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Block Diagram
Helios64 Carrier Board
RK3399 System-On-Chip
This block diagram is cited from the RK3399 website documentation. 1
Connector / Interface List
| Name | Peripheral Type | Connector Type | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| P8 | SATA Cont. Mem. Flash Enable Jumper | 2x1 Pin Header | Sata Controller Flash Memory Enable |
| P9 | eFuse Dis. Jumper | Not Populated | TBD eFuse Power Supply |
| P10 | eMMC Dis. Jumper | 2x1 Pin Male Header | Disable eMMC boot |
| P11 | SPI Flash Dis. Jumper | 2x1 Pin Male Header | Disable SPI Flash |
| P13 | HS Select Jumper | 2x1 Pin Male Header | USB-C HS Select (Close = Type C HS, Open = Console) |
| J1 | USB3 Host | USB 3.0 Host | USB 3.0 Port Header |
| J3 | SATA | SATA 3.0 | Port 0 (SATA1) |
| J4 | SATA | SATA 3.0 | Port 1 (SATA2) |
| J5 | SATA | SATA 3.0 | Port 2 (SATA3) |
| J6 | SATA | SATA 3.0 | Port 3 (SATA4) |
| J8 | SATA | SATA 3.0 | Port 4 (SATA5) |
| J7 | HDD Power Conn. | 8 Pin ATX 12V | Rated for 5x HDD |
| J9 | Battery Power Conn. | 6 Pin ATX 12V | Battery Backup |
| J10 | ATX Power Supply Conn. | 4 Pin ATX 12V | 4 Pin ATX Power Connector |
| J11 | LAN1 | RJ45 | Gigabit Ethernet |
| J12 | LAN2 | RJ45 | 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet |
| J13 | USB 3.0 Host | Dual Port USB3.0 | Type A |
| J14 | microSD | Push-Push card connector | Support SDHC and SDXC |
| J15 | USB Type-C Dual Role | USB Type-C Connector | Via onboard FTDI USB-to-UART0 bridge |
| J16 | DC Connector | Kycon 4-Pin Mini-DIN | DC input 12V / 8A |
| FAN1 | Fan Connector | 4x1 Pin Male Header | PWM and RPM support |
| FAN2 | Fan Connector | 4x1 Pin Male Header | PWM and RPM support |
| P1 | I2C Header | 4x1 Pin Male Header | I2C Bus 1 |
| P2 | UEXT Header | 2x5 Pin Male Header | Universal EXTension Support [2] |
| P3 | Front Panel Header | 12x1 Pin Male Header | PWM and RPM support |
| P4 | Buzzer Header | 2x1 Pin Header | Buzzer Speaker Support |
| P5 | GPIO Pin Header | 7x2 Pin Male Header | GPIO configurable as input or output Via IO Expander on I2C Bus 0 |
| SW1 | Power Button | Push Button | Power Button |
| SW2 | Recovery Button | Push Button | Boot mode selector : SPI,MMC,UART,SATA |
| SW3 | Reset Button | Push Button | Reset Button |
Boot Modes
Helios64 supports at least 3 (TBD) boot modes that can be chosen by using the jumper configuration.
The default Boot device order for Helios64 is the SPI Flash Memory, eMMC, then micro-SD Card. The SoC will access this order sequentially to find the bootloader in all possible storage medium. To change the boot order if the bootloader are present in all possible volatile storage, we can use the combination of P10 and P11 jumpers. (Please see above figure for the connector/interface list.) Following jumper are available in the Helios64 board to configure the boot modes:
- P11 jumper can be used disable SPI Flash, when this jumper is shorted/close it means disable boot from the SPI Flash, and the board will search the next boot device (which is eMMC).
- P10 jumper is available to disable eMMC boot, when this jumper is closed Helios64 wil skip looking for bootloader from the eMMC and will continue with the micro-SD card,
So you can select to search for bootloader starting from the SPI Flash Storage, eMMC, untill micro-SD card. Following table may simplified boot ordering by jumper config by assuming the bootloaders are present in every storage device:
| P11 State | P10 State | Boot Order | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | SPI Flash | - |
| 1 | 0 | eMMC | - |
| 1 | 1 | micro-SD Card | - |
!!! note Please note, in case of bootloader is not present in the storage devices. The SoC will search to the next possible boot device.
Jumpers
- P13 jumper is the HS select, when this jumper closed the High Speed USB (USB 2.0) connection to the SoC will be establised, while the serial console is disconnected, so you can use flashing technology such as rockusb and maskrom in the USB type-C port.
[comment]: <> (its also called as HS select, when this jumper is closed the micro USB-C connector become type-C HS (open = console), your USB-C cable will connected to the serial console of the Helios64 board by default. By closing this connection the USB-C connection will become the HS mode, the eMMC will be detected as the USB Mass storage in your PC, in this configuration can directly flash the Armbian image to it.)
All the ready-to-use images we provide are for the SD Card boot mode.
Please refer to U-boot section to know how to use the other modes.
LED indicators
| LED Name | Color | Description |
|---|---|---|
| LED1 | green | SYS power |
| LED2 | green | Peripheral power |
| LED3 | green | HDD power |
| LED4 | blue | System ON |
| LED5 | bule | HDD activity |
| LED6 | green | System Status |
| LED7 | red | System Error |
| LED8 | orange | Battery Charge |
Reset Button
Helios64 board provides a RESET push button (RST BTN) to hard reset the board.
I2C Interface
Helios64 board exposes the SoC I2C Bus 1, on header P1. Below is the header pin-out.
Power Consumption
Board only
- Idle : 3.6 Watts
- Active : 5.6 Watts
Full Kit (with 4x HDDs)
| State | AC calculated power consumption |
DC measured power consumption |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idle | 19.3 W | 16.8 W | |
| HDD Read Access | 27.4 W | 22.8 W | |
| HDD Write Access | 30.3 W | 25.2 W | |
| Standby | 8.0 W | 6.7 W | HDD in Standby mode |
| Suspend-to-Ram | 7.2 W | 6.0 W | HDD in Standby mode |
!!! note Measures were done using a Current Clamp Meter on the Helios4 12V DC input. AC Power consumption is calculated based on a AC/DC conversion efficiency of 85%.
* Meter tool : Extech 380942 - 30A True RMS AC/DC Mini Clamp
* AC/DC Adapter : yczx1268 (efficiency : 85%)
* AC Input Voltage: 220V
* HDD: 4x WD Red 2TB (WD20EFRX) configured as RAID10
* Network : Connected at 1000Mb/s
* OS: ARMBIAN 5.73 stable Debian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch) 4.14.98-mvebu
HDD Recommendation List
We recommend HDD which are designed for NAS (Network Attached Storage). Those NAS HDD are specially conceived for reliable 24/7 operation and offers lower power consumption and dissipation, less vibration and noise, and finally better warranty. We recommend the following models :
Western Digital : WD Red NAS (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 10TB)
- WD10EFRX
- WD20EFRX
- WD30EFRX
- WD40EFRX
- WD60EFRX
- WD80EFZX
- WD100EFAX
Seagate : IronWolf NAS (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 10TB)
- ST1000VN002
- ST2000VN004
- ST3000VN007
- ST4000VN008
- ST6000VN0041
- ST8000VN0022
- ST10000VN0004
HGST : Deskstar NAS (4, 6 and 8TB)
- 0S04005
- 0S04007
- 0S04012
!!! note We recommend to order from different shop to avoid having all the drives from the same factory batch. For instance, you should order 2x HDDs from one shop, then the 2 others from another shop.
HDD / SSD Compability List
Please refer to Synology DS416j Compatibility List that covers a large number of tested drives. The DS416j used the same SoC family than Helios4.