Milk-V Pioneer

A Short description about Pioneer Overview

Introduction

Milk-V Pioneer is a developer motherboard based on SOPHON SG2042 in a standard mATX form factor. With PC-like interfaces and PC industrial compatibility, Pioneer provides native RISC-V development environment and RISC-V desktop experience. It is the first choice for RISC-V developers and hardware pioneers to experience the cutting edge technology of RISC-V. Embrace RISC-V, embrace the future.

Pioneer Board

The Pioneer Board

Pioneer Board Specification
Processor SOPHON SG2042 (64 Core C920, RVV 0.71, up to 2GHz)
Memory 4x DDR4 DIMM slots up to 128 GB RAM support
PCI Express 1x PCIe x16 Slot (PCIe 4.0 x16)
1x PCIe x16 Slot (PCIe 4.0 x8)
Storage 5x SATA connector
1x SPI Flash for BIOS
1x eMMC module connector
1x micro SD card for recovery or OS loading
2x M.2 M KEY(PCIe 3.0 x4)
Ethernet 2x RJ45 2.5G
Wireless 1x M.2 E KEY(PCIe 3.0 x1 + USB 2.0)
USB 8x USB3
1x USB Header for front panel(2x USB 3.0)
Others 1x misc header for front panel power, reset, etc
1x serial port(USB-C) for front panel
Power 1x standard 24P ATX Power connector
Size 24.4cm x 24.4cm

Pioneer Box

The Pioneer Box

Pioneer Box is a complete ready-to-use RISC-V PC with the following:

  • 1x Pioneer Board
  • 128GB 3200 DDR4
  • 1x 1TB PCIe 3.0 SSD
  • 1x Intel X540-T2 Network Card with 2x 10Gbps RJ45 ports
  • 1x AMD R5 230 Graphic Card with HDMI, VGA and DVI
  • 1x MSI A350 350W Power Apply
  • 1x Cooler with PWM Fan up to 2300 RPM supporting up to 160W D-TDP
  • White slim PC enclosure with handle

Hardware

The Pioneer Mark

No. Description No. Description No. Description
1 SOPHON SG2042 10 PCIe 4.0 x8 19 UART
2 PCIe Switch(ASM2824) 11 MCU(for Power-up control) 20 SPIF
3 DDR4 DIMM Slot 12 SATA3 6Gbps 21 JTAG
4 SD Card Slot 13 24P ATX Power Supply Connector 22 USB
5 2.5GbE Ethernet Port 14 LPC 23 SG2042 & MCU Debug
6 USB3 15 LPC 24 MCU Programming and Debugging Pin
7 PCIe 4.0 x16 16 Pin for Start, Power off, etc. 25 eMMC Module Connector
8 M.2 E Key (PCIe 3.0 x1 + USB 2.0) 17 CPU FAN Connectors - -
9 M.2 M Key (PCIe 3.0 x4) 18 GPIO - -

Support

For support please see the documentation section of the Milk-V website and post questions to the Milk-V Community. You can find the wiki here.


Last modified April 13, 2024: Fix typos (ac7c70a)