Quartz64

The Quartz64 is the most recent Single Board Computer offering from Pine64, scheduled for release in 2021. It is powered by a Rockchip RK3566 Quad-Core ARM Cortex A55 64-Bit Processor with a MALI G-52 GPU.

Key features include a PCIe x4 open ended slot (model A) or m.2 (model B) using one Gen2 lane electrically, and the use of LPDDR4 RAM.

The Quartz64 has three LPDDR4 system memory options: 2GB, 4GB or 8GB. For booting, there is a 128Mb SPI boot Flash, an eMMC module socket (supporting up to 128GB) and microSD slot. The board is equipped with 1x USB 3.0 type A Host, 3x USB 2.0 Host, Gigabit Ethernet, SATA (model A), GPIO Bus, MiPi DSI interface, e-ink interface (model A), eDP interface (model A), touch Panel interface (model A), MiPi CSI interface, as well as many other device interfaces such as UART, SPI, I²C, for makers to integrate with sensors and other peripherals. Many different Operating Systems (OS) are freely available from the open source community, such as Linux (Ubuntu, Debian, Arch), BSD, and Android.

Software and OS Image Downloads

• TBD

SoC and Memory Specifications

• 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
• TrustZone technology support

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

NPU (Neural Processing Unit) Capabilities

• 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.
• SPI Flash: 128Mbit / 16MByte

Network

• 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet
• WiFi 802.11 b/g/n/ac with Bluetooth 5.0 (optional on model A, built in on model B)

Storage

• microSD - bootable, supports SDHC and SDXC, storage up to 2TB
• USB - 2 ports on model B, 3 ports on model A USB 2.0 Host port, 1 USB 3.0 Host port
• one native SATA 3.0 6Gb/s Port (only on model A, shared with USB 3.0 host port)
• optional eMMC module from 16GB up to 128GB

Expansion Ports

• eDP - 4 lanes of 2.7Gbps, up to 2560x1600@60Hz (only on model A)
• DSI - Display Serial Interface, 4 lanes MiPi, up to 1440P on model A, 2 lanes MiPi, up to 1080p on model B
• CSI - CMOS Camera Interface, 4 lanes MiPi up to 8 mega pixel on model A, 2 lanes MiPi up to 5 mega pixel on model B
• TP - Touch Panel Port, SPI with interrupt on model A
• RTC - Real Time Clock Battery Connector
• VBAT - Lithium Battery Connector with temperature sensor input on model A
• Wifi/BT Module Header - SDIO 3.0 and UART on model A, build in Wifi/BT Module on model B
• 2x20 pins "Pi2" GPIO Header on model B, 2x10 pins GPO header on model A
• PCIe x4 open ended slot on model A, m.2 slot on model B, one Gen2 lane due to SoC constraints

GPIO Pins ( Quartz64 Model A)

Attention! GPIOs are 3.3V!

Assigned To	Pin Nr.	Pin Nr.	Assigned To
3.3 V	1	2	5 V
I2C3_SDA_M0	3	4	5 V
I2C3_SCL_M0	5	6	GND
CPU_REFCLK_OUT	7	8	UART2_TX_M0_DEBUG
GND	9	10	UART2_RX_M0_DEBUG
SPI1_MOSI_M1	11	12	UART0_TX
SPI1_MISO_M1	13	14	UART0_RX
SPI1_CLK_M1	15	16	GND
SPI1_CS0_M1	17	18	SPDIF_OUT
GND	19	20	3.3V

Source: Page28 https://wiki.pine64.org/images/3/31/Quartz64_model-A_schematic_v1.0_20201215.pdf

Quartz64 Board Information, Schematics, and Certifications

• Model "A" Baseboard Dimensions: 133mm x 80mm x 19mm
• Input Power: DC 12V @ 3A 5.5mmOD/2.1mmID center-positive Barrel DC Jack connector

• Quartz64 Model "A" SBC Schematic and PCB Board Resource:
  • Quartz64 Model "A" SBC Schematic ver 1.0 20201215 PDF file
  • Quartz64 Model "A" SBC Schematic ver 1.0 20201124 PDF file
  • Quartz64 Model "A" SBC PCB Connector placement PDF file

• Model "B" Baseboard Dimensions: 85mm x 56mm x 18.8mm
• Input Power: DC 5V @ 3A 3.5mmOD/1.35mmID Barrel DC Jack connector

• Quartz64 Model "B" SBC Schematic and PCB Board Resource:
  • Quartz64 Model "B" SBC Schematic not yet available
  • Quartz64 Model "B" SBC PCB Connector placement PDF file

• Certification:
  • Not yet available

Datasheets for Components and Peripherals

• Rockchip RK3566 SoC information:
  • Rockchip RK3566 ver 1.0 datasheet, already got release permission from Rockchip
• LPDDR4 (200 Balls) SDRAM:
  • 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:
  • WinBond 128Mb SPI Flash Datasheet
  • GigaDevice 128Mb SPI Flash Datasheet
• E-ink Panel information:
  • Eink 10.3" 1872x1404 ES103TC1 Flex Panel Specification
  • Eink 10.3" 1872x1404 ES103TC1 Glass Panel Specification
• LCD Touch Screen Panel information:
  • 7.0" 1200x600 TFT-LCD Panel Specification
  • Touch Panel Specification
  • GOODiX GT911 5-Point Capacitive Touch Controller Datasheet
• Ethernet PHY information:
  • Realtek RTL8211 10/100/1000M Ethernet Transceiver
• WiFi/BT module info:
  • AMPAK AP6256 11AC WiFi + Bluetooth5.0 Datasheet]
• Enclosure information:
  • Playbox Enclosure 3D file
  • ABS Enclosure 3D file
  • Outdoor Aluminum Cast Dust-proof IP67 Enclosure Drawing
• Connector information:
  • 2.0mm PH Type connector specification use in Lithium Battery (VBAT) port and RTC Battery port
  • 0.5mm Pitch cover type FPC connector specification use in DSI port, TP port and CSI port

Development efforts

Main Article: Quartz64 Development

Information and resources of the ongoing development effort for the Quartz64 can be found on the Quartz64 Development page, where the current status of various board functions can be found, and whether they have landed in upstream.

• Quartz64 BSP Gitlab Page

Android SDK

Android 11 SDK for Quart64 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

Android 11 Production Test Build for Quart64 model A SBC

Android 11 Stock Image [eMMC Boot] using DD method [20210604]

• DD image to eMMC module using USB adapter for eMMC module and boot. Highly recommend using Etcher
• This is test build that used during product testing
• Please allow 3-5 minutes boot up time on first time for initialization
• DD image for 8GB eMMC module
  • Direct download from pine64.org
    • MD5 (GZip file): e4365753e584d9fce1b8f10f095eede6
    • File Size: 819MB
• DD image for 16GB eMMC module
  • Direct download from pine64.org
    • MD5 (GZip file): 491c5f7744b0ca0b74ae76e607051836
    • File Size: 1.10GB
• DD image for 32GB eMMC module
  • Direct download from pine64.org
    • MD5 (GZip file): 47a6f0cdac8bad06cb920743849a8894
    • File Size: 846MB
• DD image for 64GB eMMC module
  • Direct download from pine64.org
    • MD5 (GZip file): 4e2fed6f5db0d55afdc8a142fc0c4fe1
    • File Size: 884MB

Android 11 Production Test Build for Quart64 model A SBC [eMMC Boot] using ROCKChip tools method [20210604]

• Please unzip first and then using Rockchip Android tool ver 2.84 to flash in
• For Windows OS environment, please install the DriverAssistant v5.11 driver first
• This is test build that used during product testing
• The OTG port located at top USB 2.0 port on top of 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
  • Direct download from pine64.org
    • MD5 (GZip file): 800f867fdd0d1b2bd7822c156b6067e3
    • File Size: 812MB

Troubleshooting

Stability/Boot Issues With Missing Battery Shunt

If there is no battery plugged into the board, the jumper labelled "ON/OFF_BATT" must be in place. If this is set wrong, stability issues such as failures to boot will occur.