NanoPi R5S Router Specifications and Dual 2.5G Architecture
The NanoPi R5S Router features a powerful RK3568 processor paired with dual 2.5G Ethernet ports, enabling simultaneous high-speed data transfers and load-balanced network traffic management. Its CNC-machined metal case provides superior thermal dissipation compared to plastic alternatives, maintaining stable performance during continuous operation. The compact mini router design fits seamlessly into server racks, network closets, or edge computing deployments without consuming excessive physical space. Built-in gigabit switching fabric ensures wire-speed forwarding between ports, eliminating bottlenecks in bandwidth-intensive applications. This development board runs open-source routing software and supports custom firmware modifications for specialized network requirements.
Introduction
- The NanoPi R5S is a RK3568 SoC based ARM board.
2 Hardware Spec
- SoC: Rockchip RK3568
- CPU: Quad-core ARM Cortex-A55 CPU, up to 2.0GHz
- GPU: Mali-G52 1-Core-2EE，supports OpenGL ES 1.1, 2.0, and 3.2, Vulkan 1.0 and 1.1, OpenCL 2.0 Full Profile
- VPU: 4KP60 H.265/H.264/VP9 video decoder, 1080P60 H.264/H.265 video encoder
- NPU: Support 0.8T
- RAM: 2GB LPDDR4X
- Flash: 8GB eMMC
- Ethernet: one Native Gigabit Ethernet, and two PCIe 2.5G Ethernet
- USB: two USB 3.0 Type-A ports
- HDMI:
- support HDMI1.4 and HDMI2.0 operation
- support up to 10 bits Deep Color modes
- support up to 1080p@120Hz and 4096×2304@60Hz
- support 3-D video formats
- PCIe: M.2 Key M, PCIe2.0 x1, support NVME, PCIe WiFi etc
- microSD: support UHS-I
- GPIO:
- 12-pin 0.5mm FPC connector
- up to 1x SPI, up to 3x UARTs, up to 4x PWMs, up to 8x GPIOs
- SD/MMC/SDIO/I2S:
- 2×8-pin 1.27mm connector
- Compatible with SDIO3.0 protocol
- Compatible with SD3.0, MMC ver4.51
- 4bits data bus widths
- 1x I2S with 2x SDO and 3x SDI
- Debug: one Debug UART, 3 Pin 2.54mm header, 3.3V level, 1500000bps
- LEDs: 4 x GPIO Controlled LED (SYS, WAN, LAN1, LAN2)
- others:
- 2 Pin 1.27/1.25mm RTC battery input connector for low power RTC IC HYM8563TS
- MASK KEY for eMMC update
- one 5V Fan connector
- Power supply: USB-C, support PD, 5V/9V/12V input
- PCB: 8 Layer, 62x90x1.6mm
- Ambient Operating Temperature: 0℃ to 70℃
3 Diagram, Layout and Dimension
3.1 Layout
- 12-pin GPIO
| Pin# | GPIO | SPI | UART | PWM | POWER | Description |
| 1 | VCC3V3_SYS | 3.3V power output | ||||
| 2 | VCC3V3_SYS | 3.3V power output | ||||
| 3 | GPIO3_C3 | SPI1_CLK_M1 | UART5_RX_M1 | 3.3V level | ||
| 4 | GND | |||||
| 5 | GPIO3_C2 | SPI1_MISOI_M1 | UART5_TX_M1 | 3.3V level | ||
| 6 | GPIO3_A1 | SPI1_CS0_M1 | 3.3V level | |||
| 7 | GPIO3_C1 | SPI1_MOSI_M1 | 3.3V level | |||
| 8 | GND | |||||
| 9 | GPIO4_C5 | UART9_TX_M1 | PWM12_M1 | 3.3V level | ||
| 10 | GPIO4_C6 | UART9_RX_M1 | PWM13_M1 | 3.3V level | ||
| 11 | GPIO3_C4 | UART7_TX_M1 | PWM14_M0 | 3.3V level | ||
| 12 | GPIO3_C5 | UART7_RX_M1 | PWM15_IR_M0 | 3.3V level |
- 2×8-pin SDIO/I2S
| Pin# | GPIO | SD/MMC/SDIO | I2S | POWER | Description |
| 1 | VCC5V0_SYS | 5V power output | |||
| 2 | VCC5V0_SYS | 5V power output | |||
| 3 | GPIO3_C6 | SDMMC2_D0_M0 | I2S1_MCLK_M1 | 1.8V level | |
| 4 | GPIO3_C7 | SDMMC2_D1_M0 | I2S1_SCLK_TX_M1 | 1.8V level | |
| 5 | GND | ||||
| 6 | GND | ||||
| 7 | GPIO3_D0 | SDMMC2_D2_M0 | I2S1_LRCK_TX_M1 | 1.8V level | |
| 8 | GPIO3_D3 | SDMMC2_CLK_M0 | I2S1_SDI1_M1 | 1.8V level | |
| 9 | GND | ||||
| 10 | GND | ||||
| 11 | GPIO3_D1 | SDMMC2_D3_M0 | I2S1_SDO0_M1 | 1.8V level | |
| 12 | GPIO3_D2 | SDMMC2_CMD_M0 | I2S1_SDI0_M1 | 1.8V level | |
| 13 | GND | ||||
| 14 | GND | ||||
| 15 | GPIO3_D5 | SDMMC2_PWREN_M0 | I2S1_SDI3_M1 | 1.8V level | |
| 16 | GPIO3_D4 | SDMMC2_DET_M0 | I2S1_SDI2_M1 | 1.8V level |
- Debug UART Pin Spec
3.3V level signals, 1500000bps
| Pin# | Assignment | Description |
| 1 | GND | 0V |
| 2 | UART2DBG_TX | output |
| 3 | UART2DBG_RX | intput |
- USB Port
Each USB 3.0 port has 1.4A overcurrent protection.
- RTC
RTC backup current is 0.25μA TYP (VDD =3.0V, TA =25℃).Connector P/N: Molex 53398-0271
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