After launching AllWinner and Texas Instruments SoMs earlier this month, Olimex appears to be on a roll, and the company showed some working prototypes of their upcoming Rockchip RK3188 quad core ARM Cortex A9 system-on-module, and corresponding evaluation board called RK3188-SOM-EVB including both a baseboard and a SoM.
![Olimex RK3188-SOM (Click to Enlarge)](http://www.cnx-software.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/RK3188-SOM.jpg)
Preliminary specifications for RK3188-SOM:
- SoC – Rockchip RK3188 quad core ARM Cortex A9 @ 1.6Ghz with Mali-400 MP4 CPU
- System memory – 1GB DDR3
- Storage – micro SD card slot, and optional 4GB NAND flash
- Power Management IC
- Debugging – debug UART console
- Misc – 2x buttons, 3x status LEDs
- Connectors – 5 GPIO connectors 2×20 pins 0.05″ step
![Back of Olimex RK3188-SOM (Click to Enlarge)](http://www.cnx-software.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Olimex_RK3188-SOM.jpg)
There will be two models: RK3188-SOM and RK3188-SOM-4GB, the latter adding 4GB NAND Flash. Both will be available in June for respectively 40 and 45 Euros per piece for 1k orders.
![RK3188 Evaluation Board (Click to Enlarge)](http://www.cnx-software.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Olimex_RK3188_EVB.jpg)
For development and evaluation purpose, the company will also provide an open source hardware base board, RK3188-SOM-EVB, with publicly downloadable Eagle CAD files , and the following key features:
- SoC/Memory/PMIC – Olimex RK3188-SOM-4GB module
- Video Output – HDMI output
- USB – 4x USB Hosts, 1x USB OTG
- Connectivity – 100Mbps Ethernet
- Connectors
- LCD connector compatible with A13-LCDxx A10-LCDxx, A20-LCDxx displays we haveMisc – RTC with backup battery
- 2x UEXT connectors
- 2x 40 pin GPIO connectors
- 5x 2×20 connectors 0.05″ step for SoM
RK3188-SOM-EVB development kit will sale for 85.00 Euro in June.
The company will provide Android and Linux (Debian) images and source code for the modules, and evaluation kit.
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Dear, sir/madam
I have checked http://www.cnx-software.com/2014/05/15/olimex-rk3188-som/ and here says that “RK3188-SOM-EVB development kit will sale for 85.00 Euro in June. The company will provide Android and Linux (Debian) images and source code for the modules, and evaluation kit.”
How may I buy for this.
Please advise me ASAP.
Best regards,
Michael