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FriendlyELEC CM3588: New NAS kit arrives with quad M.2 2280 slots, 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet and 16 GB RAM

The FriendlyELEC CM3588 is available in various configurations up to US$160. (Image source: FriendlyELEC)
The FriendlyELEC CM3588 is available in various configurations up to US$160. (Image source: FriendlyELEC)
The FriendlyELEC CM3588 is a new NAS kit that offers numerous expansion options. Based around the Rockchip RK3588, the FriendlyELEC CM3588 is available with up to 16 GB of RAM and numerous storage options, among other features.
ARM Single-Board Computer (SBC) Launch

FriendlyELEC has released the CM3588, a new system on module (SoM) and network-attached storage (NAS) kit based around the popular Rockchip RK3588 chipset. Please note that the FriendlyELEC CM3588 consists of a carrier board and an SoM, which the company has attempted to show in its product images. Theoretically, the latter could swapped out with a more powerful option should FriendlyELEC ever release one.

At any rate, the FriendlyELEC CM3588 SoM features four ARM Cortex-A76 CPU cores clocked at 2.4 GHz, four less powerful Cortex-A55 CPU cores restricted to 1.8 GHz and a Mali-G610 MP4 GPU. Additionally, the chipset supports up to 8K/60 FPS AVS2, H.265 and VP9 video decoding, as well as 8K/30 FPS H.264, 4K/60 FPS AV1 and 1080p/60 FPS decoding with the MPEG-2, MPEG-1, VC-1 and VP8 codecs. Moreover, the FriendlyELEC CM3588 can encode H.265 and H.264 footage at up to 8K/30 FPS.

(Image source: FriendlyELEC)
(Image source: FriendlyELEC)

Meanwhile, the CM3588 carrier mode has four M.2 2280 bays, a MicroSD card slot and unmounted SPI flash. Also, FriendlyELEC has included a pair of HDMI 2.1 video outputs, a single USB Type-C video output that supports DisplayPort Alt Mode and a 4-lane MIPI DSI connector. Furthermore, the carrier board accepts video inputs through dedicated HDMI 2.0 and 4-lane MIPI CSI connectors.

As the images below show, the system contains various other I/O, including three USB Type-A ports and a 2.5 Gbps Ethernet connection. A 40-pin GPIO header is present too, all within a 153 x 116 x 160 mm platform. The FriendlyELEC CM3588 SoM starts at US$95 with 4 GB of RAM but no built-in storage. By contrast, FriendlyELEC charges a minimum of US$130 for the CM3588 NAS Kit, with 64 GB of eMMC flash storage for a US$15 or US$30 surcharge with 8 GB or 16 GB of RAM, respectively. Please see FriendlyELEC's website and wiki for more information.

(Image source: FriendlyELEC)
(Image source: FriendlyELEC)

Source(s)

FriendlyELEC (1) (2) via CNX Software & Linux Gizmos

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Alex Alderson, 2023-11-30 (Update: 2023-11-30)