NanoPi R5S
Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Hardware Spec
- 3 Diagram, Layout and Dimension
- 4 Get Started
- 4.1 Essentials You Need
- 4.2 TF Cards We Tested
- 4.3 Configure parameters for serial port
- 4.4 Install OS
- 4.5 The Boot order between eMMC and SD card
- 5 Work with FriendlyWrt
- 5.1 Introduction to FriendlyWrt
- 5.2 First boot
- 5.3 Account & Password
- 5.4 Login FriendlyWrt
- 5.5 Recommended security settings
- 5.6 Change LAN IP in LuCI
- 5.7 Safe shutdown operation
- 5.8 Soft Factory Reset
- 5.9 Install Software Packages
- 5.10 Disable IPv6
- 5.11 Configuring Quectel EC20 (4G module) dial-up networking
- 5.12 Some common issues of FriendlyWrt
- 5.13 Use USB2LCD to view IP and temperature
- 5.14 How to use USB WiFi
- 5.15 Work with Docker Applications
- 5.16 Mount smbfs
- 5.17 Use sdk to compile the package
- 5.18 Build FriendlyWrt using GitHub Actions
- 5.19 Compile u-boot,kernel or friendlywrt
- 6 Work with FriendlyCore
- 7 Compile FriendlyWrt
- 8 Make Your Own OS Image
- 9 Link to Rockchip Resources
- 10 Schematic, PCB CAD File
- 11 Update Logs
- 11.1 2024-10-16
- 11.2 2024-06-14
- 11.3 2024-06-06
- 11.4 2024-04-21
- 11.5 2024-03-15
- 11.6 2024-01-31
- 11.7 2023-12-23
- 11.8 2023-12-01
- 11.9 2023-11-13
- 11.10 2023-10-31
- 11.11 2023-09-09
- 11.12 2023-08-15
- 11.13 2023-07-19
- 11.14 2023-07-01
- 11.15 2023-06-25
- 11.16 2023-06-16
- 11.17 2023-06-09
- 11.18 2023-06-06
- 11.19 2023-06-02
- 11.20 2023-05-26
- 11.21 2023-05-21
- 11.22 2023-05-15
- 11.23 2023-05-05
- 11.24 2023-04-26
- 11.25 2023-03-24
- 11.26 2023-02-10
- 11.27 2023-01-09
- 11.28 2022-12-04
- 11.29 2022-09-06
- 11.30 2022-08-03
- 11.31 2022-07-27
- 11.32 2022-07-04
- 11.33 2022-06-22
- 11.34 2022-06-21
- 11.35 2022-06-15
- 11.36 2022-06-14
- 11.37 2022-05-16
1 Introduction
- The NanoPi R5S is a RK3568 SoC based ARM board.
2 Hardware Spec
- SoC: Rockchip RK3568B2
- 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 2.5Gbps 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 4096x2304@60Hz
- support 3-D video formats
- PCIe: M.2 Key M, PCIe2.1 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:
- 2x8-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 button 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
- 2x8-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
4 Get Started
4.1 Essentials You Need
Before starting to use your NanoPi R2C Plus get the following items ready
- NanoPi R2C Plus
- MicroSD Card/TF Card: Class 10 or Above, minimum 8GB SDHC
- USB C PD Charger (10W & above)
- A host computer running Ubuntu 18.04 64-bit system
4.2 TF Cards We Tested
To make your device boot and run fast we highly recommend you use a Class10 8GB SDHC TF card or a better one. The following cards are what we used in all our test cases presented here:
- Sandisk MicroSDHC V30 32GB Extreme Pro (Developer choice)
- SanDisk 32GB High Endurance Video MicroSDHC Card with Adapter for Dash Cam and Home Monitoring Systems (High reliability)
- SanDisk TF 8G Class10 Micro/SD High Speed TF card:
- SanDisk TF128G MicroSDXC TF 128G Class10 48MB/S:
- 川宇 8G C10 High Speed class10 micro SD card:
4.3 Configure parameters for serial port
Use the following serial parameters:
| Baud rate | 1500000 |
| Data bit | 8 |
| Parity check | None |
| Stop bit | 1 |
| Flow control | None |
4.4 Install OS
4.4.1 Flash to TF
Visit download linkto download image files (in the "01_Official images/01_SD card images" directory) and utilities (in the "05_Tools" directory)：
| Image Files | |
| rk3568-sd-friendlywrt-21.02-YYYYMMDD.img.gz | FriendlyWrt lite image file, based on OpenWrt 21.02, kernel version 5.10.y |
| rk3568-sd-friendlywrt-21.02-docker-YYYYMMDD.img.gz | FriendlyWrt with Docker image file, based on OpenWrt 21.02, kernel version 5.10.y |
| rk3568-sd-friendlywrt-22.03-YYYYMMDD.img.gz | FriendlyWrt lite image file, based on OpenWrt 22.03, kernel version 5.10.y |
| rk3568-sd-friendlywrt-22.03-docker-YYYYMMDD.img.gz | FriendlyWrt with Docker image file, based on OpenWrt 22.03, kernel version 5.10.y |
| rk3568-sd-androidtv-YYYYMMDD.img.zip | Android 12 TV |
| rk3568-sd-android12-YYYYMMDD.img.zip | Android 12 Tablet |
| rk3568-sd-debian-bullseye-core-5.10-arm64-YYYYMMDD.img.gz | Debian 11(Bullseye) Core, no desktop environment, command line only, kernel version 5.10.y |
| rk3568-sd-debian-bullseye-minimal-5.10-arm64-YYYYMMDD.img.gz | Debian 11(Bullseye) Desktop, Uses LXDE as default desktop, no pre-installed recommended software, supports hardware acceleration, kernel version 5.10.y |
| rk3568-sd-debian-bullseye-desktop-5.10-arm64-YYYYMMDD.img.gz | Debian 11(Bullseye) Desktop, Uses LXDE as default desktop, pre-installed mpv, smplayer and chromium brower, supports hardware acceleration, kernel version 5.10.y |
| rk3568-sd-friendlycore-focal-5.10-arm64-YYYYMMDD.img.gz | 64-bit FriendlyCore Lite image file based on Ubuntu core 20.04 64bit, kernel version 5.10.y |
| Other Image | |
| Github Actions | FriendlyWrt |
| Flash Utility: | |
| win32diskimager.rar | Windows utility. Under Linux users can use "dd" |
The detailed steps are as follows:
- Get an 8G SDHC card and backup its data if necessary;
- Download and extract the xxx.img.gz and win32diskimager;
- Run the win32diskimager utility under Windows as administrator. On the utility's main window select your SD card's drive, the wanted image file and click on "write" to start flashing the SD card. Under Linux run "dd" to flash the rkXXXX-sd-OSNAME-YYYYMMDD.img file to your SD card;
- Take out the SD and insert it to NanoPi-R5S's microSD card slot;
- Power on NanoPi-R5S and it will be booted from your TF card;
4.4.2 Install OS to eMMC
4.4.2.1 Option 1: Install OS on Web Page
Get a TF card which has been installed with FriendlyWrt, log in FriendlyWrt on the web page, click on “System” ->”eMMC Tools”. Click on “Select file” to select your wanted image file, either an official image (the name might start with “rk3568-sd”) or a third party image. The file should be a “.gz” or “.img” file.
After a file is selected, click on “Upload and Write” to start installing an OS.
After installation is done, eject the SD card, the system will automatically reboot and load the OS from eMMC. After the OS begins to load, if the system LED is flashing and the network LED is on, it means the the OS has loaded successfully. If the OS is FriendlyWrt, you can click on “Go to Homepage” to enter the homepage.
Note that if you are burning the FriendlyElec firmware, you need to use an image file with the "-sd-" file name, similar to the one below:
| rk3568-sd-friendlywrt-21.02-YYYYMMDD.img.gz |
| rk3568-sd-friendlywrt-21.02-docker-YYYYMMDD.img.gz |
| rk3568-sd-friendlywrt-22.03-YYYYMMDD.img.gz |
| rk3568-sd-friendlywrt-22.03-docker-YYYYMMDD.img.gz |
If the file is in 7z, zip or rar format, you will need to extract it first. If the file is too large to write, you can compress it into .gz format and try again.
4.4.2.2 Option 2: Install OS via TF Card
4.4.2.2.1 Install OS to eMMC
- This method firstly boots a mini Linux from a TF card and then automatically runs an EFlasher utility to install the OS to eMMC.
- You can connect your system to an HDMI monitor and watch its progress. This is optional. You can watch its progress by observing its LEDs as well.
- By default, the burning process starts automatically, if you want to change it to manual, you can use a file name containing the words "multiple-os", EFlasher will stay in the system selection interface, you need to use the mouse to select the system you want to burn.
Visit download link to download the needed utilities and image file:
| Image File | |
| rk3568-eflasher-friendlywrt-21.02-YYYYMMDD.img.gz | FriendlyWrt Based on OpenWrt 21.02 Kernel version 5.10.y |
| rk3568-eflasher-friendlywrt-21.02-docker-YYYYMMDD.img.gz | FriendlyWrt Pre-installed Docker Based on OpenWrt 21.02 Kernel version 5.10.y |
| rk3568-eflasher-friendlywrt-22.03-YYYYMMDD.img.gz | FriendlyWrt Based on OpenWrt 22.03 Kernel version 5.10.y |
| rk3568-eflasher-friendlywrt-22.03-docker-YYYYMMDD.img.gz | FriendlyWrt Pre-installed Docker Based on OpenWrt 22.03 Kernel version 5.10.y |
| rk3568-eflasher-debian-bullseye-core-5.10-arm64-YYYYMMDD.img.gz | Debian 11(Bullseye) Core No desktop environment, command line only Kernel version 5.10.y |
| rk3568-eflasher-debian-bullseye-minimal-5.10-arm64-YYYYMMDD.img.gz | Debian 11(Bullseye) Desktop Uses LXDE as default desktop No pre-installed recommended software Supports hardware acceleration Kernel version 5.10.y |
| rk3568-eflasher-debian-bullseye-desktop-5.10-arm64-YYYYMMDD.img.gz | Debian 11(Bullseye) Desktop Uses LXDE as default desktop Pre-installed mpv, smplayer and chromium brower Supports hardware acceleration Kernel version 5.10.y |
| rk3568-eflasher-androidtv-YYYYMMDD.img.gz | Android TV |
| rk3568-eflasher-android12-YYYYMMDD.img.gz | Android12 |
| rk3568-eflasher-ubuntu-focal-desktop-5.10-arm64-YYYYMMDD.img.gz | Ubuntu20.04(Focal) Desktop Uses LXQT as default desktop Pre-installed mpv, smplayer and chromium brower Supports hardware acceleration Kernel version 5.10.y |
| rk3568-eflasher-friendlycore-focal-5.10-arm64-YYYYMMDD.img.gz | FriendlyCore Minimal system Based on Ubuntu core 20.04 Included Qt5 kernel version 5.10.y |
| Other: | |
| rk3568-eflasher-multiple-os-YYYYMMDD-25g.img.gz | Multiple operating systems are included, you need to connect a monitor and mouse when booting, and select the operating system you want to burn on the interface |
| Flash Utility: | |
| win32diskimager.rar | Windows utility. Under Linux users can use "dd" |
Here are the steps:
- Get an SDHC card with a minimum capacity of 8G
- Download a rk3568-eflasher-OSNAME-YYYYMMDD.img.gz image file and a win32diskimager;
- Under Windows, run win32diskimager as administrator, select your SD card and extracted EFlasher image file, and click on “Write” to write image file on the SD card; or under Linux, you use the dd command to write the rk3568-eflasher-OSNAME-YYYYMMDD.img file to the SD card.
- Eject your SD card and insert it to NanoPi-R5S’s microSD card slot.
- Turn on NanoPi-R5S, it will boot from the SD card and automatically run EFlasher to install the OS to the board’s eMMC. You connect your board to an HDMI monitor or observer the board’s LEDs to watch its installation progress
| Progress | SYS LED(Red) | LAN LED(Green) | WAN LED(Green) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power On | Solid On | Off | Off |
| System Boot | Slow Flashing | Off | Off |
| Installation in Progress | Fast Flashing | Off | Off |
| Installation Done | Slow Flashing | Solid On | Solid On |
- After installation is done, power off the board, eject the SD card from NanoPi-R5S, power on the board again, NanoPi-R5S will load the OS from its eMMC
4.4.2.2.2 Install Flash Image File to eMMC
- Auto Install (Default Behavior)
1) Download an “eflasher” firmware from network drive, extract it and install it to a TF card ;
2) Eject and insert the TF card to your PC, after a “FriendlyARM” device shows up(Under Linux, it is a “FriendlyARM” directory), copy an .img or .gz file to the TF card.
3) Open the eflasher.conf file on the TF card, set “autoStart=” to the name of your image file, such as:
autoStart=openwrt-rockchip-armv8_nanopi-ext4-sysupgrade.img.gzAnyone of the files that contain “-sd-” will work. Here is a list:
| rk3568-sd-friendlywrt-22.03-YYYYMMDD.img.gz |
| rk3568-sd-friendlywrt-22.03-docker-YYYYMMDD.img.gz |
| rk3568-sd-friendlywrt-21.02-YYYYMMDD.img.gz |
| rk3568-sd-friendlywrt-21.02-docker-YYYYMMDD.img.gz |
| rk3568-sd-friendlycore-focal-5.10-arm64-YYYYMMDD.img.gz |
4) Eject the TF card, insert the TF card to NanoPi-R5S, power it on it will automatically install your firmware. You can watch the installation progress by observing the LEDs’ status.
- Disable Auto Installation
If you want to disable auto installation, please open the eflasher.conf file, set “autoStart=” to empty:
autoStart=In this case, after the system boots, it will stay at the step where you are expected to select an image file. You need to connect an HDMI monitor and a USB mouse to your board and install a firmware on its UI;
4.4.2.3 Option 3: Install OS via USB
4.4.2.3.1 Step 1: Install USB Driver and Tools/Utilities
Download a driver file DriverAssitant_v5.1.1.zip under the “tools” directory from network drive, extract and install it.
Under the same directory, download a utility RKDevTool_Release_v2.84.zip and extract it.
4.4.2.3.2 Step 2: Connect NanoPi-R5S to PC and Enter Installation Mode
1) Disconnect the connected USB cable and the power cord from NanoPi-R5S, eject the TF card;
2) Press and hold the “Mask” key, power on the board. After the status LED has been on for at least 3 seconds, release the Mask key.
3) Use a USB A-to-A cable, connect NanoPi-R5S to a PC as follows. Note: please pay attention to the USB port the USB cable is connected to in the screenshot.
4.4.2.3.3 Step 3: Install image to eMMC
A firmware in general is packaged in either of the two options: the first is an whole image (ie, update.img) which is often offered by third party developers, the second is that an image is packaged and placed in multiple partition images. FriendlyElec offers an image in the latter option.
- Option 1: Install whole image (ie, update.img)
On a PC which has the extracted RKDevTool_Release_v2.84 utility, go to the RKDevTool_Release_v2.84 directory, run the RKDevTool.exe file. If everything works, you will see a “Found a new Maskrom device” message on the utility;
Go to “Upgrade Firmware(升级固件)”, click on “Firmware(固件)”, select your wanted image file, and click on “Upgrade(升级)” to install. After installation is done, your board will reboot automatically and load the system from eMMC;
- Option 2: Install OS that is packaged & placed in multiple partition images
Go to network drive to download your needed package and extract it.
| Image File | |
| rk3568-usb-friendlywrt-21.02-YYYYMMDD.zip | FriendlyWrt Based on OpenWrt 21.02 Kernel version 5.10.y |
| rk3568-usb-friendlywrt-21.02-docker-YYYYMMDD.zip | FriendlyWrt Pre-installed Docker Based on OpenWrt 21.02 Kernel version 5.10.y |
| rk3568-usb-friendlywrt-22.03-YYYYMMDD.zip | FriendlyWrt Based on OpenWrt 22.03 Kernel version 5.10.y |
| rk3568-usb-friendlywrt-22.03-docker-YYYYMMDD.zip | FriendlyWrt Pre-installed Docker Based on OpenWrt 22.03 Kernel version 5.10.y |
| rk3568-usb-debian-bullseye-core-arm64-YYYYMMDD.zip | Debian 11(Bullseye) Core No desktop environment, command line only Kernel version 5.10.y |
| rk3568-usb-debian-bullseye-minimal-arm64-YYYYMMDD.zip | Debian 11(Bullseye) Desktop Uses LXDE as default desktop No pre-installed recommended software Supports hardware acceleration Kernel version 5.10.y |
| rk3568-usb-debian-bullseye-desktop-arm64-YYYYMMDD.zip | Debian 11(Bullseye) Desktop Uses LXDE as default desktop Pre-installed mpv, smplayer and chromium brower Supports hardware acceleration Kernel version 5.10.y |
| rk3568-usb-androidtv-YYYYMMDD.img.zip | Android TV |
| rk3568-usb-android12-YYYYMMDD.img.zip | Android12 |
| rk3568-usb-ubuntu-focal-desktop-5.10-arm64-YYYYMMDD.zip | Ubuntu20.04(Focal) Desktop Uses LXQT as default desktop Pre-installed mpv, smplayer and chromium brower Supports hardware acceleration Kernel version 5.10.y |
| rk3568-usb-friendlycore-focal-5.10-arm64-YYYYMMDD.zip | FriendlyCore Minimal system Based on Ubuntu core 20.04 kernel version 5.10.y |
After it is extracted, you will see some utilities and a configuration file under the directory. double click on RKDevTool.exe, you will see a “Found a new Maskrom device” message on the utility. Click on the “Execute”, wait a moment and it will be installed. After installation is done your system will automatically reboot and load the system from eMMC.
4.5 The Boot order between eMMC and SD card
By default, the system will be booted from the TF card first, but this is not the case under all conditions. This section will explain all situations in detail;
Refer to rockchip official document [1], there are two types of loader program:
1) U-Boot TPL/SPL (i.e. upsream U-Boot, also called mainline U-Boot)
2) Rockchip MiniLoader
Things to note:
1) FriendlyELEC's image uses Rockchip MiniLoader
2) The third-party image usually uses U-Boot TPL/SPL
The following situations will always start from eMMC:
If the system in the eMMC, or the system in the TF card uses the first Loader type U-Boot TPL/SPL, it will always boot from the eMMC;
If you want to boot from the TF card, there are the following methods:
Method 1: Clear the Loader on the eMMC, the clearing method is as follows, after starting from the eMMC, enter the following command on the command line to clear the Loader on the eMMC:
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/mmcblk2 bs=8M count=1
Method 2: Insert the TF card, Press Maskrom Key (or short-circuit the Maskrom contacts) and then power on (need to keep the short-circuit for about 3 seconds), it will start from the TF card
The summary is as follows:
| eMMC current system | TF card current system | Boot priority |
|---|---|---|
| No system | Any image | TF card |
| FriendlyELEC's image | FriendlyELEC's image | TF card |
| FriendlyELEC's image | Image with Mainline U-boot | eMMC |
| Image with Mainline U-boot | FriendlyELEC's image | eMMC |
| Image with Mainline U-boot | Image with Mainline U-boot | eMMC |
5 Work with FriendlyWrt
5.1 Introduction to FriendlyWrt
FriendlyWrt is a customized system made by FriendlyElec based on an OpenWrt distribution. It is open source and well suitable for developing IoT applications, NAS applications etc.
5.2 First boot
For the first boot, the system needs to do the following initialization work：
1）Extended root file system
2）Initial setup（will execute /root/setup.sh)
So you need to wait for a while (about 2~3 minutes) to boot up for the first time, and then set FriendlyWrt, you can enter the ttyd terminal on the openwrt webpage, when the prompt is displayed as root@FriendlyWrt, it means the system has been initialized.
root@FriendlyWrt
5.3 Account & Password
The default password is password (empty password in some versions). Please set or change a safer password for web login and ssh login. It is recommended to complete this setting before connecting NanoPi-R5S to the Internet.
5.4 Login FriendlyWrt
Connect the PC to the LAN port of NanoPi-R5S. If your PC without a built-in ethernet port, connect the LAN port of the wireless AP to the LAN port of NanoPi-R5S, and then connect your PC to the wireless AP via WiFi , Enter the following URL on your PC's browser to access the admin page:
- http://friendlywrt/
- http://192.168.2.1/
- http://[fd00:ab:cd::1]
The above is the LAN port address of NanoPi-R5S. The IP address of the WAN port will be dynamically obtained from your main router through DHCP.
5.5 Recommended security settings
The following settings are highly recommended to complete before connecting NanoPi-R5S to the Internet。
- Set a secure password
- Only allow access to ssh from lan, change the port
- Check the firewall settings
Set up as you wish.
5.6 Change LAN IP in LuCI
1) Click on Network → Interfaces, then click on the Edit button of the LAN Network;
2) In General Setup tab, input new IP address (for example: 192.168.11.1), click "Save" and then click "Save & Apply";
3) On the pop-up window with the title “Connectivity change“, click "Apply and revert on connectivity loss";
4) Wait a moment, enter the new address in your computer's browser and login to FriendlyWrt;
5.7 Safe shutdown operation
Enter the "Services" -> "Terminal", enter the "poweroff" command and hit enter, wait until the led light is off, and then unplug the power supply.
5.8 Soft Factory Reset
Enter "System"->"Backup/Flash firmware"，Click “Perform reset“ Button, Your device's settings will be reset to defaults like when FriendlyWrt was first installed.
You can also do this in the terminal:
firstboot && reboot5.9 Install Software Packages
5.9.1 Set up openwrt official opkg source
sed -i -e 's/mirrors.cloud.tencent.com/downloads.openwrt.org/g' /etc/opkg/distfeeds.conf opkg update
5.9.2 Update Package List
Before install software packages update the package list:
$ opkg update
5.9.3 List Available Packages
$ opkg list
5.9.4 List Installed Packages
$ opkg list-installed
5.9.5 Install Packages
$ opkg install <package names>
5.9.6 Remove Packages
$ opkg remove <package names>
5.10 Disable IPv6
. /root/setup.sh disable_ipv6 reboot
5.11 Configuring Quectel EC20 (4G module) dial-up networking
- Go to "Network" -> "Interfaces"
- Click "Delete" next to "WAN6", then click "Save & Apply"
- Click "Edit" next to "WAN", in the "Device" drop-down menu, select "Ethernet Adapter: wwan0", in the "Protocol" drop-down menu, select "QMI Cellular" and click "Switch Protocol"
- Click the "Modem Device" drop-down menu, select "/dev/cdc-wdm0", fill in the APN information (e.g. for China Mobile, enter "cmnet")
- Click "Save" to close the dialog, Finally, click "Save & Apply" at the bottom of the page to initiate the dial-up process
- Devices connected to LAN will have access to the Internet, If your device has a WiFi module, you can enable wireless AP functionality on the "Wireless" page and connect to the Internet via devices connected wirelessly
5.12 Some common issues of FriendlyWrt
- Unable to dial up
- Go to "Network" -> "Firewall" and set "Inbound Data", "Outbound Data" and "Forwarding" in "WAN Zone" to "Accept";
- If you still cannot access the Internet, you can try to turn off IPV6;
- Dial-up successful, but no outgoing traffic
- Go to "Services" -> "Terminal" and type "fw4 reload" to try to reload the firewall settings again;
- Unable to power on
- Try to replace the power adapter and cable. It is recommended to use a power supply with specifications above 5V/2A;
- Note that some fast chargers with Type-C interface will have a delay, it may take a few seconds to start providing power;
- When doing secondary routing, the computer cannot connect to the Internet
- If your main network is IPv4, and NanoPi-R5S works in IPv6, the computer may not be able to connect to the Internet. It is recommended to turn off IPv6 (the method is described later in this WiKi), or switch the main route to IPv6;
- If you have questions or have better suggestions, please send an email to techsupport@friendlyarm.com;
5.13 Use USB2LCD to view IP and temperature
Plug the USB2LCD module to the USB interface ofNanoPi-R5S and power on, the IP address and CPU temperature will be displayed on the LCD:
5.14 How to use USB WiFi
5.14.1 Check USB WiFi Device with Command Line Utility
(1) Click on "services>ttyd" to start the command line utility
(2) Make sure no USB devices are connected to your board and run the following command to check if any USB devices are connected or not
lsusb
(3) Connect a USB WiFi device to the board and run the command again
lsusb
You will see a new device is detected. In our test the device's ID was 0BDA:C811
(4) Type your device's ID (in our case it was "0BDA:C811" or "VID_0BDA&PID_C811") in a search engine and you may find a device that matches the ID. In our case the device we got was Realtek 8811CU.
5.14.2 Configure a USB WiFi Device as AP
(1) Connect a USB WiFi device to the NanoPi-R5S. We recommend you to use the following devices:
Note: devices that match these VID&PIDs would most likely work.
(2) Click on "System>Reboot" and reboot your NanoPi-R5S
(3) Click on "Network>Wireless" to enter the WiFi configuration page
(4) Click on "Edit" to edit the configuration
(5) On the "Interface Configuration" page you can set the WiFi mode and SSID, and then go to "Wireless Security" to change the password. By default the password is "password". After you make your changes click on "Save" to save
(6) After you change the settings you can use a smartphone or PC to search for WiFi
5.14.3 Common USB WiFi issues
1) It is recommended to plug in the usb wifi in the off state, then power it on, FriendlyWrt will automatically generate the configuration file /etc/config/wireless, if not, see if there is wlan0 by ifconfig -a, if there is no wlan0, usually there is no driver.
2) If ifconfig -a sees wlan0, but the hotspot is not working properly, try changing the channel and country code, an inappropriate country code can also cause the WiFi to not work.
3) Some USB WiFis (e.g. MTK MT7662) work in CD-ROM mode by default and need to be switched by usb_modeswitch, you can try to add usb_modeswitch configuration to the following directory: /etc/usb_modeswitch.d.
5.14.4 Change the default WiFi hotspot configuration
FriendlyWrt sets the country, hotspot name and other parameters for USB WiFi by default, with the aim of being as plug-and-play as possible, but this does not guarantee that all modules will be compatible with this setting, you can change these behaviors by modifying the following file：
/lib/wifi/mac80211.sh
5.15 Work with Docker Applications
5.15.1 Work with Docker: Install JellyFin
mkdir -p /jellyfin/config mkdir -p /jellyfin/videos docker run --restart=always -d -p 8096:8096 -v /jellyfin/config:/config -v /jellyfin/videos:/videos jellyfin/jellyfin:10.1.0-arm64 -name myjellyfin
After installation, visit port 8096 and here is what you would find:
5.15.2 Work with Docker: Install Personal Nextcloud
mkdir /nextcloud -p docker run -d -p 8888:80 --name nextcloud -v /nextcloud/:/var/www/html/ --restart=always --privileged=true arm64v8/nextcloud
After installtion, visit port 8888.
5.15.3 Expand Docker Storage
- Stop docker service first:
/etc/init.d/dockerd stop
- Rename the original /opt directory, create an empty /opt directory:
mv /opt /opt-old && mkdir /opt
- Format your drive as ext4, and mount it to the /opt directory:
- Enter the command "mount | grep /opt" to check the mount status:
root@FriendlyWrt:~# mount | grep /opt /dev/nvme0n1p1 on /opt type ext4 (rw,relatime) root@FriendlyWrt:~#
- Copy the files from the original /opt directory to the new /opt directory:
cp -af /opt-old/* /opt/ && rm -rf /opt-old
- Reboot the device
reboot
- After reboot, go to the "Docker" -> "Overview" page, check the information in the "Docker Root Dir" line, you can see that the Docker space has been expanded:
5.15.4 Docker FAQ and solutions
5.15.4.1 Unable to access the network services provided by the Docker container
Solution:
- Go to the "Firewall" settings and set "Forwarding" to "Accept";
- Turn off "Software Offload";
5.16 Mount smbfs
mount -t cifs //192.168.1.10/shared /movie -o username=xxx,password=yyy,file_mode=0644
5.17 Use sdk to compile the package
5.17.1 Install the compilation environment
Download and run the following script on 64-bit Ubuntu (version 18.04+): How to setup the Compiling Environment on Ubuntu bionic
5.17.2 Download and decompress sdk from the network disk
The sdk is located in the toolchain directory of the network disk:
tar xvf openwrt-sdk-*-rockchip-armv8_gcc-11.2.0_musl.Linux-x86_64.tar.xz # If the path is too long, it will cause some package compilation errors, so change the directory name here mv openwrt-sdk-*-rockchip-armv8_gcc-11.2.0_musl.Linux-x86_64 sdk cd sdk ./scripts/feeds update -a ./scripts/feeds install -a
5.17.3 Compile the package
download the source code of the example (a total of 3 examples are example1, example2, example3), and copy to the package directory:
git clone https://github.com/mwarning/openwrt-examples.git cp -rf openwrt-examples/example* package/ rm -rf openwrt-examples/
Then enter the configuration menu through the following command:
make menuconfigIn the menu, select the following packages we want to compile (actually selected by default):
"Utilities" => "example1" "Utilities" => "example3" "Network" => "VPN" => "example2"
execute the following commands to compile the three software packages:
make package/example1/compile V=99 make package/example2/compile V=99 make package/example3/compile V=99
After the compilation is successful, you can find the ipk file in the bin directory, as shown below:
$ find ./bin -name example*.ipk ./bin/packages/aarch64_generic/base/example3_1.0.0-220420.38257_aarch64_generic.ipk ./bin/packages/aarch64_generic/base/example1_1.0.0-220420.38257_aarch64_generic.ipk ./bin/packages/aarch64_generic/base/example2_1.0.0-220420.38257_aarch64_generic.ipk
5.17.4 Install the ipk to NanoPi
You can use the scp command to upload the ipk file to NanoPi:
cd ./bin/packages/aarch64_generic/base/ scp example*.ipk root@192.168.2.1:/root/
Then use the opkg command to install them:
cd /root/ opkg install example3_1.0.0-220420.38257_aarch64_generic.ipk opkg install example1_1.0.0-220420.38257_aarch64_generic.ipk opkg install example2_1.0.0-220420.38257_aarch64_generic.ipk
5.18 Build FriendlyWrt using GitHub Actions
Please refre this link: https://github.com/friendlyarm/Actions-FriendlyWrt
5.19 Compile u-boot,kernel or friendlywrt
- Refer to：
6 Work with FriendlyCore
6.1 FriendlyCore User Account
- Non-root User:
User Name: pi Password: pi
- Root:
User Name: root Password: fa
6.2 Update Software Packages
$ sudo apt-get update
6.3 Setup Network Configurations
6.3.1 Set static IP address
By default "eth0" is assigned an IP address obtained via dhcp. If you want to change the setting you need to change the following file:
vi /etc/network/interfaces.d/eth0
For example if you want to assign a static IP to it you can run the following commands:
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.1.231
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.1.1The other two ethernet ports are set up with static IP addresses, as follows:
eth1: 192.168.2.1
eth2: 192.168.3.1 (Note: if there are three network ports)
6.3.2 Set a DNS
You also need to modify the following file to add the DNS configuration:
vi /etc/systemd/resolved.conf
For example, set to 192.168.1.1:
[Resolve] DNS=192.168.1.1
Restart the systemd-resolved service with the following command:
sudo systemctl restart systemd-resolved.service sudo systemctl enable systemd-resolved.service
6.3.3 Set up to use another network interface
To change the setting of "eth1" you can add a new file similar to eth0's configuration file under the /etc/network/interfaces.d/ directory.
6.4 Setup Wi-Fi
First, use the following command to check if Network-Manager is installed on your system:
which nmcliIf you have installed it, refer to this link to connect to WiFi: Use NetworkManager to configure network settings, If you do not have Network-Manager installed on your system, please refer to the following method to configure WiFi,
By default the WiFi device is "wlan0". You need to create a configuration file under "/etc/network/interfaces.d/" for WiFi:
vi /etc/network/interfaces.d/wlan0
Here is a sample wlan0 file:
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
auto wlan0
iface wlan0 inet dhcp
wpa-driver wext
wpa-ssid YourWiFiESSID
wpa-ap-scan 1
wpa-proto RSN
wpa-pairwise CCMP
wpa-group CCMP
wpa-key-mgmt WPA-PSK
wpa-psk YourWiFiPasswordPlease replace "YourWiFiESSID" and "YourWiFiPassword" with your WiFiESSID and password. After save and close the file you can connect to your WiFi source by running the following command:
sudo systemctl daemon-reload sudo systemctl restart networking
After you power on your board it will automatically connect to your WiFi source.
Please note that if you use one TF card to boot multiple boards the WiFi device name will likely be named to "wlan1", "wlan2" and etc. You can reset it to "wlan0" by deleting the contents of the following file and reboot your board:
/etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules
6.4.1 WiFi models supported
6.4.1.1 M.2 WiFi Module
- RTL8822CE
6.4.1.2 Usb Dongle
- RTL8821CU (Vid: 0BDA, Pid: C811) (Test sample:TP-Link TL-WDN5200H)
- RTL8812AU (Vid: 0BDA, Pid: 8812)
- MediaTek MT7662 (Vid: 0E8D, Pid: 7612) (Test sample:COMFAST CF-WU782AC V2)
6.5 Install the kernel-header package
sudo dpkg -i /opt/linux-headers-*.deb
6.6 Config status LEDs
First determine whether the system already exists the leds initialization service:
sudo systemctl status ledsIf the leds service already exists, change the default behavior of the LEDs by editing the following file:
/etc/init.d/leds.sh
Since there is no leds service in the early firmware, you need to refer to the following guide to manually configure the LEDs. First, set the following kernel modules to be automatically loaded at boot:
modprobe ledtrig-netdev echo ledtrig-netdev > /etc/modules-load.d/ledtrig-netdev.conf
Put the following into the autorun script to associate the status leds with the ethernet interface, and you can configure it to behave in other ways by referring to these content:
echo netdev > /sys/class/leds/wan_led/trigger echo eth0 > /sys/class/leds/wan_led/device_name echo 1 > /sys/class/leds/wan_led/link echo netdev > /sys/class/leds/lan1_led/trigger echo eth1 > /sys/class/leds/lan1_led/device_name echo 1 > /sys/class/leds/lan1_led/link echo netdev > /sys/class/leds/lan2_led/trigger echo eth2 > /sys/class/leds/lan2_led/device_name echo 1 > /sys/class/leds/lan2_led/link
7 Compile FriendlyWrt
7.1 Download Code
mkdir friendlywrt-rk3568 cd friendlywrt-rk3568 repo init -u https://github.com/friendlyarm/friendlywrt_manifests -b master-v22.03 \ -m rk3568.xml --repo-url=https://github.com/friendlyarm/repo --no-clone-bundle repo sync -c --no-clone-bundle
7.2 1-key Compile
./build.sh nanopi_r5s.mkAll the components (including u-boot, kernel, and friendlywrt) are compiled and the sd card image will be generated, then execute the following command to generate the image file for installing the system into the emmc:
./build.sh emmc-img8 Make Your Own OS Image
- Please refre this link：
9 Link to Rockchip Resources
10 Schematic, PCB CAD File
- Schematic: []
- PCB CAD File：[]
11 Update Logs
11.1 2024-10-16
11.1.1 New System
- Added Proxmox VE system
11.1.2 Linux Kernel
- KVM is enabled by default in the kernel
11.1.3 Linux System
- Updated Buildroot system to linux-5.10-gen-rkr8
- Updated Debian Bullseye system to linux-5.10-gen-rkr8 (updated packages such as mpp/xserver/rkaiq/gstreamer-rockchip/rga2/libv4l-rkmpp, etc.)
- Updated Rockchip-related software packages in Ubuntu Focal Desktop system (same as Debian Bullseye)
- Upgraded Chromium to the new version (stable version 129), improving performance by 50% compared to the previous version, with support for GPU acceleration and hardware video decoding, as well as HiDPI resolution
- Updated FriendlyWrt to version openwrt-23.05.05
11.1.4 Others
- Eflasher firmware flashing now supports selecting the target storage device, allowing the Linux system root partition to be installed on M.2 SSD or USB drive (but still requires eMMC/TF card for boot)
- Eflasher can customize kernel boot parameters via configuration file
- Updated ramdisk to support btrfs filesystem (can use sd-fuse_rk3568 to package btrfs firmware)
- Updated ramdisk to improve compatibility for filesystem repair
11.2 2024-06-14
11.2.1 Android
- Added support for PWM fan
- Improved HDMI output compatibility
- Added support for Intel RealSense Depth Camera, enable it by setting the CONFIG_USB_VIDEO_CLASS_REALSENSE option in the kernel
- Updated support for Android video decoding
11.3 2024-06-06
11.3.1 Linux Kernel
- Synchronize upstream kernel updates to 6.1.57.
- Add support for NVMe hardware monitoring, temperature of NVMe devices can be viewed through the /sys/class/hwmon node.
- Refactor rknpu (v0.9.3) as a module for easier updates or version changes.
- Introduce a simple driver for querying input power voltage (node: /sys/class/power_supply/simple-vin/voltage_now).
- Add support for Intel RealSense Depth Camera, enable it by configuring the kernel option CONFIG_USB_VIDEO_CLASS_REALSENSE.
- Fixed the RGA3 issue.
- Modified kernel LSM to add apparmor,selinux.
11.3.2 Debian11 Desktop
- Synchronize upstream Debian version to linux-5.10-gen-rkr7.1.
- Update core libraries such as libmali, mpp, rga2, npu, gstreamer, etc., to newer versions.
- Update web browser Chromium to a new version.
11.3.3 Ubuntu Focal Desktop
- Add support for multiple languages (including Chinese).
- Fix potential issue of no display when connecting a screen after boot.
- Update core libraries such as libmali, mpp, rga2, npu, gstreamer, etc., to newer versions.
11.3.4 Other
- sd-fuse_rk3568 Support packaged image on arm64 platform
11.4 2024-04-21
11.4.1 OpenMediaVault
- Update to 7.0.5-1
- Update to Debian12
11.5 2024-03-15
11.5.1 Ubuntu focal desktop
- Fix the bluetooth issue
11.6 2024-01-31
11.6.1 Debian/Ubuntu/FriendlyCore/Buildroot
- Add adb support
11.6.2 Android 12 & Android TV
- Add wifidisplay (no hdcp) support
- Add Wi-Fi direct support for rtl8822ce and rtl8812au
11.6.3 FriendlyWrt
- Add wireless repeater mode support for rtl8822ce
11.7 2023-12-23
11.7.1 Android 12 & Android TV
- Fix the UsbCamera preview abnormal issue
- Fix connection for ps5/dualshock controller
- Improve support for non-16:9 resolutions in HDMI output
- Update SDK to Rockchip Android 12.1 rkr14.2
11.7.2 FriendlyWrt
- Fix an issue that unable to use eMMC tools for large-capacity eMMC
11.8 2023-12-01
11.8.1 FriendlyWrt
- Update to openwrt-23.05.2
11.9 2023-11-13
11.9.1 Debian/Ubuntu/FriendlyCore
- Updated npu driver to 0.9.2, fixed known issues
11.10 2023-10-31
11.10.1 Add a new system
- Add NAS system OpenMediaVault, base on Debian 11 with kernel 6.1
11.10.2 Debian/Ubuntu/FriendlyCore
- Update to kernel 6.1
11.10.3 FriendlyWrt
- Update to kernel 6.1
- Update to openwrt-23.05
11.11 2023-09-09
11.11.1 Android 12
- Add hardware library support (Click to view details)
- Add support for OTA and virtual A/B partitions
11.12 2023-08-15
- Update buildroot to linux-5.10-gen-rkr5.1
11.13 2023-07-19
11.13.1 Ubuntu Focal Desktop
- Add Ubuntu 20.04 desktop, with LXQT lightweight desktop
11.13.2 Debian/Ubuntu/Android
- Fix RTL9210 enclosures slowdown issue
11.13.3 FriendlyCore
- Fixed HDMI display issue
11.14 2023-07-01
11.14.1 Debian11
- Update to rockchip bsp linux-5.10-gen-rkr5, improve xserver and video playback performance
- Update kernel to 5.10.160
- Fix some known issues
11.15 2023-06-25
11.15.1 Debian11
- Update mpp/ffmpeg/gsteamer-rockchip/libv4l-rkmpp/libdrm-cursor packages
11.15.2 Android TV & Android 12
- Update to rockchip android-12.1-mid-rkr14
- Upgrade kernel to 5.10.160
- Add support for MediaTek MT7921 wireless card (WiFi only)
11.16 2023-06-16
11.16.1 Debian11
- Merge changes from upsteam version rockchip linux-5.10-gen-rkr4.1
- Improved UI performance and video playback performance
- Add support for MediaTek MT7921 wireless card
- Fix some known issues
11.17 2023-06-09
11.17.1 FriendlyWrt
- Add support for MediaTek MT7921 wireless card
11.18 2023-06-06
11.18.1 Android TV & Android 12
- Auto expand storage space for SD boot
11.19 2023-06-02
11.19.1 Android TV
- Fix home button issue
11.20 2023-05-26
11.20.1 Debian11
- Optimized r8125 performance and stability
11.20.2 FriendlyWrt
- Updated v22.03 to openwrt-22.03.5
- Updated v21.02 to openwrt-21.02.7
- Optimized r8125 performance and stability
11.21 2023-05-21
11.21.1 Debian11
- Update to Rockchip sdk version linux-5.10-gen-rkr4
- Switch desktop to LXDE
11.22 2023-05-15
11.22.1 FriendlyCore Focal
- Add Qt 5.10 support
11.23 2023-05-05
11.23.1 Android
- Add USB bluetooth dongle support (rtl8761bu)
- Add M.2 RTL8822CE bluetooth support
11.24 2023-04-26
11.24.1 FriendlyWrt：
- Upgrade v22.03 to openwrt-22.03.4
- Upgrade v21.02 to openwrt-21.02.6
11.25 2023-03-24
- Fix the issue that Android Tablet and Android TV cannot start
11.26 2023-02-10
11.26.1 Android update
- First release android tv for rk3568
- android support direct boot from sd card
- Fix the problem that in some cases hdmi has no signal output and needs to be plugged in once to recover
- Support enable adb function through android interface
11.26.2 Added Debian11
There are three versions:
- Debian11 Core: Command-line only
- Debian11 Minimal: With Xfce desktop, lite version
- Debian11 Desktop: With Xfce desktop, full version
11.27 2023-01-09
11.27.1 Android：
- Fixed the problem that Android12 could not run on NanoPi-R5C
- Add support for USB WiFi module and M.2 WiFi module (Model: RTL8822CE/RTL8812AU/MediaTek MT7662)
- Update SDK to Rockchip android-12.1-mid-rkr12
11.27.2 FriendlyCore：
- optimized the systemd service
11.28 2022-12-04
11.28.1 FriendlyWrt：
- Fix the issue that the storage space cannot be expanded
- Improve stability of the eMMC Tools
- Add support for NanoPi-R5C
11.29 2022-09-06
11.29.1 FriendlyWrt：
- Added Fullcone NAT support
- upgrade to 22.03.0
11.30 2022-08-03
11.30.1 FriendlyWrt：
- Upgrade FriendlyWrt to the latest version 22.03-rc6
11.31 2022-07-27
11.31.1 FriendlyWrt：
- Add NAS menu category
- Add wg driver module
- Tweak configuration, docker version and non-docker version have exactly the same features, the difference is only docker
11.32 2022-07-04
11.32.1 FriendlyWrt & FriendlyCore:
- Improved pci-e stability
11.32.2 Debian 10(buster) Desktop (New)
- Uses LXDE as default desktop
- Pre-installed mpv, smplayer and chromium brower
- Supports hardware acceleration
11.33 2022-06-22
11.33.1 FriendlyWrt：
- Upgrade kernel to 5.10.110
11.34 2022-06-21
11.34.1 FriendlyWrt：
11.34.1.1 eMMC Tools
- Add support for burning firmware packaged in rockchip firmware format
- Add an eMMC erase action when burning firmware to enhance compatibility
11.35 2022-06-15
11.35.1 FriendlyCore：
- eth1, eth2 ports initialized with static IPs 192.168.2.1, 192.168.3.1
- Added interrupt settings for NICs
11.36 2022-06-14
11.36.1 FriendlyWrt：
- Optimised network performance, fixed poor tx performance in previous version of software
- Improved package compatibility
- Add support for "Restore factory settings"
- eMMC Tools adds checksum for gz format firmware files
- FriendlyWrt official stable version 21.02.3 is available, version 22.03.0 is still available
- Some other detailed adjustments: Set time zone to Shanghai by default, remove lcd2usb, improve security settings, tune sysctl parameters, fix docker firewall settings, etc.
11.37 2022-05-16
Initial Release
