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 supports up to 4GB 1866MHz LPDDR3 memory. It provides an eMMC module socket, MicroSD Card slot, Pi-2 Bus, Pi-P5+ Bus, USB 3.0, and many other peripheral interfaces for makers to integrate with sensors and other devices. Many different Operating Systems (OS) are freely available from the open source community, such as Android 7.1, Debian, and Yocto.

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
  • ROCK64 MAC Address

Under ROCK64 Software Release you will find a complete list of currently supported Operating System images that work with the ROCK64 as well as other related software.

The list includes OS images and descriptions of:

• Armbian (microSD / eMMC Boot)

• AOSC (microSD / eMMC Boot)

• Manjaro ARM (microSD / eMMC Boot)

• Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic by ayufan (microSD / eMMC Boot)

• Slackware (microSD / eMMC Boot)

• DietPi (microSD / eMMC Boot)

• LibreElec for KODI (microSD / eMMC Boot)

• Volumio 2 Digital Audio Player (microSD / eMMC Boot)

• Debian by ayufan (microSD / eMMC Boot)

• Debian by mrfixit2001 (microSD / eMMC Boot)

• OpenMediaVault 64bit (microSD / eMMC boot)

• NextCloudPi(microSD / eMMC Boot)

• Recalbox(microSD / eMMC Boot)

• NetBSD (microSD / eMMC Boot)

• Android 9.x (eMMC)

• Android 8.x (eMMC) / Android 8.x (microSD Boot)

• Android 7.x (eMMC) / Android 7.x (microSD Boot)

• Android TV 7.x (eMMC) / Android TV 7.x (microSD Boot)

Quick Links to the Source of OS Images Build

Some OS images are still in beta or nightly build which are only fit for testing purposes. These should usually be avoided for normal usage, since they are used at your own risk

• ayufan Linux
• ayufan Android 7.1
• Raybuntu LibreElec KODI | Kwiboo LibreElec KODI
• Fire219 Fedora
• Lakka | RetroPie-Setup
• Armbian
• Arch Linux
• NextCloudPi
• Slackware

State of software support for the hardware

Requirement	GNU/Linux	Android/Linux	Kodi/Linux
2160p 30Hz 8bit h264/h265/vp8	partial? 1	yes	yes
UI using GPU	no	yes	yes
Youtube	no	yes	no
vp9 / mpeg4 / mpeg2 / 10bit HDR / YCbCr	no	yes?	yes

Upstreaming Status

Function	Status	Component	Notes
Video Output	Linux Mainline	rockchipdrm	With mpv, you'll need to specify something like mpv --gpu-context=drm --drm-connector=1.HDMI-A-1 to get it to play back on a VT
3D Acceleration	Upstream Mesa	lima	Very recent version recommended for the best experience
Video Decode	Linux Mainline	hantro_vpu, using v4l2m2m	Still in staging, so userspace (ffmpeg, etc.) patches have not yet been merged. However, it should land in 5.13, after which patches to ffmpeg etc. may start being merged.
Audio	Linux Mainline	snd_soc_rockchip_*

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.

Board Features

Video

• Digital Video 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)
• 128Mbit (16MB) on-board SPI flash memory (empty by default) - bootable?
• 1 USB3.0 Dedicated Host port
• 2 USB2.0 Dedicated Host port (top one 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, Schematics and Certifications

• Board Dimensions: 85mm x 56mm x 18.8mm
  • ROCK64 board dimension drawing
• 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 ver 3.0 SBC related info
  • ROCK64 SBC v3.0 Change Notice
  • ROCK64 Schematic v3.0 (Production Release)
  • ROCK64 Component Reference location v3.0 (top layer)
  • ROCK64 Component Reference location v3.0 (bottom layer)
  • ROCK64 SBC v3.0 Pi-2 and Pi-P5+ Bus GPIO Assignment

https://files.pine64.org/doc/rock64/R64V3%20RTC%20Batt%20connector.png ROCK64 Rev3 SBC RTC Battery Connector polarity

• ROCK64 ver 2.0 SBC related info
  • ROCK64 Schematic v2.0 (Production Release)
  • ROCK64 SBC v2.0 Pi-2 and Pi-P5+ Bus GPIO Assignment
• Github on ROCK64 GPIO library, thanks to Leapo
• Good documentation about ROCK64 GPIO pins article
• ROCK64 Audio DAC with 10/100Mbps Ethernet POT Board Schematic
• ROCK64 3-D autodesk drawing, thanks and courtesy of TeaPack
  • ROCK64 board 2D drawing @courtesy of TeaPack
  • ROCK64 board 3D drawing @courtesy of TeaPack
  • ROCK64 Audio DAC with 10/100Mbps Ethernet POT board 3D drawing @courtesy of TeaPack
  • ROCK64 board with Audio DAC POT board 3D drawing @courtesy of TeaPack
• ROCK64 Certifications:
  • Disclaimer: Please note that PINE64 SBC is not a "final" product and in general certification is not necessary. However, PINE64 still submits the SBC for FCC, CE, and ROHS certifications and obtain the certificates to prove that the SBC board can pass the testing. Please note, a final commercial product needs to perform its own testing and obtain its own certificate.
  • ROCK64 FCC Certificate
  • ROCK64 CE Certificate
  • ROCK64 RoHS Certificate

Datasheets for Components and Peripherals

• Rockchip RK3328 SoC information:
  • Rockchip RK3328 SoC Brief
  • Rockchip RK3328 Datasheet V1.2
  • 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
• 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
• Ethernet related info:
  • Realtek RTL8211F 10/100/1000M Ethernet Transceiver Datasheet
  • 10/100Mbps MegJack on Audio DAC POT board Datasheet
• Peripheral related info:
  • JMicron JMS578 to SATA Datasheet
• Enclosure information:
  • Outdoor Aluminum Cast Dust-proof IP67 Enclosure Drawing
• Remote control button mapping
  • Official Remote Control for the PINE A64 Button Mapping

Other Resources

• ROCK64 Forum
• IRC Server: irc.pine64.org Channel: ROCK64
• 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
• Armbian's ROCK64 Page