Case Studies
RK3566 Smart Meeting Panel ODM Case Study: Custom Android Mainboard for Interactive Conference Displays
Aug
As smart workplaces continue to evolve, traditional meeting room displays are being replaced by interactive conference panels that combine large-screen visualization, touch interaction, wireless collaboration, and video conferencing in a single device.
For one of our customers, a professional office display manufacturer, KICKPI developed a customized RK3566-based smart meeting panel mainboard designed for conference rooms, education and training environments, and remote collaboration applications.
The project combined hardware integration with Android customization, touch optimization, audio/video peripheral adaptation, wireless screen casting, and meeting software compatibility.
Project Overview
The customer was developing a new generation of interactive meeting panels for business and education applications.
Instead of using a standard development board, the customer required a customized embedded mainboard that could integrate with its large-format display, touch panel, cameras, microphones, speakers, and networking hardware.
The main goal was to create a stable Android-based platform that could provide a smooth interactive experience while leaving enough flexibility for future software and product customization.
Key Application Scenarios
- Smart conference rooms
- Corporate meeting spaces
- Education and training
- Remote collaboration
- Interactive presentations
- Digital whiteboarding
Customer Requirements
The meeting panel needed to combine display, touch, networking, audio, video, and collaboration functions in one embedded platform.
The main requirements included:
- Support for large-size high-resolution displays
- Multi-touch and handwriting input
- HDMI input and output
- Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Ethernet connectivity
- Camera, microphone, and speaker integration
- Customized Android operating system
- Wireless screen casting
- Video conferencing support
- Remote firmware and software updates
- Compatibility with customer-specific meeting applications
These requirements meant that the project was not simply a hardware integration task. The mainboard, Android system, peripheral drivers, and application environment all needed to work together as a complete solution.
Why RK3566 for a Smart Meeting Panel?
The project adopted the Rockchip RK3566 platform as the core processor.
RK3566 provides a practical balance between processing performance, multimedia capabilities, connectivity, power consumption, and system integration, making it suitable for embedded display and interactive terminal applications.
For this project, the RK3566 platform provided the foundation for:
- Android-based system development
- High-resolution display applications
- Touchscreen interaction
- Multimedia playback
- USB peripheral integration
- Network connectivity
- Camera and audio integration
- Customized embedded applications
The platform also provided a flexible starting point for developing a customer-specific smart meeting panel rather than relying on a generic off-the-shelf solution.
KICKPI ODM Solution
Based on the customer’s product requirements, KICKPI developed and adapted the RK3566 mainboard together with the Android software environment.
The solution covered both hardware-side peripheral integration and software-side system customization.
1. RK3566 Custom Mainboard
The RK3566 was used as the core computing platform of the meeting panel.
The customized mainboard was designed to support the required display, touch, networking, audio, video, and peripheral interfaces.
This allowed the customer to integrate the board directly into its own large-format interactive display product.
2. Android System Customization
A customized Android environment was developed for the customer’s application.
The customization focused on:
- System configuration
- Hardware adaptation
- Peripheral driver integration
- Application compatibility
- Startup and system optimization
- Customer-specific software integration
- OTA/remote update support
This provided the customer with a more controlled software environment for deploying its own meeting applications and future product features.
3. Display and Touch Integration
Interactive meeting panels depend heavily on the quality of the touch experience.
KICKPI adapted the display and touch hardware according to the customer’s panel configuration, with a focus on multi-touch interaction and handwriting performance.
The touch solution was optimized at both the driver and Android system levels to reduce unnecessary input latency.
4. Wireless Connectivity and Screen Casting
The meeting panel needed to support wireless collaboration between user devices and the large display.
The customized platform integrated:
- Wi-Fi
- Bluetooth
- Ethernet
- Wireless screen casting
This enabled users to connect laptops, smartphones, tablets, and other devices for presentations and collaborative content sharing.
5. Audio and Video Peripheral Integration
Video conferencing required reliable communication between multiple external peripherals.
The platform was adapted for:
- USB cameras
- Microphones
- Speakers
- Audio Codec
- Android audio/video interfaces
The software environment was also configured to provide the required permissions and interfaces for video conferencing applications.
Key Development Challenges
Challenge 1: Reducing Touch and Handwriting Latency
For an interactive meeting panel, touch responsiveness directly affects the user experience.
When users write on a digital whiteboard, annotate documents, or draw during a presentation, even small delays can make the interaction feel unnatural.
KICKPI’s Approach
The development team optimized the touch interaction chain, including:
- Touch driver parameters
- Touch event processing
- Android input event handling
- UI refresh behavior
- System-level response optimization
The objective was to reduce unnecessary processing delays between physical touch input and on-screen response.
Result
The optimized touch system delivered a smoother handwriting and annotation experience, making the platform suitable for:
- Meeting annotations
- Digital whiteboarding
- Teaching and training
- Presentation interaction
Challenge 2: Audio and Video Conference Compatibility
A smart meeting panel needs to work with multiple audio and video peripherals rather than functioning only as a display terminal.
Different cameras, microphones, audio codecs, and Android applications can introduce compatibility challenges.
KICKPI’s Approach
The solution included hardware and software adaptation for:
- USB camera devices
- Microphone input
- Speaker output
- Audio Codec
- Android audio/video permissions
- Video conferencing applications
The Android system was configured to provide stable access to the required audio and video interfaces.
Result
The completed platform achieved stable audio and video capture and playback, supporting the customer’s video conferencing and remote collaboration requirements.
System Architecture
The overall solution can be understood as a combination of the RK3566 computing platform, interactive display, multimedia peripherals, and network connectivity.
Product Functions
After system integration and validation, the customized platform supported the major functions required by the customer.
| Function | Implementation |
|---|---|
| Display | Large-size high-resolution display |
| Touch | Multi-touch and handwriting |
| Processor | Rockchip RK3566 |
| Operating System | Customized Android |
| Video Input | Camera / USB peripherals |
| Audio | Microphone and speaker integration |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Ethernet |
| HDMI | HDMI input/output |
| Collaboration | Wireless screen casting |
| Conference | Video conferencing application support |
| Software | Customer-specific Android application integration |
| Maintenance | Remote software/firmware update support |
Project Results
Through hardware customization and software adaptation, KICKPI completed the RK3566-based smart meeting panel mainboard solution.
The final platform achieved:
- Customized RK3566 meeting panel mainboard
- High-resolution display support
- Multi-touch and handwriting interaction
- Stable audio and video peripheral integration
- Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Ethernet connectivity
- Wireless screen casting
- Video conferencing support
- Customized Android system
- Customer-specific meeting software integration
- Remote update capability
The solution was successfully introduced into the customer’s smart office meeting product line.
Customer Value
Instead of developing the embedded platform and Android system from scratch, the customer was able to leverage KICKPI’s existing embedded hardware and software development capabilities.
The customized ODM approach helped the customer:
Shorten Product Development Time
Using an established RK3566 platform reduced the amount of time required for basic hardware and system development.
Improve User Experience
Touch, handwriting, display, audio, and video functions were optimized as part of an integrated system rather than being developed independently.
Increase Software Compatibility
The customized Android environment provided a more flexible platform for adapting meeting, collaboration, and video conferencing applications.
Build a Scalable Product Platform
The customized mainboard can serve as the foundation for different interactive display products, allowing the customer to expand its product portfolio without completely redesigning the embedded platform.
Why Choose KICKPI for Custom Meeting Panel Development?
Developing an interactive meeting panel requires more than selecting a processor and designing a PCB.
The complete product may involve:
SoC Selection → Mainboard Design → Display → Touch → Audio/Video → Android BSP → Application Adaptation → System Validation → Mass Production
KICKPI provides integrated embedded board ODM and customization services, covering hardware design, system adaptation, driver development, Android customization, peripheral integration, and product validation.
For companies developing:
- Smart meeting panels
- Interactive whiteboards
- Conference room displays
- Education displays
- Digital collaboration terminals
- Smart office devices
a customized RK3566 or other Rockchip-based platform can provide a practical starting point for product development.
Looking for a Custom Smart Meeting Panel Mainboard?
If you are developing an interactive display, smart meeting panel, digital whiteboard, or conference terminal, KICKPI can help design and customize the embedded platform according to your display size, touch solution, peripheral requirements, operating system, and application environment.
