Boardcom RK3576 Powered SoM and Development Board Supports 12 Analog Camera Inputs

Boardcom has recently introduced CM3576 SoM and EM3576 its associated development board, together with a development kit. The unique thing about this kit is that it supports 12 analog camera inputs along with various interfaces like HDMI, GbE Ethernet, USB, Serial GPIO, and much more.

Previously we have covered many SoM and development boards powered by the Rockchip RK3576 SoC including the Mekotronics R57, the ASUS Chromebox 5a, the Banana Pi BPI-M5 Pro, and much more, feel free to check those out if you are interested in the topic.

The EM3576 development board holds the CM3576 SoM and, offers a platform for initial software development and evaluation. It provides access to various interfaces, including twelve analog camera inputs, HDMI, MIPI DSI, 3.5mm Audio Jace RGB Connector, Gigabit Ethernet, Dual-band WiFi 5, NFC, and much more.

Boardcon RK3576 SoM and Dev Board Specification

• CPU:
  • Octa-core processor with:
    • 4x Cortex-A72 cores @ up to 2.2GHz (performance)
    • 4x Cortex-A53 cores @ up to 1.8GHz (efficiency)
  • Cache:
    • A72: 48KB I-cache, 32KB D-cache, 1MB L2 (per core)
    • A53: 32KB I-cache, 32KB D-cache, 512KB L2 (per core)
  • Neural Processing Unit (NPU): 6.0 TOPS
  • User application processor: Quad-core Cortex-M0
• GPU: Mali-G52 MC3 @ up to 1.0GHz
• Memory:
  • RAM: LPDDR4 or LPDDR4X up to 16GB
  • Storage:
    • eMMC up to 128GB
    • UFS up to 128GB
    • SPI Flash support
• Boot ROM: Supports system code download via USB OTG
• Security:
  • Dual cipher engines
  • Key ladder for key security
  • Secure OS and data scrambling support
  • OTP support
• Video:
  • Decoder: Up to 8K @ 30fps (H.265)
  • Encoder:
    • H.265: Up to 8K @ 30fps or 4K @ 120fps
    • H.264 HP: Up to 4K @ 60fps
  • Maximum picture size: 65520 x 65520 pixels
• Display:
  • Output:
    • HDMI 2.1 TX with ARC (up to 4K @ 120fps, FRL mode)
    • EDP TX (up to 4K @ 60Hz)
    • 4-lane MIPI DSI (up to 4K @ 60Hz)
    • PD1.4a (up to 4K @ 60fps)
    • RGB 24-bit
    • E-ink screen support
  • Input:
    • 3-channel MIPI CSI (4 lanes) or 4-channel MIPI CSI (2 lanes + 1x 4 lanes)
    • DVP 8-bit
• Audio:
  • Interfaces:
    • 5x I2S/PCM (I2S0/1 support 8-channel TX/RX)
    • Mic array (up to 8-channel PDM/TDM)
    • SPDIF (2-channel input/output)
  • Voice activity detection
• Interfaces:
  • USB:
    • 2x USB 2.0 OTG
    • 1x Type-C or DP
    • 1x USB 3.0 Host or PCIe 2.1 x1 or SATA3
  • PCIe: 1x PCIe 2.1 x1 or SATA3
  • SATA3: Supports 5 devices per port via PM switch
  • Ethernet: RTL8211F/YT8531
  • I2C: Up to 9 channels (standard/fast mode)
  • I3C: Up to 2 channels (HDR mode, I2C compatible)
  • SDIO/SDMMC: SDIO 3.0, SD 3.0 card support
  • SPI: Up to 5 channels
  • UART: Up to 12 channels (UART2 with 2 wires for debugging)
  • CAN: Up to 2 controllers (CAN FD support)
• ADC:
  • Up to 2 channels
  • 12-bit resolution @ up to 1 MS/s
  • 0V to 1.8V input range
• PWM: Up to 4 PWMs with interrupt support
• Power:
  • PMU RK806
  • 3.4V to 5.5V input
  • 1.8V and 3.3V output (max 500mA)
  • Low RTC power consumption (<5uA @ 3V button cell)

The company mentions that the CM3576 system-on-module and EM3576 development can be utilized for industrial automation, robotics, video surveillance, automotive safety systems, and smart home solutions.

At the time of writing the company does not provide any pricing information or purchasing link for the product, but more information can be found on the company’s product page.

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