Mini1126 Reference User Manual
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1. Introduction
1.1. About this Manual
This manual is intended to provide the user with an overview of the board and benefits, complete features specifications, and set up procedures. It contains important safety information as well.
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1.3. Limited Warranty
Boardcon warrants this product to be free of defects in material and workmanship for a period of one year from date of buy. During this warranty period Boardcon will repair or replace the defective unit in accordance with the following process:
A copy of the original invoice must be included when returning the defective unit to Boardcon. This limited warranty does not cover damages resulting from lighting or other power surges, misuse, abuse, abnormal conditions of operation, or attempts to alter or modify the function of the product.
This warranty is limited to the repair or replacement of the defective unit. In no event shall Boardcon be liable or responsible for any loss or damages, including but not limited to any lost profits, incidental or consequential damages, loss of business, or anticipatory profits arising from the use or inability to use this product.
Repairs make after the expiration of the warranty period are subject to a repair charge and the cost of return shipping. Please contact Boardcon to arrange for any repair service and to obtain repair charge information.
1 Mini1126 Introduction
1.1 Summary
The Mini1126 system-on-module is equipped with Rockchip’s RV1126 build in quad-core Cortex-A7, 2.0 TOPs NPU and RISC-V MCU.
It is designed specifically for the IPC/CVR devices, AI Camera devices, intelligent interactive devices, and mini robots. The high performance and low power solution can help customers to introduce new technologies more quickly and enhance the overall solution efficiency.
1.2 Features
- Microprocessor
– Quad-core Cortex-A7 up to 1.5G
– 32KB I-cache and 32KB D-cache for each core, 512KB L3 cache
– 2.0 TOPS Neural Process Unit
– RISC-V MCU to support 250mS fast boot
– Max 14M ISP
Memory Organization
– LPDDR4 RAM up to 4GB
– EMMC up to 32GB
– SPI Flash up to 8MB - Video Decoder/Encoder
– Supports video decode/encode up to 4K@30fps
– Supports real-time decoding of H.264/265
– Supports real-time UHD H.264/265 video encoding
– Picture size up to 8192×8192 - Display Subsystem
– Video Output
Supports 4 lanes MIPI DSI up to 2560×1440@60fps
Supports 24bit RGB parallel output
– Image in
Supports up to 16bit DVP interface
Supports 2ch MIPI CSI 4lanes interface - I2S/PCM/ AC97
– Two I2S/PCM interface
– Support Mic array Up to 8ch PDM/TDM interface
– Support PWM audio output - USB and PCIE
– Two 2.0 USB interfaces
– One USB 2.0 OTG, and one 2.0 USB hosts - Ethernet
– RTL8211F onboard
– Support 10/100/1000M - I2C
– Up to five I2Cs
– Support standard mode and fast mode(up to 400kbit/s) - SDIO
– Support 2CH SDIO 3.0 protocol - SPI
– Up to two SPI controllers,
– Full-duplex synchronous serial interface - UART
– Support up to 6 UARTs
– UART2 with 2 wires for debug tools
– Embedded two 64byte FIFO
– Support auto flow control mode for UART1-5 - ADC
– Up to three ADC channels
– 12-bit resolution
– Voltage input range between 0V to 1.8V
– Support up to 1MS/s sampling rate - PWM
– 11 on-chip PWMs with interrupt-based operation
– Support 32bit time/counter facility
– IR option on PWM3/7 - Power unit
– RK809 on board
– 5V input and RTC power input
– Build-in Audio Codec
1.3 Mini1126 Block Diagram
1.3.1 RV1126 Block Diagram
1.3.2 Development board (EM1126) Block Diagram
1.4 Mini1126 specifications
Feature | Specifications |
CPU | Quad-core Cortex-A7 |
DDR | 2GB LPDDR4 (up to 4GB) |
eMMC FLASH | 8GB (up to 32GB) |
Power | DC 5V |
MIPI DSI | 4-Lane |
I2S | 2-CH |
MIPI CSI | 2-CH 4-Lane |
RGB LCD | 24bit |
Camera | 1-CH(DVP) and 2-CH(CSI) |
USB | 2-CH (USB HOST2.0 and OTG 2.0) |
Ethernet | 1000M GMAC |
SDMMC | 2-CH |
I2C | 5-CH |
SPI | 2-CH |
UART | 5-CH, 1-CH(DEBUG) |
PWM | 11-CH |
ADC IN | 4-CH |
Board Dimension | 30 x 38mm |
1.5 Mini1126 PCB Dimension
1.6 Mini1126 Pin Definition
J1 | Signal | Description or functions | GPIO serial | IO Voltage |
1 | VCC5V0_SYS | 5V Main Power input | 5V | |
2 | VCC5V0_SYS | 5V Main Power input | 5V | |
3 | VCC5V0_SYS | 5V Main Power input | 5V | |
4 | VCC5V0_SYS | 5V Main Power input | 5V | |
5 | GND | Ground | 0V | |
6 | SNSP | Charge sense current signal in | 0V | |
7 | GND | Ground | 0V | |
8 | SNSN | Charge sense current signal in | 0V | |
9 | CLKO_32K | RTC clock output | 1.8V | |
10 | GND | Ground | 0V | |
11 | PWRON | Power key input | 5V | |
12 | BATDIV | Divided voltage of positive BATT | 3.3V | |
13 | MIC_L | Microphone L-CH or positive in | 0V | |
14 | VCC_RTC | RTC Power input | 3.3V | |
15 | MIC_R | Microphone R-CH or negative in | 0V | |
16 | SDMMC0_CLK | UART3_RTSn_M1 | GPIO1_B0_u | 3.3V |
17 | GND | Ground | 0V | |
18 | SDMMC0_CMD | UART3_CTSn_M1 | GPIO1_B1_u | 3.3V |
19 | HPR_OUT | R-CH output of headphone | 0V | |
20 | SDMMC0_D0 | UART2_RX_M0 | GPIO1_A4_u | 3.3V |
21 | HP_SNS | Reference ground of headphone | 0V | |
22 | SDMMC0_D1 | UART2_TX_M0 | GPIO1_A5_u | 3.3V |
23 | HPL_OUT | L-CH output of headphone | 0V | |
24 | SDMMC0_D2 | UART3_RX_M1 | GPIO1_A6_u | 3.3V |
25 | I2C1_SDA | UART4_RTSn_M2 | GPIO1_D2_u | 1.8V |
26 | SDMMC0_D3 | UART3_TX_M1 | GPIO1_A7_u | 3.3V |
27 | I2C1_SCL | UART4_CTSn_M2 | GPIO1_D3_u | 1.8V |
28 | I2C2_SDA_3V3 | PWM5_M0 | GPIO0_C3_d | 3.3V |
29 | MIPI_CSI_CLK0 | UART5_CTSn_M2 | GPIO2_A3_d | 1.8V |
30 | I2C2_SCL_3V3 | PWM4_M0 | GPIO0_C2_d | 3.3V |
31 | GND | Ground | 0V | |
32 | MIPI_CSI_PWDN0 | UART4_RX_M2 | GPIO1_D4_d | 1.8V |
33 | MIPI_CSI_CLK1 | UART5_RTSn_M2 | GPIO2_A2_d | 1.8V |
34 | MIPI_CSI_RX1_D0N | MIPI CSI1 or LVDS1 RXD0N | 1.8V | |
35 | MIPI_CSI_RX1_D1N | MIPI CSI1 or LVDS1 RXD1N | 1.8V | |
36 | MIPI_CSI_RX1_D0P | MIPI CSI1 or LVDS1 RXD0P | 1.8V | |
37 | MIPI_CSI_RX1_D1P | MIPI CSI1 or LVDS1 RXD1P | 1.8V | |
38 | GND | Ground | 0V | |
39 | MIPI_CSI_RX1_D2N | MIPI CSI1 or LVDS1 RXD2N | 1.8V | |
40 | MIPI_CSI_RX1_CLKN | MIPI CSI1 or LVDS1 CLKN | 1.8V | |
41 | MIPI_CSI_RX1_D2P | MIPI CSI1 or LVDS1 RXD2P | 1.8V | |
42 | MIPI_CSI_RX1_CLKP | MIPI CSI1 or LVDS1 CLKP | 1.8V | |
43 | MIPI_CSI_RX1_D3N | MIPI CSI1 or LVDS1 RXD3N | 1.8V | |
44 | UART1_RX_3V3 | PWM1_M0 | GPIO0_B7_d | 3.3V |
45 | MIPI_CSI_RX1_D3P | MIPI CSI1 or LVDS1 RXD3P | 1.8V | |
46 | UART1_TX_3V3 | PWM0_M0 | GPIO0_B6_d | 3.3V |
47 | WIFI_REG_ON | SPI0_MOSI_M0 | GPIO0_A6_d | 1.8V |
48 | SDMMC0_DET | Must be used for SD Card | GPIO0_A3_u | 1.8V |
49 | BT_RST | SPI0_MISO_M0 | GPIO0_A7_d | 1.8V |
50 | BT_WAKE | SPI0_CS1n_M0 | GPIO0_A4_u | 1.8V |
51 | WIFI_WAKE_HOST | SPI0_CLK_M0 | GPIO0_B0_d | 1.8V |
52 | BT_WAKE_HOST | SPI0_CS0n_M0 | GPIO0_A5_u | 1.8V |
53 | MIPI_CSI_RX0_D0N | MIPI CSI0 or LVDS0 RXD0N | 1.8V | |
54 | MIPI_CSI_RX0_D2N | MIPI CSI0 or LVDS0 RXD2N | 1.8V | |
55 | MIPI_CSI_RX0_D0P | MIPI CSI0 or LVDS0 RXD0P | 1.8V | |
56 | MIPI_CSI_RX0_D2P | MIPI CSI0 or LVDS0 RXD2P | 1.8V | |
57 | MIPI_CSI_RX0_D1N | MIPI CSI0 or LVDS0 RXD1N | 1.8V | |
58 | MIPI_CSI_RX0_D3N | MIPI CSI0 or LVDS0 RXD3N | 1.8V | |
59 | MIPI_CSI_RX0_D1P | MIPI CSI0 or LVDS0 RXD1P | 1.8V | |
60 | MIPI_CSI_RX0_D3P | MIPI CSI0 or LVDS0 RXD3P | 1.8V | |
61 | GND | Ground | 0V | |
62 | MIPI_CSI_RX0_CLKN | MIPI CSI0 or LVDS0 CLKN | 1.8V | |
63 | PDM_CLK | I2S0_LRCK_RX_M0 | GPIO3_D4_d | 1.8V |
64 | MIPI_CSI_RX0_CLKP | MIPI CSI0 or LVDS0 CLKP | 1.8V | |
65 | SPI0_CLK_M1 | I2S1_SDO_M1/UART5_RX_M2 | GPIO2_A1_d | 1.8V |
66 | SPI0_CS0n_M1 | I2S1_SDI_M1/UART5_TX_M2 | GPIO2_A0_d | 1.8V |
67 | SPI0_MISO_M1 | I2S1_LRCK_M1/I2C3_SDA_M2 | GPIO1_D7_d | 1.8V |
68 | SPI0_CS1n_M1 | I2S1_MCK_M1/UART4_TX_M2 | GPIO1_D5_d | 1.8V |
69 | SPI0_MOSI_M1 | I2S1_SCK_M1/I2C3_SCL_M2 | GPIO1_D6_d | 1.8V |
70 | PDM_SDI0 | I2S0_SDI0_M0 | GPIO3_D6_d | 1.8V |
71 | PDM_SDI1 | I2S0_SDO3_SDI1_M0/I2C4SDA | GPIO4_A1_d | 1.8V |
72 | PDM_SDI2 | I2S0_SDO2_SDI2_M0/I2C4SCL | GPIO4_A0_d | 1.8V |
73 | PDM_CLK1 | I2S0_SCK_RX_M0 | GPIO3_D1_d | 1.8V |
74 | OTG_ID | 1.8V | ||
75 | OTG_DET_1V8 | 1.8V | ||
76 | USB_CTRL | Must be use for OTG compatible | GPIO0_C1_d | 3.3V |
77 | OTG_DM | 1.8V | ||
78 | USB_HOST_DM | 1.8V | ||
79 | OTG_DP | 1.8V | ||
80 | USB_HOST_DP | 1.8V |
J2 | Signal | Description or functions | GPIO serial | IO Voltage |
1 | GND | Ground | 0V | |
2 | LCDC_D0_3V3 | UART4_RTSn_M1/CIF_D0_M1 | GPIO2_A4_d | 3.3V |
3 | LCDC_D16_3V3 | CIF_D12_M1 | GPIO2_C4_d | 3.3V |
4 | LCDC_D1_3V3 | UART4_CTSn_M1/CIF_D1_M1 | GPIO2_A5_d | 3.3V |
5 | LCDC_D17_3V3 | CIF_D13_M1 | GPIO2_C5_d | 3.3V |
6 | LCDC_D2_3V3 | UART4_TX_M1/CIF_D2_M1 | GPIO2_A6_d | 3.3V |
7 | LCDC_D18_3V3 | CIF_D14_M1 | GPIO2_C6_d | 3.3V |
8 | LCDC_D3_3V3 | UART4_RX_M1/I2S2_SDO_M1 | GPIO2_A7_d | 3.3V |
9 | LCDC_D19_3V3 | I2S1_MCLK_M2/CIF_D15_M1 | GPIO2_C7_d | 3.3V |
10 | LCDC_D4_3V3 | UART5_TX_M1/I2S2_SDI_M1 | GPIO2_B0_d | 3.3V |
11 | LCDC_D20_3V3 | I2S1_SDO_M2/CIF_VS_M1 | GPIO2_D0_d | 3.3V |
12 | LCDC_D5_3V3 | UART5_RX_M1/I2S2_SCK_M1 | GPIO2_B1_d | 3.3V |
13 | LCDC_D21_3V3 | I2S1_SCLK_M2/CIF_CLKO_M1 | GPIO2_D1_d | 3.3V |
14 | LCDC_D6_3V3 | UART5_RTSn_M1/I2S2_LRCK_M1 | GPIO2_B2_d | 3.3V |
15 | LCDC_D22_3V3 | I2S1_LRCK_M2/CIF_CKIN_M1 | GPIO2_D2_d | 3.3V |
16 | LCDC_D7_3V3 | UART5_CTSn_M1/I2S2_MCLK_M1/CIF_D3_M1 | GPIO2_B3_d | 3.3V |
17 | LCDC_D23_3V3 | I2S1_SDI_M2/CIF_HS_M1 | GPIO2_D3_d | 3.3V |
18 | LCDC_D8_3V3 | CIF_D4_M1 | GPIO2_B4_d | 3.3V |
19 | UART0_TX | GPIO1_C3_u | 1.8V | |
20 | LCDC_D9_3V3 | CIF_D5_M1 | GPIO2_B5_d | 3.3V |
21 | UART0_RX | GPIO1_C2_u | 1.8V | |
22 | LCDC_D10_3V3 | CIF_D6_M1 | GPIO2_B6_d | 3.3V |
23 | UART0_RTSN | GPIO1_C0_u | 1.8V | |
24 | LCDC_D11_3V3 | CIF_D7_M1 | GPIO2_B7_d | 3.3V |
25 | UART0_CTSN | GPIO1_C1_u | 1.8V | |
26 | LCDC_D12_3V3 | CIF_D8_M1 | GPIO2_C0_d | 3.3V |
27 | CAN_RX_3V3 | UART3_TX_M2/I2C4_SCL_M0 | GPIO3_A0_u | 3.3V |
28 | LCDC_D13_3V3 | CIF_D9_M1 | GPIO2_C1_d | 3.3V |
29 | CAN_TX_3V3 | UART3_RX_M2/I2C4_SDA_M0 | GPIO3_A1_u | 3.3V |
30 | LCDC_D14_3V3 | CIF_D10_M1 | GPIO2_C2_d | 3.3V |
31 | ADKEY_IN0 | Recovery mode set(10K PU) | 1.8V | |
32 | LCDC_D15_3V3 | CIF_D11_M1 | GPIO2_C3_d | 3.3V |
33 | ADCIN1 | 1.8V | ||
34 | GPIO1_D1 | UART1_RX_M1/I2C5_SDA_M2 | GPIO1_D1_d | 1.8V |
35 | ADCIN2 | 1.8V | ||
36 | LCDC_DEN_3V3 | I2C3_SCL_M1/SPI1_CS0n_M2 | GPIO2_D4_d | 3.3V |
37 | ADCIN3 | 1.8V | ||
38 | LCDC_VSYNC_3V3 | UART3_RTSn_M2/SPI1_MOSI | GPIO2_D6_d | 3.3V |
39 | GND | Ground | 0V | |
40 | LCDC_HSYNC_3V3 | I2C3_SDA_M1/SPI1_CLK_M2 | GPIO2_D5_d | 3.3V |
41 | MIPI_DSI_D0N | MIPI DSI TXD0N | 1.8V | |
42 | UART2_RX_3V3 | For debug | GPIO3_A3_u | 3.3V |
43 | MIPI_DSI_D0P | MIPI DSI TXD0P | 1.8V | |
44 | UART2_TX_3V3 | For debug | GPIO3_A2_u | 3.3V |
45 | MIPI_DSI_D1N | MIPI DSI TXD1N | 1.8V | |
46 | LCDC_CLK_3V3 | UART3_CTSn_M2/SPI1_MISO_M2/PWM8_M1 | GPIO2_D7_d | 3.3V |
47 | MIPI_DSI_D1P | MIPI DSI TXD1P | 1.8V | |
48 | GND | Ground | 0V | |
49 | MIPI_DSI_CLKN | MIPI DSI CLKN | 1.8V | |
50 | PCM_RX | I2S2_SDI_M0/SPI1_MISO_M1 | GPIO1_C5_d | 1.8V |
51 | MIPI_DSI_CLKP | MIPI DSI CLKP | 1.8V | |
52 | PCM_CLK | I2S2_SCLK_M0/SPI1_CLK_M1/UART1_RTSn_M1 | GPIO1_C6_d | 1.8V |
53 | MIPI_DSI_D3N | MIPI DSI TXD3N | 1.8V | |
54 | PCM_SYNC | I2S2_LRCK_M0/SPI1_CSn0_M1/UART1_CTSn_M1 | GPIO1_C7_d | 1.8V |
55 | MIPI_DSI_D3P | MIPI DSI TXD3P | 1.8V | |
56 | PCM_TX | I2S2_SDO_M0/SPI1_MOSI_M1 | GPIO1_C4_d | 1.8V |
57 | MIPI_DSI_D2N | MIPI DSI TXD2N | 1.8V | |
58 | GPIO1_D0 | I2S2_MCLK_M0/SPI1_CSn1_M1/UART1_TX_M1/I2C5_SCLK | GPIO1_D0_d | 1.8V |
59 | MIPI_DSI_D2P | MIPI DSI TXD2P | 1.8V | |
60 | SDIO_D2 | GPIO1_B6_u | 1.8V | |
61 | GND | Ground | 0V | |
62 | SDIO_D3 | GPIO1_B7_u | 1.8V | |
63 | MDI3- | Ethernet MDI3 negative out | 0V | |
64 | SDIO_CMD | GPIO1_B3_u | 1.8V | |
65 | MDI3+ | Ethernet MDI3 positive out | 0V | |
66 | GND | Ground | 0V | |
67 | MDI2- | Ethernet MDI2 negative out | 0V | |
68 | SDIO_CLK | GPIO1_B2_d | 1.8V | |
69 | MDI2+ | Ethernet MDI2 positive out | 0V | |
70 | SDIO_D0 | GPIO1_B4_u | 1.8V | |
71 | MDI1- | Ethernet MDI1 negative out | 0V | |
72 | SDIO_D1 | GPIO1_B5_u | 1.8V | |
73 | MDI1+ | Ethernet MDI1 positive out | 0V | |
74 | LED2/CFG_LDO1 | 3.3V | ||
75 | MDI0- | Ethernet MDI0 negative out | 0V | |
76 | LED1/CFG_LDO0 | 3.3V | ||
77 | MDI0+ | Ethernet MDI3 positive out | 0V | |
78 | VCC1V2_DVDD | Camera 1.2V Power out(400mA) | 1V2 | |
79 | VCC2V8_AVDD | Camera 2.8V Power out(400mA) | 2V8 | |
80 | VCC3V3_SD | SD Card Power output(400mA) | 3V3 | |
Note: 1. Most GPIO voltage is 1.8V, but some pins marked 3.3V. 2. J1_Pin76 OTG compatible circuit refer as 2.1.3. |
1.7 Development Kit (EM1126)
- Power in DC 12V
- Ethernet
- 2x USB Host
- USB OTG
- Audio out
- Digi MIC
- Speaker
- MIC
- MIPI_CSI1 Camera
- MIPI_CSI0 Camera
- WiFi & Bluetooth
- GPIO
- SPI
- UART4
- MIPI_DSI LCD
- IR
- CAN
- RS485
- Power
- Recovery
- Micro SD
- Debug
- I2S
- ADC
- Battery
2 Hardware Design Guide
2.1 Peripheral Circuit Reference
2.1.1 Battery Charge Circuit
Close to RK809
8.4V Lion Battery used
a) Close to BAT
2.1.2 Debug Circuit
2.1.3 USB OTG Interface Circuit
This circuit is used to improve usb compatibility.
Note:
These components are close to R20 to avoid long branches.
2.2 PCB Footprint
2.3 B2B connector
Header for carrier board: DF12NC(3.0)-80DP-0.5V(51)
■ Header [Without Solder Tab]
● Stacking Height : 3mm Product
Unit : mm
Part No. | DF12NC(3.0)-80DP-0.5V(51) |
HRS No. | 537-0492-0 51 |
No. of Pos. | 80 |
A | 22.2 |
B | 19.5 |
C | 20.7 |
E | 2.3 |
Remaks | Without Solder Tab |
RoHS | YES |
Receptacle for CPU board: DF12NC(3.0)-80DS-0.5V(51)
■ Receptacle [Without Solder Tab]
● Stacking Height : 3mm Product
Unit : mm
Part No. | DF12NC(3.0)-80DS-0.5V(51) |
HRS No. | 537-0285-0 51 |
No. of Pos. | 80 |
A | 22.1 |
B | 19.5 |
C | 20.6 |
E | 2.2 |
Remaks | Without Solder Tab |
RoHS | YES |
3 Product Electrical Characteristics
3.1 Dissipation and Temperature
Symbol | Parameter | Min | Typ | Max | Unit |
VCC5V_SYS | System IO Voltage | 3.6 | 5 | 5.5 | V |
Isys_in | VCC5V_SYS input Current | 850 | mA | ||
VCC_RTC | RTC Voltage | 3 | 3.7 | 5 | V |
Iirtc | RTC input Current | 50 | 60 | uA | |
VCC1V2_DVDD | Camera Core Voltage output | 1.2 | V | ||
I1v2_dv | VCC1V2_DVDD output Current | 400 | mA | ||
VCC2V8_AVDD | Camera Analog Voltage output | 2.8 | V | ||
I2v8_av | VCC2V8_AVDD output Current | 400 | mA | ||
Ta | Operating Temperature | -20 | 70 | °C | |
Tstg | Storage Temperature | -40 | 85 | °C |
3.2 Reliability of Test
High Temperature Operating Test
Contents | Operating 8h in high temperature | 55°C±2°C |
Result |
Operating Life Test
Contents | Operating in room | 120h |
Result |
Documents / Resources
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BOARDCON Mini1126 System on Module [pdf] User Manual MINI1126, Mini1126, Mini1126 System on Module, System on Module, Module |