TL;DR: Rockchip RK3588 Custom Motherboard
SHENZHEN, China, September 12, 2026 - Wanlin Manufacturing Group pushed lot 119 of the WF-C3588-I1 board out of the Longgang plant this week, 8,190 units for Los Angeles, United States, with the export declaration naming Longgang as the place of origin.
WF-C3588-I1 Technical Specifications
| Parameter | AndroidSBC WF-C3588-I1 (Custom Industrial Motherboard for Fanless and Wide-Temperature Control) | Industry Average |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Rockchip RK3588 octa-core 4x Cortex-A76 2.4GHz + 4x Cortex-A55 1.8GHz (8nm) + 6 TOPS NPU | Quad-core Cortex-A55 without NPU |
| Thermal range | Industrial -40C to 85C, verified by 168-hour aging per lot | 0C to 60C commercial only |
| Form factors | 3.5-inch SBC, Pico-ITX, Mini-ITX and custom outline on request | Single consumer outline |
| Fieldbus I/O | CAN bus, RS232/RS485 multi-serial, digital I/O header, configurable per project | USB-to-serial adapters only |
| Network | Dual Gigabit Ethernet, optional 2.5GbE lane, optional PoE design | Single 100M port |
| Expansion | PCIe 3.0 x4 + M.2 NVMe + SATA 3.0, routed per carrier requirement | No expansion bus |
| Cooling | Fanless passive heatsink, custom chassis and DIN-rail clip options | Fan-cooled, dust-limited |
| Reliability | Hardware watchdog, RTC with battery, conformal coating option | No watchdog, no RTC |
| OS support | Linux Ubuntu, Debian, Yocto, Buildroot and OpenHarmony, BSP ported per carrier | Vendor BSP only |
| Power input | Wide 9V to 36V DC with reverse protection, custom rail per project | Fixed 12V adapter |
| Certification path | CE, FCC, UKCA, RoHS, EN 55032/EN 55035 EMC, optional UL 60950-1 | No EMC test file |
All parameters in the table above are measured at 25C ambient. The AndroidSBC WF-C3588-I1 (Custom Industrial Motherboard for Fanless and Wide-Temperature Control) 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 United States importers sourcing the WF-Series, the 8GB + 32GB (WF-C3588-I1-B) variant is the typical configuration for the custom industrial control and HMI programmes use case, with a sustained weekly capacity of 5,000 pcs/wk on the Longgang line.
Challenges in Sourcing Custom Industrial Motherboard for Fanless and Wide-Temperature Control for United States Buyers
The custom industrial motherboard for fanless and wide-temperature control sourcing question that Los Angeles distributors keep coming back to is continuity across quarters. The Rockchip RK3588 requires a dedicated wafer slot, and a 8,190-unit order placed against broker inventory often turns into a two-month slip with no warning. Then comes the software layer. A board that boots is not a board that holds a certified stack under a 72-hour loop, and United States buyers typically find the difference in their own warehouse rather than at the factory.
Documentation closes the list. Buyers in Los Angeles have learned to request the test reports before releasing the deposit, because a mark printed on a carton carries no weight at the port if the Technical File behind it does not exist. AndroidSBC handles it by doing the custom I/O build, the software burn and the documentation at the factory: every lot leaves Longgang with the certified image loaded, a unit-level burn-in barcode, and a Technical File that carries the test reports. The nine WF-C3588 custom variants cover industrial HMIs, panel PCs, PLC upgrades, SCADA nodes, DIN-rail controllers, factory automation, data acquisition, IIoT gateways, and machine control with three memory configurations each, which means a Los Angeles integrator can usually match a customer requirement without a bespoke production run.
For United States specifically, the file travels with the goods. In the United States FCC Part 15 authorisation is required and an FCC ID applies to radio modules, while UL or ETL listing is usually demanded by the retail channel. AndroidSBC prepares the FCC Part 15 authorisation with an FCC ID for radio modules and a UL or ETL listing documentation for FCC / UL, attaches the standard multi-market pack (CE, FCC, UKCA, RoHS, REACH), and consigns the lot to Port of Los Angeles on the Los Angeles to Yantian lane.
WF-C3588-I1 Application Scenarios
The WF-C3588 line fits nine custom motherboard lanes, with the WF-C3588-I1 (Custom Industrial Motherboard for Fanless and Wide-Temperature Control) as the lead SKU for Los Angeles and United States programmes:
- Industrial HMI panel: a machine builder replaces an aging Windows panel with a fanless HMI running a Yocto image and a custom UI.
- PLC upgrade retrofit: a plant keeps the field wiring and swaps the controller for a CAN-equipped board with Modbus passthrough.
- SCADA edge node: a utility deploys DIN-rail controllers that aggregate substation data and push it over dual Gigabit links.
- Machine vision inspection: the 6 TOPS NPU runs defect classification at line speed on a 3.5-inch SBC inside the cabinet.
- Data acquisition gateway: a multi-serial variant logs sensor traffic from RS485 chains and buffers it during link loss.
- Factory automation cell: a systems integrator drives a robot cell and its safety stack from one wide-temperature board.
- Outdoor kiosk controller: an unattended terminal survives summer heat in a sealed enclosure with no fan to clog.
- Predictive maintenance: vibration and acoustic models run locally on the NPU and alarm before the PLC does.
Partnership Models for Los Angeles Buyers
The WF-C3588 custom line is available to United States partners through three routes, and they can be mixed inside one agreement:
- 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.
What exactly can be customised on an RK3588 motherboard from AndroidSBC?
Answer: Everything from the copper up. Custom PCB and PCBA, custom I/O routing, custom memory and storage configuration, custom display and camera interfaces, custom thermal profile from commercial to -40C to 85C industrial, and custom branding including silk-printed logo, packaging, SKU label and boot animation. The firmware side covers custom Android (GMS or AOSP), Ubuntu, Debian, Yocto and OpenHarmony builds with BSP ports handled by the Longgang engineering desk rather than handed to the buyer as an unmodified vendor drop.
Can AndroidSBC port a custom Android ROM or a custom Linux BSP to our carrier board?
Answer: Yes, and that work stays in-house. The ODM tier covers custom Android ROM builds with proprietary services and launchers, AOSP builds without Google services, and Linux images on Ubuntu, Debian, Yocto or Buildroot. BSP ports for custom carrier boards are executed by the Longgang engineering desk, with SDK and BSP source released to the partner under NDA. The same desk handles driver development for the I/O you added, which is the part that usually stalls when a factory forwards a vendor drop and walks away.
Can the 6 TOPS NPU on a custom board run our own AI models?
Answer: Yes. Custom NPU development covers RKNN model deployment, quantization from the major frameworks, multi-model pipelines on the triple-core NPU, and custom AI algorithm integration. The desk validates throughput on your exact memory configuration, and the deployment lands as a versioned RKNN file that OTA can update in the field, which is how United States partners iterate models without replacing hardware.
What are the MOQ and lead times for a custom RK3588 motherboard?
Answer: The structure is deliberately two-speed: 1-3 days for a standard-variant sample so a United States project team can start immediately, and 15-30 days to mass production on a custom run once the design freezes. MOQ is 5,000 units per shipment on standard variants, with custom and pilot quantities negotiated against the annual volume commitment.
What certifications does a custom board need for United States, and who handles them?
Answer: Certification is part of the customization scope, not an afterthought. The in-house file covers CE, FCC Part 15, UKCA, RoHS 2.0, REACH and IEC 62368-1 with test reports dated inside twelve months, plus GMS and EDLA tracks for custom Android and display products. The file is built for the exact configuration you ship, which matters for a custom board because a test report on a different memory fit is not a valid report at all.
How long will AndroidSBC keep supplying a custom board?
Answer: Seven years minimum, written into the framework agreement. The RK3588 platform carries a long industrial lifecycle, and Wanlin commits to the supply window, to security patches across the Android, Ubuntu LTS, Debian LTS and Yocto tracks, and to OTA update infrastructure for field-deployed units. For a custom board that is the whole point of going to a source factory: the product lifecycle is a contract term, not a hope.
Can AndroidSBC ship custom boards to Amazon FBA warehouses or 3PL consolidation points?
Answer: That is routine. AndroidSBC delivers DDP into Amazon FBA in the US, EU and Japan and into 3PL consolidation points at Hong Kong, Singapore, Rotterdam, Los Angeles and Shenzhen. Carton and pallet configuration follows FBA inbound rules, and the place of origin on the declaration is the Wanlin Longgang source factory.
How does AndroidSBC handle RMA or DOA replacements on custom boards?
Answer: The DOA target is 0.3 percent over twelve months. For RMA, partners send the WF-C3588-I1 unit back to Longgang with the burn-in barcode attached, and replacements go out within ten business days. The per-unit record means the failure report usually carries a root cause alongside the replacement, which is what a United States integrator running a custom configuration actually needs.
Contact AndroidSBC: Start Your WF-C3588-I1 Sourcing Conversation
Wanlin Manufacturing Group sells the WF-C3588 custom motherboard line overseas through AndroidSBC. Los Angeles and United States importers, brand owners and channel distributors who want to source the custom industrial motherboard for fanless and wide-temperature control direct from the Longgang plant can reach the export desk through:
- Email: Androidsbc@163.com
- Export service hotline: +8613261677119
- Website: https://www.androidsbc.com
- Destination market file: FCC Part 15 authorisation with an FCC ID for radio modules and a UL or ETL listing for United States, administered by FCC / UL, entering at Port of Los Angeles on the Los Angeles to Yantian 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
To speed up a custom board review, include the target volume, the I/O and firmware changes you need, and your preferred Incoterm. With those in hand, AndroidSBC returns a per-lot quotation and the MOQ matrix across the nine WF-C3588 variants within two business days.
