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Helios64 Overview

Block Diagram

Helios64 Board

Block Diagram

RK3399 System-On-Chip

Block Diagram

This block diagram is cited from the RK3399 website documentation. 1

Connector / Interface List

Board Legend

Name Peripheral Type Connector Type Details
J1 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 Type-A USB 3.0 Port 3
J2 M.2 M.2 Key-B M.2 Slot for SATA SSD
or USB 2.0 Device
J3 SATA SATA 3.0 Port 0 (SATA1)
J4 SATA SATA 3.0 Port 1 (SATA2)
J5 SATA SATA 3.0 Port 2 (SATA3)
J6 SATA SATA 3.0 Port 3 (SATA4)
J7 SATA SATA 3.0 Port 4 (SATA5)
J8 HDD Power 8 Pin Mini-Fit Jr HDD Power 5V + 12V
(supports 5x HDD)
J9 UPS Battery 6 Pin Mini-Fit Jr UPS Battery Power
J10 ATX PSU 4 Pin Mini-Fit Jr DC input 12V
J11 LAN1 RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet
J12 LAN2 RJ45 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
J13 USB 3.0 (x2) Dual USB 3.0 Type-A USB 3.0 Port 1 and 2
J14 microSD Push-Push card connector Support SDHC and SDXC
J15 USB Type-C USB Type-C Connector Supports following:
- DisplayPort Mode
- DAS Mode
- Host Mode
- Serial Console
J16 AC Adapter Kycon 4-Pin Mini-DIN DC input 12V
P1 I2C 4x1 Pin Header I2C Bus
P2 UEXT 2x5 Pin Header Universal EXTension
(I2C, SPI and UART)
P3 Front Panel 12x2 Pin Header Front Panel Extension
P4 Buzzer 2x1 Pin Header Buzzer Alarm Speaker
P5 GPIO 7x2 Pin Header User Configurable GPIO
P6 PWM Fan 4x1 Pin Header Fan 1 with PWM support
P7 PWM Fan 4x1 Pin Header Fan 2 with PWM support
P8 SATA Ctrl. Programming 2x1 Pin Header SATA Controller Flash Enable
P9 eFuse Programming 2x1 Pin Header eFuse Power Supply Enable
P10 eMMC Flash Disable 2x1 Pin Header Disable eMMC
P11 SPI Flash Disable 2x1 Pin Header Disable SPI Flash
P12 Battery Configuration 2x1 Pin Header unpopulated
P13 USB Console/Recovery Mode 2x1 Pin Male Header USB-C HS Mode
P14 UART Debug 2x1 Pin Male Header UART 2 Debug
P15 ATX Priority Jumper 2x1 Pin Male Header ATX Supply Priority
SW1 Power Button Push Button Power Button
SW2 Recovery Button Push Button Recovery Button
SW3 Reset Button Push Button Reset Button

Power Consumption

Board only

State DC measured
power consumption
AC calculated
power consumption
Remarks
Idle 5.4 W 6.2 W
CPU Load 10.8 W 12.4 W stress-ng (all cores)

Full Kit (with 5x HDDs)

State DC measured
power consumption
AC calculated
power consumption
Remarks
Idle 25.2 W 29 W
Suspend 8.4 W 9.7 W Suspend-to-RAM, HDD in Standby mode
CPU Load 31.2 W 35.9 W stress-ng (all cores)
HDD Read 36 W 41.4 W dd read (no caching) from RAID6 array
HDD Write 34.8 W 40 W dd write (no caching) to RAID6 array
Network Access 33.6 W 38.6 W HTTP download from RAID6 array
Stress Test 40.8 W 47 W stress-ng (all cores) + fio (all disks) + iperf

Note

Measures were done using a Current Clamp Meter on the Helios64 12V DC input. AC Power consumption is calculated based on a AC/DC conversion efficiency of 85%.

  • Meter tool : Extech 380942 - 30A True RMS AC/DC Mini Clamp
  • AC/DC Adapter : 12V 10A (efficiency : 85%)
  • HDD: 5x Toshiba P300 1TB (HDWD110) configured as RAID6
  • Network : Connected at 2500Mb/s
  • Fan : Medium speed (PWM 100)
  • Battery : Charge status 100%
  • OS: Armbian Ubuntu (Bionic) Linux 4.4.213-rk3399

Power consumption depends a lot on the HDDs brand and model used.

HDD Recommendation

We recommend HDD which are designed for NAS (Network Attached Storage). Those NAS HDD are specially conceived for reliable 24/7 operation and offers lower power consumption and dissipation, less vibration and noise, and finally better warranty. We recommend the following brands / families :

  • Western Digital : WD Red NAS
  • Seagate : IronWolf NAS
  • HGST : Deskstar NAS
  • Toshiba : NAS N300

Last update: June 11, 2020

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