Description
ODROID-HC4
includes OLED Display
and RTC Clock Battery
HC4-Base version
does not include OLED
Display and RTC Clock
Battery, but will be
available later as an
optional add-on
See the Not Included section below for additional items needed and/or recommended for operation
The ODROID-HC4 is a mini PC with a dual SATA drive dock which makes an affordable solution for a Do-It-Yourself Network Attached Storage (NAS) server. This server centralizes data and enables users to share and stream multimedia files to phones, tablets and other devices on a network. Ideal for workgroups, families, and single users. A wide variety of software is available to tailor the ODROID-HC4 to your specific needs. Upgrade the storage capacity of this server with one or two larger HDD/SSD. The HC4 is built with two high performance SATA port and a Gigabit Ethernet port, to build a faster network storage device, and also supports RAID configurations. The HC4 is designed to hold 2x 2.5 inch HDD/SSDs or 3.5inch HDDs in any combination.
The HC4 is based on the very powerful Amlogic S905X3 chip, just like the ODROID-C4. It can run Samba, FTP, NFS, SSH, NGINX, Apache, SQL, Docker, WordPress and other server software smoothly with full Linux distributions like Ubuntu, Debian, Arch and OMV.
Links to compliance documentation available at the bottom of this listing.
Additional items required to operate – see “NOT INCLUDED” section below
KEY FEATURES
- Amlogic S905X3 Processor Quad-Core Cortex-A55 (1.8GHz)
- 4GB DDR4 RAM with 32-bit bus width (PC4-21333 grade)
- Dual SATA-3 port for 3.5inch and/or 2.5inch HDD/SSD storage
- UHS-1 capable micro-SD card slot for boot media
- Gigabit Ethernet port (RTL8211F)
- 1x HDMI 2.0 (up to 4K@60Hz with HDR, CEC, EDID)
- Digital audio over HDMI
- USB 2.0 Host
- UART serial console
- IR Receiver
- 1x DC Jack (5.5/2.1mm) rated for 14.5~15.5VDC
- 84 x 90.5 x 25mm
- 280g including heatsink, fan and case
SPECIFICATIONS
-
Form Factor: Board Dimensions: 84mm x 90.5mm x 25.0mm
Heatsink Dimensions: 40mm x 32mm x 10mm
Weight: 280g including heatsink, fan and case -
Processor: Amlogic S905X3 Processor
L1 instruction cache: 32 KB, 4-way set associative (128 sets), 64 byte lines, shared by 1 processor
L1 data cache: 32 KB, 4-way set associative (128 sets), 64 byte lines, shared by 1 processor
L3 data cache: 512KB , 16-way set associative (512 sets), 64 byte lines, shared by 4 processors
Quad-Core Cortex-A55 (1.800GHz)
ARMv8-A architecture with Neon and Crypto extensions
Mali-G31 MP2 GPU with 4 x Execution Engines (650Mhz) -
Memory: DDR4 4GiB with 32-bit bus width
Data rate: 2640 MT/s (PC4-21333 grade)
1.2Volt low power design - Storage: 1x Micro SD slot (DS/HS mode up to UHS-I SDR104)
- Networking: 1x GbE LAN ports (RJ45, supports 10/100/1000 Mbps)
- Realtek RTL8211F (Ethernet transceiver)
- LED indicators
- Green LED: Flashing by data traffics at 100Mbps connection
- Amber LED: Flashing by data traffics at 1000Mbps connection
- Video: 1x HDMI 2.0 (up to 4K@60Hz with HDR, CEC, EDID)
- Audio: 1x HDMI digital output
- Cooler: 1x Passive heatsink ( 40x32x10 mm ) on the CPU of PCB board
- 1x Hydraulic Bearing FAN
- Rated Voltage : 5V
- Rated Current : 100mA
- Max Speed RPM : 4,000
- Air Flow CFM : 4.3
- Air Pressure (In H2O) : 0.053
- Noise Level(dBA) : 23.9
- Dimension : 40 x 40 x 10.6 mm
- Wire & Connector : 80mm, 4 pin 1.25mm pitch
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External I/O: 1x USB 2.0 host port
1x Debug serial console (UART)
2x SATA Connectors -
Other features: IR receiver for remote controller
System LED Indicators:- Red (POWER) – Solid light when DC power is connected
- Blue (ALIVE) – Flashing like heartbeat while Kernel is running.
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Power: 1x DC jack: outer (negative) diameter 5.5mm, inner (positive) diameter 2.1mm
DC input: 14.5V ~ 15.5V- DC 15V/4A power adapter is recommended
Power consumption with two ST2000DM006 HDDs :
- IDLE(with HDD in spin-down) : ≃ 5.88W
- Active(using SAMBA): ≃ 15.59W
- Suspend: ≃ 0.29W
NOT INCLUDED
- No power supply included – 15V/4A Power Supply recommended
- No microSD card included
- OLED display with integrated RTC battery is optional (included on the Plus model)
- USB hub recommended if connecting more than one USB device to the HC4
- No WiFi included – Wired networks are preferable for NAS units due to bandwidth and reliability, but we have WiFi modules available if desired
- USB-UART module highly recommended for tinkering with u-boot, kernels, multiple installs and more
LINKS
- ODROID-HC4 Wiki Page: https://wiki.odroid.com/odroid-hc4/odroid-hc4
- How to install an operating system: https://wiki.odroid.com/odroid-hc4/getting_started/os_installation_guide
- Application notes: https://wiki.odroid.com/odroid-hc4/application_note/application_note
- Alternative heartbeat LED: https://wiki.odroid.com/common/application_note/external_connector/alternative_heartbeat_led
- OLED display how-to: https://wiki.odroid.com/odroid-hc4/application_note/oled
CERTIFICATIONS
- FCC – https://wiki.odroid.com/_media/odroid-hc4/hardware/fcc_odroid-hc4.pdf
- CE – https://wiki.odroid.com/_media/odroid-hc4/hardware/ce_odroid-hc4.pdf
- KC – https://wiki.odroid.com/_media/odroid-hc4/hardware/kc_odroid-hc4.pdf
Warranty is valid for thirty days, starting upon date of receipt.