NanoPi R6S Review: OpenWrt Router/Mini PC with Dual 2.5GbE

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NanoPi R6S

The NanoPi R6S (“R6S”) is an open-source, high-performance platform developed and designed by FriendlyElec for edge computing. It can be used as Mini PC or as a mini gateway router device at home to increase network security. It features a dual-2.5G and a Gbps Ethernet port. It supports multiple OS systems, including FriendlyWrt, Android, Debian, Ubuntu, and more.

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NanoPi R6S Interfaces & Layout

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NanoPi R6S Specifications

CPU	Model: Rockchip RK3588S Number of Cores: Quad-core ARM Cortex-A76 & Quad-core Cortex-A55 CPU Frequency: 4 x Cortex-A76 up to 2.4GHz & 4 x Cortex-A55 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
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
NPU	6TOPs, supports INT4/INT8/INT16/FP16
Memory	RAM: 64-bit 8GB LPDDR4X at 2133MHz
Storage	MicroSD Slot: MicroSD x1, support up to SDR104 mode Flash: 32GB eMMC, at HS400 mode
Connectivity	Ethernet: Native Gigabit Ethernet x1, RTL8211F-CG chip PCIe 2.5G Ethernet Ethernet x2, RTL8125BG chip
Video Output	HDMI: compatible with HDMI2.1, HDMI2.0, and HDMI1.4 operation support up to 7680×4320@60Hz Support RGB/YUV(up to 10bit) format
USB	USB 3.0 Host x1: USB Type A USB 2.0 Host x1: USB Type A USB-C x1: Power input(5V/9V/12V/20V), support PD
Pin-header	GPIO: 12-pin 0.5mm FPC connector with up to 1x SPI, up to 3x UARTs, up to 1x I2Cs, up to 8x GPIOs Debug: Debug UART x1, 3 Pin 2.54mm header, 3V level, 1500000bps
LED	SYS LED(Red) x1 WAN LED(Green) x1 LAN1 LED(Green) x1 LAN2 LED(Green) x1
Button	MASK Button x1 for eMMC update User Button x1
Others	RTC Battery: 2 Pin 1.27/1.25mm RTC battery input connector for low-power RTC IC HYM8563TS IR receiver x1, and the carrier frequency is 38Khz Fan Connector(ZH1.5-2A) x1, 5V Working Temperature: 0℃ to 70℃
Power	DC USB-C, support PD, 5V/9V/12V/20V input
OS Support	Android TV 12 Debian 10 Desktop FriendlyWrt 22.03 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Desktop (Coming Soon) FriendlyCore Focal Lite(Base on Ubuntu 20.04)
Kernel version	Linux-5.10-LTS U-boot-2017.09

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NanoPi R5S vs. NanoPi R6S – Models Comparison

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Interfaces

The R6S has two USB ports and supports USB Type-C-based PD power delivery, making it a suitable power source for an external hard disk. The R6S is an excellent choice for homes and enterprises supporting a wide selection of applications, such as mini-machine vision systems, secure gateway devices, or NAS servers needing multiple Ethernet ports.

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Hardware

Powered with the latest Rockchip RK3588S Octa-core Processor: Cortex-A76 cores at up to 2.4GHz, 4 Cortex-A55 cores at 1.8GHz GPU – Arm Mali-G610 MP4 quad-core GPU. The NanoPi R6S comes with two 2.5GbE ports, 1 Gigabit Ethernet port, and 2 USB interfaces. It has 8GB of RAM, 32GB of eMMC flash, and an HDMI 2.1 port that supports video output up to 8Kp60. His TOPS NPU with 6 AI workloads integrated with 8K video decoding capability.

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Connectivity

The NanoPi R6S board only offers LAN Ethernet ports in the connectivity arena. If Wi-Fi support is needed, you can check the FriendlyElec compatibility list to check which USB Wi-Fi adapters will work out of the box and which models will require a manual driver installation to recognize the device.

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Metal Enclosure

FriendlyElec company team has released a well-crafted metal enclosure produced in CNC manufacturing. The R6S comes with rich hardware resources that perfectly fit into a compact 96.5 x 68 x 30 mm enclosure that weighs 262g and is easy to carry inside a small bag, and also provides passive cooling for the Board mounted inside. Based on our previous experience with the NanoPi R5 board, we can assure you that this enclosure is super durable and very suitable for operating in industrial environments.