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Helios4 Introduction.

Helios4 is a powerful ARM based board specially designed for Network Attached Storage. It harnesses its processing capabilities from the Marvell ARMADA® 388 System-on-Module from SolidRun.

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The Marvell ARMADA® 388 is a robust and energy-efficient System on Chip (SoC) with a collection of high speed interfaces especially suited for headless data processing, networking and storage. This Dual-core ARM Cortex A9 CPU clocked at 1.6 Ghz, paired with 2GB of ECC memory, integrates a Cryptographic and XOR DMA engines to provide the best level of performance and reliability for NAS functionalities.

Overall Specifications

Board

Board Specifications
SoC
SoC Model Marvell Armada 388 (88F6828)
ARM Cortex-A9
SoC Architecture ARMv7 32-bit
CPU Frequency Dual Core 1.6 Ghz
Additional Features - RAID Acceleration Engines
- Security Acceleration Engines
- Wake-on-LAN
Memory
System Memory 2GB DDR3L ECC
HDD/SSD Interfaces
SATA 3.0 Ports 4
Max Raw Capacity 64 TB (16 TB drive x 4)
Max Single Volume Size 16 TB
External Interfaces
GbE LAN Port 1
USB 3.0 2
microSD (SDIO 3.0) 1
Developer Interfaces
GPIO 12
I2C 1
UART 1 (via onboard Micro-USB converter)
Others
Boot Mode Selector - SPI
- SD Card
- UART
- SATA
SPI NOR Flash 32Mbit onboard
PWM FAN 2
RTC Battery 1
DC input 12V / 8A

Mechanical

Mechanical Specifications
Board Dimension 100mm x 100mm
Board Weight 120gr
Case Dimention (H x W x D) 182 mm x 107 mm x 210 mm
Case Weight (without HDD) 450gr
Case Material Colored Acrylic

Software

Software Specifications
Operating System Linux Debian and Ubuntu
Kernel Version 4.14
U-Boot Version 2018.11
Software Partners - Armbian: Debian and Ubuntu for ARM board
- OpenMediaVault: Linux NAS turn-key solution
- Syncloud: Cloud services at your premises

Where to Start ?

Once you have received your Helios4, this wiki will run you through all the necessary steps to setup your system.

  1. Kit Assembly - How to put together your Helios4.

  2. Download - Get the latest OS build to install.

  3. Install - 1st startup and set-up instructions.

  4. Software - Collection of tutorials on different 3rd party applications.

  5. Hardware - Understand Helios4 hardware and take advantage of all its features.

Support Forum

If you are facing some issues, you can go on Armbian forum to ask for some help.


Last update: January 27, 2024