It is official! The Raspberry Pi 5 is being released October 2023! (Official product page) I expect it will be some time before I can get my hands on one. Until then I will need to compare specifications. Lets take a look at the RPI5 and the Rock 5B. NOTE: This article will compare the…
Tag: SBC
OrangePi 5 – Testing with sbc_gpio
After a lot of success with the Radxa Rock 5B, I saw that Orange Pi was offering several different boards using the same Rockchip RK3588 or RK3588S chips. I decided to pick up the Orange Pi 5 that uses the RK3588S so I could check out the differences between the RK3588 and RK3588S. Also, since…
Bigtreetech CB1
I picked up the Bigtreetech CB1 (CM4 compatible) along with their Pi4B adapter (base for the CB1 or the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4) for a stellar price. They are currently selling the CB1 module with the Pi4B for $36.98. Even though it only has 1GB of RAM, I figured it was worth a shot…
sbc_gpio: Pi 4B vs Rock 5B
One of my goals over the past couple of years has been to find a suitable replacement for the Raspberry Pi 4B as supplies have been low and costs have been high. During the past couple of years, I’ve purchased several different boards to test out. Now that I have a GPIO abstraction layer and…
Radxa Rock 5B Software
Now that I’ve completed the hardware setup from my last post (if you missed the hardware, SPI flash, power issues etc, please check it out) the next step is to get this system up and running as my new desktop. So far during the build performance has been excellent and I’m looking forward to the…
Radxa Rock 5B Setup
After waiting 6 months from my pre-order on Ameridroid I finally received my Rock 5B! I ordered this using early on to get my hands on one of the new 8 core (4x A76, 4x A55 Rockchip RK3588) systems. My plan is to make this my daily driver, so I ordered the system with 8GB…
Chromium Sync
I recently received my Radxa Rock 5B SBC and intended to put it in place as my primary workstation at home. In order to use it as my primary workstation I had a few major required pieces of software: Feel free to take a look at my Radxa Rock 5B SBC breakdown posts. For more…