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RK3588 EVB User Guide Releaseversion:V1.0 Releasedate:2022-1-25...
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Brand Statement "Rockchip" and "瑞芯微" , "瑞芯"and other Rockchip trademarks are trademarks of Rockchip Electronics co., ltd., are exclusively owned by Rockchip Electronics Co., Ltd. All other trademarks or registered trademarks mentioned in this document are owned by their respective owners.
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RK3588 EVB User Guide Preface Preface Overview This guide mainly introduces the basic functions and hardware features, multi-function hardware configuration, and software debugging operation methodsof RK3588EVB. It aims to help debuggers use RK3588EVB befaster and more accurately, and be familiar with RK3588 chip development and application solutions.
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RK3588 EVB User Guide Revision History Revision History This revision history recorded description of each version, and any updates of previous versions are included in the latest one. Version Author Revision Date Revision Description Remark V1.0 2022-1-6 Initial release Copyright @ 2022Rockchip Electronics Co., Ltd...
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RK3588 EVB Uses Guide Acronyms Acronyms Acronyms include the abbreviations of commonly used phrases in this document: Abbreviation English meaning Chinese meaning 中央处理器 Central Processing Unit 神经网络处理器 Neural Network Processing Unit 视频处理器 Video Processing Unit 双倍速率同步动态随机存储器 Double Data Rate 内嵌式多媒体存储卡...
RK3588 EVB User Guide System Introduction 1 System Introduction 1.1 RK3588 Introduction RK3588 is a high-performance, low-power application processor chip. It integrates 4 Cortex-A76, 4 Cortex-A55 and independent NEON coprocessor. Suitable for ARM PC, edge computing, personal mobile Internet devices and other multimedia products.
1.3 System Framework 1.3.1 System Block Diagram RK3588 EVB system uses RK3588 as the core chip of the system, and two power supply schemes, RK806-2 dual PMIC or RK806-1 single PMIC can be selected. Use LPDDR4X, eMMC, MIPI TX, and SATA/PCIe and other functional external device interfaces to integrate a stable and mass-produced solution.
Slave Pmic2 RK806-2 Figure 1-2RK3588 EVB1 System Block Diagram 1.3.2 Function Summary RK3588 EVB includes the following functions: DC Power: DC 12V adapter power supply interface; TYPEC: One complete TYPEC interface, compatible with system firmware upgrade channel and DP1.4 output interface;...
RK3588 EVB User Guide System Introduction Audio Interface:Support speaker, earphone output sound, single MIC recording SATA3.0Interface: Two 7pin SATA interface PCIe3.0 Interface: One standard PCIex4 interface, used to expand PCIe devices; UART Debug: User debugging to view the LOG information; support TYPEC and MINI USB interface;...
RK3588 EVB User Guide System Introduction 1.6.2 Firmware Upgrade Method There are two ways to upgrade RK3588 EVB firmware: Enter Loader upgrade mode: Before the system is powered on, SARADC_IN1 needs to be kept low, and the system will enter the Loader state.
RK3588 EVB User Guide System Introduction Before the system is powered on, SARADC_IN0 is low and enters the MASKROM state. Specific steps are as follows: Connect the TYPE_C port to the computer, press and hold the MASKROM button on the board.
RK3588 EVB User Guide System Introduction 1.7 Serial Debugging 1.7.1 Serial Port Tool Connect the MINI USB Debug debugging interface of the development board to the the computer, and get the current port COM number in the device manager of the PC end.
RK3588 EVB User Guide System Introduction Figure 1-10Serial Port Tool Debug Interface 1.7.2 ADBDebug Ensure that the driver is installed successfully, and the PC is connected to the TYPE_C port on the same side as the power supply of the development board;...
RK3588 EVB User Guide Hardware Introduction 2.2 Power Block Diagram Figure 2-2 RK3588 EVB Block Diagram 2.3 I2CAddress The development board reserves a wealth of peripheral interfaces. The user debugging I2C peripherals will involve I2C channel multiplexing. Table 2-1 shows the I2C address and level values corresponding to the existing development board devices.
RK3588 EVB User Guide Hardware Introduction 2.4 Extension Connector Information In actual use, the user may make an expansion board. The model of the development board connector is as follows: U4600 and U4700 are vertical double-row 80PIN card sockets with 0.3mm pins and 0.8mm spacing. The dimensions are as follows: Copyright @ 2022Rockchip Electronics Co., Ltd...
RK3588 EVB User Guide Module brief 3 Module Brief 3.1 Power Input The power adapter inputs 12V/3A power, after passing the front-end buck converter power supply, the system power VCC5V0_SYS is obtained, and then the system voltage is provided to the PMIC power management chip, and different voltages are output for system use.
RK3588 EVB User Guide Module brief Figure 3-2Location ofLPDDR4xandeMMC Figure 3-3Reserve Locationof SPI Flash The key position of EVB into MASKROM programming: Figure 3-4Key Position of EVB into MASKROM Programming Copyright @ 2022Rockchip Electronics Co., Ltd...
RK3588 EVB User Guide Module brief 3.3 RTC Circuit The RTC circuit adopts the HYM8563TS chip, which can be powered by the development board or its own button battery (not included by default, you need to purchase a CR1220-3V button battery by yourself), to ensure that it can continue to provide accurate time even when the board is powered off, and communicate with master through the I2C signal.
RK3588 EVB User Guide Module brief 3.5 SATA Power Socket The SATA device power supply ports used by the development board output 12V/5V respectively. Figure 3-7SATA Power 12V/5V Output 3.6 PCIeSocket The development board uses a standard PCIe3.0 connector, which can be connected to an external PCIe card for communication.
RK3588 EVB User Guide Module brief 3.7 Ethernet Port The development board supports two RJ45 ports, which can provide dual Gigabit Ethernet connection function. The internal integrated Gigabit Ethernet MAC and PCIe2.0 are respectively used to connect with the external PHY chip.
BT data adopts UART communication mode. BT voice is connected to the master I2S interface. WIFI data adopts PCIe data bus. RK3588 EVB is equipped with two 2.4GHz/5GHz dual-mode antennas by default. Figure 3-12BT/WIFI Antenna Interface Copyright @ 2022Rockchip Electronics Co., Ltd...
RK3588 EVB User Guide Module brief 3.11 DebugInterface The development board supports TYPEC and MINI USB debugging interfaces. Figure 3-13DebugInterface 3.12 JTAGInterface The development board reserves 2xJTAG interfaces, and the reserved interface in the figure below is ARM JTAG. The standard JTAG socket supports ARM/MCU JTAG, which can be switched by the DIP switch; when the switch 1/2 is turned on and 3/4 is turned off, it supports ARM JTAG, and when the switch 1/2 is turned off and 3/4 is turned on, it supports MCU JTAG.
RK3588 EVB User Guide Module brief 3.13 MIPI D/CPHYInput Interface The MIPI D/CPHY input interface adopts a vertical 80pin socket (61082-081402LF, see section 2.4 for specifications) with a pitch of 0.8mm, and supports dual MIPI D/CPHY interface input. It can support two-way 4Lane DPHY module input or two-way 3Lane CPHY module input.
RK3588 EVB User Guide Module brief Figure 3-18TYPEC Interface 3.16 USB3.0Interface The development board supports one USB3.0 OTG interface; the interface is a standard A port, which is convenient for developers to access USB3.0 U disk and other USB3.0 devices.
RK3588 EVB User Guide Module brief 3.17 USB2.0 HostInterface The development board supports two channels of USB2.0; it is integrated on a double-layer USB device and can support the connection of USB devices, such as mouse, U disk, and Bluetooth.
RK3588 EVB User Guide Module brief 3.19 HDMI Input Interface The development board supports one HDMI input interface, up to HDMI2.0 video input. Figure 3-22HDMI RXInterface 3.20 Fan Power Connector The development board reserves a fan interface, supports 12V/5V fans, and supports adjustable speed. The development board equip with a 12V fan by default.
RK3588 EVB User Guide Module brief 3.21 Sensor Module Expansion The development board is equipped with an IMX415 module, which can support up to 800W pixels. Support automatic white balance, 3D noise reduction, HDR; Support RAW10/RAW12 data output;...
RK3588 EVB User Guide Precautions 4 Precautions RK3588 EVB is suitable for laboratory or engineering environment, please read the following precautions before operation: Under no circumstances can the screen interface and expansion board be hot-swapped. Before unpacking and installing the development board, take necessary anti-static measures to avoid electrostatic discharge (ESD) damage to the development board hardware.
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