D-Robotics RDK X3 Robot Development Kit Board, 5 TOPS BPU, ROS1/ROS2, Raspberry Pi-Compatible I/O

Overview

The D-Robotics RDK X3 Robot Development Kit is an all-in-one robotic development kit designed and developed by D-Robotics. It provides 5 TOPS edge reasoning capability and standardized size/interfaces compatible with Raspberry Pi interfaces, helping developers quickly deploy smart products and robotic solutions.

Key Features

• 5 TOPS computing power (BPU / Brain Processing Unit)
• Supports ROS1/ROS2
• Supports Ubuntu 20.04/22.04
• Dual-band WiFi 2.4/5G
• Open source AI reference algorithm
• Compatible with Raspberry Pi interface (size, hole position, and interface compatible with Raspberry Pi board)
• Video processing: supports H.264/H.265 encoding and decoding, achieving performance 4K@60fps
• Camera input handling: can simultaneously process inputs from 4 to 8 camera sensors with different resolutions; supports image post-processing such as distortion correction and stitching
• Lower power consumption (listed max power consumption: 15W)

Specifications

What’s Included

• Enhanced WiFi antenna (enhanced signal; can be installed on the case)
• CH9102 serial port module + connect cable (for serial port debugging and firmware update; anti reverse interface)

Applications

• ROS robot development
• AI vision robot development
• Smart product prototyping with Raspberry Pi-compatible size and interfaces

For product selection help, setup questions, or after-sales support, contact https://rcdrone.top/ or email [email protected].

Manuals

• Yahboom RDK X3 Robotic Development Kit (Tutorials)
• RDK X3 Official Tutorials / Documentation
• Robotics Developer Community Forum
• NodeHub (Open Source Robotics Application Center)

Details

An upgrade path for mobile robotics projects, pairing RDK X3 compute with a mecanum-wheel robot chassis.

D-Robot (RDK X3) provides 5 TOPS edge AI compute in a Raspberry Picompatible form factor for fast prototyping.

Included extras like the enhanced WiFi antenna and CH9102 serial module help streamline setup, debugging, and updates.

System upgrades can raise the main frequency up to 1.8GHz, improving CPU benchmark performance versus earlier firmware.

Built for vision workloads, it supports multi-camera inputs and hardware video encoding/decoding for edge processing.

Add an optional MIPI CSI camera module for AI vision tasks and real-time inference projects.

Official tutorials, documentation, and community forum resources are available to support development from day one.

NodeHub offers ready-to-run robotics application examples to speed up deployment and testing.

RDK Studio simplifies app launching and device management while providing at-a-glance system status monitoring.

The onboard BPU accelerates AI inference, while dedicated video pipelines support efficient 4K processing workflows.

Ubuntu support plus Raspberry Picompatible mounting and interfaces make integration into existing builds straightforward.

Clear interface layout helps plan wiring for cameras, GPIO peripherals, networking, and display output.

Use the detailed mechanical drawing to verify enclosure fit, mounting points, and board clearances.

RDK X3 specifications include a quad-core Cortex-A55 CPU, dual-core 5 TOPS BPU, USB host ports, WiFi/RJ45 connectivity, and an IMX219 8MP MIPI camera module.

The D-Robot RDK X3 separate board package includes the RDK X3 (2GB/4GB) plus a free enhanced WiFi antenna and CH9102 serial port module with connection cable.

The D-Robot Basic Kit includes the RDK X3 board plus a TypeC 5V/3A power supply, WiFi antenna, CH9102 serial module with cable, TF card, and card reader.