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Apr 05, 2024Geniatech XPI-3566-ZERO is a Rockchip RK3566 powered single board computer (SBC) that provides an alternative to the Raspberry Pi Zero 2W with a more powerful quad-core 1.8 GHz Arm Cortex-A55 processor, support for 4Kp60 video playback and output, WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 5.0, a built-in eMMC flash, and so on.
Geniatech XPI is a family of SBCs that closely follows the design of various Raspberry Pi boards, and after introducing the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B-sized XPI-3566 board last year, the company has now designed a more small Rockchip RK3566 SBC that follows the Raspberry Pi Zero form factor.
Geniatech XPI-3566-ZERO specifications:
Genitech says the board supports Android 11, Debian 10, and “Rasberry Pi OS emulater”. I suppose they mean “Raspberry Pi OS emulator”, but I still cannot find out what it is. Maybe they made a distro with Raspberry Pi OS rootfs that works on Rockchip RK3566, or are running Raspberry Pi OS through a virtual machine?
From the hardware point-of-view, the Geniatech XPI-3566-ZERO is better than the Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W except for the missing micro SD card socket, but that’s because they are using an eMMC flash. That’s actually a plus to me, but I’ve noticed some people prefer using microSD cards. As noted in the introduction, the faster processor, 4Kp60 video support, WiFi 5, and Bluetooth 5.0 are all pluses, and the board may also consume less since it’s using a Cortex-A55 SoC and Geniatech claims 5V/2A does the job, while 5V/2.5A is recommended for the Pi Zero 2W.
Geniatech focuses on B2B sales and is not currently selling the XPI-3566-ZERO on its online shop. A few more details may be found on the product page. Alternatively, it’s not the only company that has designed a Raspberry Pi Zero-shaped Rockchip RK3566 board, as we previously covered the LubanCat Zero N SBC that also includes an Ethernet port and is currently sold for $44 with 1GB RAM, and the LubanCat Zero Wireless board going for about $54 with 2GB 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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