A13-OLinuXino-MICRO User`s Manual
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4. 30 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino MICRO User s Manual 8 1 Document reyvbl kamastissasbl ssass uk asln kasksksl l d asm bkl kklavdri s i ki 28 8 2 Board rTeVISI h 111 1inasssi sltavvtsvsi b sssa skesldsi avst vakit aaa aaa aa Dau sa aaa d daa ni sea chase daa a b aka anana kur 28 Page 4 of 30 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino MICRO 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 document s 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 and all documentation is available to the customer 1 1 Features A13 Cortex A8 processor at 1GHz 3D Mali400 GPU 256 MB RAM 128Mbit x 16 5VDC input power supply noise immune design 1 USB Host USB OTG which can power the board e SD card connector for booting Linux or Android image VGA video output 800 x 600 maximum resolution LCD signals available on connector so you still can use LCD if you diasble VGA HDMI Audio output Microphone input pads no connector 1 User key 4Mount holes UE
5. 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 sent back in antistatic package and well packed to prevent damages during the transport Page 30 of 30
6. 2V E 1 5V E 3 3V E These three jumpers provide test pads during production and debugging They are You can check the supply voltages It is not recommended to change their default positions The default positions are closed Page 23 of 30 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino MICRO User s Manual 6 10 2 HOST_EN This jumper allows to control the power line on the USB_HOST If it is open it is disconnected from the USB_HOST connector and the devices are always powered If it is closed it is connected to the processor and can be controlled when to power via software means Default positions is open 6 11 Additional hardware components The components below are mounted on OLinuXino but are not discussed above They are listed here for completeness UBOOT button used to enter bootloader mode Reset button used to reset the board 256GB 128Mbit x 16 DDR3 SDRAM the exact memory used in the first revisions of the board is HYNIX H5TQ2G63BFR LED1 PWR LED GPIO LED power on LED Page 24 of 30 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino MICRO User s Manual CHAPTER 7 SCHEMATICS 7 Introduction to the chapter In this chapter are located the schematics describing logically and physically A13 OLinuXino MICRO 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
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10. T which means pressing RESET would perform a hardware reset on the board 5 2 Clock 24 MHz quartz crystal Q1 is connected to pins 91 and 92 of the A13 processor 5 3 Power supply circuit The 5V power supply is handled by three voltage regulators for the 1 2V 1 5V and 3 3V power lines The board can be powered from the USB OTG connector Note that powering from the USB limits the current available for peripheral devices like mouse keyboard LCD display UEXT modules etc Page 15 of 30 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino MICRO User s Manual CHAPTER 6 CONNECTORS AND PINOUT 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 but the communication for this type of board is not very useful via the mini USB the board lacks NAND However there is a second option which is the male UART 1 connector capable of delivering some information on the COM port of your computer You can use USB SERIAL CABLE F with the UART1 interface allowing you to connect to an USB port Note that we haven t still managed to run Android from the SD card so it might require tweaking the image to be able to do it We have had a successful Debian booting from SD c
11. XO 2012 A13 OLinuXino MICRO User s Manual OHCI EHCI SD Card V 3 0 eMMC V 4 2 SPI TWI and UART integrated Audio Codec CSI W R TP Controller B 4 wire resistive TP interface E 2 points and gesture detection H Boot Devices B NAND Flash m SPI Nor Flash m SD Card m USB m Powerful Acceleration W Graphic 3D Mali400 MP m VPU 1080P m APU m E Reader W Ultra low System Power Consumption B 15 2096 lower than competitors m Smart Backlight auto adjust backlight E acc to the image display W 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 13 of 30 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino MICRO User s Manual 4 2 Block diagram The block diagram is taken from Allwinner s datasheet Page 14 of 30 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino MICRO 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 MCP130T 300 I This is a voltage supervisory device designed to keep a microcontroller in reset until the system voltage has reached the proper level and stabilized It also operates as protection from brown out conditions when the supply voltage drops below a safe operating level The reset goes to processor pin 195 The reset circuit is connected to button RESE
12. XT 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 20 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 or 4 8 LCD with without touchscreen Page 5 of 30 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino MICRO User s Manual 1 2 Target market and purpose of the board The boards from the OLinuXino family are powerful and easy to setup 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 main 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 A13 OLinuXino MICRO aims at the lowest possible cost while maintaining the key OLinuXino features It is suitable for cases when a number of boards are used It is suitable for different Linux distributions 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 ma
13. ames used on the board might differ from the names used below to describe them For the actual names check the A13 OLinuXino MICRO board itself 3 1 Layout top view UBOOT LCD_CON GND_PIN UART1 ALLWINNER A13 VGA connector USB_HOST USB_OTG c72 C73 fas P ON EY Y RAM HEADPHONES Z h open hardware MITIS M n MIC pinholes PWR JACK LED1 PWR LED Mount hole GPIO 2 UARTO GPIO 1 The picture above shows the initial revision B of A13 OLinuXino MICRO Page 11 of 30 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino MICRO 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 H ARM Cortex A8 Core W 32KB D Cache 32KB I Cache E 256KB L2 Cache m Mali 400 3 D Engine m VPU m HD Video Decoding E 1920 1080 30fps 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 W Support encoding in H 264 format m Upto 1920 1080 at 30fps m DPU B LCD Interfaces CPU RGB H Memory m DDR2 DDR3 Up to 533MHz m 16 bits Data Bus H Memory capacity up to 512MB B MLC TLC SLC EF NAND m 2flash chips ECC 64 bit B Support NAND of 5xnm 4xnm 3xnm 2xnm B Support NADN of Samsung Toshiba Hynix W Peripherals E USB2 0 OTG USB2 0 HOST Page 12 of 30 OLIME
14. ard 6 1 1 USB communication There is only one USB type A host wired to a USB controller This means that an external USB hub is required to ensure you have enough room for all USB devices you might want to use keyoard mouse etc 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 UART1 or UARTO Note that in both cases the connectors and the signals are named at the bottom of the board Note that UARTO has only pinholes available while UART1 has male connectors Consider the below table when connecting the USB SERIAL CABLE F according to the wire color Page 16 of 30 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino MICRO User s Manual code of the cable GND BLUE RX INPUT GREEN TX OUTPUT RED note that RX of the cable has to connect to TX of the board and vice versa UARTO UART1 E BE Note that UARTO is multiplexed with the SD card 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 MICRO It is suggested to have an SD card with a proper Linux Android image especially since you have ordered a board from the A13 family without built in 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
15. 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 microSD card connector Page 17 of 30 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino MICRO User s Manual H SDCO SCK 110 SDCO DATAO 108 H SDCO DATA1 107 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 6 3 UEXT module A13 OLinuXino MICRO 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 UEXT connector E UART1 TX D UART1 RX Lp Tas spe T The UEXT pinout is also printed at the bottom of the board under the connector Page 18 of 30 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino MICRO User s Manual 6 4 GPIO 1 General Purpose Input Output 10pin connector The GPIO connector numbers are printed at the bottom of the board for your convenience GPIO 1 PINO PIN1 PIN2 and PIN3 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 ch
16. eck 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 19 of 30 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino MICRO User s Manual GPIO 2 connector GPIO Pin Signal Name GPIO Pin Signal Name EUN eM NEM o ps Ede I os memes pe o emen fae Fo rers er e eres o Ls mens pe o fume p Las CO os nm pn GPIO Pins Signal Name GPIO Pink Signal Name Lm femme o a em fo o DE fome p 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 20 of 30 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino MICRO 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 connecting 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 aaa 1113 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 LCD CON connector GPIO Pins Signal Name GPIO Pink Signal Name Processor pink Lj EMEN Dom m Less pm
17. ess and access to the Android market Page 8 of 30 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino MICRO User s Manual Some of the suggested items can be purchased by Olimex for instance SY0605E power supply adapter 5V 1A for A13 OLinuXino MICRO USB SERIAL CABLE F USB serial console cable female USB MINI CABLE standard USB type A to USB type mini cable A 7 LCD display with optional touch screen panel is available for purchase also https www olimex com Products OLinuXino A13 A13 LCD7 https www olimex com Products OLinuXino A13 A13 LCD7 TS 2 3 Powering the board There are two possible ways of powering A13 OLinuXino MICRO via external supply using the power jack or via the USB OTG connector Depending on your preferred way of powering A13 OLinuXino MICRO you might need additional hardware The preferred way of powering board is via the PWR jack with 5Vdc with a power of 5W e g 5Vx1A This will make the board fully powered and able to power most peripherals connected to it The board can also be powered by the USB OTG connector mini USB standard but the power provided by a standard USB is not enough to power a lot of peripherals either a LCD connected tothe LCD con or USB peripherals connected to the USB type B but not to power both If you still wish to use USB power there are is the option to use adapter 2xUSB type A to 1xUSB type mini If you have a standard LCD display connected to LCD con Android and WIFI running the ty
18. jor board variants According to the names A13 OLinuXino and A13 OLinuXino MICRO The base model has also two flavors A13 OLinuXino and A13 OLinuXino MICRO 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 A13 OLinuXino MICRO is the other less populated but cheaper board in the family It also lacks Android out of the box 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 Allwinner processor Page 6 of 30 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino MICRO User s Manual 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 7 of 30 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino MICRO User s Manual CHAPTER 2 SETTING UP THE OLINUXINO BOARD 2 Introduction to the chapter This section helps y
19. o enm s x fom mo o om fo Ce fom fm u om fa as fom pe s om fa e fem p fa pem fam La em ju mes ju DE fom fe fon fe s fon ue s fos us Ce fom pe a des fo Page 21 of 30 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino MICRO 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 5 volts 1A 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 headphone jack and dual pins for microphone are mounted for the audio out in interfacing from The headphones resistance is 32 Ohms The mic pads are connected to pins 84 and 85 of the A13 chip Note that there isn t MIC jack mounted Page 22 of 30 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino MICRO User s Manual 6 9 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 6 10 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 6 10 1 1
20. ou 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 5V 5W required 5V 1A for optimal power LCD preferably with touchscreen panel display for the LCD CON OR TV monitor with RGB port or suitable connector note the maximum display resolution should be 800x600 USB hub for splitting the USB else you will be unable to connect your USB devices A USB mouse if you use touchscreen LCD you might skip the mouse Additional items include USB keyboard for convenience with text input USB SERIAL CABLE F for serial communication with UART1 connector note that it has to be female USB MINI CABLE for connecting with the USB OTG and being able to firmware update to power A13 OLinuXino MICRO Wireless internet connectivity or USB modem for browser acc
21. pical consumption is around 450mA depending on the current load While the board is in stand by mode it consumes a minimum of 70mA All the three approximate values above were taken when I applied 5V to the board For the European customers we sell a power supply adapter 1V 0 5A SY0605E We also sell USB type A to USB mini cables if you lack such Page 9 of 30 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino MICRO User s Manual 2 4 Prebuilt software Note that the A13 OLinuXino and A13 OLinuXino MICRO lack NAND memory and WIFI and there isn t OS uploaded on the shipped boards So far we have been successful in using Debian booting from SD card with both of the boards The same can t be said for booting Android from SD card 2 5 Software instructions and available SD card images This can vary depending on what the owner of the board want to achieve Good collection on information on the subject can be found at the following WIKI articles https www olimex com wiki A13 OLinuXino MICRO https www olimex com wiki A13 OLinuXino Other good sources are 1 the Wordpress site where a lot of side projects are published and explained http olimex wordpress com 2 the Olimex forum in its A13 section https www olimex com forum Page 10 of 30 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino MICRO User s Manual CHAPTER 3 A13 OLinuXino MICRO BOARD DESCRIPTION 3 Introduction to the chapter Here you get acquainted with the main parts of the board Note the n
22. se 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 THE COMPONENTS USED T
23. sion of A13 OLinuXino with added 4GB NAND memory Android image and MOD WIFI RTL8188 USB SERIAL CABLE F USB serial console cable for connecting to UART1 Serial communication SY0605E power supply adapter 5V 1A for A13 OLinuXino MICRO How to order You can order to us directly from the online shop or by any of our distributors Check http www olimex com for more info Page 29 of 30 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino MICRO 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 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
24. that those heights include the PCB Page 27 of 30 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino MICRO 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 u 07 12 12 Initial Creation 8 2 Board revision Remember to check the schematics and the board design files to compare the differences Notable Changes EM Initial release of the board Page 28 of 30 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino MICRO 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 MICRO MICRO A place for general questions FAQ or friendly talk check our forums https www olimex com forum Check the Links to some of the ready images for A13 boards are available in the wiki https www olimex com wiki A13 OLinuXino https www olimex com wiki A13 OLinuXino MICRO You can get the latest updates on the software at https github com OLIMEX OLINUXINO ORDER CODES A13 OLinuXino MICRO the lite board of the A13 OLinuXino family A13 OLinuXino the base version of the OLinuXino without WIFI and NAND A13 OLinuXino WIFI the full ver
25. view and edit the schematics as long you keep them free and you mention at least the source address e g https www olimex com as according to Creative Commons Attribution Share The EAGLE schematic is situated on the next page for quicker reference Page 25 of 30 OLIMEXO 2012 A13 OLinuXino MICRO User s Manual
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