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 16GB up to 128GB

Network

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

SOQuartz Model-A Baseboard Features

• Model "A" Baseboard Dimensions: 133mm x 80mm x 19mm
• Input Power: DC 12V @ 3A 5.5OD/2.1ID Barrel DC Jack connector

Storage

• microSD - bootable, support SDHC and SDXC, storage up to 256GB
• 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

SOQuartz Module and Baseboard Information, Schematics, and Certifications

• SOQuartz Module Schematic:
  • SOEdge Module ver 2.0 20190919 Schematic
  • SOEdge Module ver 2.0 20190919 PCB Component Placement Top PDF file
  • SOEdge Module ver 2.0 20190919 PCB Component Placement Bottom PDF file
• SOQuartz Model "A" Baseboard Schematic and PCB Board Resource:
• SOQuartz Blade Baseboard Schematic and PCB Board Resource:

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]

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