SOQuartz

The SOQuartz

The SOQuartz is a RK3566 based compute module and parts of Quartz64 series.

Software releases

The SOQuartz software releases can be found in the article SOQuartz Software Releases.

SoC and Memory Specification

• Based on Rockchip RK3566

CPU Architecture

• Quad-core ARM Cortex-A55@1.8GHz
• AArch32 for full backwards compatibility with ARMv7
• ARM Neon Advanced SIMD (single instruction, multiple data) support for accelerated media and signal processing computation
• Includes VFP hardware to support single and double-precision operations
• ARMv8 Cryptography Extensions
• Integrated 32KB L1 instruction cache and 32KB L1 data cache per core
• 512KB unified system L3 cache

GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) Capabilities

• Mali-G52 2EE Bifrost GPU@800MHz
• 4x Multi-Sampling Anti-Aliasing (MSAA) with minimal performance drop
• 128KB L2 Cache configurations
• Supports OpenGL ES 1.1, 2.0, and 3.2
• Supports Vulkan 1.0 and 1.1
• Supports OpenCL 2.0 Full Profile
• Supports 1600 Mpix/s fill rate when at 800MHz clock frequency
• Supports 38.4 GLOP/s when at 800MHz clock frequency

Neural Process Unit NPU Capability

• Neural network acceleration engine with processing performance of up to 0.8 TOPS
• Supports integer 8 and integer 16 convolution operations
• Supports the following deep learning frameworks: TensorFlow, TF-lite, Pytorch, Caffe, ONNX, MXNet, Keras, Darknet

System Memory

• RAM Memory Variants: 2GB, 4GB, 8GB LPDDR4.
• Storage Memory: optional 128Mb SPI Flash and optional eMMC module from 8GB up to 128GB

Network

• 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet
• WiFi 802.11 b/g/n/ac with Bluetooth 5.0

SOQuartz exposed peripherals

Displays / Cameras

• 1x HDMI
• 2x DSI
• 1x eDP (Instead of HDMI1)
• 1x LVDS (not available when dual-mode DSI)
• 1x CSI 4-line

Connectivity

• 1x Ethernet (1Gbit)
• 1x USB 2.0 OTG
• 1x SD Card (SD)
• 1x PCIe 1-Line
• 28x GPIO (TBD)

Connector Pins Definition

• SOQuartz Module Connector Pins Definition ver 1.0

SOQuartz Model-A Baseboard Features

SOQuartz Model-A Baseboard

• Model "A" Baseboard Dimensions: 133mm x 80mm x 19mm
• Input Power: DC 12V @ 3A 5.5OD/2.1ID (IEC 60130-10 Type A) Barrel DC Jack connector

Storage

• microSD - bootable, support SDHC and SDXC, storage up to 2TB
• USB - 2 USB2.0 Host port

Expansion Ports

• MiPi-CSI - 1x 2 lanes, 1x 4 lanes
• MiPi-DSI - 1x 2 lanes, 1x 4 lanes
• 2x20 pins "Pi2" GPIO Header
• PCIe 1x open ended slot
• 1x5 pin USB Expansion Header (J15)

GPIO Pins

Attention! GPIOs are 3.3V!

Interesting alternate pin configurations are listed in [brackets].

Assigned To	Pin no.	Pin no.	Assigned To
3.3 V	1	2	5 V
[I2C2_SDA_M1] GPIO4_B4_3V3 a	3	4	5 V
[I2C2_SCL_M1] GPIO4_B5_3V3 a	5	6	GND
[GPCLK0] GPIO4_A4_3V3	7	8	GPIO0_D1_3V3 [UART2_TX_M0]
GND	9	10	GPIO0_D0_3V3 [UART2_RX_M0]
[I2S1_MCLK_M1] GPIO3_C6_3V3	11	12	GPIO3_C7_3V3 [I2S1_SCLK_M1]
GPIO4_A0_3V3	13	14	GND
GPIO4_A2_3V3	15	16	GPIO4_A3_3V3
3.3V	17	18	GPIO4_A1_3V3
[SPI3_MOSI_M0] GPIO4_B2_3V3	19	20	GND
[SPI3_MISO_M0] GPIO4_B0_3V3	21	22	GPIO4_B1_3V3
[SPI3_CLK_M0] GPIO4_B3_3V3	23	24	GPIO4_A6_3V3 [SPI3_CS0_M0]
GND	25	26	GPIO4_A7_3V3 [SPI3_CS1_M0]
[I2C3_SDA_M0] GPIO1_A0_3V3 a	27	28	GPIO1_A1_3V3 [I2C3_SCL_M0] a
GPIO3_A5_3V3	29	30	GND
GPIO3_D4_3V3	31	32	GPIO3_D6_3V3
GPIO3_D7_3V3	33	34	GND
[I2S1_LRCK_M1] GPIO3_D0_3V3	35	36	GPIO3_D5_3V3
GPIO3_D3_3V3	37	38	GPIO3_D2_3V3 [I2S1_SDI_M1]
GND	39	40	GPIO3_D1_3V3 [I2S1_SDO_M1]

Notes

1. pulled high to 3.3V through 2.2kOhm resistor

Source: Page 11 of the board schematics.

USB Expansion Header

Pin no	Assigned To
1	USB2_HOST_5V
2	HOST_DM3
3	HOST_DP3
4	GND
5	GND

Source: Page 10 of the board schematics.

SOQuartz BLADE Baseboard Features

SOQuartz BLADE Baseboard

• SOQuartz BLADE Baseboard Dimensions: 200mm x 40mm x 15mm
• Input Power:
  • DC 5V @ 3A 3.5OD/1.35ID (IEC 60130-10 Type H) Barrel DC Jack connector
  • PoE

Storage

• microSD - bootable, support SDHC and SDXC, storage up to 2TB
• USB - USB2.0 Host port (with header for setting OTG ID pin)

Expansion Ports

• 2x20 pins "Pi2" GPIO Header
• HDMI video output
• M.2 slot
• PWM fan header

Jumpers

• OTG ID jumper
• GPIO voltage, select 3.3V or 1.8V
• PoE Enable

SOQuartz Module and Baseboard Information, Schematics, and Certifications

• SOQuartz Module Schematic:
  • SOQuartz Module ver 1.1 20210816 Schematic
  • SOQuartz Module ver 1.1 20210816 PCB Component Placement

• SOQuartz Model "A" Baseboard Schematic and PCB Board Resource:
  • SOQuartz Model-A baseboard 20220522 Schematic PDF file
  • SOQuartz Model-A baseboard 20220522 Schematic DSN source file
  • SOQuartz SOQuartz Model-A baseboard 20220522 PCB Top Component Placement
  • SOQuartz SOQuartz Model-A baseboard 20220522 PCB Bottom Component Placement
  • SOQuartz Model-A baseboard 20220522 PCB DSN file
  • SOQuartz Model-A baseboard 20220522 PCB Gerber file

SOQuartz BLADE 3D Print 1U half width server rack

SOQuartz BLADE 3D Print 1U full width server rack

• SOQuartz Blade Baseboard Schematic and PCB Board Resource:
  • SOQuartz BLADE 20220522 Schematic
  • SOQuartz BLADE 20220522 PCB component Placement
  • SOQuartz BLADE 1U Rack STP file

SOQuartz module certifications:

• SOQuartz module FCC Certificate
• SOQuartz module CE EMC Certificate

Datasheets for Components and Peripherals

• Rockchip RK3566 SoC information:
  • Rockchip RK3566 ver 1.0 datasheet, already got release permission from Rockchip
• Rockchip PMU (Power Management Unit) Information:
  • Rockchip RK809 ver 1.01 datasheet for SOQuartz PMU
• DDR4 information:
  • Micron LPDDR4 Mobile LPDDR4 Datasheet
• eMMC information:
  • PINE64 eMMC module schematic
  • PINE64 USB adapter for eMMC module V2 schematic
  • PINE64 USB adapter for eMMC module PCB in JPEG
  • 16GB Foresee eMMC Datasheet
  • 32GB/64GB/128GB SanDisk eMMC Datasheet
• SPI NOR Flash information:
• Ethernet PHY information:
  • Realtek RTL8211 10/100/1000M Ethernet Transceiver
• WiFi/BT module info:
  • Azurewave CM256SM 11AC WiFi + Bluetooth5.0 Datasheet
• i2C to PWM Controller user in BLADE info:
  • GP7101 i2c to PWM Controller Datasheet in Chinese
  • GP7101 i2c to PWM Controller Datasheet translated to English by neggles File:GP7101 cn V1 qsxn en.pdf
  • I²C address is 0x58 despite what datasheet says
• PoE DC/DC Controller user in BLADE info:
  • Silan SD4954B PD and DC/DC Controller compatible with IEEE 802.3AF standard Datasheet

SOQuartz Module with various CM4 carrier boards

• For CM4 carrier board comprehensive list, please visit Jeff Geerling collection

SOQuartz with DF Robot CM4 Carrier Board

SOQuartz with Waveshare CM4 Carrier Board

SOQuartz with Waveshare CM4 PoE Board

BSP Linux SDK

BSP Linux SDK ver 4.19 for Quartz64 model A SBC

• Direct Download from pine64.org
  • MD5 (TAR-GZip file): 24554419aec29700add97167a3a4c9ed
  • File Size: 32.67.00GB

Android SDK

Android 11 SDK for Quartz64 model A SBC

• Direct Download from pine64.org
  • MD5 (TAR-GZip file): 77c2ff57ea3372fb04da7fb49e17d12b
  • File Size: 79.00GB
  • Just the boot blobs (<1MB): File:Rk35-blobs.tar.gz

The Android 11 Stock images for SD boot for the SOQuartz module. This is test build.

Download:

• Direct download from pine64.org (793MB, MD5 of the Gzip file be38ca999f9256bffd47d718f24003ab, build 20211112)

Notes:

• Please unzip first and then using Rockchip SD card program tool ver 1.74 to program SD card
• Please allow 3-5 minutes boot up time on first time for initialization

The Android 11 Stock images for eMMC boot for the SOQuartz module. This is test build.

Download:

• Direct download from pine64.org (793MB, MD5 of the Gzip file 3a29f0214898eed4d4e85e6ee8b9e4c7, build 20211010)

Notes:

• Please unzip first and then using Rockchip Android tool ver 3.13 to flash in
• For Windows OS environment please install the DriverAssistant v5.11 driver first
• The OTG port located on USB 3.0 port, needs USB type A to type A cable.
• Please allow 3-5 minutes boot up time on first time for initialization

How-To

Building Mainline U-Boot

See Quartz64 Building U-Boot.

Troubleshooting

This section provides information on troubleshooting various common issues you may encounter using the SOQuartz.

Thermal Issues

The SOQuartz SoM does not have a lot of copper to sink heat into. Therefore, it's recommended you use a heatsink such as the Waveshare CM4 Heatsink, the other Waveshare CM4 Heatsink, or the PINE64 Small Fan Type Heatsink. Please be aware that the Waveshare heatsinks may interfere with any eMMC module, unless you use very thick (2-3 mm?) thermal pads. Local resellers may sell CM4 heatsinks or small stick-on heatsinks, so there's no need to order them from abroad unless it's cheaper.

Alternatively, or in addition to this, a rectangle-shaped piece of 1 mm thick thermal pad can be sandwiched between the SoM and the carrier board. This allows the SoM to more efficiently sink heat into the larger mass of the base board.