Overview

The MarsBoard RK3066 Pro is a flexible Designed development board powered by the popular Rockchip dual core SOC combining a power dual core ARM Cortex A9 CPU and Quad core Mali-400 MP GPU.

The MarsBoard RK3066 Pro consists of a base board and and a CPU module, comes with various interfaces like USB, HDMI, CSI, LCD, VGA, Arduino, LAN, UART, SPI, I2C, etc.

What's on the Base Board

1. ONE-WIRE interface : easily connects to ONE-WIRE devices (TO-92 package), such as temperature sensor (DS18B20), electronic registration number (DS2401), etc.
2. CPU module connector : for connecting CM-RK3066
3. CSI camera connector : for connecting CSI camera modules like OV2640 Camera Board
4. HDMI connector : for connecting HDMI devices like monitor
5. ICSP interface
6. LCD interface : for connecting 7inch capacitive touchscreen LCD
7. VGA connector : for connecting VGA devices through a VGA cable
8. Arduino interface : for connecting Arduino shields like Motor Driver Shield
9. Micro SD card slot
10. 3.5mm LINE IN jack : audio input
11. 3.5mm Heardphone jack
12. DEBUG interface : for debugging the CPU kernel via serial port, and/or messages input/output
13. OTG interface : can be used to burn Image into the CPU module CM-RK3066
14. I2C interface : for connecting I2C modules like PCF8563 RTC Board, MAG3110 Board, etc.
15. CPU module expansion header
16. UART interface : for connecting UART modules like RS485 Board (3.3V), GPS Module, etc.
17. Battery holder : for the CPU module RTC
18. UART (with flow control) interface : for connecting UART (with flow control) modules like FT232 USB UART Board, etc.
19. SPI interface : for connecting SPI modules like AT45DBXX Dataflash Board, etc.
20. IR interface : for soldring IR receiver like HS0038B
21. Power supply : provides power to the CPU module
22. Power input/output: usually used as power output, also common-grounding with other user board
23. USB connector : for connecting USB devices like USB Mouse/Keyboard, USB Camera, USB Wifi, etc.
24. LAN connector : for connecting to the Ethernet
25. Power indicator
26. FE1.1S : USB Hub chip
27. Buzzer
28. GM7123C : LCD to VGA converter
29. ALC5631 : audio decoder
30. Microphone
31. User LED
32. AD button : Arduino regular buttons
33. CP2102 : UART to USB converter
34. ONE-WIRE jumper
35. Buzzer jumper
36. Arduino UART selection jumper
    • short the upper two pins while connecting an Arduino host board
    • short the lower two pins while connecting an Arduino UART shield
37. Arduino AD selection jumper
    • short the upper two pins while connecting an Arduino ADC shield
    • short the lower two pins while connecting an Arduino I2C shield
38. Arduino Port selection jumper
    • controlling the Arduino IO connection while connecting an Arduino host board

What's on the CM-RK3066

1. Rockchip RK3066
   • CPU: ARM Cortex A9 Dual core @1.6GHz
   • GPU: Mali-400 MP Quad core @400Mhz
   • 2D accelerator
   • Media accel: 1080p decode/encode, h264 vp8 encode
   • RAM types: DDR3, DDR2, LPDDR2, etc.
   • Display outputs: 5 layers, 2 flat panel, HDMI 1.4a (3D)
   • Camera: supports dual cameras
   • Boot devices: NAND, eMMC, USB, serial
   • DVFS (Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Scaling)
2. 1GB DDR3 SDRAM
3. 4GB Nand Flash & eMMC FLASH
4. Power management: TPS659102
5. TX indicator LED: for debugging
6. Power indicator LED
7. 10/100M Ethernet PHY: LAN8720A
8. J3 expansion: 20x2 pin 1.27MM
9. J2 expansion: 50x2 pin 1.27MM
10. J1 expansion: 50x2 pin 1.27MM

Photos

SBC-RK3066 base board

SBC-RK3066 base board

SBC-RK3066 base board

Connecting with CM-RK3066

Connecting with CM-RK3066

Connecting with 7inch touch LCD

7inch touch LCD Demo

Connecting with various accessories

Examples

Development Resources

Wiki : www.waveshare.com/wiki/MarsBoard_RK3066_Pro