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# Helios4 Introduction.

Helios4 is a powerful ARM based board specially designed for Network Attached Storage. It harnesses its processing capabilities from the **Marvell ARMADA® 388** System-on-Module from [SolidRun](https://developer.solid-run.com/knowledge-base/a388-som-integration-guide).

![Helios64](/helios4/img/intro/helios4.jpg)

The **Marvell ARMADA® 388** is a robust and energy-efficient System on Chip (SoC) with a collection of high speed interfaces especially suited for headless data processing, networking and storage. This Dual-core ARM Cortex A9 CPU clocked at 1.6 Ghz, paired with 2GB of ECC memory, integrates a Cryptographic and XOR DMA engines to provide the best level of performance and reliability for NAS functionalities.

## Overall Specifications

### Board

|**Board Specifications**||
|------------|-----------|
|**SoC**||
|SoC Model|Marvell Armada 388 (88F6828)<br>ARM Cortex-A9|
|SoC Architecture|ARMv7 32-bit|
|CPU Frequency|Dual Core 1.6 Ghz|
|Additional Features|- RAID Acceleration Engines<br>- Security Acceleration Engines<br>- Wake-on-LAN|
|**Memory**||
|System Memory|2GB DDR3L ECC|
|**HDD/SSD Interfaces**||
|SATA 3.0 Ports|4|
|Max Raw Capacity|64 TB (16 TB drive x 4)|
|Max Single Volume Size|16 TB|
|**External Interfaces**||
|GbE LAN Port|1|
|USB 3.0|2|
|microSD (SDIO 3.0)|1|
|**Developer Interfaces**||
|GPIO|12|
|I2C|1|
|UART|1 (via onboard Micro-USB converter)|
|**Others**||
|Boot Mode Selector|- SPI<br>- SD Card<br>- UART<br>- SATA|
|SPI NOR Flash|32Mbit onboard|
|PWM FAN|2|
|RTC Battery|1|
|DC input|12V / 8A|

### Mechanical

|**Mechanical Specifications**||
|------------|-----------|
|Board Dimension|100mm x 100mm|
|Board Weight|120gr|
|Case Dimention (H x W x D)|182 mm x 107 mm x 210 mm|
|Case Weight (without HDD)|450gr|
|Case Material|Colored Acrylic|

### Software

|**Software Specifications**||
|------------|-----------|
|Operating System|Linux Debian and Ubuntu|
|Kernel Version|4.14
|U-Boot Version|2018.11
|Software Partners|- Armbian: Debian and Ubuntu for ARM board<br>- OpenMediaVault: Linux NAS turn-key solution<br>- Syncloud: Cloud services at your premises|

## Where to Start ?

Once you have received your Helios4, this wiki will run you through all the necessary steps to setup your system.

1. [Kit Assembly](/helios4/kit/) - How to put together your Helios4.

2. [Download](/download/#helios4) - Get the latest OS build to install.

3. [Install](/helios4/install/) - 1st startup and set-up instructions.

4. [Software](/helios4/omv/) - Collection of tutorials on different 3rd party applications.

5. [Hardware](/helios4/hardware/) - Understand Helios4 hardware and take advantage of all its features.

### Armbian Support Forum

If you are facing an issue, you can go on the **Armbian** forum to ask for some help. There is a thread dedicated to [Helios4 support](https://forum.armbian.com/topic/6033-helios4-support/).
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			`# Helios4 Introduction.`

Fix H4 introduction 2020-06-14 04:55:35 +02:00			`Helios4 is a powerful ARM based board specially designed for Network Attached Storage. It harnesses its processing capabilities from the Marvell ARMADA® 388 System-on-Module from [SolidRun](https://developer.solid-run.com/knowledge-base/a388-som-integration-guide).`
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Helios64 Hardware Detailed Info (#27) * Add detailed hardware info for Helios64 - Button - Ethernet - Front Panel - GPIO - I2C - Jumper - LED - M.2 - PMIC - PWM Fan - RTC - SATA - SPI - UEXT - UPS - USB * Cosmetic upgrade and adapt to latest mkdocs-material version Co-authored-by: nurix <nurix@pnsnc.local> Co-authored-by: Aditya Prayoga <aditya@kobol.io> 2020-04-20 10:06:24 +02:00			`![Helios64](/helios4/img/intro/helios4.jpg)`
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			`The Marvell ARMADA® 388 is a robust and energy-efficient System on Chip (SoC) with a collection of high speed interfaces especially suited for headless data processing, networking and storage. This Dual-core ARM Cortex A9 CPU clocked at 1.6 Ghz, paired with 2GB of ECC memory, integrates a Cryptographic and XOR DMA engines to provide the best level of performance and reliability for NAS functionalities.`

			`## Overall Specifications`

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			`\|------------\|-----------\|`
			`\|SoC\|\|`
			`\|SoC Model\|Marvell Armada 388 (88F6828)<br>ARM Cortex-A9\|`
			`\|SoC Architecture\|ARMv7 32-bit\|`
			`\|CPU Frequency\|Dual Core 1.6 Ghz\|`
			`\|Additional Features\|- RAID Acceleration Engines<br>- Security Acceleration Engines<br>- Wake-on-LAN\|`
			`\|Memory\|\|`
			`\|System Memory\|2GB DDR3L ECC\|`
			`\|HDD/SSD Interfaces\|\|`
			`\|SATA 3.0 Ports\|4\|`
Update Helios4 max cacipity and HDD tecommendation list 2020-03-06 05:38:33 +01:00			`\|Max Raw Capacity\|64 TB (16 TB drive x 4)\|`
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			`\|External Interfaces\|\|`
			`\|GbE LAN Port\|1\|`
			`\|USB 3.0\|2\|`
			`\|microSD (SDIO 3.0)\|1\|`
			`\|Developer Interfaces\|\|`
			`\|GPIO\|12\|`
			`\|I2C\|1\|`
			`\|UART\|1 (via onboard Micro-USB converter)\|`
			`\|Others\|\|`
			`\|Boot Mode Selector\|- SPI<br>- SD Card<br>- UART<br>- SATA\|`
			`\|SPI NOR Flash\|32Mbit onboard\|`
			`\|PWM FAN\|2\|`
			`\|RTC Battery\|1\|`
			`\|DC input\|12V / 8A\|`

Update Intro sub menus for Helios4 and Helios64 2020-04-28 05:41:53 +02:00			`### Mechanical`

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			`\|------------\|-----------\|`
			`\|Board Dimension\|100mm x 100mm\|`
			`\|Board Weight\|120gr\|`
			`\|Case Dimention (H x W x D)\|182 mm x 107 mm x 210 mm\|`
			`\|Case Weight (without HDD)\|450gr\|`
			`\|Case Material\|Colored Acrylic\|`

Update Intro sub menus for Helios4 and Helios64 2020-04-28 05:41:53 +02:00			`### Software`

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			`\|------------\|-----------\|`
			`\|Operating System\|Linux Debian and Ubuntu\|`
			`\|Kernel Version\|4.14`
			`\|U-Boot Version\|2018.11`
			`\|Software Partners\|- Armbian: Debian and Ubuntu for ARM board<br>- OpenMediaVault: Linux NAS turn-key solution<br>- Syncloud: Cloud services at your premises\|`

			`## Where to Start ?`

			`Once you have received your Helios4, this wiki will run you through all the necessary steps to setup your system.`

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Add H64 overall setup steps and link Armbian forum 2020-10-05 07:38:50 +02:00			`2. [Download](/download/#helios4) - Get the latest OS build to install.`
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Fix page link. Add '/' when needed. Add .gitignore file 2020-05-02 13:40:24 +02:00			`4. [Software](/helios4/omv/) - Collection of tutorials on different 3rd party applications.`
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Fix page link. Add '/' when needed. Add .gitignore file 2020-05-02 13:40:24 +02:00			`5. [Hardware](/helios4/hardware/) - Understand Helios4 hardware and take advantage of all its features.`
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			`### Armbian Support Forum`

			`If you are facing an issue, you can go on the Armbian forum to ask for some help. There is a thread dedicated to [Helios4 support](https://forum.armbian.com/topic/6033-helios4-support/).`