Blade 3 – User Manual
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Introduction
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Product Description
The Mixtile Blade 3 is a low-cost, low-power SBC based on the next-generation Rockchip RK3588
CPU. It allows you to cluster numerous Mixtile Blade 3 SBCs to expand your deployment, making it
ideal for quick development, AI application prototyping, and edge computing.
Out-of-the-box, Mixtile Blade 3 is a stacking computer with an inbuilt PCIe Gen3 edge connector
that enables the integration of many high-performance hardware platforms into a tiny form factor.
That hardware, when combined, provides a network speed of up to 20 Gb/s and a memory
bandwidth of up to 136 GB/s. A Mixtile Blade 3 cluster in a 19-inch 2U chassis can support up to
600 CPU cores and 1320 GHz of processing power while requiring less than 1500 W of power.
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Package list
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1x Mixtile Blade 3 (heatsink installed)
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Main Features
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CPU: Rockchip Octa-core Cortex-A76/A55 SoC processor RK3588
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NPU: Up to 6 TOPS
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Memory: Up to 32 GB LPDDR4 memory and up to 256 GB eMMC storage
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HDMI interface:
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HDMI 2.1 output (8K @ 60 FPS or 4K @ 120 FPS)
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HDMI 2.0 input (4K @ 60 FPS)
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Video encoder: H.264/H.265 video encoder up to 8K @ 30 FPS
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Video decoder: H.265/H.264/VP9 video decoder up to 8K @ 60 FPS
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Display: 4-lane MIPI-CSI
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Storage expansion:
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4-lane PCIe Gen 3 in U.2 port
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SATA 3.0 in U.2 port
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Micro-SD 3.0 flash socket
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PCIe expansion: Mini-PCIe socket with PCIe Gen 2.1 and USB 2.0 support
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Ethernet expansion: Dual 2.5 gigabit Ethernet ports
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USB: Dual USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C ports with DisplayPort 1.4 A
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GPIOs: 30-pin GPIO socket that can be used as Digital I/O, I²C, USB 2.0, TTL UART, SPI, I²S
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Software support: Preload customized Debian 11, also support other Linux distributions and
Android 12
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Power: USB Type-C Port-1 Support USB PD 2.0 protocol
(Optional: 12 V DC standard SATA power in via U.2 port)
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Dimensions: 2.5-inch Pico-ITX form factor, 100 x 72 mm
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Operating temperature: 0 to +80° C
