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hardware note

Nano Pi teardown

A short hardware teardown pass for a Nano Pi device: open the enclosure, remove the SD card, expose the board, and identify the visible chips, ports, debug pins, and power path.

Thumbnail from the Nano Pi teardown stream.
Public stream thumbnail from the Nano Pi teardown recording, used as the visual source for the hardware note.

Summary

The transcript turns the stream into a board-level inspection note: how the case opened, what chips were visible, and which service points were worth recording.

object Nano Pi board.

The stream tears down a compact Nano Pi device and exposes the board after the SD card is removed.

soc Rockchip RK3328.

The main SoC is identified during inspection, with nearby memory and storage-related footprints checked next.

network Two Ethernet ports and chips.

The board has two Ethernet ports, visible Ethernet chips, USB-C, a reset button, and an SD-card slot.

debug TTL and power points noted.

The teardown finds TX1/RX1 markings, power points, LED indicators, and a power-management chip marking.

Steps

  1. 01

    Start the stream workflow: main computer for notes, phone camera for hand work, and desk view for context.

  2. 02

    Remove the label/case cover, then remove the SD card before forcing the board out.

  3. 03

    Expose the board and identify the Rockchip RK3328 SoC, memory, SD-card slot, USB-C, and reset button.

  4. 04

    Compare the board with reference images to label the debug port, LEDs, Ethernet chips, and unmounted flash footprint.

  5. 05

    Record service points: RK805-style power-management marking, power pads, and TX1/RX1 TTL pins.

Transcript notes

6:44

The main chip is identified as Rockchip RK3328.

7:20

The board inspection calls out two Ethernet ports and two Ethernet chips.

8:01

USB-C and reset are visible; the back side has mostly smaller components.

11:08

Reference images help label the debug port, SD-card slot, and three green LEDs.

14:33

The power manager is identified, followed by power points and TX1/RX1 TTL markings.