# Milk-V Mars

> Credit card-sized RISC-V SBC with quad-core StarFive JH7110 @ 1.5GHz, up to 8GB LPDDR4, Gigabit Ethernet with PoE, 40-pin GPIO, 4K HDMI. Raspberry Pi form factor.

## Quick Facts

- **Brand:** Milk-V
- **Board Type:** SBC
- **Price:** ~$0
- **Product Readiness:** developer
- **CPU:** StarFive JH7110
- **CPU Architecture:** RISC-V
- **CPU Cores:** 4
- **RAM:** Up to 8GB LPDDR4
- **Flash:** SPI Flash (bootloader)
- **USB:** 3x USB 3.0,1x USB 2.0
- **Power:** 5V/3A USB-C
- **Operating Voltage:** 3.3V
- **SD Card:** microSD

## Connectivity

- **Ethernet:** Gigabit

## Open Source

- **Firmware:** No
- **Schematics:** No
- **PCB Layout:** No

## Use Cases

- Desktop Computing
- Education
- Prototyping
- Media Center

## Components

- **StarFive JH7110** (Processor): 64-bit quad-core RV64GC processor at up to 1.5GHz with integrated GPU, VPU, and ISP for multimedia applications — [Datasheet](https://openhardware.directory/r?to=https%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Fmilkv-mars%2Fmars-files%2Fmain%2FJH7110_Datasheet.pdf&ref=openhardware.directory&product=milk-v-mars&source=md-export)

## Protocols

- **MIPI CSI**
- **MIPI DSI**
- **HDMI**
- **I2C**
- **SPI**
- **UART**

## Description

The Milk-V Mars is a high-performance RISC-V single board computer in the familiar Raspberry Pi credit card form factor (85x56mm). It features the StarFive JH7110 SoC with four RV64GC cores clocked at up to 1.5GHz, making it one of the most capable RISC-V SBCs in this size class.\n\nThe Mars offers up to 8GB LPDDR4 RAM, Gigabit Ethernet with PoE support, three USB 3.0 ports plus one USB 2.0, HDMI output supporting 4K resolution, and H.264/H.265 hardware video encoding and decoding. It includes both eMMC and microSD storage options, plus SPI flash for the bootloader.\n\nWith its 40-pin GPIO header compatible with the Raspberry Pi ecosystem, dual MIPI CSI/DSI interfaces for cameras and displays, and M.2 E-Key slot for WiFi/BT modules, the Mars is well-suited for desktop computing, media centers, and projects that need a familiar Linux SBC experience on RISC-V hardware.

## Where to Buy

- [Buy for $0](https://openhardware.directory/r?to=https%3A%2F%2Fmilkv.io%2Fmars&ref=openhardware.directory&product=milk-v-mars&source=md-export)

## Resources

- [product](https://openhardware.directory/r?to=https%3A%2F%2Fmilkv.io%2Fmars&ref=openhardware.directory&product=milk-v-mars&source=md-export)
- [github](https://openhardware.directory/r?to=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fmilkv-mars&ref=openhardware.directory&product=milk-v-mars&source=md-export)
- [datasheet](https://openhardware.directory/r?to=https%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Fmilkv-mars%2Fmars-files%2Fmain%2FJH7110_Datasheet.pdf&ref=openhardware.directory&product=milk-v-mars&source=md-export)

## Tags

`risc-v`, `sbc`, `linux`, `milkv`, `starfive`, `raspberry-pi-compatible`, `4k`

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