Kobol innovations Helios64 User manual

Helios64 - Test Manual

Version : 0.2

Date : 29/ 06 / 2020

Table of Contents
Product overview..................................................................................................................3
        Hardware Description.....................................................................................................4
                Block Diagram........................................................................................................5
                        Helios64 Board...............................................................................................5
                        Rockchip RK3399 SoC...................................................................................5
                Interfaces List.........................................................................................................6
Operating Manual.................................................................................................................8
        Peripheral Kit..................................................................................................................8
        Software Install.............................................................................................................13
                Writing an image to a microSD Card.....................................................................13
        System Setup...............................................................................................................14
        Test Application............................................................................................................. 17
                Network Config and Credentials...........................................................................17
                Connect to Helios64.............................................................................................17
                Test Suite Usage...................................................................................................19
                        Launch Application........................................................................................19
                        Run All tests..................................................................................................19
                        Run Ethernet test..........................................................................................20
                        Run SATA test...............................................................................................20
                        Run MicroSD test..........................................................................................21
                        Run eMMC test.............................................................................................21
                        Run USB test................................................................................................22
Troubleshooting................................................................................................................. 24
                Troubleshooting table...........................................................................................24
                Serial Console Access..........................................................................................26
                        Under Windows............................................................................................26
                        Under Linux (via Terminal)............................................................................28
                        Login Crendentials........................................................................................28
                Troubleshooting commands..................................................................................29
                        Check all drives are detected........................................................................29
                        Check IP address is correct..........................................................................29
                        Check correct System Version is running......................................................30
                Boot Screen..........................................................................................................31
                        U-Boot.......................................................................................................... 31
                        Linux.............................................................................................................33
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Product overview

Helios64 is a powerful ARM board specially designed for Network Attached Storage (NAS). It

is designed around the Rockchip RK33 System-on-Chip.

Helios64 is our latest design for the ultimate ARM powered NAS. Compared to the Helios4, it

offers improvement on every single key aspect :

•More storage capacity with 5x SATA ports,

•Greater network throughput with Multi-Gigabit Ethernet (2.5 GbE),

•Faster and Larger Memory with 4GB LPDDR4,

•More functionalities with Display Port and DAS modes support,

•Reinforced reliability with Built-in UPS.

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Hardware Description

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SoC

SoC Model

SoC Architecture ARMv8-A 64-bit

CPU Frequency

Additional Features

Memory

LPDDR4 RAM 4GB

eMMC 5.1 NAND Flash 16GB

SPI NOR Flash 128Mb

HDD/SSD Interfaces

SATA 3.0 Ports 5

M.2 SATA 3.0 Slot 1 (shared with SATA port 1)

Max Raw Capacity 80 TB (16 TB drive x 5)

External Interfaces

Multi-Gigabit LAN Port (2.5Gbe) 1

Gigabit LAN Port (1Gbe) 1

USB Type-C 1

USB 3.0 3

microSD (SDIO 3.0) 1

Developer Interfaces

GPIO 16

I2C 1

UEXT 1

Others

PWM FAN 2

On-Board HDD Power yes

Built-in UPS yes

RTC Battery yes

DC input Dual 12V inputs

Wake-on-LAN yes

Front Panel Extension yes

Rockchip RK3399 - Hexacore

2x Cortex-A72 + 4x Cortes-A53

A72 : 1.8 GHz

A53 : 1.4 GHz

- GPU Mali-T860MP4

- Video Encode/Decoder Engines

- Security Acceleration Engines

- Secure Boot

Block Diagram

Helios64 Board

Rockchip RK3399 SoC

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Interfaces List

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Name Peripheral Type Connector Type Details

J1 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 Type-A USB 3.0 Port 3

J2 M.2 M.2 Key-B

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)

J7 SATA SATA 3.0 Port 4 (SATA5)

J8 HDD Power 8 Pin Mini-Fit Jr

J UPS Battery 6 Pin Mini-Fit Jr UPS Battery Power

J10 ATX PSU 4 Pin Mini-Fit Jr DC input 12V

J11 LAN1 RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet

J12 LAN2 RJ45 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet

J13 USB 3.0 (x2) Dual USB 3.0 Type-A USB 3.0 Port 1 and 2

J14 microSD Push-Push card connector Support SDHC and SDXC

J15 USB Type-C USB Type-C Connector

J16 AC Adapter Kycon 4-Pin Mini-DIN DC input 12V

P1 I2C 4x1 Pin Header I2C Bus

P2 UEXT 2x5 Pin Header

P3 Front Panel 12x2 Pin Header Front Panel Extension

P4 Buzzer 2x1 Pin Header Buzzer Alarm Speaker

P5 GPIO 7x2 Pin Header User Configurable GPIO

P6 PWM Fan 4x1 Pin Header Fan 1 with PWM support

P7 PWM Fan 4x1 Pin Header Fan 2 with PWM support

P8 SATA Ctrl. Programming 2x1 Pin Header SATA Controller Flash Enable

P eFuse Programming 2x1 Pin Header eFuse Power Supply Enable

P10 eMMC Flash Disable 2x1 Pin Header Disable eMMC

P11 SPI Flash Disable 2x1 Pin Header Disable SPI Flash

P12 Battery Configuration 2x1 Pin Header unpopulated

P13 USB Console/Recovery Mode 2x1 Pin Male Header USB-C HS Mode

P14 UART Debug 2x1 Pin Male Header UART 2 Debug

P15 ATX Priority Jumper 2x1 Pin Male Header ATX Supply Priority

SW1 Power Button Push Button Power Button

SW2 Recovery Button Push Button Recovery Button

SW3 Reset Button Push Button Reset Button

M.2 Slot for SATA SSD

or USB 2.0 Device

HDD Power 5V + 12V

(supports 5x HDD)

Supports following:

- DisplayPort Mode

- DAS Mode

- Host Mode

- Serial Console

Universal EXTension

(I2C, SPI and UART)

Operating Manual

This section explains how to setup and operate Helios64 in order to exercise all its high

speed interfaces.

Helios64 has the following high speed interfaces :

- SATA 3.0 (5x)

- USB 3.0 (3x)

- Type-C (1x)

- 2.5 Gb Ethernet (1x)

- 1Gb Ethernet (1x)

- SDIO / MMC (2x)

Peripheral Kit

The following peripheral kit is required to exercise all the interfaces listed above.

MicroSD Card

SanDisk microSD card UHS-I Class 10 - 16GB

Model : SDSQUAR-016G

Quantity : 1

SATA 3.0 SSD Drive

WD GREEN SATA SSD - 120GB

Model : WDS120G2G0A-00JH30

Quantity : 5

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SATA 3.0 Data Cable (Shielded)

Length : 50 cm

Quantity : 5

(4x Blue + 1x Red)

SATA Power Cable

Length : total 50 cm

Quantity : 1

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USB 3.0 Flash Drive

SanDisk Ultra Flair - 32GB

Model : SDCZ73-032G

Quantity : 4

USB Type-C to USB3.0 Type-A Adapter

Quantity : 1

USB 3.0 Extension Cable (Shielded)

Length : 60cm

Quantity : 4

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USB 3.0 to 2.5 Gb Ethernet Adapter

Quantity : 1

Ethernet Cable - Cat. 6

Length : 3m

Quantity : 1

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AC / DC Power Adapter

Input : 100-240VAC: 50/60Hz

Output : 12V - 10.0A

DC Connector type : Male 4-pin "Kycon"

Cable Length : 1m

Quantity : 1

Type-C to Type-A USB3.0 Cable (For Debug only)

Quantity : 1

70mm PWM Fan (Optional)

Quantity : 1

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Software Install

Helios64 is supported by Armbian Linux distro which provides Debian Buster and Ubuntu

Focal based images.

A customized version of Armbian Buster that includes the Helios64 Test Application is pre-

installed the eMMC NAND Flash of the Test Unit for the purpose of running the tests

described in this manual.

If the unit hasn’t been pre-installed with the above operating system, you can use instead an

microSD Card. Download the image here and follow the below instruction on how to write an

image on a microSD Card.

Note : Archives can be uncompressed with 7 Zip on Windows, Keka on OS X and 7z on

Linux (apt get install p7zip full). RAW images can be written with Etcher (all OS).

Writing an image to a microSD Card

Etcher is a graphical SD card writing tool that works on Mac OS, Linux and Windows, and is

the easiest option for most users. To write your image with Etcher:

1. Download Etcher and install it on your computer.

2. Insert the microSD Card inside your SD card reader (microSD to SD adapter might

be needed).

3. Open Etcher and select from your local storage the Helios64 .img.xz file you have

downloaded.

4. Select the microSD Card you wish to write your image to.

5. Review your selections and click 'Flash!' to begin writing data to the microSD Card.

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System Setup

System Setup Diagram

1. Insert the microSD Card

2. Connect the 5x SSD Drives to EUT with SATA Data & Power cables

3. Connect the 4x USB Flash Drive to EUT with USB3.0 Extension cables

(Note: for Type-C port use additional adapter)

4. Connect Test PC to EUT 2x Ethernet ports with LAN cables

(Note: use USB3.0 to 2.5Gbe Ethernet adapter)

5. Plug PSU cable (DC side)

6. Confirm all connections are correct and match above diagram

7. Plug PSU to AC source

8. Press Power On button for 2 sec

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Setup example :

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Once the system is powered up, you will see the LED1, LED2 and LED3, LED4 lighting up.

After a 15-30 seconds you should see the LED6 blinking which indicates the Operating

System is up and running.

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LED Name Color Description

LED1 green System Rail Power

LED2 green Periph. Rail Power

LED3 green HDD Rail Power

LED4 blue System ON

LED5 blue HDD Activity

LED6 green System Status/Heartbeat

LED7 red System Error

LED8 green M.2 Activity

LED9 orange Battery Status

Test Application

The Helios64 Test Suite provides an easy dialog menu where you can toggle for each

interface background I/O operations that will exercise the interface. The I/O operations that

exercise the interfaces are generated by fio tool. The source code of the Helios64 Test Suite

can be found here.

To operate the Test Suite you will need to connect to Helios64 via SSH.

Network Config and Credentials

Helios64 OS has been configured with following configuration:

Network LAN1

(1Gb Port)

IP Address 10.10.0.1

Netmask 255.255.255.0

Network LAN2

(2.5Gb Port)

IP Address 10.10.1.1

Netmask 255.255.255.0

Credential Username root

Password root

Connect to Helios64

1. Heliso64 will automatically provide IP addresses to the Test PC via DHCP. The obtained

IP addresses should be within the following ranges :

LAN1 (Test PC built-in LAN)

Speed: 1Gb Ethernet

IP Address Range : 10.10.0.20-100

Netmask: 255.255.255.0

LAN2 (USB3.0 to 2.5 GbE Adapter LAN)

Speed: 2.5Gb Ethernet

IP Address Range : 10.10.1.20-100

Netmask: 255.255.255.0

2. Connect to Helios64 via SSH.

a. Under Windows

a) Download PuTTY and install it on your computer.

b) Run PuTTY from start menu

c) Setup the connection and press Open

Host Name (or IP address) 10.10.0.1

Port 22

Connection type SSH

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d) Login screen will appears, enter the credential.

b. Under Linux

a) Open Terminal and run

ssh [email protected]

b) Login screen will appears, enter the credential.

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Test Suite Usage

Launch Application

To start Helios64 Test Suite use the following command:

root@helios64~# helios64_test

Run All tests

To automatically start all interface tests at once (Ethernet, SATA, MicroSD, eMMC and USB/

Type-C), start the Test Suite with all parameter:

root@helios64~# helios64_test --all

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Run Ethernet test

Select Ethernet submenu, then select which Ethernet port to test and press Apply.

Run SATA test

Select SATA submenu, then select which SATA port to test and press Apply.

Note: You will witness the blue LED5 blinking when SATA activity is ongoing.

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