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 compability, 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

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

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

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	-	-