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Preface 
Overview    
This document mainly introduces the key points of hardware design for PX30, aiming at 
helping  customers  to  shorten  product  design  period,  improve  stability  and  reduce  bugs. 
Please  follow  this  guide  strictly  for  the  hardware  design,  and  use  the  relative  core  board 
released by RK. If need to change in special cases, please get confirmation from RK engineer 
first. 
 
 
Chipset model    
The chipset model described in this document is PX30 
Relevant product versions are shown as below: 
Product Name 
PX30 MINI EVB 
 
Product Version 
 
 
 
 
 
Applicable object    
  This document is mainly suitable for the following engineers: 
  1. Hardware development & PCB layout engineers 
  2. Field application engineers 
  3. Test engineers 
 
 
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Revision history 
 
This  revision  history  recorded  description  of  each  version,  and  any  updates  of  previous 
versions are included in the latest one. 
Revision Date  Version No. 
Author 
Revision Description 
2018-09 
V1.0 
Hardware Group 
Initial Release 
2019-01 
V1.1 
Hardware Group 
Initial Release 
2019-05 
V1.2 
Hardware Group 
Initial Release 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Acronyms used in the document are as below: 
Acronym 
DDR 
Double Data Rate 
双倍速率同步动态随机存储器 
eMMC 
Embedded Multi Media Card 
内嵌式多媒体存储卡 
HDMI 
High Definition Multimedia Interface  高清晰度多媒体接口 
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C 
Inter-Integrated Circuit 
内部整合电路(两线式串行通讯总线) 
JTAG 
Joint Test Action Group 
联合测试行为组织定义的一种国际标
准测试协议(IEEE 1149.1兼容) 
LDO 
Low Drop Out Linear Regulator 
低压差线性稳压器 
LVDS 
Low-Voltage Differential Signaling 
低电压差分信号 
MAC 
Media Access Control 
以太网媒体接入控制器 
MIPI 
Mobile Industry Processor Interface 
移动产业处理器接口 
PMIC 
Power Management IC 
电源管理芯片 
PMU 
Power Management Unit 
电源管理单元 
RK 
Rockchip Electronics Co.,Ltd. 
瑞芯微电子股份有限公司 
SD Card 
Secure Digital Memory Card 
安全数码卡 
SDIO 
Secure Digital Input and Output Card  安全数字输入输出卡 
SDMMC 
Secure Digital Multi Media Card 
安全数字多媒体存储卡 
SPI 
Serial Peripheral Interface 
串行外设接口 
TF Card 
Micro SD Card(Trans-flash Card) 
外置记忆卡 
USB 
Universal Serial Bus 
通用串行总线 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Catalog 
Warranty Disclaimer ......................................................................................... 2 
Preface .................................................................................................................. 3 
Overview ........................................................................................................ 3 
Chipset model ................................................................................................. 3 
Applicable object ............................................................................................. 3 
Acronym ......................................................................................................... 5 
Catalog .................................................................................................................. 6 
Figures List ............................................................................................................. 8 
Table list .............................................................................................................. 10 
Chapter 1  Brief Introduction .................................................................................. 11 
1.1  Overview ............................................................................................... 11 
1.2  Block Diagram ........................................................................................ 11 
1.3 
Application block diagram .......................................................................... 12 
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1.3.1
1.3.1
1.3.1
1.3.1 
Demo application block diagram ...................................................... 12 
Package and Pin ........................................................................................... 13 
Demo application block diagram
Demo application block diagram
Demo application block diagram
2.1 
Package ................................................................................................... 13 
2.1.2
2.1.2
2.1.2
2.1.1
2.1.1
2.1.1
Information
Information
Information
2.1.1 
2.1.2 
Information ................................................................................ 13 
Mark definition .......................................................................... 13 
Package Dimension ........................................................................ 13 
GPIO type introduction .............................................................................. 16 
2.1.3 
Package Dimension
Package Dimension
Package Dimension
Mark definition
Mark definition
Mark definition
2.1.3
2.1.3
2.1.3
2.2.2
2.2.2
2.2.2
2.2.1
2.2.1
2.2.1
GPIO type
GPIO type
GPIO type
GPIO driver capacity
GPIO driver capacity
GPIO driver capacity
2.2.1 
2.2.2 
GPIO type ................................................................................... 16 
GPIO driver capacity .................................................................... 16 
GPIO power ................................................................................. 16 
Schematic design suggestion ........................................................................... 17 
minimum system design ............................................................................... 17 
2.2.3 
GPIO power
GPIO power
GPIO power
2.2.3
2.2.3
2.2.3
2.2 
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3.1 
3.1.1 
3.1.1
3.1.1
3.1.1
.1.2 
3.1.2
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3.1.3 
3.1.3
3.1.3
3.1.3
3.1.4 
3.1.4
3.1.4
3.1.4
3.1.5 
3.1.5
3.1.5
3.1.5
3.1.6 
3.1.6
3.1.6
3.1.6
3.1.7 
3.1.7
3.1.7
3.1.7
3.1.8 
3.1.8
3.1.8
3.1.8
3.1.9 
3.1.9
3.1.9
3.1.9
reset circuit
reset circuit
reset circuit
clock circuit
clock circuit
clock circuit
system bootup sequence
system bootup sequence
system bootup sequence
system initialization config signal
system initialization config signal
system initialization config signal
clock circuit ............................................................................. 17 
reset circuit ............................................................................. 18 
system bootup sequence ................................................................. 18 
system initialization config signal ............................................... 18 
JTAG debug circuit ...................................................................... 19 
DDR circuit ................................................................................ 19 
emmc circuit ............................................................................... 20 
SPI circuit ................................................................................ 21 
nand flash circuit ...................................................................... 22 
JTAG debug circuit
JTAG debug circuit
JTAG debug circuit
nand flash circuit
nand flash circuit
nand flash circuit
emmc circuit
emmc circuit
emmc circuit
DDR circuit
DDR circuit
DDR circuit
SPI circuit
SPI circuit
SPI circuit
3.2 
power design ............................................................................................ 22 
3.2.3
3.2.3
3.2.3
3.2.2
3.2.2
3.2.2
3.2.1
3.2.1
3.2.1
power design suggestion
power design suggestion
power design suggestion
3.2.1  minimal system power introduction......................................... 22 
power design suggestion ............................................................... 22 
3.2.2 
3.2.3  RK809-1 solution introduction ................................................... 27 
others ....................................................................................... 32 
3.2.4 
power peak current table .............................................................. 34 
function interface circuit design guide ...................................................... 35 
3.2.5 
power peak current table
power peak current table
power peak current table
others
others
others
3.2.5
3.2.5
3.2.5
3.2.4
3.2.4
3.2.4
3.3.1 
3.3.1
3.3.1
3.3.1
3.3.2 
3.3.2
3.3.2
3.3.2
3.3.3 
3.3.3
3.3.3
3.3.3
memory card circuit
memory card circuit
memory card circuit
memory card circuit ..................................................................... 35 
USB circuit ................................................................................ 36 
audio circuit ............................................................................. 38 
audio circuit
audio circuit
audio circuit
USB circuit
USB circuit
USB circuit
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3.3.6
3.3.6
3.3.6
3.3.5
3.3.5
3.3.5
3.3.4
3.3.4
3.3.4
RMII circuit
video circuit
video circuit
video circuit
camera circuit
camera circuit
camera circuit
3.3.6 
3.3.4 
3.3.5 
video circuit ............................................................................. 45 
camera circuit ............................................................................ 49 
RMII circuit ............................................................................... 50 
ADC circuit ................................................................................ 50 
SDIO/UART circuit ........................................................................ 51 
U UART Debug circuit............................................................................... 52 
Thermal design suggestion ............................................................................. 54 
3.3.7 
3.3.8 
U UART Debug circuit
U UART Debug circuit
U UART Debug circuit
SDIO/UART circuit
SDIO/UART circuit
SDIO/UART circuit
RMII circuit
RMII circuit
ADC circuit
ADC circuit
ADC circuit
3.3.7
3.3.7
3.3.7
3.3.8
3.3.8
3.3.8
4.1 
thermal simulation result .......................................................................... 54 
4.1.2
4.1.2
4.1.2
4.1.1
4.1.1
4.1.1
result overview
result overview
result overview
4.1.1 
4.1.2 
result overview .......................................................................... 54 
PCB description .......................................................................... 54 
retation ..................................................................... 54 
thermal control method inside the chip ........................................................ 55 
4.1.3 
term interpretation
PCB description
PCB description
PCB description
term interp
term interp
term interp
retation
retation
4.1.3
4.1.3
4.1.3
4.2 
4.2.1
4.2.1
4.2.1
thermal control strategy
4.2.1 
thermal control strategy .............................................................. 55 
temperature control config ........................................................... 56 
ESD/EMI protection design ............................................................................. 57 
4.2.2 
temperature control config
temperature control config
temperature control config
thermal control strategy
thermal control strategy
4.2.2
4.2.2
4.2.2
5.1 
overview ................................................................................................. 57 
5.2 
term interpretation .................................................................................. 57 
5.3 
ESD protection ......................................................................................... 57 
5.4 
EMI protection ......................................................................................... 57 
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Figures List 
 
  
Figure 1-1 PX30 block diagram ................................................................................ 11 
Figure 1-2 PX30 
 Demo application block diagram ........................................................ 12 
Figure 2-1 PX30 Mark definition ............................................................................. 13 
Figure 2-2 PX30 Package dimension 1 ....................................................................... 13 
Figure 2-3 PX30 package dimension 2 ....................................................................... 14 
Figure 2-4 PX30 package dimension 3 ....................................................................... 14 
Figure 2-5 PX30  package dimension 4 ...................................................................... 15 
Figure 3-1 PX30 crystal connection method and component parameter .............................. 17 
Figure 3-2 PX30 clock input in standby ................................................................... 17 
Figure 3-3 PX30 reset input .................................................................................. 18 
Figure 3-4 SDRAM topology structure picture ............................................................ 19 
Figure 3-5 DDR3 DRAM power up sequence ................................................................... 20 
Figure 3-6 emmc component power up/down sequence ...................................................... 21 
Figure 3-7 nand flash circuit ............................................................................... 22 
Figure 3-8 PX30 standby circuit solution ................................................................ 23 
Figure 3-9 PX30 chip PLL power .............................................................................. 24 
Figure 3-10 PX30 VDD_CPU power .............................................................................. 24 
Figure 3-11 PX30 VCC_CPU power decoupling............................................................... 24 
Figure 3-12 PX30 VDD_GPU power .............................................................................. 25 
Figure 3-13 PX30 VDD_GPU power decoupling............................................................... 25 
Figure 3-14 PX30 DDR controller power .................................................................... 26 
Figure 3-15 PX30 DDR controller power .................................................................... 26 
Figure 3-16 PX30 LPDDR3 DRAM VREF power design ........................................................ 27 
Figure 3-17 RK809-1 block diagram .......................................................................... 28 
Figure 3-18 RK809-1 power structure ....................................................................... 30 
Figure 3-19 RK809-1 default power up sequence chart ................................................. 31 
Figure 3-20 RK809-1 PWRON pin ............................................................................... 32 
Figure 3-21 PX30 OTP_OUT over temperature protection output ...................................... 33 
Figure 3-22 PMIC OTP_OUT over temperature protection input ........................................ 33 
Figure 3-23 PX30 PMIC_SLEEP output ........................................................................ 34 
Figure 3-24 PMIC PMIC_SLEEP input ......................................................................... 34 
Figure 3-25 PX30 SDMMC module circuit .................................................................... 35 
Figure 3-26 PX30 USB 2.0 module ............................................................................ 36 
Figure 3-27 PX30 USB connecting socket ................................................................... 37 
Figure 3-28 PX30 USB insert detection .................................................................... 37 
Figure 3-29 PX30 USB controller reference resistor .................................................. 37 
Figure 3-30 PX30 USB controller power surge protection ............................................. 37 
Figure 3-31 PX30 USB reserved common mode choke ....................................................... 38 
Figure 3-32 PX30 I2S0 module ................................................................................ 39 
Figure 3-33 PX30 I2S1 module ................................................................................ 40 
Figure 3-34 PX30 I2S2 module ................................................................................ 41 
Figure 3-35 PX30 I2S2 module PDM ........................................................................... 41 
Figure 3-36 PX30 PDM interface .............................................................................. 42 
Figure 3-37 RK809-1 codec circuit ......................................................................... 42 
Figure 3-38 PX30 headphone circuit ........................................................................ 43 
Figure 3-39 PX30 speaker circuit ........................................................................... 43 
Figure 3-40 PX30 MIC circuit ................................................................................ 44 
Figure 3-41 PX30 I2S0 .......................................................................................... 44 
Figure 3-42 PX30 video output interface ................................................................. 45 
Figure 3-43 PX30 LVDS/MIPI interface ..................................................................... 45 
Figure 3-44 PX30 LVDS controller reference resistor ................................................. 45 
 
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