A13-OLinuXino and A13-OLinuXino-WIFI
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3. A13 OLinuXino and A13 OLinuXino WIFI Open source single board Android 4 0 mini computer USER S MANUAL Revision F March 2013 Designed by OLIMEX Ltd 2012 lead free All boards produced by Olimex LTD are ROHS compliant OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino user s manual DISCLAIMER O 2012 Olimex Ltd Olimex amp logo and combinations thereof are registered trademarks of Olimex Ltd Other product names may be trademarks of others and the rights belong to their respective owners The information in this document is provided in connection with Olimex products No license express or implied or otherwise to any intellectual property right is granted by this document or in connection with the sale of Olimex products The Hardware project is released under the Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 3 0 United States License You may reproduce it for both your own personal use and for commercial use You will have to provide a link to the original creator of the project http www olimex com on any documentation or website You may also modify the files but you must then release them as well under the same terms Credit can be attributed through a link to the creator website http www olimex com The software is released under GPL It is possible that the pictures in this manual differ from the latest revision of the board The product described in this document is subject to continuous development and improvements All particulars of
4. Page 34 of 37 A13 OLinuXino user s manual Modified Page 9 10 29 37 9 19 20 22 29 33 34 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino user s manual 8 2 Board revision Remember to check the schematics and the board design files to compare the differences Notable Changes Initial release of the board 1 Fixed the VGA problem with development edition 2 changed UART1 to UARTO and added new UART1 3 added SMD jumper to be able to disable CS if you wish to boot from SD card in future 4 JTAG signals are on led to pads 5 added test pads for the voltage of all regulators 6 moved couple of elements for better distance between each other battery 3 BAT54C is added to allow RTC powering either from VDD RTC or 3 0V BAT Added BAT54C after Rx to UART1 connector Added 100k pull up resistor on the RX line Changed wrong prints of the revision and the Olimex web site Some libraries updated and some component prints removed due to space restrictions E 1 Removed resistor matrices except the ones near DDR3 memories to lower fault rates 2 Added header NA HN1X2 so you can power only the RTC from external Page 35 of 37 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino user s manual 8 3 Useful web links and purchase codes The web page you can visit for more info on your device is https www olimex com Products OLinuXino A13 A13 OLinuXino WIFT A place for general questions FAQ or friendly talk check our forums https www o
5. o EM E gt pa O e H LRADC 86 ADE Pon Di ENI E e Ya n Sh al LRADO FDISILCO D LL emos va 1 pau iE TPXt a m FO2OLCD DA LCD DZ 2 GPlo2 bd i SEND Mim SAN 29 Wat B cet lCD DZZ 1 z Lo EA T TEE ia Td can co pe RMIBCZ TODD 1 WIOSCK BaussH EN TES 2 7 meo LCD RM18G2 cl TWIES Hi PINSS USBH_EN LCD Dz I PENIS OSOS V2 T e menus mnt npo TWESDA PREVER DE 15 52 po cu MID ip ENUDAM NES 1 r E MISC LCD HSY 1 PINT PINGS Ei ico ou A f NAND Flash wo am o EN ENE E EB Ua 32Gb 4096M x bit e i PING PINTA 14 LCD DT H I RM2062 spocso PINTO ERES a RM20GT SPECK PINTA BINGE it m Ai i RMTSGA S PINTZINWE EINST RE 55 1 H RNITSCS usa 1 PINTSNALE PINO TU TD A FSUR TSP MSOIENTIT 12264 TE PING 1 PINTAINCLE 1 1 Rasen RETA e Fo TREM PND PINTSINCET 1 1 AUTO GC i bE A le 1 PB10SP2_CS VENTZ RM22G a PINST i y cer PINE Bibel so RM22GT B i TEN afz E PINGUIM FEGTWI DA e RM2 TGA a PINS 1 tot LT E TE 1 E puna aio z EIS FREUND PY ED E TY 1 PBIATWZ_ SDA E T PINZSNDOS 1 i Han EUA RMETGT E he 11 PINiGNCEO mies ME Ea BH40S 1 1 108 e SOCO DATAS 110 RMTIG mee SOCO SCK E 1 l im SDCO_CMD SD if 1 112 RMZDG i 113 RM20G3 m i H sD H CONGO SDOCARD DETECT CANDONSOCZ DO i momen Do S DEBE VEUSEET Bii ax aus i FCIONDOZISDCA USE DOE RiZ 4 33v pow 10k E i H ea a TARTE Tx i ANTA RM1264 soocaro DeregT E i FCI2INDQNSDCA D4 UARTI Fad 1
6. 1080 at 30fps m DPU m LCD Interfaces CPU RGB BH Memory m DDR2 DDR3 Up to 533MHz B 16 bits Data Bus W Memory capacity up to 512MB B MLC TLC SLC EF NAND m 2 flash chips ECC 64 bit B Support NAND of 5xnm 4xnm 3xnm 2xnm W Support NADN of Samsung Toshiba Hynix W Peripherals m USB2 0 OTG USB2 0 HOST m OHCI EHCI Page 15 of 37 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino user s manual SD Card V 3 0 eMMC V 4 2 SPI TWI and UART integrated Audio Codec m CSI B R TP Controller B 4 wire resistive TP interface E 2 points and gesture detection W Boot Devices B NAND Flash B SPI Nor Flash m SD Card m USB B Powerful Acceleration B Graphic 3D Mali400 MP m VPU 1080P m APU E E Reader W Ultra low System Power Consumption m 15 20 lower than competitors m Smart Backlight auto adjust backlight E acc to the image display B Package m eLQFP176 More information can be found on Allwinner s web site at the following web address http www allwinnertech com product A 13 html Page 16 of 37 A13 OLinuXino user s manual OLIMEXO 2012 4 2 Block diagram The block diagram is taken from Allwinner s datasheet Page 17 0f37 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino user s manual CHAPTER 5 CONTROL CIRCUITY 5 Introduction to the chapter Here you can find information about reset circuit and quartz crystals locations the power supply circuit is discussed 5 1 Reset The reset line is handled by the AXP209 which is an enhanced si
7. 13 of 37 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino user s manual CHAPTER 3 A13 OLINUXINO BOARD DESCRIPTION 3 Introduction to the chapter Here you get acquainted with the main parts of the board Note the names used on the board might differ from the names used below to describe them For the actual names check the A13 OLinuXino board itself 3 1 Layout top view RESET BUTTON LCD CONNECTOR USB HOST1 USB HOST2 PES CS O L VGA connector USB_HOST3 USB_OTG MicroSD card slot LED1 Audio in Power LED Audio out NAND location Battery z A D ONE l 5 butt connector pm HHH OLIMEX COM DEU bs 9P10 2 Power jack GPIO 1 UART1 The picture above shows the initial revision of A13 OLinuXino Note that the version of the board pictured does not have additional NAND memory nor WIFI module Page 14 of 37 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino user s manual CHAPTER 4 THE ALLWINNER A13 MICROCONTROLLER 4 Introduction to the chapter In this chapter is located the information about the heart of OLinuXino its microcontroller The information is a modified version of the datasheet provided by its manufacturers 4 1 The microcontroller m CPU GPU m ARM Cortex A8 Core B 32KB D Cache 32KB I Cache B 256KB L2 Cache m Mali 400 3 D Engine m VPU m HD Video Decoding m 1920 1080 030fps W Support H 264 H 263 VC1 Mpeg1 2 4 W Divx 3 4 5 6 Xvid VP6 8 AVS etc m HD Video Encoding B Support encoding in H 264 format m Up to 1920
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9. Input Output 10pin connector The GPIO connector numbers are printed at the bottom of the board for your convenience NES o o om e T spes e eme m m em ES sm ES om o PINO PINI PIN2 and PING are connected to the power regulator module AXP209 6 5 GPIO 2 General Purpose Input Output 40pin connector The GPIO pins are led out on a separate 40pin connecter They allow the user to attach additional hardware check readings or perform hardware debug The GPIO 2 connector numbers are printed at the bottom of the board for your convenience 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 Page 23 of 37 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino user s manual GPIO 2 connector GPIO Pink Signal Name GPIO Pink Signal Name EUN eM NEM o ps Ede I os memes pe 5 erem pe Fo rers or 0 emnes o Ls me e oe emm jo Las CO os nm pn GPIO Pins Signal Name GPIO Pink Signal Name Lm femme o a em fo o DE free pr iu fuso fo E mene s em ET La ese p e emere fia Las mene 2 emnes fis Lm ree Jr e emnes pe eme fr e emnes per Ls rene us 2e emn pe Lo rene n nones pe Page 24 of 37 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino user s manual 6 6 LCD CON 40pin connector The LCD CON pins are led out on a separate 40pin connecter for the ease of connectin
10. and all documentation is available to the customer 1 1 Features e A13 Cortex A8 processor at IGHz 3D Mali400 GPU e 512 MB RAM 6 16VDC input power supply noise immune design e 3 1 USB Host 3 available for users 1 for optional WIFI RTL8188CU 802 11n 150Mbit module on board USB OTG which can power the board e SD card connector for booting the Linux image optional 4GB NAND flash VGA video output 800 x 600 resolution LCD signals available on connector so you still can use LCD if you diasble VGA HDMI Audio Output Microphone input RTC PCF8536 on board for real time clock and alarms 5 Keys on board for android navigation UEXT connector for connecting addtional UEXT modules like Zigbee Bluetooth Relays etc GPIO connector with 68 74 pins and these signals 17 for adding NAND flash 22 for connecting LCDs 207 4 including 8 GPIOs which can be input output interrupt sources 3x DC 2x UARTS SDIO2 for connectinf SDcards and modules 5 system pins 5V 3 3V GND RESET NMI Optional low cost 7 LCD with touchscreen Page 5 of 37 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino user s manual 1 2 Target market and purpose of the board The boards from the OLinuXino family are easy to setup and powerful They are suitable for embedded programming enthusiasts Linux and Android gadget fans and also professionals since its low cost makes it very good solution for application orientated embedded systems The ma
11. forums Page 9 of 37 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino user s manual 2 5 Button functions in Android The following buttons represent functions in the Android PWR BUT used to wake the board from stand by HOME shows the home screen note that HOME is also used to enter bootloader mode for firmware update ENTER to select a choice MENU brings up the main menu VOL increases the volume VOL lowers the volume For more information on the button functions check the Android documentation Note that RESET button will perform a hardware reset of the board not controlled by the OS 2 6 How we configured the Android image This is a detailed explanation of how we got to tweak the Android image configuration files It is worth mentioning that we used Ubuntu with Linux Kernel 3 2 for the steps below 2 6 1 Getting the Android SDK tools Download the Android SDK tools for Linux from http developer android com sdk index html Note that you have to click Other platforms and get the one for Linux Then you extract it tar zxfv android sdk 120 0 3 linux tgz Note that the above line would vary depending on the version you have downloaded by the time of writing 20 0 3 was the latest one 2 6 2 Adding information for the board in the Linux Create the following file etc udev rules d 70 android rules and add the following line inside SUBSYSTEM usb_device SYSFS idVendor 18d1 MODE 0666 then we save
12. have an SD card with a proper Linux Android image especially if you have ordered a version of the board without NAND memory We have tested a number of microSD cards on the OLinuXino boards and all of them worked fine regardless manufacturer or capacity However keep in mind that some of the lower quality microSD cards might draw too much current from the slot which might cause power state problems If you suspect the microSD card is causing problems please try using another one of better quality for better results mm e pem p Lj opem po L4 p pem e When removing the card please make sure that you release it from the connector by pushing and NOT by pulling the card directly this can damage both the connector and the microSD card Page 21 of 37 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino user s manual 6 3 UEXT module A13 OLinuXino has an UEXT connector and can connect with Olimex s UEXT modules For more information on UEXT please visit https www olimex com Products Modules UEXT resources UEXT pdf Dp o Be spes qe Fee e oss fa eem fae eene fue sene e The UEXT pinout is also printed at the bottom of the board under the connector Notice that UARTI data lines are multiplexed with the UART pins in the UEXT connector Page 22 of 37 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino user s manual 6 4 GPIO 1 General Purpose
13. the product and its use contained in this document are given by OLIMEX in good faith However all warranties implied or expressed including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for purpose are excluded This document is intended only to assist the reader in the use of the product OLIMEX Ltd shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising from the use of any information in this document or any error or omission in such information or any incorrect use of the product This evaluation board kit is intended for use for engineering development demonstration or evaluation purposes only and is not considered by OLIMEX to be a finished end product fit for general consumer use Persons handling the product must have electronics training and observe good engineering practice standards As such the goods being provided are not intended to be complete in terms of required design marketing and or manufacturing related protective considerations including product safety and environmental measures typically found in end products that incorporate such semiconductor components or circuit boards Olimex currently deals with a variety of customers for products and therefore our arrangement with the user is not exclusive Olimex assumes no liability for applications assistance customer product design software performance or infringement of patents or services described herein THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE DESIGN MATERIALS AND
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15. Anaroid anaroia sak unuX platforms android 14 Deleting Samples for SDK API 14 revision 2 home olimex server11 Android android sdk linux samples android 14 Done Done loading packages Preparing to install archives Downloading Android SDK Platform tools revision 14 Installing Android SDK Platform tools revision 14 Stopping ADB server failed code 1 Installed Android SDK Platform tools revision 14 Downloading SDK Platform Android 4 0 API 14 revision 3 EL Downloading SDK Platform Android 4 0 API 14 revision 3 696 437 KiB s 95 seconds left Close Page 11 of 37 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino user s manual 2 6 4 Connecting the A13 OLinuXino Power the A13 OLINUXINO Now connect the miniUSB to the board and wait a bit for the USB to enumerate After the tools are installed we navigate to platform tools folder located in the directory of the tools where we extracted in point 1 then we enter adb devices which will show us the list of the available devices The output should would like List of devices attached 20080411 device However if we get bash adb No such file or directory we have to check if the ia32 libs are installed 1f not we install them with apt get install ia32 libs If again the device is not listed we try to stop and run the server again with the following we have to be logged as root cd home android sdk platform tools adb kill server adb start server
16. Exit the root and enter the shell of the device adb shell We then create mounting point for the NAND memory mkdir sdcard nanda and finally we mount the NAND mount t vfat dev block nanda sdcard nanda Page 12 of 37 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino user s manual Note NAND mounting should be performed every time the device is restarted 2 6 5 Downloading the default config file and script tool Get the default 800x600 config file from https docs google com open id 0B7WHuNCASY8caVRIV29GdUVPX3M Open a new console which will be used to edit the config file then we download the following script https docs google com file d OB DiNI XElr MjO4MmJhZGEtNmU INSO0MzIILWIZOWMtMZzExODcSNTRkMGOJ edit We save both of the above files both should be in the same folder Then we execute from the console chmod x script 2 6 6 Applying the script and uploading the confing After we have edited the file as we win we do Jscript A13 config 600x800 fex ok and then we push it on the device path to android sdk android sdk linux platform tools adb push A13 config 600x800 fexbin sdcard nanda script bin 2 6 7 Restarting the A13 OLinuXino We go to the shell of the A13 OLinuXino board and reboot 2 7 Configuration of hardware in the Debian image Information on how to use the WIFI Ethernet or GPIOs is available at the following web address https www olimex com wiki Configuration of hardware in the debian image Page
17. THE COMPONENTS USED TO CREATE OLINUXINO THEY ARE CONSIDERED SUITABLE ONLY FOR OLINUXINO Page 2 of 37 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino user s manual Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW sucinta 1 Introduction to the Chapter iS aaa ideas 5 2 6 6 Applying the script and uploading the COMfING sscssrssessessscsrssssesssssscssssssssssssssssessssssssssssssesssesees 13 2 6 7 Restarting the A13 OLIDUXTIQ uice ceisooss tace one en scusa s ene spa vaso cado d es aiii asas Urbe a oon senses S vd sons anten s S spes and 13 2 7 Configuration of hardware in the Debian imagre eeee erre eere eren eene 13 Page 3 of 37 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino user s manual CLZ UARTI mer I EROR sd ao abs as EE Coisas aii Gio Los COS N AS AS GEO aU EU SECOS CD Di SUS PESO RR EE 20 6 2 SD MMC slot Page 4 of 37 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino user s manual CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW 1 Introduction to the chapter Thank you for choosing the OLinuXino single board computer from Olimex This document provides a user s guide for the Olimex OLinuXino board As an overview this chapter gives the scope of this document and lists the board s features The documents organization is then detailed The OLinuXino development board enables code development of applications running on the microcontroller A13 manufactured by Allwinner Technology from China OLinuXino is an open source open hardware project
18. UT 6 Introduction to the chapter In this chapter are presented the connectors that can be found on the board all together with their pinout and notes about them Jumpers functions are described Notes and info on specific peripherals are presented Notes regarding the interfaces are given 6 1 Communication with the A13 The chip has a built in bootloader so everything you need for debugging is an USB cable However there is a second option which is the male UARTI connector capable of delivering some information on the COM port of your computer You can use USB SERIAL CABLE F with the UARTI interface allowing you to connect to an USB port 6 1 1 USB communication The main way of communicating with the firmware of A13 OLinuXino is via the USB OTG connector You will also need a software tool LiveSuit and a newer firmware image if you wish to upgrade the firmware The LiveSuit tool may be downloaded from the A13 wiki page The simple steps for upgrading the firmware via the bootloader are 1 Start LiveSuit 2 Disconnect power supply cable and USB cable from A13 OLinuXino 3 Hold Home button 4 Connect the board to the power supply and the computer via the USB OTG 5 Release Home button 6 You will be asked for drivers point the installer to the LiveSuit folder which contains drivers for the bootloader 7 Choose the image in the LiveSuit 8 Update and don t disconnect the board The three USB type A hosts are wired t
19. default positions The default positions are closed 6 8 3 5V E The jumper provide a test pad during production and debugging checking the supply voltages It is not recommended to change its default position It is also useful if you remove the whole battery part of the board The default position is open 6 8 4 HOST EN 5SV E WIFI WIFI 3 3V 5V USB These jumper provide options to setup the WIFI module to work on 3 3V and or the USB host to work on 3 3V It is strongly not recommended to change the default positions since then they will be directly powered from source which might cause faults of USB devices when disconnecting them from the hub Default positions are HOST EN open 5V E WIFI open WIFI 3 3V 5V USB in 5V USB position 6 9 Additional hardware components The components below are mounted on OLinuXino but are not discussed above They are listed here for completeness Page 28 of 37 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino user s manual Reset button used to reset the board 2 x 2Gb 512M x 8 bit DDR3 SDRAM the exact memory used in the first revisions of the board is hynix HSTQ2G83CFR H9C 1 x 32Gb 4096M x 8 bit NAND FLASH the exact memory is hynix H27UBGSBTR only present in A13 OLinuXino WIFI LED1 CHLED PWR LED GPIO LED battery charger activity LED power on LED Page 29 of 37 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino user s manual CHAPTER 7 SCHEMATICS 7 Introduction to the chapter In this cha
20. e afi 79 a 281 Rea 5 2k if o ue a Nox i R79 ogv REO ogv RBI ogv R82 omv RES ogv Ugoor 1 1 3 sl 8 8 pres 1 y HH Em IE m ME 5 ux 515 m Ji eme s aum s tom TM E 13K eme Dion moa ij swi i sw2ft sw sw sws id 2 3 as i a 4 al 4 n i 1 E 21 oo mH Ras E 1 OLinuXi 1 Less E hr voL 7 voLTi MENUJE ENTER S HOME 1 A13 OLinuXino Rev C 1 SYTZONSOT23 6 T E E 1 H W E E d 2 I not saved is i sed Sheet 1 1 H Page 31 0f37 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino user s manual 7 2 Physical dimensions Note that all dimensions are in mils 3300m11 200000000000000000000 a 100000000000000000000 AA 40 AAA z open harduare 0 9 1 Ss O Dol o Ja AO e Ss O90 O Ea E EI Ea E o COO 5000001 1doJojojojos CONEC O HDF15 150JOJOJOJO 11 U o4 ole de OE an o v etj E S N Ea pis Ped leal kd baid hoc E ear E E e Oe fes i LU Bo dB 24 E Ulm HOM i ca E Jas air E RoHS f 2 ia E cea ComplianY 50 A mmm 2000 E z z ED ER j E EIA oa ABE uE e o EDED o 5 SI 115 0000000000000000000n 000001 B 50 V00000000000000000002 000002 a 2 la L Boso AA 1000mil ix gt EBD r 37 0Qmail ETTemeT 000 00 000 3300mil 3995mil 4700mil The three highest elements on the board in order from the tallest to the shortest are capacitor C126 650mils the t
21. g an LCD We have tested the ability of the board to interact with such a display They allow the user to attach additional hardware check readings or perform hardware debug The LCD CON connectors connector numbers are print at the bottom of the board for your convenience ESSO a ee ee ONO NO NENE C N Sos LCD_CON connector GPIO Pin Signal Name GPIO Pin Signal Name Processor pin px Eo we mm x EN kam us 8 eem EE kam m e fico E keen m e quem E fone fa u fice E fone pe e quem E om qu o fom E om m pom ees ps La em fu po es pe s fon ue o fos us Dm fo fe a um po a es pur m use fine Page 25 of 37 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino user s manual 6 7 PWR Jack The power jack used is the typical 2 5mm one used by Olimex in most of our products You should provide between 6 and 16 volts a 1 5A maximum to the board MS More info about the power supply can be found in chapter 5 of this manual 6 8 Headphones and microphone connector Standard audio jack and phone jack are mounted for the audio interfacing Microphone Audio out connector aem po O pee ECO The headphones resistance is 32 Ohms The mic is connected to pins 84 and 85 of the A13 chip Page 26 of 37 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino user s manual 6 9 Battery connector When using the battery connector keep in mind that it is an energy solution that wouldn t be able to powe
22. hree USB hosts 500mils the VGA connector 475mils Page 32 of 37 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino user s manual CHAPTER 8 REVISION HISTORY AND SUPPORT 8 Introduction to the chapter In this chapter you will find the current and the previous version of the document you are reading Also the web page for your device is listed Be sure to check it after a purchase for the latest available updates and examples 8 1 Document revision Changes Modified Page A Initial Creation 19 09 12 Page 9 Fixed several errors in voltage requirements and power consumption B 21 09 12 Pages 8 9 Fixed a typo of the wattage C required 24 09 12 Page 11 Added info how to change the configuration of the Android image Pages 9 19 added important note about D powering down 9 13 14 19 26 09 12 Pages 13 14 changed the default config file Continues on the next page Page 33 of 37 OLIMEXO 2012 Revision 31 10 12 E F 3 3 21 03 13 Continued from the previous page Changes Pages 9 10 37 added info about Android images Page 29 fixed erroneous information about CE NAND E Various pages made it clear that the standard version lacks NAND and WIFI Pages 9 19 added info about LiveSuit and cleared the instructions Page 29 fixed erroneous memory descriptions Pages 20 22 added some multiplexing notes for clarity Pages 33 34 updated board revisions Various pages updated several links
23. in usage of the board is software embedded development without the urge of understanding perfectly the hardware The strong points of the boards are the processor speed the mobility of the board and the low ratio price to productivity Customers have full access to the technical documentation of the board The software is released under General Purpose License and the board is considered open hardware 1 3 Board variants There are two major board variants According to the names A13 OLinuXino and A13 OLinuXino MICRO The base model has also two flavors A13 OLinuXino and A13 OLinuXino WIFI The first one is the base model that goes without any operating system image on board while the second has two additional components a WIFI module on the board and NAND memory with stored Android image The information on A13 OLinuXino Micro will be added at a later time but so far the board is most likely to differ from the base A13 OLinuXino by having only 1 USB host 1 USB OTG no power connector no NAND memory no WIFI no audio out connector less buttons 1 4 Organization Each section in this document covers a separate topic organized as follow Chapter 1 is an overview of the board usage and features Chapter 2 provides a guide for quickly setting up the board and software notes Chapter 3 contains the general board diagram and layout Chapter 4 describes the component that is the heart of the board the A13 Allwinne
24. limex com forum Links to some of the ready images are available in the wiki https www olimex com wiki A 13 OLinuXino You can get the latest updates on the software at https github com OLIMEX OLINUXINO ORDER CODES A13 OLinuXino WIFI the full version of A13 OLinuXino with added NAND memory Android image and MOD WIFI RTL8188 A13 OLinuXino the lite version of A13 OLinuXino with no external NAND and no embedded internet interface USB SERIAL CABLE F USB serial console cable for connecting to UARTI SY0612E power supply adapter 12V 0 5A for A13 OLinuXino and A13 OLinuXino WIFI BATTERY LIPO1400mAh battery capable of powering A13 OLinuXino WIFI for a couple of hours 4 hours standby with WiFi on How to order You can order directly from our online shop or from any of our distributors The list of distributors is found here https www olimex com Distributors Check https www olimex com for more info Page 36 of 37 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino user s manual 8 4 Product support For product support hardware information and error reports mail to support olimex com Note that we are primarily a hardware company and our software support is limited Please consider reading the paragraph below about the warranty of Olimex products Warranty and returns Our boards have lifetime warranty against manufacturing defects and components During development work it is not unlikely that you can burn your
25. ngle cell Li battery and power system management IC that goes together with the Allwinner processor and goes to processor pin 159 via R4 47k The reset circuit is connected to button RESET which means pressing RESET would perform a hardware reset on the board 5 2 Clocks 24 MHz quartz crystal Q1 is connected to pins 91 and 92 of the A13 processor 12 MHz quartz crystal Q2 is found at pins 6 and 7 of the GL850G the USB controller 32 768 kHz RTC clock quartz crystal Q3 is found connected to pins 1 and 2 of the RTC MODULE PCF8563T 5 3 Power supply circuit The power supply is handled mainly by AXP209 power management system an Allwinner chip that goes together with the A13 processor The power supply circuit of A13 OLinuXino allows flexible input supply from 6V to 16V The minimum amperage suggested is 1A and this threshold would rise if using all the three USB HOSTs a lot of GPIOs and LCD con The board can also be powered by 3 7V Li Po battery retaining its functionality or by USB limiting the use of peripherals Important Avoid disconnecting the power supply while Android or Linux is running since that might corrupt the NAN memory and the operating system files and you will need to install the OS again for Android install instructions check chapter 2 6 Hold the PWR BUT and then navigate to shut down before disconnecting the supply Page 18 of 37 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino user s manual CHAPTER 6 CONNECTORS AND PINO
26. nt back in antistatic package and well packed to prevent damages during the transport Page 37 of 37
27. o a USB controller GL850G which is an advanced version hub solution fully complying with Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2 0 GL850G has proven compatibility lower power consumption figure and better cost structure above all USB2 0 hub solutions worldwide Page 19 of 37 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino user s manual 6 1 2 UARTI interface The UART interface might be used for COM communication You can use our USB SERIAL CABLE F for debugging via the UARTI or UARTO Note that in both cases the connectors are named at the bottom of the board Depending on the revision of the board it is possible to have IXUARTI or IXUARTO IxUARTI If having a board with IXUARTI board revision B A13 OlinuXino WIFI DEV the table with the signals can be found below UART1 E EC 1 Consider the above table when connecting the USB SERIAL CABLE F according to the wire color code If having A13 OLinuXino with IXUARTO and the table with the signals can be found below UARTO UART1 Ec Consider the above table when connecting the USB SERIAL CABLE F Notice that UARTO data lines are multiplexed with the SD CARD Notice that UARTI data lines are multiplexed with the UART pins in the UEXT connector Page 20 of 37 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino user s manual 6 2 SD MMC slot The microSD card slot is a standard 8pin connector The SD card can be used for booting the operating system for A13 OLinuXino It is suggested to
28. owered and able to power all the peripherals connected to it When powered by the typical 3 7V Lithium polymer battery the board will be fully functional and you will be able to operate with most of the peripherals However when using all three USB A connectors and an LCD connected to the LCD con it might cause flickering and not sufficient power If you suspect the power is not enough for the peripherals you have connected use the PWR jack The board can be also powered by the USB OTG connector mini USB standard but the voltage provided is not enough to power a possible LCD connected to the LCD con However this power option is capable of driving the board when using external display connected to the VGA connector If you have a standard LCD display connected to LCD con Android and WIFI running the typical consumption is between 150mA and 350mA depending on the current load While the board is in stand by mode it consumes a minimum of 60mA All the three approximate values above were taken when I applied 12V to the board Important Avoid disconnecting the power supply while Android or Linux is running since that might corrupt the operating system and you will need to install the OS again for Android install instructions check chapter 2 6 Use the PWR BUT before disconnecting the supply If the board has entered power down state you can bring it back without restart using the PWR BUT For the European customers we sell a power supply adap
29. programmer or development board This is normal we also do development work and we have damaged A LOT of programmers and boards during our daily job so we know how it works If our board programmer has worked fine then stopped please check if you didn t apply over voltage by mistake or shorted something in your target board where the programmer was connected etc Sometimes boards might get damaged by ESD shock voltage or if you spill coffee on them during your work when they are powered Please note that warrany do not cover problems caused by unproper use shorts over voltages ESD shock etc If the board has warranty label it should be not broken Broken labels void the warranty same applies for boards modified by the customer for instance soldering additional components or removing components such boards will be not be a subject of our warranty If you are positive that the problem is due to manufacturing defect or component you can return the board back to us for inspection When we receive the board we will check and if the problem is caused due to our fault and we will repair replace the faulty hardware free of charge otherwise we can quote price of the repair Note that all shippings back and forth have to be covered by the customer Before you ship anything back you need to ask for RMA When you ship back please attach to it your shipping address phone e mail RMA and brief description of the problem All boards should be se
30. pter are located the schematics describing logically and physically A13 OLinuXino 7 1 Eagle schematic OLinuXino schematic is visible only for reference here You can also find it on the OLinuXino s GitHub repository https github com OLIMEX OLINUXINO They are located in HARDWARE section You are allowed to view and edit the schematics as long you keep them free and you mention the source address e g www olimex com The EAGLE schematic is situated on the next page for quicker reference Note that A13 OLinuXino WIFI has all the components shown in the schematics The stripped down version A13 OLinuXino without the WIFI part lacks two components the NAND memory and the embedded WIFI module RTL8188CU To reduce this document s size only one of the schematics is listed Page 30 of 37 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino user s manual
31. r processor Chapter 5 is an explanation of the control circuitry associated with the microcontroller to reset Also shows the clocks on the board Chapter 6 covers the connector pinout peripherals and jumper description Chapter 7 provides the schematics Chapter 8 contains the revision history useful links and support information Page 6 of 37 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino user s manual CHAPTER 2 SETTING UP THE OLINUXINO BOARD 2 Introduction to the chapter This section helps you set up the OLinuXino development board for the first time Please consider first the electrostatic warning to avoid damaging the board then discover the hardware and software required to operate the board The procedure to power up the board is given and a description of the default board behavior is detailed 2 1 Electrostatic warning OLinuXino is shipped in a protective anti static package The board must not be exposed to high electrostatic potentials A grounding strap or similar protective device should be worn when handling the board Avoid touching the component pins or any other metallic element 2 2 Requirements In order to set up the OLinuXino optimally the following items are required 6V to 16V 6W required 6V a 1A or 16V 0 4A for optimal power LCD preferably with touchscreen panel display for the LCD CON OR TV monitor with RGB port AUSB mouse if you use touchscreen LCD you might skip the mouse Addi
32. r the board and all the peripherals The voltage of a 3 7V LIPO battery would be enough to power the processor and the memory but won t be enough to power external touchscreen LCD Signal Name The pins are also print at the bottom of the board under the connector 6 7 VGA video connector The female DB15 connector is used for video output on a monitor At the moment the maximum achieved resolution is 800x600 due to limited maximum frequency and the lack of integrated video controller in the chip VGA connector GPIO Pink Signal Name GPIO Pink Signal Name Not Connected Not Connected Not Connected VGA HSYNC VGA VSYNC Not Connected Not Connected Page 27 0f37 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino user s manual 6 8 Jumper description Please note that all the jumpers on the board are SMD type If you feel insecure of your soldering cutting technique it is better not to try to adjust the jumpers The only really important jumper on the board is CE NAND E which needs to be closed if you have board variant with NAND flash memory but you wish to boot OS from SD card 6 8 1 CE NAND E When cut this board disconnects the NAND flash Note that it is not a requirement to boot from the SD card since the processor has a routine of detecting such The default position is closed 6 8 23 3V OPTION 1 5V E Both jumpers provide a test pad during production and debugging checking the supply voltages It is not recommended to change their
33. ter 12V 0 5A SY0612E We also sell USB OTG to USB type A cables if you lack such Page 8 of 37 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino user s manual 2 4 Prebuilt software The A13 OLinuXino WIFI board comes with Android 4 0 ready to use The default settings of the software are followed Note that the A13 OLinuXino standard version without WIFI lacks NAND memory and there isn t OS uploaded on the shipped boards no Android How we have installed the software We have configured an Android image with settings suitable for A13 OLinuXino Then using LiveSuit tools we uploaded the image to the board To activate A13 bootloader do as follows run Livesuit disconnect the power supply and USB cable then press HOME button apply power supply attach USB cable and release the button Livesuit will detect the bootloader and will ask which file to program to the NAND flash The image will be available for users to try and tweak the settings You can find and image with the view of the progress window in LiveSuit amp LiveSuit alt a Selectlmg oe SysUpdate 65 NetSync Y UserGuide Exit Image C Documents and SettingsiuseriMy Documentsial3 toolsisun5i android a13 evb nand en img Process El 3 Left 2 minute 9 second Download links to all available images and tools needed can be found at the A13 OLinuXino wiki page https www olimex com wiki A 13 OLinuXino Helpful information about the Android and Linux images can be found at the OLIMEX
34. the file and change its properties with chmod x 70 android rules and reboot the computer Page 10 of 37 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino user s manual 2 6 3 Installing the SDK tools Navigate to the folder where we extracted the tools folder tools in point 1 and start it android From the check boxes select to install Android SDK Tools Android SDK Platform Tools and Android 4 0 API check the screenshot Android SDK Manager Log 9 192 168 0 5 9 E SDK Path Packages e Name API Rev Status v amp Tools amp X Android SDK Tools 20 0 3 amp Not installed Y Android SDK Platform tools 14 4 Not installed gt C amp Android 4 1 API 16 gt lal Android 4 0 3 API 15 v Y sl Android 4 0 API 14 i Not installed E SDK Platform 14 3 amp amp Samples for SDK 14 2 4 Notinstalled amp ARM EABI v7a System Image 14 2 4 Not installed z amp amp Google APIs i 14 2 Notinstalled Wa i i amp amp Real3D 14 1 Not installed Y El Sources for Android SDK 14 1 Not installed gt O E Android 3 2 API 13 show Y Updates New Y Installed Obsolete Select New or Updates P Sort by O API level Repository Deselect All q A xS 3 a Downloading SDK Platform Android 4 0 API 14 revision 3 6 437 KiB s 95 seconds left Android SDK Manager Log M Deleting SDK Platrorm Anarola 4 0 API 14 revision 3 ynome oumex server11
35. tional items include USB keyboard for convenience with text input USB SERIAL CABLE F for serial communication with UARTI connector USB MINI CABLE for connecting with the USB OTG and being able to firmware update ot power A13 OLinuXino Wireless internet connectivity or USB modem for browser access and access to the Android market Some of the suggested items can be purchased by Olimex for instance SY0612E power supply adapter 12V 0 5A for A13 OLinuXino USB SERIAL CABLE F USB serial console cable female USB MINI CABLE standard USB type A to USB type mini cable Page 7 of 37 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino user s manual A 7 LCD display with optional touch screen panel is available for purchase also https www olimex com Products OLinuXino A 1 3 A13 LCD7 https www olimex com Products OLinuXino A 13 A13 LCD7 TS Note that if you wish to use one of the LCD displays mentioned above you need to upload different Android image configured for 480x800 screen resolution 2 3 Powering the board There are three possible ways of powering A13 OLinuXino via external supply using the power jack via a battery using the battery connector or via the USB OTG connector Depending on your preferred way of powering A13 OLinuXino you might need additional hardware The preferred way of powering board is via the PWR jack with 6Vdc to 16Vdc with a power of 6W e g 6Vx1A to 16Vx0 4A This will make the board fully p
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