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Hardware Overview

Chip Block Diagram

rk3528A chip diagram

System Block Diagram

rock 2a pack

Hardware Overview

rock 2a pack

Here are the detailed pinouts for each hardware interface.

microSD Card Slot

PINName
1SDMMC_D2
2SDMMC_D3
3SDMMC_CMD
43V3_SD
5SDMMC_CLK
6GND
7SDMMC_D0
8SDMMC_D1
9SDMMC_DET_L
10GND

Gigabit Ethernet

PinNamePinName
1PHY1_MDI0+2PHY1_MDI0-
3PHY1_MDI1+4GND
5GND6PHY1_MDI1-
7PHY1_MDI2+8PHY1_MDI2-
9PHY1_MDI3+10PHY1_MDI3-
11TR012TR1
13TR214TR3
15PHY_LED116GND
17VCC3V3_PHY18PHY_LED2
19GND20GND

HDMI

PinNamePinName
1HDMI_TX2P_PORT2GND
3HDMI_TX2N_PORT4HDMI_TX1P_PORT
5GND6HDMI_TX1N_PORT
7HDMI_TX0P_PORT8GND
9HDMI_TX0N_PORT10HDMI_CLKP_PORT
11GND12HDMI_CLKN_PORT
13HDMI_TX_CEC_PORT14X
15HDMI_TX_SCL_PORT16HDMI_TX_SDA_PORT
17GND18VCC5V_HDMI_TX
19HDMI_TX_HPD_PORT20GND
21GND22GND
23GND

WIFI 6 & BT 5.4

PinNamePinName
1HOST_WAKE_BT_H2GND
3UART1_TX4GND
5GND6GND
7GND8USB4_DP
9USB4_DM10GND
11UART1_RX12GND
13GND14UART0_RX
15UART0_TX16GND
17GND18GND
19GND20GND
21GND22GND
23GND24VCC_WIFI
25GND26GND
27GND28GND
29GND30GND
31GND32GND
33VCC_WIFI34VCC_WIFI
35GND36GND
37WL_5G_ANT38WL_24G_ANT
39GND40GND
41GND42GND
43GND44GND
45GND46WIFI_REG_ON_H
47WIFI_WAKE_HOST_H48BT_WAKE_HOST_H
49GND50GND
51GND52GND

FPC Connector with PCIE 2.0

PinNamePinName
1VCC5V0_SYS2VCC5V0_SYS
3GND4PCIE20_REFCLKP
5PCIE20_REFCLKN6GND
7PCIE20_RXP8PCIE20_RXN
9GND10PCIE20_TXP
11PCIE20_TXN12GND
13PCIE_EN14PCIE20_WAKEn_M1
15PCIE20_CLKREQn_M116PCIE20_PERSTn_M1

AV Out

PinNamePinName
1X2CVBS_OUT
3LOUT4X
5GND6ROUT
7X8X

USB 3.0 OTG/HOST & USB 2.0 HOST

PinNamePinName
1USB30_OTG0_VBUSDET2USB20_OTG0_DM
3USB20_OTG0_DP4GND
5USB30_OTG0_SSRXN6USB30_OTG0_SSRXP
7GND8USB30_OTG0_SSTXN
9USB30_OTG0_SSTXP10GND
11GND12VCC5V0_USB20
13USB1_DM14USB1_DP
15GND16X
17X18GND
19X20X
21GND22GND

2 X USB 2.0 HOST

PinNamePinName
1VCC5V0_USB202USB2_DM
3USB2_DP4GND
5VCC5V0_USB206USB3_DM
7USB3_DP8GND
9GND10GND
11GND12GND

40-Pin GPIO Header

  • GPIO Voltage
GPIOVoltageMaximum
All GPIOs3.3V3.3V
SARADC_IN31.8V1.8V
  • GPIO Pinout

ROCK 2A provides a 40-pin GPIO header, compatible with most sensors available on the market.

Note: Actual compatibility may vary based on use.

  • ROCK 2A has a 40-pin expansion header. Each pin is color-coded.
GPIO numberFunction4Function3Function2Function1Pin#Pin#Function1Function2Function3Function4GPIO number
+3.3V
1
2
+5.0V
128I2C0_SDA_M1SPIDIF_TX_M0GPIO4_A0
3
4
+5.0V
129I2C0_SCL_M1GPIO4_A1
5
6
GND
134UART1_TX_M0I2S1_LRCKGPIO4_A6
7
8
GPIO4_D0
UART2_TX_M0
152
GND
9
10
GPIO4_C7
UART2_RX_M0
151
143PWM4_M0UART3_RX_M1GPIO4_B7
11
12
GPIO1_B5I2S0_SCLK_M145
144PWM5_M0UART3_TX_M1GPIO4_C0
13
14
GND
150PWM3_M0UART1_RX_M1I2C1_SDA_M1GPIO4_C6
15
16
GPIO4_B0I2S1_SDO1UART3_RX_M0136
+3.3V
17
18
GPIO4_B1I2S1_SDO2PDM_SDI1UART3_TX_M0137
138SPI0_MOSIPDM_SDI0I2S1_SDO3GPIO4_B2
19
20
GND
139SPI0_MISOPDM_SDI2I2S1_SDI1GPIO4_B3
21
22
GPIO1_B2UART2_RTSN_M1I2C5_SCL_M0UART7_TX_M142
140SPI0_CLKI2S1_SDI0GPIO4_B4
23
24
GPIO4_B6SPI0_CSN0142
GND
25
26
GPIO4_C1PDM_SDI3SPI0_CSN1PWM6_M0145
130I2C1_SDA_M0UART3_RTSNI2S1_SDI3GPIO4_A2
27
28
GPIO4_A3I2S1_SDI2UART3_CTSNI2C1_SCL_M0131
141PDM_CLK0GPIO4_B5
29
30
GND
40UART7_CTSN_M1UART2_RX_M1GPIO1_B0
31
32
GPIO4_C3I2C0_SDA_M0PWM0_M0147
41UART7_RTSN_M1UART2_TX_M1GPIO1_B1
33
34
GND
46SPI1_CLKI2S0_LRCK_M1GPIO1_B6
35
36
GPIO1_B4I2S0_MCLK_M144
SARADC_IN3
37
38
GPIO1_B7I2S0_SDI_M1SPI1_MOSI47
GND
39
40
GPIO1_C0I2S0_SDO_M1SPI1_MISO48