Product Introduction: AIM5

Overview

ArmSoM-AIM5 adopts Rockchip RK3576 second-generation 8nm high-performance AIOT platform processor, integrating 4 Cortex-A72 and 4 Cortex-A53 and independent NEON co processors; Built in multiple powerful embedded hardware engines, providing excellent performance for high-end applications and supporting 4K@120fps H.265, VP9, AVS2, and AV1 decoders, supporting 4k@60fps H.264 decoder; Also supported 4K@60fps H.264 and H.265 encoders, built-in 3D GPU, fully compatible with OpenGL ES1.1/2.0/3.2, OpenCL 2.0, and Vulkan 1.1.

It is applicable to ARM PC, edge computing, personal mobile Internet devices and other multimedia products.

Key Parameters

• SOC: Ruixin Micro RK3576
• CPU: Integrated with quad core Cortex-A72 @ 2.2GHz and quad core Cortex-A53 @ 1.8GHz, as well as a separate NEON coprocessor.
• GPU：ARM Mali G52 MC3 GPU。
• NPU: With a computing power of up to 6TOPs (INT8), it supports mixed operations of INT4/INT8/INT16.
• VPU/codec:
  • Hard decoding: Supports H.264, H.265, VP9, AV1, and AVS2, among others 8K@30fps or 4K@120fps The highest quality JPEG decoder 4K@60fps
  • Hard coded: Supports H.264 and H.265, with JPEG being the highest 4K@60fps .
• RAM: 8/16GB 32-bit LPDDR5, default 8GB, RK3576 supports up to 16GB.
• Flash: 32/64/128GB eMMC, default eMMC 64GB.
• Working voltage: With a wide range of input voltages, from 4.5V to 23V (voltage error ± 5%)
• Working temperature：0℃ ~ 80℃
• Operating System
  • Rockchip official support：Android 14，Debian12，Buildroot
  • Third party support：Armbian
• Size：69.6 mm x 45 mm

Getting started

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AIM User Manual

How to start using your AI Module

Hardware

Hardware Interface

tip

All pins of AIM5 are compatible with NVIDIA Jetson TX2 & NVIDIA Jetson Nano, with the same dimensions

Product Diagram

Hardware specifications

AIM5 Hardware specifications

Category	Function
Display	1x DP interface 1x HDMI/eDP combo interface 2-lane MIPI DSI port
camera	1x 4-lane + 4x 2-lane MIPI CSI interface, up to 2.5Gbps per line
Network	1 GMAC, with RGMII / RMII interface upports 10/100/1000Mbps data transfer rate
PCIe	PCIe 2.0 x2: Each PCIe 2.1 interface supports 1 lane, with a maximum data rate of 5Gbps
USB	1x USB 3.0 (Gen1) 3x USB 2.0
Others	UART DEBUG x1, UART+flow control x2 SPI x2 I2C 1.8V x1，I2C 3.3V x3 can x1 I2S x2 SD 4.0, SDHOST 4.0, and SDIO 3.0 PWM x4, Multiple GPIO

Competitor Specifications Comparison

AIM5 Hardware Spec

规格	ArmSoM-AIM5	Jetson Nano (NVIDIA)
CPU	Quad-core ARM®Cortex®-A72 + Quad-core ARM®Cortex®-A53	Quad-core ARM® Cortex®-A57 MPCore processor
GPU	ARM Mali G52 MC3 GPU	128-core Maxwell GPU
NPU	6TOPs（INT8）	-
Memory	8/16GB 32bit LPDDR4x, 2112Mhz	4GB 64-bit LPDDR4, 1600MHz
Storage	microSD card, 32/64/128GB eMMC 5.1 flash storage	microSD card, 16GB eMMC 5.1 flash storage
Video Encoding	Supports H.264 and H.265, with JPEG being the highest 4K@60fps	250 MP/sec, 1x 4K@30 (HEVC), 2x 1080p@60 (HEVC), 4x 1080p@30 (HEVC)
Video Decoding	8K@30fps or 4K@120fps H.264, H.265, VP9, AV1 and AVS2, maximum 4K JPEG	500 MP/s, 1x 4K@60 (HEVC), 2x 4K@30 (HEVC), 4x 1080p@60 (HEVC), 8x 1080p@30 (HEVC)
USB Ports	1 USB 3.0, 3 USB 2.0	1 USB 3.0, 3 USB 2.0
Ethernet	1 10/100/1000 BASE-T	1 10/100/1000 BASE-T
CSI Interfaces	1x 4-lane + 4x 2-lane MIPI CSI interface, maximum 2.5Gbps per line, maximum 2.5Gbps per line	12 channels (3x4 or 4x2) MIPI CSI-2 D-PHY 1.1 (18 Gbps)
I/O	3 UARTs, 2 SPIs, 2 I2S, 4 I2Cs, multiple GPIOs	3 UARTs, 2SPIs, 2 I2S, 4 I2Cs, multiple GPIOs
PCIE	2 2lan PCIE2.0	1 1/2/4lane PCIE2.0
HDMI Output	1 HDMI OUT2.1 / 1 eDP 1.4	1 HDMI 2.0
DP Interface	1 DP1.4a	1 DP1.2
eDP/DP Interface	1 eDP 1.4 / 1 HDMI OUT2.1	1 eDP 1.4 / 1 DP
DSI Interface	1 DSI (1 x2) 2 sync	1 DSI (1 x2) 2 sync
OS Support	Support Debian，Ubuntu，Armbian	NVIDIA JetPack software suite
Size	69.6 mm x 45 mm	69.6 mm x 45 mm
Form Factor	260-pin edge connector	260-pin edge connector

Function interface definition

40-PIN

GPIO number	功能	Pin	Pin	功能	GPIO number
	+3.3V	1	2	+5.0V
139	SAI0_LRCK_M1/I2C3_SDA_M1/SPI0_CLK_M0/GPIO0_C7_d	3	4	+5.0V
138	SAI0_SCLK_M1/I2C3_SCL_M1/SPI0_CSN0_M0/GPIO0_C6_d	5	6	GND
115	/UART10_RTSN_M1/I2C5_SCL_M1/GPIO1_D4_d	7	8	UART5_TX_M0/SPI3_MISO_M1/I2C3_SDA_M2/GPIO3_D5_d
13	GND	9	10	UART5_RX_M0/SPI3_CLK_M1/I2C3_SCL_M2/GPIO3_D4_d	14
113	UART5_RTSN_M0/SPI3_CSN1_M1/PWM2_CH7_M3/GPIO3_D7_d	11	12	SAI2_SCLK_M0/UART10_RX_M1/I3C0_SDA_PU_M1/GPIO1_D1_d	109
111	UART1_RTSN_M1/SPI4_CLK_M3/GPIO2_B3_d	13	14	GND
112	SAI3_MCLK_M1/UART3_RX_M2/GPIO1_C1_d	15	16	UART8_TX_M1/SPI4_CSN1_M3/I2C4_SCL_M2/GPIO2_A6_d	100
	+3.3V	17	18	UART1_CTSN_M1/SPI4_CSN0_M3/GPIO2_B2_d	148
42	UART11_CTSN_M1/SPI1_MOSI_M1/PWM1_CH2_M2/GPIO2_C2_d	19	20	GND
41	UART11_RTSN_M1/SPI1_MISO_M1/PWM0_CH0_M2/GPIO2_C3_d	21	22	UART7_RTSN_M0/SPI4_MISO_M3/GPIO2_B5_d
43	UART11_RX_M1/SPI1_CLK_M1/PWM1_CH4_M2/GPIO2_C5_d	23	24	UART11_TX_M1/SPI1_CSN0_M1/PWM1_CH3_M2/GPIO2_C4_d	44
	GND	25	26	UART9_TX_M0/SPI1_CSN1_M1/PWM1_CH1_M2/GPIO2_C1_d	45
150	I2C2_SDA_M0/UART1_RX_M0/PWM1_CH3_M0/GPIO0_C0_d	27	28	I2C2_SCL_M0/UART1_TX_M0/PWM1_CH4_M0/GPIO0_B7_d /
63	UART3_CTSN_M0/SPI3_MISO_M0/CAN1_TX_M3/GPIO3_A2_d	29	30	GND
47	GPIO0_A0_d	31	32	UART6_RX_M1/I3C1_SDA_M0/PWM2_CH3_M2/GPIO2_D3_d	114
103	UART9_CTSN_M0/SPI3_CSN1_M0/PWM2_CH7_M2/GPIO2_D7_d	33	34	GND
110	I3C0_SCL_M1/PWM1_CH3_M1/GPIO1_D2_d	35	36	UART5_CTSN_M0/SPI3_MOSI_M1/PWM2_CH6_M3/GPIO3_D6_d	105
0	UART7_CTSN_M0/SPI4_MOSI_M3/GPIO2_B4_d	37	38	I3C0_SDA_M1/PWM1_CH4_M1/GPIO1_D3_d	106
	GND	39	40	UART10_TX_M1/GPIO1_D0_d	107

Pin Definition

ArmSoM-AIM5 function	Pin number	Pin number	ArmSoM-AIM5 function
GND_1	1	2	GND_2
MIPI_DPHY_CSI3_RX_D0N	3	4	MIPI_DPHY_CSI1_RX_D0N
MIPI_DPHY_CSI3_RX_D0P	5	6	MIPI_DPHY_CSI1_RX_D0P
GND_3	7	8	GND_4
MIPI_DPHY_CSI3_RX_CLKN	9	10	MIPI_DPHY_CSI1_RX_CLKN
MIPI_DPHY_CSI3_RX_CLKP	11	12	MIPI_DPHY_CSI1_RX_CLKP
GND_5	13	14	GND_6
MIPI_DPHY_CSI3_RX_D1N	15	16	MIPI_DPHY_CSI1_RX_D1N
MIPI_DPHY_CSI3_RX_D1P	17	18	MIPI_DPHY_CSI1_RX_D1P
GND_7	19	20	GND_8
MIPI_DPHY_CSI3_RX_D2N	21	22	MIPI_DPHY_CSI1_RX_D2N
MIPI_DPHY_CSI3_RX_D2P	23	24	MIPI_DPHY_CSI1_RX_D2P
GND_9	25	26	GND_10
MIPI_DPHY_CSI4_RX_CLKN	27	28	MIPI_DPHY_CSI2_RX_CLKN
MIPI_DPHY_CSI4_RX_CLKP	29	30	MIPI_DPHY_CSI2_RX_CLKP
GND_11	31	32	GND_12
MIPI_DPHY_CSI3_RX_D3N	33	34	MIPI_DPHY_CSI1_RX_D3N
MIPI_DPHY_CSI3_RX_D3P	35	36	MIPI_DPHY_CSI1_RX_D3P
GND_13	37	38	GND_14
DP_TX_D0N/USB3_OTG0_SSRX1N	39	40	MIPI_DPHY_CSI1_RX_D2N
DP_TX_D0N/USB3_OTG0_SSRX1P	41	42	MIPI_DPHY_CSI1_RX_D2P
GND_15	43	44	GND_16
DP_TX_D1N/USB3_OTG0_SSTX1N	45	46	MIPI_DPHY_CSI1_RX_D0N
DP_TX_D1N/USB3_OTG0_SSTX1P	47	48	MIPI_DPHY_CSI1_RX_D0P
GND_17	49	50	GND_18
DP_TX_D2N/USB3_OTG0_SSRX2N	51	52	MIPI_DPHY_CSI0_RX_CLKN
DP_TX_D2N/USB3_OTG0_SSRX2P	53	54	MIPI_DPHY_CSI0_RX_CLKP
GND_19	55	56	GND_20
DP_TX_D3N/USB3_OTG0_SSTX2N	57	58	MIPI_DPHY_CSI0_RX_D1N
DP_TX_D3N/USB3_OTG0_SSTX2P	59	60	MIPI_DPHY_CSI0_RX_D1P
GND_21	61	62	GND_22
HDMI_TX_D2N/EDP_TX_D2N	63	64	MIPI_DPHY_CSI0_RX_D3N
HDMI_TX_D2N/EDP_TX_D2P	65	66	MIPI_DPHY_CSI0_RX_D3P
GND_23	67	68	GND_24
HDMI_TX_D1N/EDP_TX_D1N	69	70	DSI_D0_N
HDMI_TX_D1N/EDP_TX_D1P	71	72	DSI_D0_P
GND_25	73	74	GND_26
HDMI_TX_D0N/EDP_TX_D0N	75	76	DSI_CLK_N
HDMI_TX_D0N/EDP_TX_D0P	77	78	DSI_CLK_P
GND_27	79	80	GND_28
HDMI_TX_D3N/EDP_TX_D3N	81	82	DSI_D1_N
HDMI_TX_D3N/EDP_TX_D3P	83	84	DSI_D1_P
GND_29	85	86	GND_30
GPIO2_B0	87	88	DP_HPDIN_M0
SPI1_MOSI_M1	89	90	DP_TX_AUXN
SPI1_CLK_M1	91	92	DP_TX_AUXP
SPI1_MISO_M1	93	94	HDMI_TX_CEC_M0
SPI1_CSN0_M1	95	96	HDMI_TX_HPDIN_M0
SPI1_CSN1_M1	97	98	CON98
UART3_TX_M1	99	100	CON100
UART3_RX_M1	101	102	GND_31
UART3_RTSN_M1	103	104	SPI4_MOSI_M3
UART3_CTSN_M1	105	106	SPI4_CLK_M3
GND_32	107	108	SPI4_MISO_M3
USB0_DM	109	110	SPI4_CSN0_M3
USB0_DP	111	112	SPI4_CSN1_M3
GND_33	113	114	MIPI_DCPHY_CSI_CAM0_PDN_H
USBHUB_HOST1_DM	115	116	MIPI_DCPHY_CSI_CAM0_CLKOUT
USBHUB_HOST1_DP	117	118	GPIO3_A2/VI_CIF_CLKO
GND_34	119	120	MIPI_DPHY_CSI_CAM1_PDN_H
USBHUB_HOST2_DM	121	122	MIPI_DPHY_CSI_CAM1_CLKOUT
USBHUB_HOST2_DP	123	124	GPIO4_A3/PCIE1_WAKEn_M2
GND_35	125	126	GPIO0_A7/SDMMC0_DET_L
GPIO2_B1	127	128	GPIO2_B6
GND_36	129	130	GPIO2_B7
PCIE0_RXN/SATA0_RXN	131	132	GND_37
PCIE0_RXP/SATA0_RXP	133	134	PCIE0_TXN/SATA0_TXN
GND_38	135	136	PCIE0_TXP/SATA0_TXP
USBHUB_HOST3_DM	137	138	GND_39
USBHUB_HOST3_DP	139	140	USBHUB_HOST4_DM
GND_40	141	142	USBHUB_HOST4_DP
CAN1_RX_M1	143	144	GND_41
CAN1_TX_M1	145	146	GND_42
GND_43	147	148	UART4_CTSN_M0
UART4_TX_M0	149	150	UART4_RTSN_M0
UART4_RX_M0	151	152	GND_44
GND_45	153	154	UART8_CTSN_M0
UART8_TX_M0	155	156	UART8_RTSN_M0
UART8_RX_M0	157	158	GND_46
GND_47	159	160	PCIE0_REFCLKN
USB3_HOST1_SSRXN	161	162	PCIE0_REFCLKP
USB3_HOST1_SSRXP	163	164	GND_48
GND_49	165	166	USB3_HOST1_SSTXN
PCIE1_RXN	167	168	USB3_HOST1_SSTXP
PCIE1_RXP	169	170	GND_50
GND_51	171	172	PCIE1_TXN
PCIE1_REFCLKN	173	174	PCIE1_TXP
PCIE1_REFCLKP	175	176	GND_52
GND_53	177	178	MOD_SLEEP
PCIE0_WAKEn_M2	179	180	PCIE0_CLKREQn_M2
PCIE0_PERSTn	181	182	PCIE1_CLKREQn_M2
PCIE1_PERSTn	183	184	PHY0_MDI0-
I2C2_SCL_M0_CC_RTC	185	186	PHY0_MDI0+
I2C2_SDA_M0_CC_RTC	187	188	PHY0_LED2/CFG_LDO1
I2C3_SCL_M1	189	190	PHY0_MDI1-
I2C3_SDA_M1	191	192	PHY0_MDI1+
SAI2_SDO_M0	193	194	PHY0_LED0/CFG_EXT
SAI2_SDI_M0	195	196	PHY0_MDI2-
SAI2_LRCK_M0	197	198	PHY0_MDI2+
SAI2_SCLK_M0	199	200	GND_54
GND_55	201	202	PHY0_MDI3-
UART5_TX_M0	203	204	PHY0_MDI3+
UART5_RX_M0	205	206	GPIO2_D3/PWM2_CH3_M2
UART5_RTSN_M0	207	208	GPIO2_D4/PWM2_CH4_M2
UART5_CTSN_M0	209	210	CLK1_32K_OUT
GPIO1_D4/SAI2_MCLK_M0	211	212	GPIO2_C0
I2C4_SCL_M1	213	214	RECOVERY_KEY
I2C4_SDA_M1	215	216	GPIO0_A0/REF_CLK0_OUT
GND_56	217	218	GPIO1_C1/SAI3_MCLK_M1
SDMMC_DAT0	219	220	SAI3_SDO_M1
SDMMC_DAT1	221	222	SAI3_SDI_M1
SDMMC_DAT2	223	224	SAI3_LRCK_M1
SDMMC_DAT3	225	226	SAI3_SCLK_M1
SDMMC_CMD	227	228	GPIO2_D7/CAM2_CLKOUT
SDMMC_CLK	229	230	GPIO2_D5/PWM2_CH5_M2
GND_57	231	232	I2C0_SCL_M0
SHUTDOWN_REQ	233	234	I2C0_SDA_M0
PMIC_BBAT	235	236	UART0_TX_M0_DEBUG
POWER_EN	237	238	UART0_RX_M0_DEBUG
SYS_RESET	239	240	SLEEP/WAKE
GND	241	242	GND
GND	243	244	GND
GND	245	246	GND
GND	247	248	GND
GND	249	250	GNDs
VDD_IN	251	252	VDD_IN
VDD_IN	253	254	VDD_IN
VDD_IN	255	256	VDD_IN
VDD_IN	257	258	VDD_IN
VDD_IN	259	260	VDD_IN

Resources

Source Code

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Armbian

Armbian Linux build framework

📗

AIM5 kernel

Improved Rockchip Linux

📘

AIM5 uboot

rockchip-linux/u-boot

📕

RKNN-LLM

AI models to Rockchip chips

Official Images

Based on Debian bullseye works as official operating system by the ArmSom team.

The following systems have been tested and verified by ArmSoM officially:

网盘地址：

百度网盘链接

logo	Description	Download
	debian12 for AIM5 : Debian 12, codenamed 'bookworm', was originally released on June 10, 2023. Debian is an operating system based on free software, known for its stability, security, and openness.	Download link

Third Party Systems

logo	Description	Download
	Armbian for AIM5 : Armbian is a computing construction framework that allows users to create ready to use images with a working kernel based on the variable user space configuration of various single board computers. It provides various pre built images for some supported single board computers, typically based on Debian or Ubuntu.	armbian image

Hardware Material

Obtain hardware information such as development kit schematics, PCBs, DXF, etc., and quickly invest in development

Download link

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AIM5 Schematics

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AIM5 2D

Purchase Samples

CrowdSupply : https://www.crowdsupply.com/armsom/rk3588-ai-module5

ArmSoM online shop: https://www.armsom.org/product-page/aim5

ArmSoM Aliexpress online shop: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3256805434864544.html

ArmSoM Taobao shop: https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=714794342755

OEM&ODM, please contact: sales@armsom.org

Notes

[Electrostatic Protection]

1. Before handling the device, please ensure you wear an anti-static wrist strap or take electrostatic discharge measures to prevent damage to the development board.
2. Assembly should be performed in an electrostatic-safe environment, avoiding operations in dry and low-humidity conditions.
3. When not in use, store the device in an anti-static bag and keep it in a suitably temperature-controlled, low-humidity environment to prevent static electricity buildup.
4. When handling the device, avoid friction or collisions to prevent the generation of static electricity that could cause damage.
5. When holding the device, try to avoid direct contact with the chips on the mainboard to prevent static damage.
6. Do not plug or unplug wires or other devices while the device is operating to avoid damage from electrical surges.
7. When connecting or disconnecting the GPIO/MIPI expansion interfaces, make sure to turn off the power and disconnect the power cable to prevent damage from electrical current.

[Heat Management]

Without effective cooling measures, the surface temperature of the main chip may exceed 60 degrees. When handling the device, please avoid direct contact with the SoC and surrounding power inductors to prevent burns. Ensure that the environment is well-ventilated during operation to prevent localized heat buildup, which could lead to overheating. Additionally, do not place the device in direct sunlight. It is recommended to choose between the official cooling fan, heat sink, or third-party cooling kits based on specific usage conditions to ensure optimal cooling performance.