FriendlyELEC’s NanoPi M6V2 is an update to the NanoPi M6 Rockchip RK3588S SBC, whose main change is a 4-pin connector for dual analog microphone input. The RAM is also now fixed to 8GB (no more 4GB, 16GB, or 32GB options), some buttons have changed, and the company has stopped offering an enclosure with a built-in 3.5-inch display.
The rest of the specifications remain the same, with LPDDR5 memory, support for microSD, eMMC flash, or NVMe storage, HDMI 2.1 and MIPI DSI display interfaces, MIPI CSI camera inputs, Gigabit Ethernet and optional M.2 WiFi/Bluetooth connectivity, a few USB ports, and a 30-pin GPIO header.
NanoPi M6V2 specifications:
- SoC – Rockchip RK3588S
- CPU – Octa-core processor with 4x Cortex-A76 cores @ up to 2.4 GHz, 4x Cortex-A55 cores @ up to 1.8 GHz
- GPU – Arm Mali-G610 MP4 GPU compatible with OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.2, and Vulkan 1.2 APIs
- VPU – 8Kp60 video decoder for H.265/AVS2/VP9/H.264/AV1 codecs, 8Kp30 H.265/H.264 video encoder
- AI accelerator – 6 TOPS NPU
- System Memory – 8GB LPDDR5 at 2400 MHz
- Storage
- eMMC module socket supporting HS400 mode
- MicroSD card slot with SDR104 mode support
- M.2 M-Key socket with PCIe 2.1 x1 for NVMe SSDs
- Video output
- HDMI 2.1 port up to 7680×4320 @ 60Hz; RGB/YUV(up to 10bit) format
- 2x 4-lane MIPI-DSI connectors
Optional Display – 3.5-inch touchscreen LCD with 800×480 resolution and capacitive touchscreen connected to one of the MIPI DSI connectors- Camera input
- 4-lane MIPI-CSI V1.2 connector
- 4-lane MIPI-CSI D/C PHY connector
- Audio
- 3.5mm jack for stereo headphone output
- 4-pin connector for dual analog microphone input
- Networking
- Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 port via RTL8211F PHY
- Optional WiFi and Bluetooth via M.2 E-key socket with PCIe 2.1 x1 and USB 2.0 host
- USB
- 1x USB 3.0 Type-A port
- 2x USB 2.0 Type-A ports
- Expansion
- M.2 Key-M socket for NVMe storage
- M.2 Key-E socket for WiFi/Bluetooth (PCIe/USB)
- 30-pin 2.54mm GPIO header with up to 1x SPI, 6x UART, 3x I2C, 1x SPDIF, 4x PWM, 20x GPIO
- Debugging – 3-pin header for serial console
- Misc
- 2x user LEDs
- 2-pin RTC battery input connector for low-power HYM8563TS RTC IC
- Buttons – MASK, User (replaces Reset), Recovery, Power
- 5V fan connector
- Power supply – 6V~20V input via USB-C with PD support
- Dimensions & Weight
- SBC – 90 x 62 mm (8-layer PCB) | 52 grams
- Metal case – 94.5 x 68 x 30mm | 252 grams
Metal case + LCD – 99 x 68 x 31mm | 275 grams
- Temperature Range – 0°C to 70°C
Some connectors and buttons have also been moved around as shown in the comparison above. The company doesn’t provide any accessories for the new 4-pin dual analog microphone connector, so you’d have to find something on your own and wire it yourself.
FriendlyELEC provides a long list of supported operating systems based on Linux 6.1, namely Alpine Linux 3.23, Android 14 Tablet/TV, Buildroot – Weston (Wayland), Debian 12 Desktop XFCE (X11), Debian 13 Core, Debian 13 Desktop GNOME (Wayland), FriendlyCore 20.04 (Qt5), FriendlyWrt 25.12, OpenMediaVault 8.0.6, Proxmox VE 8.2.7, Ubuntu 22.04 Desktop XFCE (X11), and Ubuntu 24.04 Desktop GNOME (Wayland). The board is also supported by Armbian with Platinum support (Ubuntu 26.04/Debian 13), so you may consider that one if you are just getting started. Information to get started can be found on the wiki.
The NanoPi M6V2 sells for $172 on the FriendlyELEC store as a bare single board computer, and the optional metal case adds $15. Other accessories include a 4K MIPI camera module ($15), an RTL8822CE WiFi module ($6.90), a 32GB microSD card ($15.99), and 64GB or 256GB eMMC flash modules ($23/$61). In the good old times (2024), the NanoPi M6 started at $70 with 4GB of RAM…
Jean-Luc started CNX Software in 2010 as a part-time endeavor, before quitting his job as a software engineering manager, and starting to write daily news, and reviews full time later in 2011.
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