Rockchip RK3588 EVB User manual

RK3588 EVB
User Guide
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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.
Product version
The product versions corresponding to this document are as follows:
Product name
Product version
RK3588 EVB
RK_EVB1_RK3588_LP4XD200P232SD10H1_V10_20210818
Intended Audience
This guide is mainly intended for:
Hardware development engineers
Layout engineers
Technical support engineers
Test engineers

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Revision History
This revision history recorded description of each version, and any updates of previous versions are included
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Version
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Revision Date
Revision Description
Remark
V1.0
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Initial release

RK3588 EVB Uses Guide Acronyms
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Acronyms
Acronyms include the abbreviations of commonly used phrases in this document:
Abbreviation
English meaning
Chinese meaning
CPU
Central Processing Unit
中央处理器
NPU
Neural Network Processing Unit
神经网络处理器
VPU
Video Processing Unit
视频处理器
DDR
Double Data Rate
双倍速率同步动态随机存储器
eMMC
Embedded Multi Media Card
内嵌式多媒体存储卡
eDP
Embedded DisplayPort
嵌入式数码音视讯传输接口
HDMI
High Definition Multimedia Interface
高清晰度多媒体接口
I2C
Inter-Integrated Circuit
内部整合电路(两线式串行通讯总线)
I2S
Inter-IC Sound
集成电路内置音频总线
PMIC
Power Management IC
电源管理芯片
LDO
Low Drop Out Linear Regulator
低压差线性稳压器
DCDC
Direct Current to Direct Current
直流电转直流电
CAN
Controller Area Network
控制器局域网络
SARADC
Successive Approximation Register Analog to
Digital Converter
逐次逼近寄存器型模数转换器
UART
Universal Asynchronous Receiver/ Transmitter
通用异步收发传输器
JTAG
Joint Test Action Group
联合测试行为组织
PWM
Pulse Width Modulation
脉冲宽度调制
MIPI
Mobile Industry Processor Interface
移动产业处理器接口
LVDS
Low-Voltage Differential Signaling
低电压差分信号
PMIC
Power Management IC
电源管理芯片
PMU
Power Management Unit
电源管理单元
RK/Rockchip
Rockchip Electronics Co.,Ltd.
瑞芯微电子股份有限公司
USB
Universal Serial Bus
通用串行总线
SATA
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
串行高级技术附件
PCIe
Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
外围组件快速互连
RGB
Red,Green,Blue ；RGB color mode is a color
standard in industry
红绿蓝，RGB 色彩模式, 是工业界的一
种颜色标准
VGA
Video Graphics Array
电脑显示视频图像标准接口
ADB
Android Debug Bridge
安卓调试桥
IR
Infrared Radiation
红外线
SPDIF
Sony/Philips Digital Interface
索尼/飞利浦数字音频接口
RTC
Real-time clock
实时时钟
RGMII
Reduced Gigabit Media Independent Interface
精简吉比特介质独立接口
WIFI
Wireless Fidelity
无线保真
CIF
Camera Interface
摄像头接口

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Contents
Preface ..............................................................................................................................................................................II
Contents............................................................................................................................................................................V
Figures ...........................................................................................................................................................................VII
Tables...............................................................................................................................................................................IX
1System Introduction.................................................................................................................................................1
1.1 RK3588 Introduction .........................................................................................................................................1
1.2 RK3588 Chip Block Diagram............................................................................................................................2
1.3 System Framework ............................................................................................................................................2
1.3.1 System Block Diagram ..................................................................................................................................2
1.3.2 Function Summary.........................................................................................................................................3
1.3.3 Functional Interface .......................................................................................................................................4
1.3.4 Function Module Layout................................................................................................................................5
1.4 Module...............................................................................................................................................................6
1.5 Power on and off and Standby ...........................................................................................................................6
1.6 Firmware Upgrade .............................................................................................................................................6
1.6.1 USB Driver Installation .................................................................................................................................6
1.6.2 Firmware Upgrade Method............................................................................................................................7
1.7 Serial Debugging ...............................................................................................................................................9
1.7.1 Serial Port Tool..............................................................................................................................................9
1.7.2 ADB Debug .................................................................................................................................................11
2Hardware Introduction..........................................................................................................................................12
2.1 The Pictures .....................................................................................................................................................12
2.2 Power Block Diagram......................................................................................................................................13
2.3 I2C Address .....................................................................................................................................................13
2.4 Extension Connector Information....................................................................................................................14
2.5Reference Diagram ..........................................................................................................................................15
3Module Brief...........................................................................................................................................................16
3.1 Power Input......................................................................................................................................................16
3.2 Memory............................................................................................................................................................16
3.3 RTC Circuit......................................................................................................................................................18
3.4 Key Input .........................................................................................................................................................18
3.5 SATA Power Socket........................................................................................................................................19
3.6 PCIe Socket......................................................................................................................................................19
3.7 Ethernet Port ....................................................................................................................................................20
3.8 SATA Interface................................................................................................................................................20
3.9 VGA Output.....................................................................................................................................................21
3.10 BT/WIFI Interface............................................................................................................................................21
3.11 Debug Interface................................................................................................................................................22
3.12 JTAG Interface.................................................................................................................................................22
3.13 MIPI D/CPHY Input Interface.........................................................................................................................24
3.14 MIPI DPHY Input Interface.............................................................................................................................25
3.15 TYPEC Interface..............................................................................................................................................27
3.16 USB3.0 Interface..............................................................................................................................................28
3.17 USB2.0 Host Interface .....................................................................................................................................29

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3.18 HDMI Output Interface....................................................................................................................................29
3.19 HDMI Input Interface ......................................................................................................................................30
3.20 Fan Power Connector.......................................................................................................................................30
3.21 Sensor Module Expansion ...............................................................................................................................31
3.22 Speaker Interface..............................................................................................................................................32
4Precautions..............................................................................................................................................................33

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Figures
Figure 1-1 RK3588 Chip Block Diagram.................................................................................................................. 2
Figure 1-2 RK3588 EVB1 System Block Diagram................................................................................................... 3
Figure 1-3 EVB1 Functional Interface Distribution Diagram (front)........................................................................ 5
Figure 1-4 EVB1 Functional Interface Distribution Diagram (back)........................................................................ 5
Figure 1-5 Schematic Diagram of Successful Driver Installation ............................................................................. 6
Figure 1-6 Schematic Diagram of Entering Loader Programming Mode.................................................................. 7
Figure 1-7 Schematic Diagram of Entering MASKROM Programming Mode........................................................ 8
Figure 1-8 Get the Current Port COM Number......................................................................................................... 9
Figure 1-9 Serial Port Tool Configuration Interface................................................................................................ 10
Figure 1-10 Serial Port Tool Debug Interface......................................................................................................... 11
Figure 1-11 ADB Connection is Normal................................................................................................................. 11
Figure 2-1 RK3588 EVB Picture............................................................................................................................. 12
Figure 2-2 RK3588 EVB Block Diagram................................................................................................................ 13
Figure 2-3 Pitch 0.8mm Vertical Double Row 80 PIN PCB Package..................................................................... 15
Figure 3-1 DC12V Input, Front-end Buck Converter and PMIC Chip ................................................................... 16
Figure 3-2 Location of LPDDR4x and eMMC........................................................................................................ 17
Figure 3-3 Reserve Location of SPI Flash............................................................................................................... 17
Figure 3-4 Key Position of EVB into MASKROM Programming.......................................................................... 17
Figure 3-5 RTC Circuit............................................................................................................................................ 18
Figure 3-6 Key Position........................................................................................................................................... 18
Figure 3-7 SATA Power 12V/5V Output................................................................................................................ 19
Figure 3-8 PCIex4 Socket........................................................................................................................................ 19
Figure 3-9 Gigabit Network Interface ..................................................................................................................... 20
Figure 3-10 UART Debug Interface........................................................................................................................ 20
Figure 3-11 VGA Video Output Interface............................................................................................................... 21
Figure 3-12 BT/WIFI Antenna Interface................................................................................................................. 21
Figure 3-13 Debug Interface.................................................................................................................................... 22
Figure 3-14 JTAG Socket........................................................................................................................................ 23
Figure 3-15 DIP Switch........................................................................................................................................... 23
Figure 3-16 MIPID/CPHY RX Input Interface ....................................................................................................... 24
Figure 3-17 MIPI DPHY Video Input Interface...................................................................................................... 26
Figure 3-18 TYPEC Interface.................................................................................................................................. 28
Figure 3-19 USB3.0 OTG Interface ........................................................................................................................ 28
Figure 3-20 USB2.0 Host Interface......................................................................................................................... 29
Figure 3-21 HDMI TX Interface ............................................................................................................................. 29
Figure 3-22 HDMI RX Interface............................................................................................................................. 30
Figure 3-23 Fan Power Interface............................................................................................................................. 30

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Figure 3-24 IMX415 Module Board........................................................................................................................ 31
Figure 3-25 SPK Socket.......................................................................................................................................... 32

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Tables
Table 1-1 PCB Functional Interface Introduction Table ........................................................................................... 4
Table 2-1 Correspondence Table of Peripheral Address and IO Level Value Mounted on I2C Channel............... 13
Table 3-1 MIPID/CPHY_RX Signal Definition Table............................................................................................ 24
Table 3-2 MIPI DPHY_RX Signal Definition Table .............................................................................................. 26
Table 3-3 IMX415 Module Expansion Interface Signal Definition Table.............................................................. 31

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1System 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.
RK3588 has built-in a variety of powerful embedded hardware engines, providing excellent performance for
high-end applications. It supports 8K@60fps H.265 and VP9 decoder, 8k@30fps H.264 decoder and 4K@60fps
AV1 decoder; it also supports 8K@30fps H.264 and H.265 encoder, high quality JPEG encoder/decoder,
dedicated image pre-processor and post-processor.
RK3588 has a built-in 3D GPU that is fully compatible with OpenGL ES1.1/2.0/3.2, OpenCL 2.2 and
Vulkan 1.2. The special 2D hardware engine with MMU will maximize the display performance and provide a
smooth operating experience.
RK3588 introduces a new generation of ISP with the largest 48M pixels completely based on hardware. It
implements many algorithm accelerators, such as HDR, 3A, LSC, 3DNR, 2DNR, sharpening, defogging, fisheye
correction, gamma correction, etc.
The NPU embedded in RK3588 supports INT4/INT8/INT16/FP16 mixed operation, and the computing
power is up to 6TOP. In addition, with its strong compatibility, network models based on a series of frameworks
such as TensorFlow/MXNet/PyTorch/Caffe can be easily converted.
RK3588 has high-performance 4-channel external memory interfaces (LPDDR4/LPDDR4X/LPDDR5),
which can support systems with high memory bandwidth requirements, and also provides a complete set of
peripheral interfaces to flexibly support various Class application.

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1.2 RK3588 Chip Block Diagram
Figure 1-1RK3588 Chip Block Diagram
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. The detailed system
block diagram is as follows:

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HDMITX 2.1
System
Power
OSC
24MHz
RK3588
Quad A76＋Quad A55
USB2.0
HOST
TYPEC PORT1
HDM TX 2.1
eMMC
GMAC1SPI
LCD Monitor Monitor
DP TO VAG
HDMIRX 2.0
USB2.0
HOST
DDR
LPDDR4/4x
LPDDR5
eMMC
or
SPI Flash
PCIE2.0 PCIE2.0 I2S
MIPI
D/CPHY RX
MIPI DPHY
RX
PDM
MIPI D/CPH
TX
Monitor
4Lanex2
2Lanex4
Master Pmic1
RK806-2
Slave Pmic2
RK806-2
Charger IC
Power Path
Buck
Audio Codec
Power
Amp1
Power
Amp1
Codec
ADC
SATA3.0
TYPEC
PORT0
RGMII PHY RGMII PHY WIFI 6
MODULE
SARADC
PCIE3.0X4
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;
USB2.0 HOST0/1: Two-way USB2.0standard-A interface, can connect to mouse, U disk, USB HUB
and other equipment;
MIPI DCPHY: Support two channels of 4lane MIPI DPHY or two channels of 3lane MIPICPHY signal
input,access via 80pin socket;
MIPI DPHY: Support two channels of 4lane or four channels of 2lane MIPI signal input, access via
80pin socket;
HDMI2.1 OUT: Two HDMI2.1 OUT standard-A interfaces, a single channel can support up to
8K@60Hz output;
MIPI DPHY0/1 TX: Support two channels of 4lane MIPI signal output, access via FPC line;
VGA OUT: DP signal convert to VAG output
PCIe Wi-Fi(2T2RWifi6&BT5.0): Wi-Fi model is AP6275P/AP6275PR3, external SMA antenna,
support wireless Internet function
Ethernet: Support two channels RJ45 ports 10/100/1000M Ethernet;

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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;
JTAG: JTAG debug interface of system;
System Key: Include Reset, MASKROM,PWRON,V+/Recover,V-,MENU,ESC button;
SPDIF: Support digital audio interface;
RTC: Using HYM8563TS chip, can be powered by development board or button battery (CR1220-3V)
1.3.3 Functional Interface
Table 1-1PCB Functional Interface Introduction Table
Function
usable or not
LPDDR4x(total capacity8GB)
YES
eMMC(total capacity32GB)
YES
SPI Flash
No patch by default
DC 12V Input
YES
USB3.0 OTG(1 Port)
YES
USB2.0 Host(2 Port)
YES
MIPI D/CPHY RX
YES
MIPI DPHY RX
YES
HDMI2.0 RX
YES
HDMI2.1 OUT(2 Port)
YES
MIPI DPHY DSI TX1(2x4lane)
YES
VGA OUT
YES
BT&PCIe Wifi(2x2 Wifi&BT5.0)
YES
1000 Mbps Ethernet port 10M/100M/1000M(2 Port)
YES
Audio(SPK、MIC、Earphone)
YES
SATA3.0 Interface(2 Port)
YES
PCIe3.0 Interface(4Lane)
YES
UART Debug(TPYEC/MINI USB)
YES
JTAG Interface
YES
System Key
YES
Maskrom Key
YES

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1.3.4 Function Module Layout
EVB1 functional interface distribution diagram:
Figure 1-3EVB1 Functional Interface Distribution Diagram(front)
Figure 1-4EVB1 Functional Interface Distribution Diagram(back)

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1.4 Module
The RK3588 EVB kit includes the following items:
RK3588EVB
Power adapter, default specification: input 100V AC~240V AC, 50Hz; output 12V DC, 3A
Display, specification: MIPI; size: 5.5 inches/vertical screen; resolution: 1920*1080
One 2.4G/5G dual-band SMA male connector antennas
IMX415 monocular cameramodule
1.5 Power on and offand Standby
The EVB power on, power off and standby methods are introduced as follows:
Power on: Use DC 12V power supply, turn on the main power switch; wait to enter the Android
interface, it means that the default firmware has been successfully started.
Power off: Press and hold the power button for 6 seconds to shut down the system.
Standby: Press the power button, the system will enter the first-level standby state. When there is no
USB OTG connection, andthere is no other operation (such as key operation), and the software
does not have a Wake_Lock source. After about 3s, it will switch from the first-level standby to
the second-level standby state. Standby mode can be launched through the Power button.
1.6 Firmware Upgrade
1.6.1 USB Driver Installation
The driver needs to be installed before the EVB driver is upgraded. The following describes the driver
installation processunder Windows system.
Find DriverAssitant_v5.1.1 in the provided tool folder, and click DriverInstall.exe to pop up the following
interface. Click "Install Driver" and wait for the prompt to install the driver successfully. If the old driver has been
installed, please click "Uninstall Driver " and reinstall the driver.
Figure 1-5Schematic Diagram of Successful Driver Installation

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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.
Specific steps are as follows:
1) Connect the TYPE_C port to the computer, press and hold the V+/REC button on the mainboard.
2) EVB is powered by 12V. If it has been powered on, press the reset button.
3) After the programming tool shows that “a Loader device is found”, release the V+/REC button. In
the red rectangular area of the tool, right-click and choose "Import Configuration", then find the
firmware path, and select the config file
4) The programming tool corresponds to selecting Loader, Parameter, Uboot and other files.
5) Click Execute to enter the upgrade state. The right side of the tool is the progress display bar,
which displays the download progress and verification status.
Figure 1-6Schematic Diagram of Entering Loader Programming Mode
Enter MASKROM upgrade mode:

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Before the system is powered on, SARADC_IN0 is low and enters the MASKROM state.
Specific steps are as follows:
1) Connect the TYPE_C port to the computer, press and hold the MASKROM button on the board.
2) EVB is powered by 12V. If it has been powered on, press the reset button.
3) After the programming tool shows that “a MASKROM device is found”, release the MASKROM
button. In the red rectangular area of the tool, right-click and choose "Import Configuration", then
find the firmware path, and select the config.cfg file
4) The programming tool correspondingly selects Loader, Parameter, Uboot and other files.
5) Click Execute to enter the upgrade state. The right side of the tool is the progress display bar,
which displays the download progress and verification status.
Figure 1-7Schematic Diagram of Entering MASKROM Programming Mode

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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.
Figure 1-8Get the Current Port COM Number
Open the serial port tool, under the "Quick Connect" interface, first select the serial port, then select the
corresponding serial port number, change the baud rate to 1.5M (RK3588 supports 1.5M baud rate by default),
and close the flow control at Serial, Finally, click the "Open" button to enter the serial port debugging interface.

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Figure 1-9Serial Port Tool Configuration Interface