Specifications
CPU
Quad-core ARM Cortex-A76(up to 2.4GHz) and quad-core Cortex-A55 CPU (up to 1.8GHz)
GPU
Mali-G610 MP4, compatible with OpenGLES 1.1, 2.0, and 3.2, OpenCL up to 2.2 and Vulkan1.2
NPU
6TOPs, supports INT4/INT8/INT16/FP16
VPU
8K@60fps H.265 and VP9 decoder, 8K@30fps H.264 decoder, 4K@60fps AV1 decoder, 8K@30fps H.264 and H.265 encoder
RAM
64-bit 8GB LPDDR4X at 2133MHz
Storage
32GB eMMC, at HS400 mode
Network
one Native Gigabit Ethernet, and two PCIe 2.5G Ethernet
USB Host
one USB 3.0 Type-A and one USB 2.0 Type-A
Debug Serial Port/UART0
one Debug UART, 3 Pin 2.54mm header, 3.3V level, 1500000bps
Buttons
one IR receiver and the carrier frequency is 38Khz MASK button for eMMC update one user button one 5V Fan connector
microSD Slot
support UHS-I
HDMI
compatible with HDMI2.1, HDMI2.0, and HDMI1.4 operation support up to 7680x4320@60Hz Support RGB/YUV(up to 10bit) format
GPIO
12-pin 0.5mm FPC connector with up to 1x SPI, up to 3x UARTs, up to 1x I2Cs, up to 8x GPIOs
LED
4 x GPIO Controlled LED (SYS, WAN, LAN1, LAN2)
RTC
2 Pin 1.27/1.25mm RTC battery input connector for low power RTC IC HYM8563TS
PCB Dimension
8 Layer, 62x90x1.6mm
Power
USB-C, support PD, 5V/9V/12V/20V input
Working temperature
0℃ to 70℃
OS Support
FriendlyWrt 21.02 FriendlyWrt 24.10 FriendlyCore 20.04 OpenMediaVault 8.0.6 Android 14 Tablet Android 14 TV Debian 11 Desktop - XFCE(X11) Debian 13 Core Ubuntu 20.04 Desktop - LXQT(X11) Ubuntu 24.04 Desktop - GNOME(Wayland) Proxmo
Overview
The FriendlyElec NanoPi R6S is a -based edge gateway router from FriendlyElec's NanoPi R Series. Every specification in the table above is transcribed from the manufacturer's own technical data for this exact model.
It ships with FriendlyElec's FriendlyCore (Ubuntu) and FriendlyWrt (OpenWrt) images plus Android options, so the board is usable as an industrial controller, an edge-AI node or a network appliance without a bring-up cycle. Onboard eMMC, an M.2 expansion socket and a 2.54 mm GPIO header make it straightforward to integrate into a product enclosure.
Key Benefits
Rockchip SoC platform with a proven Linux BSP. Onboard eMMC + microSD for a robust, card-less root filesystem. M.2 and GPIO expansion for NVMe, Wi-Fi or cellular add-ons. FriendlyCore / FriendlyWrt / Android images maintained by the vendor. Industrial operating range for embedded and edge deployments.
Applications
Software-defined router and firewall appliances, VPN and SD-WAN edge gateways, IoT data concentrators, network-attached-storage nodes, and multi-WAN industrial networking where 2.5GbE uplinks are required.
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