Specifications
SoC
Rockchip RK3399 CPU: big.LITTLE，Dual-Core Cortex-A72(up to 2.0GHz) + Quad-Core Cortex-A53(up to 1.5GHz) GPU: Mali-T864 GPU，supports OpenGL ES1.1/2.0/3.0/3.1, OpenCL, DX11, and AFBC VPU: 4K VP9 and 4K 10bits H265/H264 60fps decodin
DDR3 RAM
Dual-Channel 2GB DDR3
Storage
no Onboard eMMC, but has an eMMC socket
Network
Native Gigabit Ethernet
PMU Power Management
RK808-D PMIC, cooperated with independent DC/DC, enabling DVFS, software power-down, RTC wake-up, system sleep mode
USB Host
two Native USB 3.0 Type-A ports, two Native USB 2.0 Type-A ports
WiFi
802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth combo module
Audio input/output Port
Audio In: one microphone input interface Audio Out: 3.5mm Dual channel headphone jack, or HDMI
Debug Serial Port/UART0
one Debug UART, 4 Pin 2.54mm header, 3V level, 1500000bps
Video Input
one or two 4-Lane MIPI-CSI, dual ISP, up to 13MPix/s，supports simultaneous input of dual camera data
Video output
HDMI: HDMI 2.0a, supports 4K@60Hz，HDCP 1.4/2.2 one 4-Lane MIPI-DSI
microSD Slot
microSD Slot x 1
GPIO
40Pin GPIO Extension ports: 3 X 3V/1.8V I2C, up to 1 x 3V UART, 1 X 3V SPI, 1 x SPDIF_TX, up to 8 x 3V GPIOs 1 x 1.8V 8 channels I2S 24Pin Extension ports: PCIe x2 PWM x1, PowerKey, IR_RX
Button
one PowerKey, one Recovery Key
LED
1 x power LED and 1 x GPIO Controlled LED
RTC
2 Pin 1.27/1.25mm RTC battery input connector
PCB Dimension
8 Layer, 85 mm x 56 mm
Power
DC 5V/3A via Type-C or GPIO header
Working temperature
-20℃ to 70℃
OS Support
Android 8.1 Android 10 Lubuntu 16.04 (32-bit) FriendlyCore 18.04 FriendlyCore 20.04 FriendlyDesktop 18.04 FriendlyWrt 21.02 FriendlyWrt 22.03 Debian 10 Desktop Debian 11 Desktop Buildroot Linux-4.4-LTS Linux-4.19 Linux-5.15 U-boot
Overview
The FriendlyElec NanoPi M4B is a -based edge ai sbc from FriendlyElec's NanoPC / NanoPi 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
Edge AI inference nodes, embedded industrial controllers, machine-vision front ends, digital-signage and kiosk compute, NAS and media servers, robotics controllers, and general ARM/Linux product prototyping.
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