# NanoPC-T6 LTS

> Long-term support RK3588 SBC with 4x Cortex-A76 + 4x Cortex-A53 at 2.4GHz, up to 16GB LPDDR4X, NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4, dual 2.5GbE, dual HDMI, MIPI-CSI/DSI, 6 TOPS NPU, and 40-pin GPIO — the LTS variant for production deployments.

## Quick Facts

- **Brand:** FriendlyElec
- **Board Type:** sbc
- **Price:** ~$147
- **Product Readiness:** consumer
- **CPU:** ARM Cortex-A76 4x2.4GHz,Cortex-A53 4x1.8GHz, RK3588
- **CPU Architecture:** ARM Cortex-A76
- **CPU Cores:** 8
- **RAM:** 4GB/8GB/16GB LPDDR4X
- **Flash:** 32GB/64GB eMMC
- **USB:** USB 3.0,2x USB 2.0,USB-C
- **Power:** 12V DC via barrel jack
- **Operating Voltage:** 3.3V
- **Operating Temp:** 0°C to 70°C
- **Dimensions:** 110 × 80mm
- **Weight:** 91g
- **Antenna:** M.2 E-Key for WiFi module
- **SD Card:** microSD

## Connectivity

- **Ethernet:** 2x 2.5 Gigabit

## Open Source

- **Firmware:** Yes
- **Schematics:** Yes
- **PCB Layout:** No

## Compatible Firmware

arduino

## Use Cases

- iot-gateway
- digital-signage
- industrial-iot
- retro-gaming

## Components

- **RK3588** (mcu): Rockchip RK3588 with 4x Cortex-A76 + 4x Cortex-A53, Mali-G610 MP4, 6 TOPS NPU, 8K video. — [Datasheet](https://openhardware.directory/r?to=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rock-chips.com%2Fuploads%2Fpdf%2F2022.8.26%2F192%2FRK3588%2520Brief%2520Datasheet.pdf&ref=openhardware.directory&product=nanopc-t6-lts&source=md-export)

## Protocols

- **SPI**: notes: Via 40-pin GPIO
- **I2C**: notes: Via 40-pin GPIO
- **UART**: notes: 6x UART via GPIO + debug

## GPIO Map

| Pin | Name | Type | Functions |
|-----|------|------|-----------|
| GPIO1 | Digital I/O |  | digital-input, digital-output |
| GPIO2 | SPI/UART | SPI | digital-input, digital-output |
| GPIO3 | I2C | I2C | digital-input, digital-output |
| GPIO4 | PWM | PWM | digital-input, digital-output, pwm |

## Description

## Overview

The NanoPC-T6 LTS is the long-term support variant of FriendlyElec's flagship RK3588 SBC, guaranteeing extended firmware and kernel updates for production deployments. It features the same powerful Rockchip RK3588 octa-core SoC with 4x Cortex-A76 at 2.4GHz + 4x Cortex-A53 at 1.8GHz, Mali-G610 MP4 GPU, and 6 TOPS NPU.

Available with 4GB, 8GB, or 16GB LPDDR4X RAM and up to 64GB eMMC, plus M.2 M-Key PCIe 3.0 x4 for NVMe SSDs up to 2,500 MB/s. Dual 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, dual HDMI outputs, dual MIPI-CSI camera inputs, and a 40-pin Raspberry Pi-compatible GPIO header provide extensive connectivity.

The LTS designation makes this board ideal for commercial products, industrial applications, and long-running infrastructure where consistent software support over years is essential. It runs FriendlyWrt, Ubuntu, Debian, Android 14, Proxmox VE, and Alpine Linux.

## Where to Buy

- [FriendlyElec](https://openhardware.directory/r?to=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.friendlyelec.com%2Findex.php%3Froute%3Dproduct%2Fproduct%26product_id%3D292&ref=openhardware.directory&product=nanopc-t6-lts&source=md-export) — $147.00

## Resources

- [product](https://openhardware.directory/r?to=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.friendlyelec.com%2Findex.php%3Froute%3Dproduct%2Fproduct%26product_id%3D292&ref=openhardware.directory&product=nanopc-t6-lts&source=md-export)
- [wiki](https://openhardware.directory/r?to=https%3A%2F%2Fwiki.friendlyelec.com%2Fwiki%2Findex.php%2FNanoPC-T6&ref=openhardware.directory&product=nanopc-t6-lts&source=md-export)
- [github](https://openhardware.directory/r?to=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Ffriendlyarm%2Fsd-fuse_rk3588&ref=openhardware.directory&product=nanopc-t6-lts&source=md-export)

## Tags

`friendlyelec`, `nanopc`, `rk3588`, `sbc`, `lts`, `nvme`, `2.5gbe`, `npu`

## Images

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