--- title: Collabora + Flipper: Opening up the RK3576 | daily.dev description: Collabora has partnered with Flipper Devices to build the Flipper One, a Linux-first hardware hacker platform based on the Rockchip RK3576 SoC. Collabora's... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/collabora-flipper-opening-up-the-rk3576-sdsvmvnw1 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Collabora + Flipper: Opening up the RK3576 | daily.dev og:description: Collabora has partnered with Flipper Devices to build the Flipper One, a Linux-first hardware hacker platform based on the Rockchip RK3576 SoC. Collabora's... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/collabora-flipper-opening-up-the-rk3576-sdsvmvnw1 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/sDSVmVnw1.png og:image:alt: Collabora + Flipper: Opening up the RK3576 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Collabora + Flipper: Opening up the RK3576 **[Collabora Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/collabora)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Collabora has partnered with Flipper Devices to build the Flipper One, a Linux-first hardware hacker platform based on the Rockchip RK3576 SoC. Collabora's upstream kernel work on the RK3576 — covering display, GPU (Panfrost/PanVK), VPU, and power management — was a decisive factor in Flipper's platform choice. Most major components are already mainlined, with power management, USB DP Alt-mode, hardware video decoding, and NPU support still in progress. One binary blob (the DDR Trainer) remains in the boot chain. The Flipper One represents a significant leap from the Flipper Zero's STM32WB55 microcontroller to an octa-core application processor with gigabytes of RAM, a Mali GPU, and an NPU. The post argues that upstream silicon support should be a core criterion for any OEM building a Linux-based product, as it eliminates private kernel forks and vendor BSP maintenance burdens. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is the current mainline Linux kernel support status for the Rockchip RK3576? Most major RK3576 components are already upstream or on their way there, including the display stack, GPU, and foundational SoC enablement. Active work is focused on power management and USB DP Alt-mode support. Hardware video decoding and NPU support are not yet fully working, and one binary blob — the DDR Trainer — remains in the boot chain. _Engineers evaluating RK3576 for a product can track the exact mainline status on daily.dev as upstream patches land._ ### How does the Flipper One hardware compare to the Flipper Zero? The Flipper Zero is built around an STM32WB55 microcontroller — a dual-core Arm Cortex-M4 at 64 MHz with 256 KB SRAM and 1 MB flash. The Flipper One uses the Rockchip RK3576, an octa-core application processor with gigabytes of RAM, a Mali GPU with a fully open source driver, hardware-accelerated video decode, and an NPU for on-device inference. _Developers following open hardware platforms can keep up with Flipper One progress on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Flipper One is a Pocket-sized Linux Cyberdeck](https://daily.dev/posts/flipper-one-is-a-pocket-sized-linux-cyberdeck-tpwlwqumg) · It's Foss · 17 upvotes · 1 comments - [Flipper One Documentation](https://daily.dev/posts/flipper-one-documentation-8ffwsmznr) · Hacker News · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Reverse-engineering brings RK3576 NPU support to open-source Rocket driver for mainline Linux](https://daily.dev/posts/reverse-engineering-brings-rk3576-npu-support-to-open-source-rocket-driver-for-mainline-linux-t083hlhhd) · CNX Software · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Forlinx launches Rockchip RK3572 system-on-module \(SoM\) and development board with Linux 6.12 BSP](https://daily.dev/posts/forlinx-launches-rockchip-rk3572-system-on-module-som-and-development-board-with-linux-6-12-bsp-gqhrhow6s) · CNX Software · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#embedded](https://daily.dev/tags/embedded) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/collabora-flipper-opening-up-the-rk3576-sdsvmvnw1) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Collabora + Flipper: Opening up the RK3576","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/collabora-flipper-opening-up-the-rk3576-sdsvmvnw1","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/collabora-flipper-opening-up-the-rk3576-sdsvmvnw1"},"datePublished":"2026-08-11T08:55:48.830Z","dateModified":"2026-08-11T09:37:46.616Z","description":"Collabora has partnered with Flipper Devices to build the Flipper One, a Linux-first hardware hacker platform based on the Rockchip RK3576 SoC. 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