Geniatech SOM-3576 - A Rockchip RK3576 system-on-module with a 314-pin MXM 3.0 edge connector

Geniatech SOM-3576 is another system-on-module (SoM) powered by Rockchip RK3576 octa-core Cortex-A72/A53 AI SoC but with a 314-pin MXM 3.0 edge connector to expose I/Os. It follows other RK3576 SoMs like the Boardcon CM3576 with castellated edges and the Forlinx FET3576-C with board-to-board connectors.

The SOM-3576 module supports up to 16GB RAM, and 256GB eMMC flash, and comes with a Rockchip PMIC. I can also see a footprint for 512GB or 1TB UFS storage as Firefly did on the Firefly ROC-RK3576-PC single board computer.

Geniatech SOM-3576 specifications:

SoC – Rockchip RK3576
- CPU
  - 4x Cortex-A72 cores at 2.3 GHz, 4x Cortex-A53 cores at 2.2 GHz
  - Arm Cortex-M0 MCU at 400MHz
- GPU – ARM Mali-G52 MC3 GPU with support for OpenGL ES 1.1, 2.0, and 3.2, OpenCL up to 2.0, and Vulkan 1.1
- NPU – 6 TOPS (INT8) AI accelerator with support for INT4/INT8/INT16/BF16/TF32 mixed operations.
- VPU
  - Video Decoder – H.264, H.265, VP9, AV1, and AVS2 up to 8Kp30 or 4Kp120
  - Video Encoder – H.264 and H.265 up to 4Kp60, (M)JPEG encoder/decoder up to 4Kp60
System Memory – 4GB RAM by default (Option for 8GB or 16GB)
Storage
- 32GB eMMC flash by default (Option for 64GB, 128GB, or 256GB)
- Footprint for UFS storage (512GB/1TB)
314-pin MXM 3.0 edge connector with
- Storage – 2x SATA, 2x SDMMC, SDIO
- Video Output
  - HDMI 2.1 up to 8Kp60
  - MIPI DSI up to 2Kp60
  - eDP up to 4Kp60
  - “LVDS up to 4K @ 60Hz” is also listed, but that’s a mistake because LVDS can’t handle that high of a resolution. LVDS is only listed on the product page, and not the datasheet.
- Video Input
  - 2x 2-lane MIPI CSI
  - HDMI input up to 4Kp60
- Audio – 2x I2S, S/PDIF Rx
- Networking – 2x Gigabit Ethernet
- USB – 1x USB 3.0, 2x USB Type-C
- Expansion – PCIe 3.0, 3x PCIe 2.0 x1
- Low-speed I/Os – 5x UART, 4x I2C, PWM, up to 137x GPIO, 3x SPI
- Analog – 6x ADC inputs
- Debugging – 1x debug (UART?)
Input Voltage – 5V/3A
Dimensions – 82 x 53 mm; mounting holes for heatsink
Temperature Range – Commercial: 0 to 60°C; industrial: -40 to 85°C

Geniatech provides support for Android 14 and Debian 12 BSPs for the module and mentions “a carrier board and extensive documentation”. The documentation is nowhere to be found online, so it’s reserved for paying customers, and after asking about the carrier board, the company confirms it’s the same as used with their SOM-3588 module based on Rockchip RK3588 and pictured below.

SOM-3588 RK3588 module carrier board — SOM-3588 RK3588 module and carrier board compatible with the SOM-3576 module

Geniatech expects the SOM-3576 system-on-module to be integrated into intelligent NVRs, cloud terminals, Internet of Things gateways, industrial control equipment, smart digital signage solutions, retail kiosks, and other AIoT applications.

The product page has a few more details, but note there are a few errors here and there in the documentation. Pricing is not provided, but for reference, the earlier SOM-3588 is sold for $169 to $259 depending on memory and storage configuration, and the DB3588V2 carrier board adds $30 to the total. The Rockchip RK3576 system-on-module should be relatively cheaper.

Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft)

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.