Installation Manual
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E13446
First Edition
December 2017
TINKER BOARD S
Innovatively enjoy a whole new digital experience
Thank you for purchasing ASUS Tinker Board S!
Tinker Board is more than a dream for the DIY-obsessed: it’s a gateway to new ideas and new
relationships. Experienced makers will love Tinker Board’s performance-to-price ratio and strong
brand heritage, while novices and younger users will appreciate its accessibility and ease of use.
But all will come together to create — Together We Make!
Package contents
Check your Tinker Board S package for the following items:
1 x Tinker Board S/2G 1 x Heatsink*
1 x Shielding bag 1 x Quick start guide
* Beware of high temperatures when only using the bundled heat sink.
Safety Information
• PowersupplyusedwiththeTinkershallcomplywithrelevantregulationsandapplicable
standards.
• DONOToverclocktheboard,asthismaycausedamagetotheboard.
• Ensurethattheboardisplacedinawellventilatedenvironment.
• Theboardshouldbeplacedonaat,stable,non-conductivesurface.
• Avoidhandlingtheboardwhilepowered.Handletheboardbytheedgestominimizerisk
of Electronic Static Damage (ESD).
Processor
Rockchip RK3288 Cortex-A17 Quad-core SoC*
* The CPU will operate at full capacity, take note of heat
dissipation and AC adaptor stability.
GPU
ARM
®
Mali™-T760MP4GPU
Display
1 x HDMI* supports up to 4K
1x15-pinMIPIDSIsupportsuptoHD
* HDMI supports a maximum resolution of up to 4K, and the iGPU
only supports H.264/H.265 4K hardware decoders.
Memory Size
Dual-CHLPDDR32GB
Storage
Micro SD(TF) card slot
16GB eMMC
Connectivity
RTL8211E-VB-CGGBLAN
AW-NB177NF802.11b/g/nwireless&BT4.0+EDR
Audio
RTL ALC4040 Codec with 1 x 3.5mm audio jack
* Hardware ready for audio jack plug detection.
USB
4 x USB 2.0 ports
Camera Interface
1x15-pinMIPICSIslotforcamera
Internal Headers
1 x 40-pin header includes:
-upto28xGPIOpins
-upto2xSPIbus
- up to 2 x I2C bus
- up to 4 x UART
-upto2xPWM
-upto1xPCM/I2S
- 2 x 5V power pins
- 2 x 3.3V power pins
- 8 x ground pins
-1x4-pinheaderforPowerOnandeMMCRecovery
1 x 2-pin contact point includes:
-1xPWMsignal
-1xS/PDIFsignal
Power Connector
Micro USB
* Supports low power voltage detection.
** We recommend using the Tinker Power Supply or a qualified
5V/3A power supply.
OS Support
Debian
Dimension
3.37” x 2.125”
Warranty
1 Year
ASUS Tinker Board S specifications summary Getting Started
Booting from onboard eMMC
Requirement:
• 1 x Micro USB cable with data transfer function
• 1xTinkerPowerSupply*orotherqualied5V/3Apowersupply**
• 1 x Monitor with HDMI cable
• 1 x Keyboard and Mouse set
* The Tinker Power Supply is purchased seperately.
** Ensure that the cable is able to deliver up to 3A of power current.
ConnecttheTinkerBoardStoaPCusingaMicroUSBcable,thenwaitforthePCto
recognizethedevice.
DownloadtheTinkerOSimagefromtheTinkerBoardwebsiteandburnitintothe
TinkerBoardSusingathird-partyISOsoftware,suchasWin32DiskImager or Etcher.
Connect the power supply, keyboard, mouse, and monitor to your Tinker Board S to
boot up.
Top view
16GB
Bottom view
default
disable
Power on
eMMC Recovery
15060-88910000
Booting from external Micro SD card
Requirement:
• 1 x Micro SD card with at least 8GB capacity
• 1xTinkerPowerSupply*orotherqualied5V/3Apowersupply**
• 1 x Monitor with HDMI cable
• 1 x Keyboard and Mouse set
* The Tinker Power Supply is purchased seperately.
** Ensure that the cable is able to deliver up to 3A of power current.
Insert the micro SD card into a Windows®PC
DownloadtheTinkerOSimagefromtheTinkerBoardwebsiteandburnitintothe
microSDcardusingathird-partyISOsoftware,suchasWin32DiskImager or Etcher.
Insert the bootable micro SD card into your Tinker Board, then connect the power
supply, keyboard, mouse, and monitor to boot up.
IftheeMMCcannotberecognized,pleaserefertowww.asus.comformore
details on eMMC Recovery.