Rikomagic DS08 is a Rockchip RK3588-powered Android 13 digital signage player with 8K and 4K HDMI video outputs, RTC and watchdog support, and support for portrait and landscape orientation.

It looks to be an update to the Rockchip RK3288-powered Rikikomagic DS02 introduced in 2020. The new model appears to have the same enclosure, but with a slightly different port layout, and much better specifications. Besides an octa-core Cortex-A76/A55 SoC, the system ships with 8GB of RAM and a 128GB eMMC flash, and features a Gigabit Ethernet port, WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2 connectivity, optional 4G LTE, and a few USB ports.

Rikomagic DS08 specifications:

• SoC – Rockchip RK3588

• CPU – Octa-core 64-bit Armv8 SoC with 4x Cortex-A76 cores @ 2.4GHz, 4x Cortex-A55 cores @ 1.8 GHz

• GPU – Arm Mali-G610 MP4 with support for OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.2, Vulkan 1.1

• NPU – Up to 6 TOPS, supports INT4/INT8/INT16, compatible with TensorFlow/MXNet/PyTorch/Caffe

• VPU – 8K @ 60fps H.265/VP9/AVS2 and 4K @ 60fps H.264 AVC/MVC video decoding/encoding

• System Memory – 8GB RAM

• Storage – 128GB eMMC flash

• Video Output

• HDMI 2.1 port up to 8K @ 60 Hz

• HDMI 2.1 port up to 4K @ 120 Hz

• Touchscreen supported via USB port

• 0°, 90°, 180°, 270° display rotation supported

• Networking

• Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 port with WoL support

• Dual-band WiFi 6 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax and Bluetooth 5.2 with two external antennas

• Optional 4G LTE with SIM card slot

• USB

• 2xUSB 3.0 Type-A ports

• 1x USB 2.0 Type-A port

• 1x USB 3.0 Type-C (OTG) port

• Features – Time on/off, Watchdog, Real Time Clock (RTC)

• Power Supply – 12V/2A via power barrel jack

• Dimensions – 147 x 140 x 30 with the antennas, 114 x 140 x 30mm without antenna

• Materials – Aluminum case for fanless design

• Temperature Range – 0°~70°C

• Humidity – 0%~95% RH

The DS08 runs Android 13, and the company says the firmware can be customized for orders of at least 500 pieces. It ships with a 12V/2A power adapter, a remote control, and an HDMI 2.1 cable by default.

The hardware should be very similar to most other Rockchip RK3588 mini PCs or embedded box PC, except potential for an internal RTC that may not be present in all on some, but is very useful in a digital signage player to schedule time on/off when the player is not running 24h, but example in a mall that opens at 10:00 in the morning and closes at 23:00. One important part is that digital signage features should be implemented in the software such as a watchdog timer (part of RK3588 SoC) to reset the board in case the software hangs or crashes, screen orientation function (0°, 90°, 180°, 270°), and the aforementioned time on/off feature. So it works as a digital signage out of the box without the customers having to implement those functions by themselves.

Samples of the Rikomagic DS08 8K digital signage player can be purchased on AliExpress for $292.95 plus shipping, It was about to write that it’s significantly higher than other RK3588 systems in similar configurations, but I’ve changed my mind after seeing that a Radxa Rock 5B 8GB now costs about $270 with a similar features set and accessories. Additional information can also be found on the product page on the Rikomagic website.

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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