NanoPi M6 - A Rockchip RK3588S SBC and fanless HMI solution with an integrated 3.5-inch touchscreen display - CNX Software

NanoPi M6 is a Rockchip RK3588S SBC (single board computer) that is also offered as a complete fanless HMI solution with a metal case and a 3.5-inch capacitive touchscreen display with 800×480 resolution.

The M6 is offered with 4GB to 32GB LPDDR5 memory, supports microSD, eMMC flash module, and M.2 NVMe SSD bootable storage, features one HDMI 2.1 port, two MIPI DSI connectors, two MIPI CSI camera connectors, gigabit Ethernet, an M.2 E-Key socket for WiFi and Bluetooth, and a 30-pin GPIO header for expansion among a few other ports and features.

NanoPi M6 specifications:

FriendlyELEC provides OS images for Debian 12 Core (headless), Debian 11 Desktop and Minimal, Ubuntu 20.04 Desktop, Ubuntu 22.04 Desktop and Minimal, Xubuntu 22.04, Android 12 TV, Android 12 Tablet, OpenMediaVault, and FriendlyWrt, a fork of OpenWrt. All images are based on Linux 6.1, and Ubuntu 24.04 support is coming soon. You’ll find those and other information in the wiki. I would expect the NanoPi M6 to benefit from the software work done on the earlier NanoPi R6S that we reviewed with Ubuntu 22.04.

The company stress-tested the NanoPi M6 in its metal case with or without display and the maximum CPU temperature was under 70°C, and since the board does not come with WiFi, they also provide a list of supported WiFi dongles. This information can be found on the product page where you can also purchase the NanoPi M6 for $70 and up depending on options. The top model with 32GB RAM, a 64GB eMMC flash module, a metal case, and a 3.5-inch touchscreen display goes for $205.

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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