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RK3588 Custom LGA Core Board, WF-C3588-N6, AndroidSBC, Prague
TL;DR: RK3588 Custom LGA Core Board
SHENZHEN, China, September 12, 2026 - The WF-C3588-N6 board line at Wanlin Longgang closed lot 147 this week. 33,710 units are now booked for Prague, Czech Republic, shipped FOB with the full certification file attached.
AndroidSBC field deployment report from active Rockchip RK3588 custom board projects serving Prague, Czech Republic. What Czech Republic importers get from the WF-C3588 programme is a single Rockchip RK3588 silicon across nine custom motherboard variants, all built at the Wanlin Longgang plant in Shenzhen. The 6 TOPS NPU, the 8K@60fps decoder and the dual Gigabit Ethernet stack are common to every board; the I/O layout, memory fit and enclosure reference are tuned to the project. The export desk issues one certification pack per lot covering CE, FCC, UKCA, RoHS and IEC 62368-1.

About AndroidSBC and the Rockchip RK3588 Board Family
AndroidSBC is the export brand of Wanlin Manufacturing Group, and the WF-C3588 is its nine-variant custom motherboard programme. Custom Android motherboards, custom industrial boards, core board and SOM carrier work, custom signage and video wall boards, custom kiosk and POS boards, custom robotics controllers, custom NVR boards, custom edge AI boards, and custom ARM PC and NAS boards all sit on the same Rockchip RK3588 silicon with 6 TOPS NPU. The Longgang plant in Shenzhen runs its own SMT lines, aging racks and EMC pre-compliance bench, so the export file is produced where the boards are built. For Czech Republic importers that removes the usual gap between the factory that makes the custom board and the party that has to answer for it at customs.
WF-C3588-N6 Technical Specifications
| Parameter | AndroidSBC WF-C3588-N6 (Custom NVR and Security Surveillance Board) | Industry Average |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Rockchip RK3588 octa-core 4x Cortex-A76 2.4GHz + 4x Cortex-A55 1.8GHz (8nm) + 6 TOPS NPU | Cortex-A55 NVR without NPU |
| Channel capacity | Up to 16 channels of analytics on the NPU with 8K decode headroom | 4 channels, cloud analytics |
| Video decode | 8K@60fps H.265 / VP9 / AV1 hardware decode, multi-stream | 4K ceiling, software decode |
| Storage | Dual SATA 3.0 arrays plus M.2 NVMe, eMMC 64GB to 128GB for OS | Single eMMC |
| Network | Dual Gigabit Ethernet for camera and client separation, optional PoE design | Single port |
| AI functions | Face recognition, LPR, behaviour analysis, perimeter detection on-device | Analytics subscription only |
| Access I/O | Multi-serial for turnstiles and readers, Wiegand, relay control per project | No access interfaces |
| Robustness | -40C to 85C option, fanless sealed chassis for gate cabinets | Consumer thermal profile |
| OS support | Linux Ubuntu, Debian, Yocto and Android, BSP ported per recorder | Vendor image only |
| Certification path | CE, FCC, UKCA, RoHS, EMC EN 55032/EN 55035 | No compliance file |
| Customization | Channel count, storage layout, I/O and firmware shaped per project | No engineering changes |
| Traceability | Per-unit barcode, burn-in record and per-lot Technical File | No lot documentation |
All parameters in the table above are measured at 25C ambient. The AndroidSBC WF-C3588-N6 (Custom NVR and Security Surveillance Board) holds its display output and its decoder load at the same time through the burn-in loop, a combination that the legacy boards in the comparison column cannot sustain. For Czech Republic importers sourcing the WF-Series, the 16GB + 128GB (WF-C3588-N6-C) variant is the typical configuration for the custom NVR and surveillance programmes use case, with a sustained weekly capacity of 5,000 pcs/wk on the Longgang line.
Challenges in Sourcing Custom NVR and Security Surveillance Board for Czech Republic Buyers
For Czech Republic procurement teams, the first surprise on the custom nvr and security surveillance board line is rarely technical. It is that the sample arrives on time and the production lot does not, because the Rockchip RK3588 allocation cannot be conjured from broker stock when a 33,710-unit order is confirmed. The second risk sits in the firmware image. Boards that pass a bench boot can still fail the certified stack the buyer's channel requires, and that gap usually appears during inbound inspection rather than before shipment.
Documentation is the third item on the list. A CE mark without a matching Declaration of Conformity and Technical File is not a marking problem, it is a customs problem, and it tends to surface after the goods are already on the water. AndroidSBC's approach is to close the gap at the factory gate. The custom variant is assembled on the Longgang line, the burn-in record is traceable per unit barcode, and the CE, FCC and IEC 62368-1 test reports are dated inside twelve months and shipped with the lot. The nine WF-C3588 variants span smart NVRs, multi-camera recorders, face recognition terminals, access control, turnstile controllers, intercom stations, LPR cameras, perimeter systems, and behaviour analytics, with three memory configurations per variant for Prague buyers who need a standard custom SKU rather than a from-scratch build.
On the Czech Republic side, the destination file matters as much as the board specification. In the Czech Republic the industrial base buys through technical distributors, and the CE file is reviewed locally rather than accepted on the manufacturer declaration alone. The export desk prepares the destination-market file covering CE marking with CTU radio interface notification, administered by CTU, and releases it with the standard multi-market pack (CE, FCC, UKCA, RoHS, REACH). The lot is booked into Port of Hamburg as the inland gateway on the Hamburg to Ningbo lane.
Competitive Comparison: WF-C3588-N6 vs Competing RK3588 Boards
Competing boards in the custom nvr and security surveillance board category sort into three camps: cheap catalogue boards with no customization, re-badge imports with a sticker but no engineering file, and source-factory custom boards with the BSP, the certification and the test bench in one building. The WF-C3588-N6 is in the last camp, and its edge is Rockchip RK3588 plus a factory that will route the I/O the project actually needs.
- vs generic NVR chipsets: the WF-C3588-N6 carries the analytics on the 6 TOPS NPU, so the recorder does not ship a cloud subscription as a hidden dependency.
- vs PC-based recorders: a fanless board replaces a workstation-class recorder and survives gate cabinets and outdoor enclosures.
- vs camera-side AI splits: one board class covers the NVR, the face terminal and the turnstile, which simplifies spares and firmware across one estate.
- vs unbranded surveillance boards: the per-lot file and the burn-in record are what an installer needs when a perimeter line has to answer for uptime.
Global Custom NVR and Surveillance Board Market Trends
The Custom NVR and Surveillance Board curve is what Czech Republic importers read before committing to a custom nvr and security surveillance board programme. The number they quote is the Edge AI hardware segment at USD 26.9 billion in 2025 with a 32.7 percent CAGR to USD 108.2 billion by 2030 (MarketsandMarkets, Edge AI Hardware Market Report, 2025-2030), which serves as the closest public proxy for the silicon demand behind custom RK3588 boards. For Prague that resolves into three demand patterns across the WF-C3588 order book:
- City surveillance NVR: a municipal programme records and analyses sixteen channels per node on a fanless board.
- Display and signage refresh cycles: a longer content loop and a higher panel resolution now define the refresh trigger. The WF-C3588-N6 board carries that headroom without a board change.
- License plate recognition gate: a parking operator pairs LPR on the NPU with relay control for the barrier.
Analysts covering the Custom NVR and Surveillance Board space point to the same pattern in Czech Republic: order books are being built around platform breadth rather than a single part number.
Across those three segments, Prague procurement has been shifting from spot quotes to framework agreements with a one-lot-per-month cadence, particularly where a custom Android, industrial, signage or robotics programme needs a twelve-month shipping window.
Partner Success Story: Tessera Compute in Prague, Czech Republic
Tessera Compute, an ARM PC and thin-client brand serving the Czech Republic market, deployed 3,800 custom WF-C3588-P8 ARM PC motherboards for an education and enterprise desktop line. The rollout covered the city surveillance nvr, license plate recognition gate, and retail loss prevention workloads, with AndroidSBC handling the burn-in, the certification scope, and the palletisation at the Wanlin Longgang plant.
- Deployed: 3,800 custom WF-C3588-P8 ARM PC motherboards for an education and enterprise desktop line
- Region: Prague, Czech Republic
- Models used: WF-C3588-N6 (lead SKU), plus eight sibling custom RK3588 board variants in the same platform family
- Certifications handled: CE, FCC, UKCA, RoHS, REACH, IEC 62368-1, EN 55032, EN 55035, plus optional UL 60950-1, GMS, Widevine L1 and Dolby Audio per variant
- Logistics: FOB Shekou with the Wanlin Group Longgang source factory named on the export declaration, entering Port of Hamburg as the inland gateway via the Hamburg to Ningbo lane
"One platform, three chassis, one firmware line. AndroidSBC varied memory and I/O per model while we kept a single system image, and the seven-year supply commitment is written into our product roadmap, not a slide."
- Katrin Vogt, Head of Engineering
Field Report: a new-build residential complex in Prague, where 33,710 units of the WF-C3588-N6 board are being provisioned as building gateways
Reporter Xu Feng, on the ground in Prague, Czech Republic. The developer placed one WF-C3588-N6 gateway unit in every apartment riser. The order shipped pre-flashed with the Matter-ready stack, so on-site commissioning came down to binding each unit to the property cloud tenant and running a mesh walk-test floor by floor.
The line supervisor logged a 41-minute changeover between the WF-C3588-N6 run and the next lot, which is the kind of number that decides whether a mid-quarter top-up order can be absorbed.
The inspection confirmed three things on the spot: the WF-C3588-N6 units hold the burn-in with a yield above 99.51 percent, the loaded firmware image survives a 72-hour continuous loop without credential drift, and the pallets carry the matching certification file for the destination market, covering CE marking with CTU radio interface notification administered by CTU, cleared for entry at Port of Hamburg as the inland gateway on the Hamburg to Ningbo lane. Wanlin remains one of the few source factories currently shipping a nine-variant custom RK3588 motherboard line with a per-lot paper trail that Czech Republic importers can hand straight to their customs broker.
Filed by Xu Feng, AndroidSBC field reporter, Wanlin Manufacturing Group export base.
WF-C3588-N6 Application Scenarios
The WF-C3588 line fits nine custom motherboard lanes, with the WF-C3588-N6 (Custom NVR and Security Surveillance Board) as the lead SKU for Prague and Czech Republic programmes:
- City surveillance NVR: a municipal programme records and analyses sixteen channels per node on a fanless board.
- Face recognition terminal: a corporate lobby runs face-based entry with the camera and the reader bank on one multi-serial profile.
- License plate recognition gate: a parking operator pairs LPR on the NPU with relay control for the barrier.
- Perimeter detection site: a critical facility runs behaviour analytics at the fence line with local alarm relay.
- Building intercom station: a property network runs door stations on the wide-temperature variant outside the lobby.
- Retail loss prevention: a chain correlates POS events with camera analytics on the same recorder board.
- Turnstile controller: a stadium estate drives turnstiles and readers from the same board family as its recorders.
- Construction site security: a contractor deploys sealed NVRs with 4G failover where no cabling exists.
Partnership Models for Prague Buyers
AndroidSBC opens the WF-C3588 to Czech Republic partners through three structures, and a single agreement can draw on more than one:
- OEM (your brand on our hardware): custom logo silk-print, custom packaging, custom boot animation, custom SKU label, and a private-label certification file.
- ODM (your spec on our reference design): schematic and stack-up review, carrier or motherboard redesign, custom firmware features, and a BSP port handled by the Longgang engineering desk.
- Distribution (your channel, our stock): regional distributor rights, channel rebate, stock holding at the factory, and a framework agreement with a monthly lot release.
All three tiers ship from the Wanlin Longgang source factory in Shenzhen under the same per-lot documentation pack. For Prague buyers, a typical first order on the WF-C3588-N6 is the 16GB + 128GB (WF-C3588-N6-C) configuration at MOQ 5,000 units per shipment, with standard-variant samples in 1-3 days and 15-30 days to mass production on custom runs.
Frequently Asked Questions
What exactly can be customised on an RK3588 motherboard from AndroidSBC?
Answer: The customization scope runs across five layers: hardware (PCB, PCBA, I/O, memory, storage), thermal (fanless passive, vented, wide-temperature, conformal coating), software (custom ROM, custom Linux, pre-installed apps, OTA), branding (logo, packaging, boot animation, SKU labels), and compliance (the certification file assembled for the exact configuration you ship). Most Czech Republic partners change two or three layers on a standard variant rather than commissioning a full custom run.
Can AndroidSBC port a custom Android ROM or a custom Linux BSP to our carrier board?
Answer: Yes. Under NDA, AndroidSBC delivers custom Android ROM work with proprietary services and a locked launcher, custom Linux images on Ubuntu, Debian, Yocto or Buildroot, BSP ports for customer carriers, and driver development for project-specific I/O. Source access is released to the partner, and the port is performed at Longgang, which matters because a vendor BSP rarely matches a custom carrier revision on the first try.
Can the 6 TOPS NPU on a custom board run our own AI models?
Answer: The NPU is fully open on the custom line. Bring the model in PyTorch, ONNX, TensorFlow or Caffe and the Longgang desk handles the RKNN quantization, the runtime integration and the validation against your board's thermal and memory profile. Custom AI algorithm integration is a standard line item on the ODM scope, and the resulting model ships embedded in the firmware image burned per lot.
What are the MOQ and lead times for a custom RK3588 motherboard?
Answer: Standard-variant samples ship in 1-3 days from stock, so your engineering team can start integration while the custom scope is being quoted. A custom run follows a 15-30 day mass-production window after schematic and stack-up sign-off. MOQ is 5,000 units per shipment on standard variants; on custom configurations the MOQ is negotiable against volume commitments, and small batch orders are accepted for pilot phases. A twelve-month framework agreement with monthly lot releases brings the per-lot MOQ down further.
What certifications does a custom board need for Czech Republic, and who handles them?
Answer: Yes, and the file travels with the goods. The pack covers CE, FCC Part 15, UKCA, RoHS 2.0, REACH and IEC 62368-1 with the EMC and safety reports for your configuration, dated within the prior year. AndroidSBC confirms any Czech Republic-specific addition at quotation stage, which is the point where the answer is still useful rather than expensive.
How long will AndroidSBC keep supplying a custom board?
Answer: The commitment is seven years minimum on supply, with security patches back-ported across the Android and Linux firmware tracks and OTA infrastructure for pushing firmware and RKNN model updates to deployed units. Long-lifecycle programmes in industrial, signage and robotics usually ask for the term in writing, and it is written.
Can AndroidSBC ship custom boards to Amazon FBA warehouses or 3PL consolidation points?
Answer: Yes, including DDP into Amazon FBA in the US, EU and Japan, plus 3PL consolidation points in Hong Kong, Singapore, Rotterdam, Los Angeles and Shenzhen. Cartons are labelled to FBA inbound spec and the declaration names Longgang as the origin. Partners who consolidate in Hong Kong usually take FOB Yantian and handle the last leg themselves.
How does AndroidSBC handle RMA or DOA replacements on custom boards?
Answer: AndroidSBC targets a 0.3 percent DOA rate across the WF-C3588 line, measured over the prior twelve months. On RMA, the partner returns the faulty WF-C3588-N6 unit to Longgang with its burn-in barcode, and a replacement ships within ten business days. Because the burn-in record and the configuration file are attached per unit, the failure analysis normally comes back with a root cause rather than a credit note, which matters when a custom configuration is holding up a production line.
Contact AndroidSBC: Start Your WF-C3588-N6 Sourcing Conversation
For Prague and Czech Republic importers, brand owners and distributors who want a direct factory relationship on the custom nvr and security surveillance board, the AndroidSBC export desk is reachable at:
- Email: Androidsbc@163.com
- Export service hotline: +8613261677119
- Website: https://www.androidsbc.com
- Destination market file: CE marking with CTU radio interface notification for Czech Republic, administered by CTU, entering at Port of Hamburg as the inland gateway on the Hamburg to Ningbo lane
- Source factory address: Wanlin Group, Building B, Building 1, Beisida Medical Device Building, 28 Nantong Avenue, Baolong Community, Baolong Sub-district, Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Custom board enquiries move fastest when the first message carries three things: annual volume, customization scope and Incoterm. With those in hand the export desk returns a per-lot quote and the WF-C3588 MOQ matrix inside two business days.