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 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

• 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 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

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

• • SOQuartz Model-A baseboard 20210901 Schematic
  • SOQuartz Model-A baseboard 20210901 PCB Component Placement

• SOQuartz Blade Baseboard Schematic and PCB Board Resource:
  • SOQuartz BLADE 20220522 Schematic
  • SOQuartz BLADE 20220522 PCB component Placement

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]

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