Product Introduction: AIM7

Overview

ArmSoM-AIM7 uses Rockchip RK3588, a new generation flagship eight-core 64-bit processor with a main frequency of up to 2.4GHz, 6 TOPS computing power NPU, and can be equipped with up to 32GB of large memory. While the interface is fully compatible with Jetson Nano, the PCIe interface has been upgraded to PCIe3.0 4-lane and PCIe2.1 1-lan.

AIM7 can be applied to ARM PC, edge computing, cloud server, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, virtual/augmented reality, blockchain, smart NVR and other fields.

Rockchip RK3588

• ArmSoM-Sige7 AI SBC;
• ArmSoM-AIM7 AIM7 core board， ArmSoM-AIM-IO AIM Companion IO Board;
• ArmSoM-LM7 LGA core board, ArmSoM-W3 LGA core board maker kit;

With the powerful ecosystem and variety of extension modules, ArmSoM can help users easily go from ideas to prototype to mass production, making it an ideal creative platform for makers, dreamers and hobbyists.

Key Parameters

• SOC: Rockchip RK3588
• CPU: RK3588 quad-core Cortex-A76 @ 2.4GHz + quad-core Cortex-A55 @ 1.8GHz, 8nm process
• GPU: ARM Mali-G610 MP4
• NPU: Computing power up to 6 TOPS (INT8), supports INT4/INT8/INT16 mixed computing
• VPU/Codec:
  • Hardware decoding: 8K@60fps H.265/VP9/AVS2, 8K@30fps H.264 AVC/MVC, 4K@60fps AV1, 1080P@60fps MPEG-2/-1/VC-1/VP8
  • Hardware encoding: 8K@30fps H.265 / H.264
• RAM: 8GB/16GB/32GB (max 32GB) 64bit LPDDR4x, default LPDDR4x 8GB
• Flash: 32GB/64GB/128GB eMMC, default eMMC 32GB
• Interface type: 260pin SO-DIMM connector, compatible with Jetson TX2 NX
• Working voltage: 5V DC
• Temperature: Operating temperature: 0°C to 80°C, Storage temperature: -20°C to 85°C
• Humidity: Relative humidity: Operation: 10% to 90%, Storage: 5% to 95%
• operating system:
  • Rockchip official support: Android 12.0, Debian11, Buildroot
  • Third-party support: Armbian 23.07, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu22.04, Kylin OS
• PCB: 12-layer PCB board design
• weight: 17.3g
• 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 AIM7 are compatible with NVIDIA Jetson TX2 & NVIDIA Jetson Nano, with the same dimensions

AIM7 Block Diagram

Hardware Spec

AIM7 Hardware Specifications

Category	Function
Display	1x DP interface 1x HDMI/eDP combo interface Up to 7680 x 4320@60 Hz for HDMI and DP, and 3840 x 2160@60 Hz for eDP
Camera	3x 4-lane or 5x 2-lane MIPI CSI interfaces, each lane up to 2.5Gbps
Network	1 GMAC, with RGMII / RMII interface Supports 10/100/1000Mbps data transfer rate
PCIe	PCIe 3.0 x4: Each channel supports up to 8Gbps data rate, supports 4 configuration modes: 1x4, 2x2, 4x1, 1x2+2x1, each channel supports up to 8Gbps data rate PCIe 2.1 x1: Each PCIe 2.1 interface supports 1 lane, up to 5Gbps data rate
USB	1x USB 3.0 (Gen1) 3x USB 2.0
Others	UART DEBUG x1, UART+flow control x2 SPI x2 I2C x4 CAN x1 I2S x2 SD 4.0, SDHOST 4.0, and SDIO 3.0 PWM x3, multiple GPIOs

Competitor Specifications Comparison

AIM7 Hardware Spec

Specifications	ArmSoM-AIM7(Rockchip)	Jetson Nano (NVIDIA)
CPU	Quad-core ARM®Cortex®-A76 + Quad-core ARM®Cortex®-A55	Quad-core ARM® Cortex®-A57 MPCore processor
GPU	ARM Mali-G610 MP4	128-core Maxwell GPU
NPU	6TOPs（INT8）	-
Memory	8GB/32GB 64-bit LPDDR4x, 2112MHz	4GB 64-bit LPDDR4, 1600MHz
Storage	microSD card, 32GB eMMC 5.1 flash storage	microSD card, 16GB eMMC 5.1 flash storage
Video Encoding	8K@30fps H.265 / H.264	250 MP/sec, 1x 4K@30 (HEVC), 2x 1080p@60 (HEVC), 4x 1080p@30 (HEVC)
Video Decoding	8K@60fps H.265/VP9/AVS2, 8K@30fps H.264 AVC/MVC, 4K@60fps AV1, 1080P@60fps MPEG-2/-1/VC-1/VP8	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	12 channels (4x2) MIPI CSI-2 D-PHY1.1 (18 Gbps)	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	1 1/2/4lane PCIE3.0 & 1 1lane 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

Hardware Pin Definitions

Video input interface

Two MIPI DC (DPHY/CPHY) combo PHY

• Support USE DPHY or CPHY
• Each MIPI DPHY V2.0, 4 lanes, 4.5 Gbps per lane
• Each MIPI CPHY V1.1, 3 lanes, 2.5 Gbps per lane

Four MIPI CSI DPHY

• Each MIPI DPHY V1.2, 2 lanes, 2.5 Gbps per lane
• Support combine 2 DPHY together to one 4-lan

Table 1. CSI0 pin descriptions

Pin	Pin name	Signal description	Direction	Pin type
2	GND	Ground
4	CSI0_D0_N	Camera, CSI 0 Data 0–	Input	MIPI D-PHY
6	CSI0_D0_P	Camera, CSI 0 Data 0	+ Input	MIPI D-PHY
8	GND	Ground
10	CSI0_CLK_N	Camera, CSI 0 Clock–	Input	MIPI D-PHY
12	CSI0_CLK_P	Camera, CSI 0 Clock+	Input	MIPI D-PHY
14	GND	Ground
16	CSI0_D1_N	Camera, CSI 0 Data 1–	Input	MIPI D-PHY
18	CSI0_D1_P	Camera, CSI 0 Data 1+	Input	MIPI D-PHY
114	CAM0_PWDN	Camera, CSI 0 Data 1–	Input	MIPI D-PHY
116	CAM0_MCLK	Camera, CSI 0 Data 1+	Input	MIPI D-PHY

Table 2. CSI1 pin descriptions

Pin	Pin name	Signal description	Direction	Pin type
1	GND	Ground
3	MIPI_CSI0_RX_D2N	Camera, CSI 1 Data 0–	Input	MIPI D-PHY
5	MIPI_CSI0_RX_D2P	Camera, CSI 1 Data 0+	Input	MIPI D-PHY
7	GND	Ground
9	CSI1_CLK_N	Camera, CSI 1 Clock–	Input	MIPI D-PHY
11	CSI1_CLK_P	Camera, CSI 1 Clock+	Input	MIPI D-PHY
15	CSI1_D1_N	Camera, CSI 1 Data 1–	Input	MIPI D-PHY
17	CSI1_D1_P	Camera, CSI 1 Data 1+	Input	MIPI D-PHY
118	CAM1_PWDN	Camera, CSI 0 Data 1–	Input	MIPI D-PHY
126	CAM1_MCLK	Camera, CSI 0 Data 1+	Input	MIPI D-PHY

Table 3. CSI2 pin descriptions

Pin	Pin name	Signal description	Direction	Pin type
20	GND	Ground
22	CSI2_D0_N	Camera, CSI 2 Data 0–	Input	MIPI D-PHY
24	CSI2_D0_P	Camera, CSI 2 Data 0+	Input	MIPI D-PHY
26	GND	Ground
28	CSI2_CLK_N	Camera, CSI 2 Clock–	Input	MIPI D-PHY
30	CSI2_CLK_P	Camera, CSI 2 Clock+	Input	MIPI D-PHY
32	GND	Ground
34	CSI2_D1_N	Camera, CSI 2 Data 1–	Input	MIPI D-PHY
36	CSI2_D1_P	Camera, CSI 2 Data 1+	Input	MIPI D-PHY
120	CAM2_MCLK	Camera, CSI 2 Data 1–	Input	MIPI D-PHY
122	CAM2_PWDN	Camera, CSI 2 Data 1+	Input	MIPI D-PHY

Table 3. CSI3 pin descriptions

Pin	Pin name	Signal description	Direction	Pin type
19	GND	Ground
21	CSI3_D0_N	Camera, CSI 3 Data 0–	Input	MIPI D-PHY
23	CSI3_D0_P	Camera, CSI 3 Data 0+	Input	MIPI D-PHY
25	GND	Ground
27	CSI3_CLK_N	Camera, CSI 3 Clock–	Input	MIPI D-PHY
29	CSI3_CLK_P	Camera, CSI 3 Clock+	Input	MIPI D-PHY
31	GND	Ground
33	CSI3_D1_N	Camera, CSI 3 Data 1–	Input	MIPI D-PHY
35	CSI3_D1_P	Camera, CSI 3 Data 1+	Input	MIPI D-PHY
216	CAM3_MCLK	Camera, CSI 3 Data 1–	Input	MIPI D-PHY
218	CAM3_PWDN	Camera, CSI 3 Data 1+	Input	MIPI D-PHY

Table 4. CSI4 pin descriptions

Pin	Pin name	Signal description	Direction	Pin type
38	GND	Ground
40	CSI4_D2_N	Camera, CSI 4 Data 2–	Input	MIPI D/C-PHY
42	CSI4_D2_P	Camera, CSI 4 Data 2+	Input	MIPI D/C-PHY
44	GND	Ground
52	CSI4_CLK_N	Camera, CSI 4 Clock–	Input	MIPI D/C-PHY
54	CSI4_CLK_P	Camera, CSI 4 Clock+	Input	MIPI D/C-PHY
46	CSI4_D0_N	Camera, CSI 4 Data 0–	Input	MIPI D/C-PHY
48	CSI4_D0_P	Camera, CSI 4 Data 0+	Input	MIPI D/C-PHY
58	CSI4_D1_N	Camera, CSI 4 Data 1–	Input	MIPI D/C-PHY
60	CSI4_D1_P	Camera, CSI 4 Data 1+	Input	MIPI D/C-PHY
64	CSI4_D3_N	Camera, CSI 4 Data 3–	Input	MIPI D/C-PHY
66	CSI4_D3_P	Camera, CSI 4 Data 3+	Input	MIPI D/C-PHY
228	CAM4_MCLK	Camera, CSI 4 Data 1–	Input	MIPI D-PHY
230	CAM4_PWDN	Camera, CSI 4 Data 1+	Input	MIPI D-PHY

Video output processor

HDMI/eDP TX interface

• Support x1, x2 and x4 configuration for each interface
• Support all the data rates for HDMI FRL: 3, 6, 8, 10 and 12Gbps
• Support 1.62Gbps, 2.7Gbps and 5.4Gbps for eDP
• Support up to 7680x4320@60Hz for HDMI TX, and 4K@60Hz for eDP
• Support RGB/YUV(up to 10bit) format for HDMI TX
• Support RGB, YCbCr 4:4:4, YCbCr 4:2:2 and 8/10 bit per component video format for eDP
• Support DSC 1.2a for HDMI TX
• Support HDCP2.3 for HDMI TX, and HDCP1.3 for eDP

DP TX interface

• Support 2 DP TX 1.4a interface which combo with USB3.1 Gen1
• Support 1/2/4lanes for each interface
• Support 1.62Gbps, 2.7Gbps, 5.4Gbps and 8.1Gbps Serializer
• Support up to 7680x4320@30Hz
• Support RGB/YUV(up to 10bit) format
• Support Single Stream Transport(SST)
• Support DP Alt mode on USB Type-C
• Support HDCP2.3, HDCP 1.3

MIPI DSI interface

• Support 2 MIPI DPHY 2.0 interfaces
• Support 4 data lanes and 4.5 Gbps maximum data rate per lane
• Support max resolution 4K@60 Hz
• Support dual MIPI display: left-right mode
• Support RGB (up to 10 bits) format
• Support DSC 1.1/1.2a

Table 5. DSI pin descriptions

Pin	Pin name	Signal description	Direction	Pin type
68	GND	Ground
70	DSI_D0_N	DSI Data 0–	Output	MIPI D-PHY
72	DSI_D0_P	DSI Data 0+	Output	MIPI D-PHY
74	GND	Ground
76	DSI_CLK_N	DSI Clock–	Output	MIPI D-PHY
78	DSI_CLK_P	DSI Clock+	Output	MIPI D-PHY
80	GND	Ground
82	DSI_D1_N	DSI Data 1–	Output	MIPI D-PHY
84	DSI_D1_P	DSI Data 1+	Output	MIPI D-PHY

Table 6. DP / USB3.0 pin descriptions

Pin	Pin name	Signal description	Direction	Pin type
37	GND	Ground
39	DP0_TXD0_N	Display Port 0 Lane 0-	Output	DP
41	DP0_TXD0_P	Display Port 0 Lane 0+	Output	DP
43	GND	Ground
45	DP0_TXD1_N	Display Port 0 Lane 1–	Output	DP
47	DP0_TXD1_P	Display Port 0 Lane 1+	Output	DP
49	GND	Ground
51	DP0_TXD2_N	Display Port 0 Lane 2–	Output	DP
53	DP0_TXD2_P	Display Port 0 Lane 2+	Output	DP
55	GND	Ground
57	DP0_TXD3_N	Display Port 0 Lane 3–	Output	DP
59	DP0_TXD3_P	Display Port 0 Lane 3+	Output	DP
86	GND	Ground
88	DP0_HPD	Display Port 0 Hot Plug Detect	Input	Open Drain–1.8V
90	DP0_AUX_N	Display Port 0 Aux–	Bidir	DP
92	DP0_AUX_P	Display Port 0 Aux+	Bidir	DP

Table 7. eDP/HDMI pin descriptions

Pin	Pin name	Signal description	Direction	Pin type
61	GND	Ground
63	HDMI_TXD2_N/EDP_TX0_D2N	HDMI/EDP Lane 2–	Output	HDMI/EDP
65	HDMI_TXD2_P/EDP_TX0_D2P	HDMI/EDP Lane 2+	Output	HDMI/EDP
67	GND	Ground
69	HDMI_TXD1_N/EDP_TX0_D1N	HDMI/EDP Lane 1–	Output	HDMI/EDP
71	HDMI_TXD1_P/EDP_TX0_D1P	HDMI/EDP Lane 1+	Output	HDMI/EDP
73	GND	Ground
75	HDMI_TXD0_N/EDP_TX0_D0N	HDMI/EDP Lane 0–	Output	HDMI/EDP
77	HDMI_TXD0_P/EDP_TX0_D0P	HDMI/EDP Lane 0+	Output	HDMI/EDP
79	GND	Ground
81	HDMI_CLK_N/EDP_TX0_D3N	HDMI/EDP Clk Lane–	Output	HDMI/EDP
83	HDMI_CLK_P/EDP_TX0_D3P	HDMI/EDP Clk Lane+	Output	HDMI/EDP
98	HDMI_SDA / EDP_TX0_AUXN	HDMI/EDP DDC SDA	Bidir	Open-Drain,3.3V
100	HDMI_SCL / EDP_TX0_AUXP	HDMI/EDP DDC SCL	Output	Open-Drain,3.3V
96	HDMI_CEC	HDMI/EDP Hot Plug Detect	Input	Open Drain–3.3V
94	HDMI_HPD	HDMI/EDP CEC	Bidir	Open Drain–1.8V

SDIO

• Compatible with SDIO3.0 protocol
• 4-bit data bus width

Table 8. SDIO pin descriptions

Pin	Pin name	Signal description	Direction	Pin type
217	GND	Ground
219	SDMMC_DAT0	SD Card or SDIO Data 0	Bidir	CMOS – 1.8V/3.3V
221	SDMMC_DAT1	SD Card or SDIO Data 1	Bidir	CMOS – 1.8V/3.3V
223	SDMMC_DAT2	SD Card or SDIO Data 2	Bidir	CMOS – 1.8V/3.3V
225	SDMMC_DAT3	SD Card or SDIO Data 3	Bidir	CMOS – 1.8V/3.3V
227	SDMMC_CMD	SD Card or SDIO Command	Bidir	CMOS – 1.8V/3.3V
229	SDMMC_CLK	SD Card or SDIO Clock	Output	CMOS – 1.8V/3.3V
126	SDMMC_DET	SD Card or SDIO DET	Output	CMOS – 1.8V/3.3V

GMAC

Table 9. Gigabit Ethernet pin descriptions

Pin	Pin name	Signal description	Direction	Pin type
184	GBE_MDI0_N	GbE Transformer Data 0–	Bidir	MDI
186	GBE_MDI0_P	GbE Transformer Data 0+	Bidir	MDI
188	GBE_LED_LINK	Ethernet Link LED (Green)	Output	-
190	GBE_MDI1_N	GbE Transformer Data 1–	Bidir	MDI
192	GBE_MDI1_P	GbE Transformer Data 1+	Bidir	MDI
194	GBE_LED_ACT	Ethernet Activity LED (Yellow)	Output	-
196	GBE_MDI2_N	GbE Transformer Data 2–	Bidir	MDI
198	GBE_MDI2_P	GbE Transformer Data 2+	Bidir	MDI
200	GND	Ground
202	GBE_MDI3_N	GbE Transformer Data 3–	Bidir	MDI
204	GBE_MDI3_P	GbE Transformer Data 3+	Bidir	MDI

USB3.0

• Embedded two USB 3.0 OTG interfaces which combo with DP TX (USB3OTG_0 and USB3OTG_1)
• Embedded one USB 3.0 Host interface which combos with Combo PIPE PHY2 (USB3OTG_2)

Table 10. USB 3.0 GEN1 pin descriptions

Pin	Pin name	Signal description	Direction	Pin type
113	GND	Ground
161	PCIE20_2_RXN/SATA30_2_RXN/USBSS_RX_N	USB SS Receive- (USB 3.0 Ctrl #0)	Input	USB SS PHY
163	PCIE20_2_RXP/SATA30_2_RXP/USBSS_RX_P	USB SS Receive+ (USB 3.0 Ctrl #0)	Input	USB SS PHY
166	PCIE20_2_TXN/SATA30_2_TXN/USBSS_TX_N	USB SS Transmit- (USB 3.0 Ctrl #0)	Output	USB SS PHY
168	PCIE20_2_TXP/SATA30_2_TXP/USBSS_TX_P	USB SS Transmit+ (USB 3.0 Ctrl #0)	Output	USB SS PHY

USB 2.0 Host

• Compatible with USB 2.0 specification
• Support two USB 2.0 Hosts
• Supports high-speed (480 Mbps), full-speed (12 Mbps) and low-speed (1.5 Mbps) mode
• Support Enhanced Host Controller Interface Specification (EHCI), Revision 1.0
• Support Open Host Controller Interface Specification (OHCI), Revision 1.0a

Table 11. USB 2.0 pin descriptions

Pin	Pin name	Signal description	Direction	Pin type
109	USB0_D_N	USB2.0 Port 0 Data–	Bidir	USB PHY
111	USB0_D_P	USB2.0 Port 0 Data+	Bidir	USB PHY
115	USB1_D_N	USB 2.0 Port 1 Data–	Bidir	USB PHY
117	USB1_D_P	USB 2.0 Port 1 Data+	Bidir	USB PHY
121	USB2_D_N	USB 2.0 Port 2 Data–	Bidir	USB PHY
123	USB2_D_P	USB 2.0 Port 2 Data+	Bidir	USB PHY

PCIe

PCIe 2.1 interface

• Compatible with PCI Express Base Specification Revision 2.1
• Support one lane for each PCIe 2.1 interface
• Support Root Complex (RC) only
• Support 5 Gbps data rate

Table 12. PCIe 2.1 pin descriptions

Pin	Pinname	Signal description	Direction	Pin type
171	GND	Ground
173	PCIE1_CLK_N	PCIe #1 Reference Clock– (PCIe Ctrl #2)	Output	PCIe PHY
175	PCIE1_CLK_P	PCIe #1 Reference Clock+ (PCIe Ctrl #2)	Output	PCIe PHY
165	GND	Ground
167	PCIE1_RX_N/SATA30_0_RXN	PCIe #1 Receive 0– (PCIe Ctrl #2 Lane 0)	Input	PCIe PHY
169	PCIE1_RX_P/SATA30_0_RXP	PCIe #1 Receive 0+ (PCIe Ctrl #2 Lane 0)	Input	PCIe PHY
172	PCIE1_TX_N	PCIe #1 Transmit 0– (PCIe Ctrl #2 Lane 0)	Output	PCIe PHY
174	PCIE1_TX_P	PCIe #1 Transmit 0+ (PCIe Ctrl #2 Lane 0)	Output	PCIe PHY
124	PCIE_20X1_2_WAKE	PCIe Wake. 47kΩ pull-up to 3.3V on themodule.	Input	Open Drain – 3.3V
182	PCIE_20X1_2_CLKREQ	PCIe #1 Clock Request (PCIe Ctrl #2). 47kΩ pull-up to 3.3V on the module.	Bidir	Open Drain – 3.3V
183	PCIE_20X1_2_RST	PCIe #1 Reset (PCIe Ctrl #2). 4.7kΩ pull-up to 3.3V on the module.	Output	Open Drain – 3.3V

PCIe 3.0 interface

• Compatible with PCI Express Base Specification Revision 3.0
• Support dual operation modes: Root Complex (RC) and End Point (EP)
• Support data rates: 2.5 Gbps (PCIe 1.1), 5 Gbps (PCIe 2.1), 8 Gbps (PCIe 3.0)
• Support aggregation and bifurcation with 1x 4 lanes, 2x 2 lanes, 4x 1 lanes and 1x 2 lanes + 2x 1 lanes

Table 13. PCIe 3.0 pin descriptions

Pin	Pin name	Signal description	Direction	Pin type
158	GND	Ground
160	PCIE0_CLK_N	PCIe #0 Reference Clock–	Output	PCIe PHY
162	PCIE0_CLK_P	PCIe #0 Reference Clock+	Output	PCIe PHY
129	GND	Ground
131	PCIE0_RX0_N	PCIe #0 Receive 0– (PCIe Ctrl #0 Lane 0)	Input	PCIe PHY
133	PCIE0_RX0_P	PCIe #0 Receive 0+ (PCIe Ctrl #0 Lane 0)	Input	PCIe PHY
132	GND	Ground
134	PCIE0_TX0_N	PCIe #0 Transmit 0– (PCIe Ctrl #0 Lane 0)	Output	PCIe PHY
136	PCIE0_TX0_P	PCIe #0 Transmit 0+ (PCIe Ctrl #0 Lane 0)	Output	PCIe PHY
177	GND	Ground
179	PCIE_30X4_WAKE	PCIe Wake. 47kΩ pull-up to 3.3V on themodule.	Input	Open Drain – 3.3V
180	PCIE_30X4_CLKREQ	PCIe #0 Clock Request (PCIe Ctrl #0). 47kΩpull-up to 3.3V on the module.	Bidir	Open Drain – 3.3V
181	PCIE_30X4_RST	PCIe #0 Reset (PCIe Ctrl #0). 4.7kΩ pull-up to3.3V on the module.	Bidir	Open Drain – 3.3V
135	GND	Ground
137	PCIE0_RX1_N	PCIe #0 Receive 1– (PCIe Ctrl #0 Lane 1)	Input	PCIe PHY
139	PCIE0_RX1_P	PCIe #0 Receive 1+ (PCIe Ctrl #0 Lane 1)	Input	PCIe PHY
138	GND	Ground
140	PCIE0_TX1_N	PCIe #0 Transmit 1– PCIe Ctrl #0 Lane 1)	Output	PCIe PHY
142	PCIE0_TX1_P	PCIe #0 Transmit 1+ (PCIe Ctrl #0 Lane 1)	Output	PCIe PHY
125	GND	Ground
127	PCIE_30X1_0_WAKE	PCIe Wake. 47kΩ pull-up to 3.3V on themodule.	Input	Open Drain – 3.3V
212	PCIE_30X1_0_CLKREQ	PCIe #0 Clock Request (PCIe Ctrl #0). 47kΩpull-up to 3.3V on the module.	Bidir	Open Drain – 3.3V
195	PCIE_30X1_0_RST	PCIe #0 Reset (PCIe Ctrl #0). 4.7kΩ pull-up to3.3V on the module.	Bidir	Open Drain – 3.3V
147	GND	Ground
149	PCIE0_RX2_N	PCIe #0 Receive 2– (PCIe Ctrl #0 Lane 1)	Input	PCIe PHY
151	PCIE0_RX2_P	PCIe #0 Receive 2+ (PCIe Ctrl #0 Lane 1)	Input	PCIe PHY
144	GND	Ground
146	GND	Ground
148	PCIE0_TX2_N	PCIe #0 Transmit 2– PCIe Ctrl #0 Lane 1)	Output	PCIe PHY
150	PCIE0_TX2_P	PCIe #0 Transmit 2+ (PCIe Ctrl #0 Lane 1)	Output	PCIe PHY
130	PCIE_30X2_WAKE	PCIe Wake. 47kΩ pull-up to 3.3V on themodule.	Input	Open Drain – 3.3V
120	PCIE_30X2_CLKREQ	PCIe #0 Clock Request (PCIe Ctrl #0). 47kΩpull-up to 3.3V on the module.	Bidir	Open Drain – 3.3V
195128	PCIE_30X2_RST	PCIe #0 Reset (PCIe Ctrl #0). 4.7kΩ pull-up to3.3V on the module.	Bidir	Open Drain – 3.3V
153	GND	Ground
155	PCIE0_RX3_N	PCIe #0 Receive 3– (PCIe Ctrl #0 Lane 1)	Input	PCIe PHY
157	PCIE0_RX3_P	PCIe #0 Receive 3+ (PCIe Ctrl #0 Lane 1)	Input	PCIe PHY
152	GND	Ground
154	PCIE0_TX3_N	PCIe #0 Transmit 3– PCIe Ctrl #0 Lane 1)	Output	PCIe PHY
156	PCIE0_TX3_P	PCIe #0 Transmit 3+ (PCIe Ctrl #0 Lane 1)	Output	PCIe PHY
199	PCIE_30X1_1_WAKE	PCIe Wake. 47kΩ pull-up to 3.3V on themodule.	Input	Open Drain – 3.3V
211	PCIE_30X1_1_CLKREQ	PCIe #0 Clock Request (PCIe Ctrl #0). 47kΩpull-up to 3.3V on the module.	Bidir	Open Drain – 3.3V
197	PCIE_30X1_1_RST	PCIe #0 Reset (PCIe Ctrl #0). 4.7kΩ pull-up to3.3V on the module.	Bidir	Open Drain – 3.3V

SPI interface

• Support 5 SPI Controllers (SPI0-SPI4)
• Support two chip-select output
• Support serial-master and serial-slave mode, software-configurable

Table 14. SPI pin descriptions

Pin	Pin name	Signal description	Direction	Pin type
89	SPI0_MOSI	SPI 0 Master Out / Slave In	Bidir	CMOS – 1.8
91	SPI0_SCK	SPI 0 Clock	Bidir	CMOS – 1.8
93	SPI0_MISO_M2	SPI 0 Master In / Slave Out	Bidir	CMOS – 1.8
95	SPI0_CS0	SPI 0 Chip Select 0	Bidir	CMOS – 1.8
97	SPI0_CS1	SPI 0 Chip Select 1	Bidir	CMOS – 1.8
102	GND	Ground
104	SPI1_MOSI	SPI 1 Master Out / Slave In	Bidir	CMOS – 1.8
106	SPI1_SCK	SPI 1 Clock	Bidir	CMOS – 1.8
108	SPI1_MISO	SPI 1 Master In / Slave Out	Bidir	CMOS – 1.8
110	SPI1_CS0	SPI 1 Chip Select 0	Bidir	CMOS – 1.8
112	SPI1_CS1	SPI 1 Chip Select 1	Bidir	CMOS – 1.8

I2C interface

Table 15. I2C pin descriptions

Pin	Pin name	Signal description	Direction	Pin type
185	I2C0_SCL	General I2C 0 Clock. 2.2kΩ pull-up to3.3V on module.	Bidir	Open Drain – 3.3V
187	I2C0_SDA	General I2C 0 Data. 2.2kΩ pull-up to 3.3V on the module.	Bidir	Open Drain – 3.3V
189	I2C1_SCL	General I2C 1 Clock. 2.2kΩ pull-up to 3.3V on the module.	Bidir	Open Drain – 3.3V
191	I2C1_SDA	General I2C 1 Data. 2.2kΩ pull-up to 3.3V on the module.	Bidir	Open Drain – 3.3V
232	I2C2_SCL	General I2C 2 Clock. 2.2kΩ pull-up to1.8V on the module.	Bidir	Open Drain – 1.8V
234	I2C2_SDA	General I2C 2 Data. 2.2kΩ pull-up to 1.8V on the module.	Bidir	Open Drain – 1.8V
213	CAM_I2C_SCL	Camera I2C Clock. 2.2kΩ pull-up to 3.3V on the module.	Bidir	Open Drain – 3.3V
215	CAM_I2C_SDA	Camera I2C Data. 2.2kΩ pull-up to 3.3V on the module.	Bidir	Open Drain – 3.3V

UART interface

• Support 10 UART interfaces (UART0-UART9)
• Embedded two 64-byte FIFO for TX and RX operation respectively
• Support transmitting or receiving 5-bit, 6-bit, 7-bit, and 8-bit serial data
• Standard asynchronous communication bits such as start, stop and parity
• Support different input clocks for UART operation to get up to 4 Mbps baud rate
• Support auto flow control mode for all UART interfaces

Table 16. UART pin descriptions

Pin	Pin name	Signal description	Direction	Pin type
99	UART0_TXD	UART #0 Transmit	Output	CMOS – 1.8V
101	UART0_RXD	UART #0 Receive	Input	CMOS – 1.8V
103	UART0_RTS	UART #0 Request to Send	Output	CMOS – 1.8V
105	UART0_CTS	UART #0 Clear to Send	Input	CMOS – 1.8V
201	GND	Ground
203	UART1_TXD	UART #1 Transmit	Output	CMOS – 1.8V
205	UART1_RXD	UART #1 Receive	Input	CMOS – 1.8V
207	UART1_RTS	UART #1 Request to Send	Output	CMOS – 1.8V
209	UART1_CTS	UART #1 Clear to Send	Input	CMOS – 1.8V
236	UART2_TXD	UART #2 Transmit	Output	CMOS – 1.8V
238	UART2_RXD	UART #2 Receive	Input	CMOS – 1.8V

CAN bus

• Support transmitting or receiving CAN standard frame
• Support transmitting or receiving CAN extended frame
• Support transmitting or receiving data frame, remote frame, overload frame, error frame, and frame interval

Table 14. CAN pin descriptions

Pin	Pin name	Signal description	Direction Pin type
141	GND	Ground
145	CAN_TX	CAN PHY	Output	CMOS – 3.3V
143	CAN_RX	CAN PHY	Input	CMOS – 3.3V

GPIO

• All GPIOs can be used to generate interrupt
• Support level trigger and edge trigger interrupt
• Support configurable polarity of level trigger interrupt
• Support configurable rising edge, falling edge and both edge trigger interrupt
• Support configurable pull direction (a weak pull-up and a weak pull-down)
• Support configurable drive strength

Table 15. GPIO pin descriptions

Pin	Pin name	Signal description	Direction	Pin type
87	GPIO0/GPIO1_C5/VBUS_DET	GPIO #0 or USB 0 VBUS Enable #0	Bidir	CMOS – 1.8V
118	GPIO01/GPIO3_A7/CAM1_PWDN	GPIO #1 or Generic Clocks	Bidir	CMOS – 1.8V
124	GPIO02/GPIO3_A3/MIPI_CAM2_PDN	GPIO #2	Bidir	CMOS – 1.8V
126	GPIO03/GPIO3_D0/PCIE20X1_2_WAKEN_M0	GPIO #3	Bidir	CMOS – 1.8V
127	GPIO04/GPIO4_A4/PCIE_30X1_0_WAKE	GPIO #4	Bidir	CMOS – 1.8V
128	GPIO05/GPIO4_B0/PCIE30X2_PERSTN_M1	GPIO #5	Bidir	CMOS – 1.8V
130	GPIO06/GPIO4_A7/PCIE_30X2_WAKE	GPIO #6	Bidir	CMOS – 1.8V
206	GPIO07/GPIO3_A0/PWM10	GPIO #7 or Pulse Width Modulator	Bidir	CMOS – 1.8V
208	GPIO08/GPIO1_C6/PWM15_IR	GPIO #8 or Fan Tach	Bidir	CMOS – 1.8V
211	I2S1_MCLK_M0/PCIE30X1_1_CLKREQN_M1	GPIO #9 or Audio Codec Master Clock	Bidir	CMOS – 1.8V
212	GPIO10/GPIO4_A3/PCIE_30X1_0_CLKREQ	GPIO #10	Bidir	CMOS – 1.8V
216	GPIO11/GPIO3_B0/MIPI_CAM3_CLKOUT	GPIO #11 or Generic Clocks	Bidir	CMOS – 1.8V
218	GPIO12/I2S2_MCLK_M1/MIPI_CAM3_PDN	GPIO #12 or Pulse Width Modulator	Bidir	CMOS – 1.8V
228	GPIO13/GPIO3_B1/PWM2/MIPI_CAM4_CLKOUT	GPIO #13 or Pulse Width Modulator	Bidir	CMOS – 1.8V
230	GPIO14/GPIO3_A1/PWM11_IR/MIPI_CAM4_PDN	GPIO #14 or Pulse Width Modulator	Bidir	CMOS – 1.8V

I2C interface

Table 16. i2s pin descriptions

Pin	Pin name	Signal description	Direction	Pin type
199	I2S0_SCLK/PCIE_30X1_1_WAKE	I2S Audio Port 0 Clock	Bidir	CMOS – 1.8V
197	I2S0_FS/PCIE_30X1_1_RST	I2S Audio Port 0 Left/Right Clock	Bidir	CMOS – 1.8V
193	I2S0_DOUT	I2S Audio Port 0 Data Out	Output	CMOS – 1.8V
195	I2S0_DIN/PCIE_30X1_0_RST	I2S Audio Port 0 Data In	Input	CMOS – 1.8V
226	I2S1_SCLK	I2S Audio Port 1 Clock	Bidir	CMOS – 1.8V
224	I2S1_FS	I2S Audio Port 1 Left/Right Clock	Bidir	CMOS – 1.8V
220	I2S1_DOUT	I2S Audio Port 1 Data Out	Output	CMOS – 1.8V
222	I2S1_DIN	I2S Audio Port 1 Data In	Input	CMOS – 1.8V

Pin Definitions

ArmSoM-AIM7 function	Pin number	Pin number	ArmSoM-AIM7 function
GND_1	1	2	GND_2
CSI1_D0_N	3	4	CSI0_D0_N
CSI1_D0_P	5	6	CSI0_D0_P
GND_3	7	8	GND_4
CSI1_CLK_N	9	10	CSI0_CLK_N
CSI1_CLK_P	11	12	CSI0_CLK_P
GND_5	13	14	GND_6
CSI1_D1_N	15	16	CSI0_D1_N
CSI1_D1_P	17	18	CSI0_D1_P
GND_7	19	20	GND_8
CSI3_D0_N	21	22	CSI2_D0_N
CSI3_D0_P	23	24	CSI2_D0_P
GND_9	25	26	GND_10
CSI3_CLK_N	27	28	CSI2_CLK_N
CSI3_CLK_P	29	30	CSI2_CLK_P
GND_11	31	32	GND_12
CSI3_D1_N	33	34	CSI2_D1_N
CSI3_D1_P	35	36	CSI2_D1_P
GND_13	37	38	GND_14
TYPEC0_SSRX1N/DP0_TXD0_N	39	40	CSI4_D2_N
TYPEC0_SSRX1P/DP0_TXD0_P	41	42	CSI4_D2_P
GND_15	43	44	GND_16
TYPEC0_SSTX1N/DP0_TXD1_N	45	46	CSI4_D0_N
TYPEC0_SSTX1P/DP0_TXD1_P	47	48	CSI4_D0_P
GND_17	49	50	GND_18
TYPEC0_SSRX2N/DP0_TXD2_N	51	52	CSI4_CLK_N
TYPEC0_SSRX2P/DP0_TXD2_P	53	54	CSI4_CLK_P
GND_19	55	56	GND_20
TYPEC0_SSTX2N/DP0_TXD3_N	57	58	CSI4_D1_N
TYPEC0_SSTX2P/DP0_TXD3_P	59	60	CSI4_D1_P
GND_21	61	62	GND_22
HDMI_TXD2_N/EDP_TX0_D2N	63	64	CSI4_D3_N
HDMI_TXD2_P/EDP_TX0_D2P	65	66	CSI4_D3_P
GND_23	67	68	GND_24
HDMI_TXD1_N/EDP_TX0_D1N	69	70	DSI_D0_N
HDMI_TXD1_P/EDP_TX0_D1P	71	72	DSI_D0_P
GND_25	73	74	GND_26
HDMI_TXD0_N/EDP_TX0_D0N	75	76	DSI_CLK_N
HDMI_TXD0_P/EDP_TX0_D0P	77	78	DSI_CLK_P
GND_27	79	80	GND_28
HDMI_CLK_N/EDP_TX0_D3N	81	82	DSI_D1_N
HDMI_CLK_P/EDP_TX0_D3P	83	84	DSI_D1_P
GND_29	85	86	GND_30
GPIO0/GPIO1_C5/VBUS_DET	87	88	DP0_HPD
SPI0_MOSI	89	90	DP0_AUX_N
SPI0_SCK	91	92	DP0_AUX_P
SPI0_MISO_M2	93	94	HDMI_HPD
SPI0_CS0	95	96	HDMI_CEC
SPI0_CS1	97	98	HDMI_SDA / EDP_TX0_AUXN
UART0_TXD	99	100	HDMI_SCL / EDP_TX0_AUXP
UART0_RXD	101	102	GND_31
UART0_RTS	103	104	SPI1_MOSI
UART0_CTS	105	106	SPI1_SCK
GND_32	107	108	SPI1_MISO
USB0_D_N	109	110	SPI1_CS0
USB0_D_P	111	112	SPI1_CS1
GND_33	113	114	CAM0_PWDN
USB1_D_N	115	116	CAM0_MCLK
USB1_D_P	117	118	GPIO01/GPIO3_A7/CAM1_PWDN
GND_34	119	120	CAM2_MCLK/PCIE30X2_CLKREQN_M1
USB2_D_N	121	122	CAM2_PWDN
USB2_D_P	123	124	GPIO02/GPIO3_A3/MIPI_CAM2_PDN
GND_35	125	126	GPIO03/GPIO3_D0/PCIE20X1_2_WAKEN_M0
GPIO04/GPIO4_A4/PCIE_30X1_0_WAKE	127	128	GPIO05/GPIO4_B0/PCIE30X2_PERSTN_M1
GND_36	129	130	GPIO06/GPIO4_A7/PCIE_30X2_WAKE
PCIE0_RX0_N	131	132	GND_37
PCIE0_RX0_P	133	134	PCIE0_TX0_N
GND_38	135	136	PCIE0_TX0_P
PCIE0_RX1_N	137	138	GND_39
PCIE0_RX1_P	139	140	PCIE0_TX1_N
GND_40	141	142	PCIE0_TX1_P
CAN_RX	143	144	GND_41
CAN_TX	145	146	GND_42
GND_43	147	148	PCIE0_TX2_N
PCIE0_RX2_N	149	150	PCIE0_TX2_P
PCIE0_RX2_P	151	152	GND_44
GND_45	153	154	PCIE0_TX3_N
PCIE0_RX3_N	155	156	PCIE0_TX3_P
PCIE0_RX3_P	157	158	GND_46
GND_47	159	160	PCIE0_CLK_N
PCIE20_2_RXN/SATA30_2_RXN/USBSS_RX_N	161	162	PCIE30_CLK_P
PCIE20_2_RXP/SATA30_2_RXP/USBSS_RX_P	163	164	GND_48
GND_49	165	166	PCIE20_2_TXN/SATA30_2_TXN/USBSS_TX_N
PCIE1_RX_N/SATA30_0_RXN	167	168	PCIE20_2_TXP/SATA30_2_TXP/USBSS_TX_P
PCIE1_RX_P/SATA30_0_RXP	169	170	GND_50
GND_51	171	172	PCIE1_TX_N/SATA30_0_TXN
PCIE1_CLK_N	173	174	PCIE1_TX_P/SATA30_0_TXP
PCIE1_CLK_P	175	176	GND_52
GND_53	177	178	MOD_SLEEP
PCIE_30X4_WAKE	179	180	PCIE_30X4_CLKREQ
PCIE_30X4_RST	181	182	PCIE_20X1_2_CLKREQ
PCIE_20X1_2_RST	183	184	GBE_MDI0_N
I2C0_SCL	185	186	GBE_MDI0_P
I2C0_SDA	187	188	GBE_LED_LINK
I2C1_SCL	189	190	GBE_MDI1_N
I2C1_SDA	191	192	GBE_MDI1_P
I2S0_DOUT	193	194	GBE_LED_ACT
I2S1_SDI0_M0/PCIE_30X1_0_RST	195	196	GBE_MDI2_N
I2S1_LRCK_M0/PCIE_30X1_1_RST	197	198	GBE_MDI2_P
I2S0_SCLK/PCIE_30X1_1_WAKE	199	200	GND_54
GND_55	201	202	GBE_MDI3_N
UART1_TXD	203	204	GBE_MDI3_P
UART1_RXD	205	206	GPIO07/GPIO3_A0/PWM10
UART1_RTS	207	208	GPIO08/GPIO1_C6/PWM15_IR
UART1_CTS	209	210	32KOUT
I2S1_MCLK_M0/PCIE30X1_1_CLKREQN_M1	211	212	GPIO10/GPIO4_A3/PCIE_30X1_0_CLKREQ
CAM_I2C_SCL	213	214	RECOVERY_KEY
CAM_I2C_SDA	215	216	GPIO11/GPIO3_B0/MIPI_CAM3_CLKOUT
GND_56	217	218	GPIO12/I2S2_MCLK_M1/MIPI_CAM3_PDN
SDMMC_DAT0	219	220	I2S1_DOUT
SDMMC_DAT1	221	222	I2S1_DIN
SDMMC_DAT2	223	224	I2S1_FS
SDMMC_DAT3	225	226	I2S1_SCLK
SDMMC_CMD	227	228	GPIO08
SDMMC_CLK	229	230	GPIO14
GND_57	231	232	I2C2_SCL
SHUTDOWN_REQ	233	234	I2C2_SDA
PMIC_BBAT	235	236	UART2_TXD
POWER_EN	237	238	UART2_RXD
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

📚

Armbian

Armbian Linux build framework

📗

AIM7 kernel

Improved Rockchip Linux

📘

AIM7 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:

Download link:

Google Drive link

logo	Description	Download
	debian11 for AIM7 : Debian 11, codenamed "Bullseye," is the latest stable release of the Debian project, released on August 14, 2021. Debian is an operating system based on free software known for its stability, security, and openness.	Google Drive link

Third Party Systems

logo	Description	Download
	Armbian for AIM7 : Armbian is a computing build framework that allows users to create ready-to-use images with working kernels in variable user space configurations for various single board computers. It provides various pre-build images for some supported boards. These are usually Debian or Ubuntu flavored.	armbian image
	ubuntu-rockchip for AIM7 : This project aims to provide a default Ubuntu experience for Rockchip RK3588 devices. Get started today with an Ubuntu Server or Desktop image for a familiar environment.	ubuntu-rockchip

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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.