Firefly-RK3399 is the first, and for now the only one, development board equipped with the latest Rockchip RK3399 hexa-core Cortex A72 & A53 processor. It’s just not available yet, but the board has now been launched on Kickstarter where it is offered for $139 to $199 depending on options.
Firefly-RK3399 board specifications:
- SoC – Rockchip RK3399 hexa-core big.LITTLE processor with dual core ARM Cortex A72 up to 2.0 GHz and quad core Cortex A53 processor with ARM Mali-T860 MP4 GPU with OpenGL 1.1 to 3.1 support, OpenVG1.1, OpenCL and DX 11 support
- System Memory
- Standard – 2 GB DDR3
- Plus devkit – 4 GB DDR3
- Storage
- Standard – 16 GB eMMC flash, micro SD card, M.2 socket
- Plus devkit – 32 GB eMMC flash, micro SD card, M.2 socket
- Video Output & Display Interfaces
- 1x HDMI 2.0 up to 4K @ 60 Hz
- 1x DisplayPort (DP) 1.2 interface up to 4K @ 60Hz (via USB type C connector)
- 1x eDP 1.3 (4-lanes @ 10.8 Gbps)
- 1x MIPI DSI interface up to 2560×1600 @ 60 Hz
- Video Decode – 4K VP9 and 10-bit H.265 video codec support up to 60 fps
- Audio
- Via HDMI or DisplayPort
- 3.5mm headphone jack with stereo audio output and mic input
- optical S/PDIF
- 1x LINE Out and 1x speaker via GPIO header; Speaker: 1.5W or 2.5 W per channel for respectively 8Ω or 4Ω speakers
- Built-in microphone
- I2S output and input interface up to 8 channels
- Connectivity – Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45) port using RTL8211E transceiver, WiFi 802.11ac 2×2 MIMO and Bluetooth 4.1 (AP6354 module)
- USB – 2x USB 2.0 host ports, 1x USB 3.0 port, 1x USB 3.0 type C port
- Camera
- 2x MIPI CSI interfaces up to 13MP or 2x 8MP
- 1x DVP camera interface up to 5MP
- Debugging – 3-pin serial header
- Expansion
- 42-pin GPIO female header with access to 1x I2S, 2x ADC, 2x I2C, 1x SPI, 2x GPIO, 1x LINEOUT, 1x SPEAKER
- 1x mini PCIe for LTE, 1x PCIe 2.1 M.2 slot B-key (2x PCIe, SATA, USB 2.0, USB 3.0, HSIC, SSIC, Audio, UIM, I2C)
- SIM card slot
- Misc – RTC battery header; power & user LEDs; power, reset and recovery buttons; IR receiver
- Power Supply – 12V/2A DC (5.5×2.1mm barrel connector)
- Dimensions – 12.4 x 9.3 mm (8-layer PCB)
- Weight – Board: 89 grams; board + cooling fan and heatsink: 120 grams
The company will provide Android 6.0.1 and Ubuntu 16.04 firmware images for the board, including a dual boot image. There are also work-in-progress documentation and placeholder links to Android SDK and schematics in the product page which will hopefully soon link to the actual documents and files, as well as a work-in-progress Wiki. It may also be worth monitoring the company’s Github account.
The company aims to raise $50,000 from the crowdfunding campaign, and you’d have to pledge $139 to get “Firefly-RK3399 Development Kit” with 2GB RAM, and 16GB flash together with a 12V/2A power adapter, a USB Type C adapter, a USB to UART serial board, a USB cable, and a a cooling fan (I assume with an heatsink). After the 50 first pieces, the price goes up to $159, and if you want the “Plus development kit” with 4GB RAM and 32GB flash, you’d need to pledge $199 instead. Shipping adds $5 to $30 depending on the destination country, and delivery is planned for March 2017.
Jean-Luc started CNX Software in 2010 as a part-time endeavor, before quitting his job as a software engineering manager, and starting to write daily news, and reviews full time later in 2011.
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