Overview

mSATA is a miniaturized SATA interface, commonly used in laptops and embedded devices. The LCSC-TaishanPi-3M development board integrates a MINI-PCIe interface. MINI-PCIe and mSATA have physically compatible interfaces, allowing easy connection of mSATA SSDs to expand storage capacity and improve data transfer speed.

Connecting mSATA SSD

Simply connect the mSATA SSD to the board's MINI-PCIe interface.

Downloading the Corresponding Image

Download our provided .img image file from the Network Disk🚀 in the System Image/Debian12/ directory.

The image used in this document is: TaishanPi-3M-RK3576_Debian12-Xfce_AP6256-mSATA.img

Just look for the image file with msata in its name.

Flashing the Image to the Development Board

Refer to Finished Image Flashing to flash the downloaded image file to the development board.

Using mSATA SSD

Note

• The authorization password for user linaro is: linaro

• The authorization password for user lckfb is: lckfb

After authorizing with either one, you can use the file manager to view storage information and confirm that the mSATA SSD has been recognized by the system and is working properly.