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Firefly iCore-3588Q

Firefly iCore-3588Q

Powered by Rockchip RK3588 new-gen flagship octa-core 64-bit processor, the core board can be configured with up to 32GB RAM. 8K video encoding and decoding is supported. BTB port provides more powerful transmission. iCore-3588Q is configured with abundant interfaces, supporting multiple hard disks, Gigabit Ethernet, WiFi6, 5G/4G expansion and a variety of video input and output. It also supports various operating systems. This core board can be used in ARM PC, edge computing, cloud server, smart NVR and other fields.

Key Features

  • New-gen flagship high-end processor Rockchip RK3588, which is octa-core CPU, up to 2.4GHz
  • Integrated with ARM Mali-G610 MP4 quad-core GPU and built-in AI accelerator NPU
  • Supports 8K@60fps H.265/VP9 video decoding and 8K@30fps H.265/H.264 video encoding
  • Up to 32GB of super-large RAM can be configured
  • HDMI 2.1/eDP1.3/MIPI-DSI/DP1.4/BT.1120 multi-channel video output and HDMI RX2.0/MIPI-CSI/DVP video input interfaces
  • Supports multi-channel 8K video output and 4K video input
  • Integrated with PCIe3.0/GMAC/SDIO3.0/USB3.0, it can be extended to multi-channel Gigabit Ethernet, WiFi 6/Bluetooth, 5G/4G LTE
  • Integrated with PCIe3.0/SATA3.0, it can connect multiple SSD/HDD mass storage devices
  • Support various operating systems: Android 12.0, Ubuntu, Debian11, Buildroot, Kylin, RTLinux and UOS. UEFI Boot is available. 
  • Can be used in ARM PC, edge computing, cloud server, smart NVR, smart video wall, AR/VR, smart car and other fields.

Basic Specifications

SOC

RockChip RK3588

CPU

Octa-core 64-bit (4×Cortex-A76+4×Cortex-A55), 8nm lithography process, frequency up to 2.4GHz

GPU

ARM Mali-G610 MP4 quad-core GPU

Support OpenGL ES3.2 / OpenCL 2.2 / Vulkan1.1, 450 GFLOPS

NPU

NPU computing power up to 6 TOPS

Support INT4/INT8/INT16 mixed operation,

Support framework switching of TensorFlow / MXNet / PyTorch / Caffe

ISP

Integrated 48MP ISP with HDR&3DNR

VPU

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

Video encoding:

8K@30fps encoding, support H.265 / H.264

*Achieve up to 32-channel 1080P@30fps decoding and 16-channel 1080P@30fps encoding

RAM

4GB/8GB/16GB 64bit LPDDR4/LPDDR4x/LPDDR5 (Up to 32GB optional)

Storage

16GB/32GB/64GB/128GB eMMC

Hardware Specifications

Network

Integrated PCIe3.0/GMAC/SDIO3.0/USB3.0, can be extended to multi-channel Gigabit Ethernet,

WiFi6/Bluetooth and 5G/4G LTE

Display

Video output:

2×HDMI2.1 (8K@60fps or 4K@120fps,

multiplexed with eDP)

2×MIPI-DSI (4K@60fps)

2×DP1.4 (8K@30fps, multiplexed with USB3.0)

1×BT.1120 (1080P@60fps)

Video input:

1×HDMI-IN (4K@60fps), support HDCP 2.3

2×MIPI CSI (4 Lane) or 4×MIPI CSI (2 Lane) or 1×MIPI CSI (4 Lane)  +

2×MIPI CSI (2 Lane)

2×MIPI DC (4-lane DPHY v2.0 or 3-lane CPHY V1.1)

1×DVP camera interface (up to 150MHz data input)

* Support multi-channel 8K video output and 4K video input

Up to four-screen output with different displays can be achieved.

Audio

2×8 Lane I2S

2×2 Lane I2S

2×SPDIF

2×8 Lane PDM (support multi-Mic array)

1×dual-channel digital audio codec (16-bit DAC)

1×VAD

PCIE

PCIe3.0 (2×2lanes,1×4lanes,4×1lanes) 、3×PCIE2.0(1 lanes)

SATA

3 × SATA3.0

USB

3×USB3.0、2×USB2.0 Host、2×USB2.0 OTG

Watchdog

Support independent watchdog

Power

4V (voltage tolerance±5%)

Other Interfaces

9×I2C、10×UART、5×SPI、4×ADC 、16×PWM 、1×SDMMC、GPIO

OS/Software

OS

Android 12.0, Ubuntu Desktop and Server, Debian11 and Buildroot

RTLinux (delivering excellent real-time performance)

Kylin and UOS

General

Dimension

66 mm × 50 mm

Weight

≈20g

Interface Type

BTB connector (1×60Pin + 3×80Pin)

Power Consumption

Idle: 0.04W (4.0V/10mA)

Typical: 1W (4.0V/250mA)

Max: 12W (4.0V/3000mA)

Environment

Operating Temperature: 20℃- 60℃

Storage Temperature: -20℃- 70℃

Storage Humidity: 10%~80 %