Luckfox-Pico-86-Panel is a Smart Home controller powered by a Rockchip RV1106G2 or RV1106G63 SoC with 128MB or 256MB DDR3L and equipped with a 4-inch touchscreen display that fits into a standard 86-type junction box.
The Linux device supports Ethernet, WiFi 6, and Bluetooth 5.2 LE connectivity and features terminal blocks for 6 to 30V DC input, RS485, and two relays. The controller includes a speaker and microphone for Smart Audio applications, and a USB-C port for programming and debugging.
Luckfox-Pico-86-Panel specifications:
- SoC – Rockchip RV1106G2/G3
- CPU – Arm Cortex A7 @ 1.2GHz with an integrated RISC-V co-processor.
- NPU
- 4th-gen Rockchip NPU with hybrid quantization (int4, int8, int16)
- 0.5 TOPS (RV1106G2) or 1 TOPS (RV1106G3)
- ISP – 3rd-gen 5MP high-performance ISP
- VPU – 3072×1728 (5M) @ 30fps H.265/H.264 encoding, 16M @ 60FPS JPEG snapshot
- System Memory – 128MB (RV1106G2) or 256MB (RV1106G3) DDR3L memory
- Storage – 8GB eMMC flash storage
- Display – 4-inch 5-point touchscreen display with 720×720 resolution; 170° viewing angle
- Audio – Built-in microphone and speaker
- Networking
- Ethernet – 10/100Mbps Ethernet RJ45 port
- Wireless – 2.4 GHz WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2 / BLE
- USB – USB Type-C port for programming
- Serial – RS485 terminal block
- Relays – 2x HLS8L-DC5V-S-C relays via terminal black; 10A/250V AC; 10A/30V DC
- Misc
- Boot and Reset buttons
- RTC with coin cell holder
- Power – 5 to 30V DC via terminal block
- Dimensions – 86 x 86 x 36.5 mm; note: depth inside the box: 22.5mm, at least 33mm deep 86-type box recommended, or 35mm with Ethernet cable.
- Weight – TBD
Four variants are available:
- Luckfox-Pico-86-Panel-0408 – Rockchip RV1106G3 with 256MB RAM, no wireless module
- Luckfox-Pico-86-Panel-1408 – Rockchip RV1106G3 with 256MB RAM, WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2 wireless module
- Luckfox-Pico-86-Panel-0208 – Rockchip RV1106G2 with 128MB RAM, no wireless module
- Luckfox-Pico-86-Panel-1208 – Rockchip RV1106G2 with 128MB RAM, WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2 wireless module
The documentation is limited and only in Chinese for now, but at least they provide a buildroot SDK for the controller with source code maintained on GitHub.
We had previously covered a few similar 86-type Smart Home controllers with a 4-inch display based on the Rockchip PX30 quad-core Cortex-A35 SoC, with products like Dusun DSGW-130, SONOFF NSPanel Pro, and Tuya “T6E”. Those are more powerful and typically run Android. The Luckfox-Pico-86-Panel can only run Linux due to memory constraints, but it will offer a more cost-effective solution. I’m a bit confused by the DC power input selection here, as most people will likely need an AC to DC converter for this to work in their environment.
The Luckfox-Pico-86-Panel Smart Home controller can be purchased on AliExpress for $40.49 to $47.69, the exact price depending on the selected model, as well as country-specific shipping fees and taxes. You’ll also find the four models on Amazon with a small markup before US tariffs (now lowered to 30%).
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