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IBOX3588 Edge AI
Embedded Industrial Computer
User Manual
Version: 1.3
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  • Page 1 Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions IBOX3588 Edge AI Embedded Industrial Computer User Manual Version: 1.3 © Vantron Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. IBOX3588 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
  • Page 2 Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Revision History: Version Description Date V1.0 First release Sep. 26, 2022 Added Ubuntu system manual, adjusted the V1.1 Nov. 28, 2022 typesetting accordingly V1.2...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Table of Contents Foreword ..........................1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ....................5 Product Overview......................6 Unpacking ........................7 Specifications ........................ 8 Product Layout ......................9 Operating System ......................
  • Page 4 Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions App Installation via ADB Commands ................41 Firmware Upgrade on a Windows Host ..............42 CHAPTER 6 DEBIAN SYSTEM MANUAL ................. 45 About the System ......................46 6.1.1 User and password ......................
  • Page 5: Foreword

    Under no circumstances shall any part of this user manual be copied, reproduced, translated, or sold. This manual is not intended to be altered or used for other purposes unless otherwise permitted in writing by Vantron. Vantron reserves the right of all publicly released copies of this manual.
  • Page 6 • Product name and PO number; • Complete description of the problem; • Error message you received, if any. Vantron Technology, Inc. Address: 48434 Milmont Drive, Fremont, CA 94538 Tel: (650) 422-3128 Email: sales@vantrontech.com Regulatory Information The Product is designed to comply with: •...
  • Page 7 Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions General Safety Instructions The Product is supposed be installed by knowledgeable, skilled persons familiar with local and/or international electrical codes and regulations. For your safety and prevention of damage to the Product and other equipment connected to it, please read and observe carefully the following safety instructions prior to installation and operation.
  • Page 8 Clean with a damp cloth • • Do not try to clean exposed electronic components unless with a dust collector Power off and contact Vantron technical support engineer in case of the following faults: • The Product is damaged •...
  • Page 9: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION IBOX3588 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
  • Page 10: Product Overview

    World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 1.1 Product Overview Vantron IBOX3588 Edge AI Embedded Industrial Computer is powered by Rockchip latest flagship RK3588 AIoT chipset that is equipped with an 8-core 64-bit CPU, an ARM Mali- G610 MP4 quad-core GPU, and a built-in AI acceleration NPU, capable of providing 6 TOPS computing power and supporting mainstream deep learning frameworks.
  • Page 11: Unpacking

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 1.2 Unpacking The Product has been carefully packed with special attention to quality. However, should you find any component damaged or missing, please contact your sales representative in due time.
  • Page 12: Specifications

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 1.3 Specifications IBOX3588 Rockchip RK3588, Quad-core Cortex-A76 + Quad-core Cortex-A55, 2.4GHz (Max.) ARM Mali-G610 MC4, 1GHz (Max.) System 6 TOPS Memory 8GB LPDDR4, up to 32GB...
  • Page 13: Product Layout

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 1.4 Product Layout 1.4.1 Front view Power Wi-Fi & BT Cellular Cellular button antenna antenna antenna Audio jack Installation Installation hole hole USB 2.0 USB 3.0...
  • Page 14: Operating System

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 1.5 Operating System The device supports multiples operating systems, such as Android, Debian, and Ubuntu. 1.6 Mechanical Dimensions • 200mm x 143mm x 63.2mm 1.7 Power Supply and Consumption...
  • Page 15: Chapter 2 Getting Started

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions CHAPTER 2 GETTING STARTED IBOX3588 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
  • Page 16: Hardware Connection

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 2.1 Hardware Connection Before you proceed with the configuration of IBOX3588, follow the steps below to finish hardware connection. 1. Position the device on a desired place, for instance, a wall or a desktop;...
  • Page 17 Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 4. Place the device back and adjust the position of the bracket, if needed, then use a screwdriver to tighten the screws and secure the device;...
  • Page 18 9. Insert the terminal end of the female DC power connector into the power terminal of IBOX3588 and the other end into the power adapter; If you are using the power connector supplied by Vantron, Red wire: + Black wire: - 10.
  • Page 19: Using The Device

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 2.2 Using the Device To access the GUI of the device, follow the steps below to connect it to a mouse, keyboard and monitor.
  • Page 20: Turning On/Off The Device

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 2.3 Turning on/off the Device Having set up IBOX3588 according to the aforementioned steps, users can operate the device following the steps below: •...
  • Page 21: Chapter 3 Harware Description

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions CHAPTER 3 HARWARE DESCRIPTION IBOX3588 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
  • Page 22: Power Input

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions This section briefs on the hardware definition and connector/jumper pinout. Power input IBOX3588 is designed to connect to a 12V/24V DC (12V 5A recommended) power supply with OVP/OCP protection.
  • Page 23: Ethernet Jack

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Button definition (Debian/Ubuntu OS): Action (with power connected) Description Enable sleep mode or wake up the device Short press Log out the account /...
  • Page 24: Usb Type-C

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Type IBOX3588 implements a USB Type-C port that supports USB 3.0 OTG and DP 1.4 video output. Specification: Max. output 5V/1.5A. HDMI port IBOX3588 offers an HDMI port (Type-A), supporting HDMI 2.1 protocol with resolution up...
  • Page 25: Can

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 3.10 IBOX3588 implements two CAN connectors on a phoenix terminal. Specification: 2 x 3 x 3.81mm. CAN0 Pin 1 Pin 4 CAN1 Pinout description:...
  • Page 26: Gpio

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 3.11 GPIO IBOX3588 provides 4 GPIOs on a phoenix terminal to allow custom development of the device. Specification: 1 x 6 x 3.81mm.
  • Page 27: Chapter 4 First-Use Debugging

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions CHAPTER 4 FIRST-USE DEBUGGING IBOX3588 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
  • Page 28: Serial Connectors

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions This chapter is mainly about the first-use debugging of interfaces and software applications. You can connect a key board, mouse and monitor to IBOX3588 industrial...
  • Page 29: Android And Ubuntu Systems

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 4.1.1 Android and Ubuntu systems The following is a summary of the commands for the two serial connectors in different modes when the device is running the Android or Ubuntu system.
  • Page 30 Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions The example below illustrates how to test the functionality of the ports in RS232 mode: 1. Cross connect the serial connectors as shown below (TX-RX, RX-TX, GND-GND);...
  • Page 31: Debian System

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 4.1.2 Debian system The following is a summary of the commands for the two serial connectors in different modes when the device is running the Debian system.
  • Page 32 Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions The example below illustrates how to test the functionality of the ports in RS232 mode: 1. Cross connect the serial connectors as shown below (TX-RX, RX-TX, GND-GND);...
  • Page 33: Can

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions The device implements two CAN bus connectors (CAN0 and CAN1). You can cross connect the two connectors (H-H, L-L, GND-GND), and use one to receive data and the other to transmit data to test the functionality of the connectors.
  • Page 34 Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Check the status of CAN0: # ip -details link show can0 Check the status of CAN1: # ip -details link show can1 IBOX3588 | User Manual...
  • Page 35: Gpio

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions GPIO The device implements four GPIOs (GPIO5 ~ GPIO8), which are mapped as gpio489, gpio490, gpio491, gpio492 in the software system, respectively. You can refer to 3.11 for the pinout of the GPIOs.
  • Page 36: Ubuntu And Debian Systems

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 4.3.2 Ubuntu and Debian systems The following table summarizes the commands for setting the high/low level of the GPIO pins in Ubuntu and Debian systems.
  • Page 37: Watchdog Timer

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Watchdog Timer The watchdog timer is disabled by default. Once enabled, the watchdog timer is supposed to communicate with the system within every 44 seconds (dog feeding). If not, the system will reboot when the watchdog times out, indicating a system or application failure.
  • Page 38: Audio Play

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Audio Play While both the HDMI and 3.5mm audio jack on the device support audio output, the audio jack further supports audio recording. For Android users, you can simply plug in a 3.5mm audio cable to use these functions.
  • Page 39 Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 6. Use the left/right arrows on the keyboard to navigate to the <headphone> option, and press ‘m’ to enable the headphone function; 7. Use the left/right arrows on the keyboard to navigate to the <differential> option, and use the up/down arrows to select line 1;...
  • Page 40 Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 9. Input the following command to play the recorded audio. Aplay -Dhw:1,0 test.wav To switch to the HDMI and play the audio file from the interface, use the following command:...
  • Page 41: Chapter 5 Android System Manual

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions CHAPTER 5 ANDROID SYSTEM MANUAL IBOX3588 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
  • Page 42: Enable Developer Options

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Prerequisites: IBOX3588 • • A Windows host computer Software release package of IBOX3588 • • A USB mouse, keyboard, and monitor for connecting the device for easier operation A 12V/24V power adapter for booting the device •...
  • Page 43: Adb Setup On The Windows Host

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions ADB Setup on the Windows Host Android Debug Bridge (ADB) is a tool that is designed to connect your development workstation directly to your Android device for debugging, device upgrading, app installation, etc.
  • Page 44 Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 5. Click in sequence Advanced > Environment Variables > System Variables > Path > Edit, and click New in the pop-up; 6. Paste the path of the Android folder, and click OK one by one to confirm and exit;...
  • Page 45: App Installation Via Adb Commands

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions App Installation via ADB Commands In addition to the standard pre-installed Android applications, users can install their own applications on the device provided that it runs Android system and the ADB tool kit is installed and accessible on the Windows host computer.
  • Page 46: Firmware Upgrade On A Windows Host

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Firmware Upgrade on a Windows Host 1. Follow the steps in 5.2 to finish ADB setup on the host computer; 2. Unzip the release package, and open the directory of the upgrade driver (\SW\ DriverAssitant_vxxx), and locate the DriverInstall.exe;...
  • Page 47 Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 6. Return to the SW folder and open the directory of the upgrade tool (\SW\AndroidTool\RKDevTool_Release_ vxxx\RKDevTool); 7. Double click the driver for the upgrade tool RKDevTool.exe;...
  • Page 48 Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 13. Then the upgrade window will prompt for the existence of a Loader device, indicating that the upgrade process is ready; 14. Click Upgrade Firmware > Firmware in the upgrade window;...
  • Page 49: Chapter 6 Debian System Manual

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions CHAPTER 6 DEBIAN SYSTEM MANUAL IBOX3588 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
  • Page 50: About The System

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions About the System Debian is a Linux distribution and the device was built by Debian GNU/Linux 11 operating system. 6.1.1 User and password The system will automatically log in to linaro as the default user after bootup.
  • Page 51: System Settings

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions System Settings By clicking on linaro on the top right corner of the screen, you can ° Lock the screen; ° Switch the user;...
  • Page 52: Language Setup

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 6.2.1 Language setup Assume the system langue is Simplified Chinese. The following example demonstrates how to change the system langue to English (US).
  • Page 53 Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 7. Move down to the current locale (zh_CN.UTF-8) and press “Space” to uncheck the current language; 8. Press “Tab” to move the cursor to the left option <OK> (确定 in Chinese) and press “Enter”...
  • Page 54: Time And Date Setup

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 6.2.2 Time and date setup To change the system time and date, click Applications on the top left corner of the screen or right click the mouse in an empty area of the screen to call the menu: 1.
  • Page 55: Network Configuration

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 6.2.3 Network Configuration The device is configured to have Internet access once it connects to a live Ethernet or joins to a Wi-Fi network.
  • Page 56: Image Flashing On An Ubuntu Host

    5. Enter reboot loader, and the device will reboot automatically and enter the bootloader mode; 6. Copy the image package provided by Vantron to the Ubuntu host (for instance, in the Documents folder); 7. Unzip the package and open the img folder;...
  • Page 57 Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 8. Right click the mouse in an empty area and click Open in Terminal to execute the subsequent commands in the new terminal;...
  • Page 58: Chapter 7 Ubuntu System Manual

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions CHAPTER 7 UBUNTU SYSTEM MANUAL IBOX3588 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
  • Page 59: About The System

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 7.1 About the System Ubuntu is a Linux distribution and the device is running Ubuntu 20.04.LTS. 7.1.1 User and password Users need to login to the system after system boot.
  • Page 60: System Settings

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 7.2 System Settings Upon a click of Show Applications, users can click or search a single application for specific use, or modify system settings in Settings application.
  • Page 61: Image Flashing On An Ubuntu Host

    5. Enter reboot loader, and the device will reboot automatically and enter the bootloader mode; 6. Copy the image package provided by Vantron to the Ubuntu host (for instance, in the Documents folder); 7. Unzip the package and open the img folder;...
  • Page 62: Ros Tutorials

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 8. Right click the mouse in an empty area and click Open in Terminal to execute the subsequent commands in the new terminal;...
  • Page 63: Chapter 8 Disposal And Warranty

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions CHAPTER 8 DISPOSAL AND WARRANTY IBOX3588 | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
  • Page 64: Disposal

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Disposal When the device comes to end of life, you are suggested to properly dispose of the device for the sake of the environment and safety.
  • Page 65: Warranty

    CUSTOMER’s location and no Product so inspected shall be returned to VANTRON unless the cause for the rejection or defect is determined to be the responsibility of VANTRON. VANTRON shall in turn provide the CUSTOMER turnaround shipment on defective Product within fourteen (14) working days upon its receipt at VANTRON.
  • Page 66: Appendix Regulatory Compliance Statement

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Appendix Regulatory Compliance Statement FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of FCC Rules.

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