Rock64

ROCK64

ROCK64 is a credit card size 4K60P HDR Media Board Computer powered by Rockchip RK3328 Quad-Core ARM Cortex A53 64-Bit Processor and support up to 4GB 1866MHz LPDDR3 memory. It provides eMMC module socket, MicroSD Card slot, Pi-2 Bus, Pi-P5+ Bus, USB 3.0 and many others peripheral devices interface for makers to integrate with sensors and devices. Various Operating System (OS) are made available by open source community such Android TV 7.1, Debian, Yocto and many more to come.

ROCK64 Software Images

• OS build Installation Guide and tools:
  • Guide to install stock Android build to eMMC module
  • Tools to burn Android build into a bootable microSD card
  • Tools that allows developer flash image into eMMC's Loader/Parameter/Misc/Kernal/Boot/Recovery/System/Backup partition
  • Windows ADB driver package

Stock Build Android TV 7.1.2 [microSD Boot] [20170809] Release version

• DD image to microSD card and boot. Highly recommend using Etcher.
• Improvement on HD Audio bitstream output
• Improvement on 4K HDR playback
• Optimize SDRAM performance
• Added support for more LPDDR3 brand
• Please allow 10-15 minutes boot up time on first time for initialization
• Direct download from pine64.org
  • MD5 (XZ file): 182D76FB3D6E17A41FDB3EC5A07679D6
  • File Size: 586MB

Stock Build Android TV 7.1.2 [microSD to eMMC Boot] [20170809] Release version

• DD image to microSD card. Highly recommend using Etcher.
  • Shorting the eMMC PIN with a jumper as shown on the 1st image of Guide to install stock Android build to eMMC module. After power ON the box for 1 second, quickly remove the jumper, then it will start writing the new image to the eMMC.
• Improvement on HD Audio bitstream output
• Improvement on 4K HDR playback
• Optimize SDRAM performance
• Added support for more LPDDR3 brand
• Please allow 10-15 minutes boot up time on first time for initialization
• Direct download from pine64.org
  • MD5 (XZ file): C19C1B9369F65C1AE4A0485414197564
  • File Size: 547MB

Stock Build Android TV 7.1.2 [eMMC Boot] [20170809] Release version

• Please unzip first and then using Android tool to flash in.
• Improvement on HD Audio bitstream output
• Improvement on 4K HDR playback
• Optimize SDRAM performance
• Added support for more LPDDR3 brand
• Direct download from pine64.org
  • MD5 (GZip file): 27591E7FF9489CD04CDDBFD8FFDE885F
  • File Size: 726MB

Community Build Android TV 7.1.2 [eMMC Boot] Latest Release version

• Follow up on ayufan Android 7.1 github
• eMMC flash-all image, please unzip first and then using Android tool to flash in
  • Direct download latest release build from ayufan github

Stock Build Debian Jessie LXDE Linux Kernel ver 4.4 [microSD Boot] [20170809] Release version

• Added packages: libreoffice aisleriot build-essential emacs gcc geany gimp git gnome-mines gnome-sudoku htop libpixman-1-dev nano vim
• DD image to microSD card and boot. Highly recommend using Etcher.
  • Direct download from pine64.org
    • MD5 (XZ file): 334B73B57C29A9AE3626BE795246C6D1
    • File Size: 1.6GB
• Login with
  • username: linaro
  • password: linaro

Community Build Debian Stretch Minimal Linux Kernel ver 4.4 [microSD Boot]

• Follow up on ayufan Linux github
• DD image to microSD card and boot. Highly recommend using Etcher.
  • Direct download from ayufan github
    • MD5 (XZ file): 4918EB5094A272711DE935901EBC37FB
    • File Size: 208MB
• Login with
  • username: rock64
  • password: rock64

Community Build Debian Jessie Minimal Linux Kernel ver 4.4 [microSD Boot]

• Follow up on ayufan Linux github
• DD image to microSD card and boot. Highly recommend using Etcher.
  • Direct download from ayufan github
    • MD5 (XZ file): 9CC97F4FD20C1EC71624BB74D4A792AD
    • File Size: 196MB
• Login with
  • username: rock64
  • password: rock64

Community Build Xenial Mate Linux Kernel ver 4.4 [microSD Boot]

• Follow up on ayufan Linux github
• DD image to microSD card and boot. Highly recommend using Etcher.
  • Direct download latest release build from ayufan github and look for xenial-mate-rock64-x.x.xx-xx-arm64.img.xz
• Login with
  • username: rock64
  • password: rock64

Community Build Xenial Minimal Linux Kernel ver 4.4 [microSD Boot]

• Follow up on ayufan Linux github
• DD image to microSD card and boot. Highly recommend using Etcher.
  • Direct download latest release build from ayufan github and look for xenial-minimal-rock64-x.x.xx-xx-arm64.img.xz
• Login with
  • username: rock64
  • password: rock64

Community Build LibreElec KODI Preliminary Alpha build Kernel ver 4.4 [microSD boot]

• The LibreElec Kodi build still in Alpha stage, good for checkout and still not ready for daily use.
• Follow up on Kwiboo LibreElec github
• Unzip and DD image to microSD card and boot. Highly recommend using Etcher.
  • Direct download from Kwiboo LibreElec github
    • MD5 (GZip file): C226C8B42DAA73CEF6C7ABC1C192DB68
    • File Size: 121MB

Community Build Jessie OpenMediaVault Linux Kernel ver 4.4 [microSD Boot]

• openmediavault is the next generation network attached storage (NAS) solution, click link to OMV main page
• Follow up on ayufan Linux github
• DD image to microSD card and boot. Highly recommend using Etcher.
  • Direct download latest release build from ayufan github and look for jessie-openmediavault-rock64-x.x.xx-xx-armhf.img.xz
  • Credentials (console/ssh, except OMV): rock64/rock64
  • Credentials (OMV for Web): admin/openmediavault
  • Credentials (OMV for console): root/openmediavault

Community Build Xenial i3 Linux Kernel ver 4.4 [microSD Boot]

• Follow up on ayufan Linux github
• DD image to microSD card and boot. Highly recommend using Etcher.
  • Direct download latest release build from ayufan github and look for xenial-i3-rock64-x.x.xx-xx-arm64.img.xz
• Login with
  • username: rock64
  • password: rock64

Community Build Fedora Linux Preliminary Minimal build Kernel ver 4.4 [microSD boot]

• Follow up on Fire219 github
• 
• Release soon

Quick Links to the Source of Latest/Nightly OS Images Build

• ayufan Linux
• ayufan Android 7.1
• LibreElec KODI
• Fire219 Fedora

SoC and Memory Specification

• Based on Rockchip RK3328

CPU Architecture

• Quad-core Cortex-A53 up to 1.5GHz CPU
• Full implementation of the ARM architecture v8-A instruction set
• ARM Neon Advanced SIMD (single instruction, multiple data) support for accelerated media and signal processing computation
• ARMv8 Cryptography Extensions
• In-order pipeline with symmetric dual-issue of most instructions
• Unified system L2 cache
• Include VFP v3 hardware to support single and double-precision operations
• Integrated 32KB L1 instruction cache, 32KB L1 data cache with 4-way set associative
• TrustZone technology support
• Full CoreSight debug solution
• One separate power domains for CPU core system to support internal power switch and externally turn on/off based on different application scenario
• PD_A53: Cortex-A53 + Neon + FPU + L1 I/D Cache of core 2/3
• One isolated voltage domain to support DVFS

GPU Architecture

• ARM Mali-450MP2 Dual-core GPU
• OpenGL ES 1.1 and 2.0, OpenVG1.1

System Memory

• LPDDR3 RAM Memory Variants: 1GB, 2GB and 4GB.
• Storage Memory: ROCK64 boards have 128Mb built-in SPI Flash memory but not yet in use, currently use bootable microSD Cards or bootable attachable eMMC.

Board Features

Video

• HDMI 2.0a output up to 4K@60Hz
• 4K HDR @ 60fps
• H.264/AVC Base/Main/High/High10 profile @ level 5.1; up to 4Kx2K @ 60fps
• H.265/HEVC Main/Main10 profile @ level 5.1 High-tier; up to 4Kx2K @ 60fps
• VP9, up to 4Kx2K @ 60fps
• MPEG-1, ISO/IEC 11172-2, up to 1080P @ 60fps
• MPEG-2, ISO/IEC 13818-2, SP@ML, MP@HL, up to 1080P @ 60fps
• MPEG-4, ISO/IEC 14496-2, SP@L0-3, ASP@L0-5, up to 1080P @ 60fps
• VC-1, SP@ML, MP@HL, AP@L0-3, up to 1080P @ 60fps
• MVC is supported based on H.264 or H.265, up to 1080P @ 60fps

Audio

• 3.5mm A/V Jack (Composite Video Output and RCA Stereo support using conversion cable)

Network

• 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet
• WiFi 802.11 b/g/n with Bluetooth 4.0 (optional USB dongle)

Storage

• microSD - bootable, support SDHC and SDXC, storage up to 256GB
• eMMC - bootable (optional eMMC Module)
• 1 USB3.0 Dedicated Host port
• 2 USB2.0 Dedicated Host port (one of them is USB-OTG)

Expansion Ports

• 2x20 pins "Pi2" GPIO Header
• 2x11 pins "Pi P5+" GPIO Header (with 2nd 10/100Mbps Ethernet pins)

ROCK64 Board Information and Schematics

• Board Dimensions: 85mm x 56mm x 18.8mm
• Input Power: +5V @3A with 3.5mm/1.35mm Type H Barrel type DC connector (@2A still work if no heavy loading on USB 3.0 port)
• ROCK64 Schematic v2.0 (Production Release)
• ROCK64 Pi-2 and Pi P5+ Bus
• ROCK64 ES9023 Audio with 10/100Mbps Ethernet Board Schematic

Datasheets for Components and Peripherals

• Rockchip RK3328 SoC information:
  • Rockchip RK3328 SoC Brief
  • Rockchip RK3328 Datasheet V1.1
  • Rockchip RK3328 Technical Reference Manual part 1
  • Rockchip RK805 Datasheet V1.1
• LPDDR3 (178 Balls) SDRAM:
  • Hynix LPDDR3 Datasheet V1.2
  • Samsung LPDDR3 Datasheet V1.00.00
  • Spectek LPDDR3 Datasheet
• Ethernet related info:
  • Realtek RTL8211 10/100/1000M Ethernet Transceiver Datasheet
  • 10/100Mbps MegJack on Audio DAC add-on board Datasheet
• Remote control button mapping
  • Official Remote Control for the PINE A64 Button Mapping

Other Resources

• ROCK64 Forum
• ROCK64 IRC Channel
• ROCK64 Linux GitHub Repo
• ROCK64 ayufan GitHub Repo
• Rockchip Linux GitHub Repo
• Rockchip Android RKMC (Forked from Kodi 16.1)
• Rockchip Open Source Wiki
• ROCK64 Guides