
Overview
The RADXA ZERO 3W is a compact development board built around the Rockchip RK3566 quad-core SoC. It combines Arm Cortex-A55 processing, LPDDR4 memory, optional onboard eMMC storage, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, USB Type-C connectivity, Micro HDMI output, MIPI CSI camera support, and a 40-pin GPIO interface for Linux and embedded development projects.
Key Features
- Rockchip RK3566 with quad-core Arm Cortex-A55 64-bit CPU running at 1.6GHz.
- Arm Mali-G52-2EE GPU with OpenGL ES 1.1/2.0/3.0/3.1/3.2, Vulkan 1.1, and OpenCL 2.0 support.
- LPDDR4 memory options from 1GB to 8GB and onboard eMMC storage options from 8GB to 64GB.
- Wi-Fi 6 connectivity and Bluetooth 5.4 with BLE.
- Software-controlled selection between the onboard antenna and an external antenna connector.
- USB 3.0 Host Type-C port for data and USB 2.0 OTG Type-C port for power and data.
- Micro HDMI output supporting 1080P at 60fps.
- H.264/H.265 hardware decoding up to 4K at 60fps and encoding up to 1080P at 60fps.
- MIPI CSI camera interface with an 8M ISP; the camera connector is a 22-pin, 0.5mm-pitch interface.
- Flexible 40-pin GPIO expansion, available with a pin header or in a headerless configuration.
- MaskROM button for board-level boot and recovery operations.
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Specifications
| SoC | Rockchip RK3566 |
|---|---|
| CPU | Quad-core Arm Cortex-A55, Armv8, 64-bit, 1.6GHz |
| GPU | Arm Mali-G52-2EE; OpenGL ES 1.1/2.0/3.0/3.1/3.2, Vulkan 1.1, OpenCL 2.0 |
| RAM | 1GB / 2GB / 4GB / 8GB LPDDR4 |
| Storage | Onboard eMMC options: 8GB / 16GB / 32GB / 64GB; 1 x Micro SD card slot |
| Wireless | IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax (Wi-Fi 6); Bluetooth 5.4 with BLE |
| Antenna | Onboard or external antenna selectable through software control |
| USB | 1 x USB 2.0 OTG Type-C port; 1 x USB 3.0 Host Type-C port |
| Display | 1 x Micro HDMI, 1080P at 60fps |
| Camera | 1 x MIPI CSI camera port; 22-pin, 0.5mm pitch; 8M ISP |
| GPIO | 40-pin user GPIO supporting up to 5 x UART, 1 x SPI bus, up to 2 x I2C bus, 1 x PCM/I2S, up to 6 x PWM, up to 28 x GPIO, 2 x 5V DC power-in pins, and 2 x 3.3V power pins |
| Operating temperature | 0 to 50°C recommended environmental temperature |
| Temperature limit | 80°C, above which clock speeds are throttled for reliability |
| Software | Debian / Linux |
| Dimensions | 65 mm x 30 mm |
| Compliance | CE / FCC |
Details


The RADXA ZERO 3W combines a quad-core Arm Cortex-A55 processor with LPDDR4 memory, optional eMMC storage, Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.4 in a compact board design.

Hardware decoding supports H.264 and H.265 video up to 4K at 60fps, while encoding supports up to 1080p at 60fps.

USB 3.0 Host and USB 2.0 OTG Type-C ports support data, power and connectivity, with boot options from onboard eMMC or a Micro SD card.

The Micro HDMI interface drives displays at up to 1080p and 60fps for embedded multimedia applications.

Wireless connectivity includes Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.4 with BLE, while software control selects the onboard antenna or external antenna connector.

A 22-pin MIPI CSI interface with an 8M ISP supports camera projects, and the flexible 40-pin GPIO interface is available with or without a header.

Technical documentation and community resources support Debian and Linux development with the RADXA ZERO 3W.

The Arm Mali-G52-2EE GPU provides OpenGL ES, Vulkan 1.1 and OpenCL 2.0 support for graphics and embedded workloads.