LeMaker HiKey Hardware User Manual

HiKey (LeMaker version)
Hardware User Manual

Version 0.1, December 2015

Table of Contents

Introduction

Change History
What’s in the Box
Board Overview

Key Components
System Block Diagram
Jumpers/Switch Configuration

Getting Started

Prerequisites
Known limitations
First Power ON

Component Details

Processor
PMIC
Memory (DRAM)
Storage

eMMC
Micro SDHC

Networking

WiFi/Bluetooth LE

Display Interface

HDMI

MIPI-DSI
Camera Interface
USB Ports
Audio
DC Power
Power Measurement
External Fan Connection
UART
Buttons
LED Indicators
Additional Functionality

JTAG

Expansion Connectors

Low Speed Expansion Connector

UART {2/3}

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I2C {0/1}
High Speed Expansion Connector

Power Management Overview

Block Diagram
DC Power Input
Power Source Selection and Sequencing
Power Measurements

Mechanical specification

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Processor

HiSilicon Kirin 620 SoC
Integrated octa-core 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 CPU up to 1.2 GHz per
core
Embedded Mali450-MP4 GPU, supporting 3D graphics processing,
OpenGL ES 1.1/2.0,OpenVG 1.1, 2000Mega@500 MHz, 110M
triangle@500 MHz, and 32G flops@500MHz

Memory/
Storage

1GB/2GB 800MHz LPDDR3
8GB eMMC on-board storage

Video

Embedded video hardware encoder, supporting 1080p@30 fps HD
camera
Embedded video hardware decoder, supporting 1080p@30 fps HD
video decoding in the following formats: H.264, SVC, MPEG1/2/4,
H.263, VC-1, WMV9, DivX, RV8/9/10,AVS

Camera
Support

One 4-lane MIPI camera serial interface (CSI), one 2-lane MIPI CSI

Audio

WMA/MP3/AAC/EVS audio encoding and decoding

Connectivity

WLAN 802.11 b/g/n 2.4GHz
Bluetooth 4.0 LE
One USB 2.0 micro B (device mode only)
Two USB 2.0 (host mode only)
HDMI

I/O Interfaces

40 pin low speed expansion connector:

+1.8V, +5V, SYS_DCIN, GND, UART, I2C, SPI, PCM, PWM,GPIO x12

60 pin high speed expansion connector:

SDIO, MIPI_DSI, MIPI_CSI, I2C , USB2.0

External
Storage

Micro SD card slot

User Interface

Power/Reset
1 WiFi activity LED(Yellow)
1 BT activity LED (Blue)

Introduction

The HiKey board is the first board to be certified 96Boards Consumer Edition compatible,
and it’s based around the HiSilicon Kirin 620 (also called Hi6220) SoC, with eight-core ARM
Cortex-A53 64-bit CPU up to 1.2GHz .

The following table lists its key features:

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4 User LEDs (Green)

OS-support

Android 6.0
Linux based on Debian

Power,
Mechanical and
Environmental

Power: 8V-18V@2A input
Dimensions: 54mm by 85mm meeting 96Boards Consumer Edition
standard dimensions specifications.
Operating Temp: 0°C to +70°C

Version

Changed By

Description of Changes

0.0

Oldpan

Initial version of HiKey
(LeMaker version)

0.1

Tony Zhang

Use the latest 96Boards
hardware manual template
and fix some problem from
the reviewers.

Change History

What’s in the Box

The box contains a HiKey board, a power supply adapter cable, a product instruction manual
and a statement for GPU library.

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Board Overview

Key Components

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System Block Diagram

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