each of the four USB ports can provide 500 mA each. Wire-bound data transmissions to the network or the Internet are made by means of an RJ45 LAN port with 1,000 MBit / s. In addition, the HDMI-1.4 monitor output is available to the small mainboard for the image display via integrated ARM Mali-T764 graphics unit, which can scale full HD images at 30 Hz to Ultra-HD.

Compatibility: Due to the identical screw and connector configuration, the ASUS Tinker Board is fully compatible with Raspberry Pi 2/3 Model B and Raspberry Pi 1 Model B + cases. However, expansion boards (HATs) for the Raspberry Pi models can not be used due to different pin assignments!

Technical details:
Format: Raspberry Pi Mini-PCB
Overall dimensions: 93 x 20 x 63.5 mm (W x H x D)
Weight: approx. 40 g
Chipset: Rockchip RK3288 (32 bit)
Processor: ARM Cortex-A17 quad-core (4x 1.800 MHz)
SoC graphics:
ARM Mali-T764 GPU (600 MHz)
RAM: 2.048 MB LPDDR3 RAM (Dual Channel)
Wireless data connections:
WLAN 802.11b / g / n (up to 150 Mbps, 2.4 GHz band)
Bluetooth 4.0 (EDR)
Internal connections:
1x GPIO header (40 pins, Attention: Raspberry Pi deviating assignment!)
1x S / PDIF pin
1x PWM pin
GPIO standards: UART, PWM, SPI, I2C, I2S, S / PDIF
1x DSI (display interface, eDP1.1)
1x CSI2 (Camera Interface)
External connections:
1x Micro-USB (see power supply)
4x USB 2.0
1x Gbit LAN (RJ45, 1,000 Mbit / s, RTL8211E)
1x audio output / mic input (3.5 mm jack, RTL ALC4040, 192 KHz / 24Bit)
1x HDMI 1.4 (scaled up to 3,840 × 2,160 pixels @ 30 Hz)
Slots (physical):
1x microSD (XC) audio track (SDIO 3.0, SD card not included, minimum 8 GB required)
Power supply:
1x 5V via micro-USB (from 2A / 10W recommended, USB power supply not included)
Operating system: TinkerOS (Linaro / Debian-based Linux), Kodi
Scope of delivery: including passive SoC heat sink (aluminum)