A13-OLinuXino and A13-OLinuXino-WIFI
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1. 1 32 pro ps 0 0 13 pre poa 14 pro5 pa 0 15 pro o 3 16 proa p3 17 PINI0 TWI1 SCK fes oo 18 pIN3 522 0 19 PINI1 TWII SDA flee 20 PpIN2 m 23 prus wauE p 0 p 24 poo po j 25 PpruaNiE p 26 pro pae O 27 prNs NE B 28 PIN28 NS f62 29 prNio NEO B 30 PIN2Z7 NDQ f65 31 pru7z NE p 32 prN26 NQo fl 33 prNi8 NRBO p76 34 PIN25 NDQ5 f67 5 35 prN19 NRB p75 36 PIN24 NDQ4 f68 37 PrN20 NO p74 38 pIN23 NQ3 m70 39 piN21 NDU p72 40 PIN22 NDQ fl71 Page 26 of 37 OLIMEXO 2015 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 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 8 40 uu LCD CON connector EENE o O y o3 ps3 p S pe pr J s ems fos jom es 7 homs qus s hom a 9 joe fis w hom2. A13 OLinuXino and A13 OLinuXino WIFI Open source single board Android 4 0 mini computer USER S MANUAL Revision F February 2015 Designed by OLIMEX Ltd 2012 lead free All boards produced by Olimex LTD are ROHS compliant OLIMEX 2014 A13 OLinuXino user s manual DISCLAIMER 2015 Olimex Ltd Olimex 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 particular
3. 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 UART1 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 2015 A13 OLinuXino user s manual 8 4 Product support For product support hardware information and error reports mail to support olimex com All document or hardware feedback is welcome 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 All goods are checked before they are sent out In the unlikely event that goods are faulty they must be returned to OLIMEX at the address listed on your order invoice OLIMEX will not accept goods that have clearly been used more than the amount needed to evaluate their functionality If the goods are found to be in working condition and the lack of f
4. configuration of the Android image 3 C D Pages 9 19 added info about LiveSuit and cleared the instructions Page 29 fixed erroneous memory descriptions Bie Bees Pages 20 22 added some multiplexing RR a ace ed notes for clarity Pages 33 34 updated board revisions Various pages updated several links Added new Allwinner boards Added GPIO I2C and SPI information G 03 11 14 uh 6 14 16 36 Page 35 manual revision updated Page 36 board revision Added information about different DDR3 H 18 02 15 memories and the fact that they require 31 different Debian image Page 34 of 37 Pages 9 19 added important note about powering down LE Pages 13 14 changed the default config dro ood sn file Pages 9 10 37 added info about Android images Page 29 fixed erroneous information about E 31 10 12 CE NAND E 9 10 29 37 Various pages made it clear that the standard version lacks NAND and WIFI 2 3 J 3 3 3 OLIMEXO 2015 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 el
5. be able to power 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 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 Pin Signal Name GPIO Pin Signal Name Not Connected Not Connected Not Connected VGA HSYNC VGA VSYNC Not Connected Not Connected Page 29 of 37 OLIMEXO 2015 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 thei
6. vfat dev block nanda sdcard nanda 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 MjiQ4MmJhZGEtNmU1NSOOMzIILWIZOWMtMzExODc5NTRkKMGQ3 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 GPIO under Debian You can read data from a given GPIO port The logical ranges are usually as follows OV 1V for LOW or 0 Page 13 of 37 OLIMEXO 2015 A13 OLinuXino user s manual 2 4V 3 3V for HIGH or 1 All voltages are measured against ground GND If the input signal is to high you will at least destroy the port The algorithms for writing a value to a GPIO port and reading such a value are pretty similar The usage of GPIO ports follows the alg
7. 1 data lines are multiplexed with the UART pins in the UEXT connector Page 22 of 37 OLIMEXO 2015 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 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 microSD card connector aca ome pee pem fe L4 Lee p L4 eme 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 23 of 37 OLIMEXO 2015 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
8. 13 At the same web address you would also find a set of examples on how module is used 2 9 Software support We maintain Linux and Android images for SD card which might be downloaded for free and modified as the user wishes The latest images and updates are featured at the wiki article of the device https www olimex com wiki A13 OLinuXino We usually try to provide details on how to build the Linux and the Android images at our wordpress page http olimex wordpress com Another useful place is the Olimex forums where a lot of people share their experience and advice https www olimex com forum Additional Android and Linux support and features are added overtime The Linux support is a work in progress and you should not expect full Linux support after the initial volume of such boards have become available on the market If you are in a hurry consider the older OLinuXino designs which have almost everything supported have examples available and so on You are more than welcome to send or share your suggestions and ideas at our e mail the public forums or irc channel We would attempt to help in almost every case We listen to the feedback and if the majority of users suggest a software change or update we try to implement such Customer feedback is very important for the overall state of the software support However do not expect full Linux or Android software support We can share our experience We can give you full deta
9. 6 then we save the file and change its properties with chmod x 70 android rules and reboot the computer Page 11 of 37 OLIMEXO 2015 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 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 if 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 Exit the root and enter the shell of the device adb shell We then create mounting point for the NAND memory mkdir sdcard nanda Page 12 of 37 OLIMEXO 2015 A13 OLinuXino user s manual and finally we mount the NAND mount t
10. 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 37 OLIMEXO 2015 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 2 1A or 16V 0 4A for optimal power LCD preferably with touchscreen panel display for the LCD CON OR TV monitor with RGB port 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 USB MINI CABLE for connect
11. AND FLASH the exact memory is HYNIX H27UBG8BTR only present in A13 OLinuXino WIFI LED1 CHLED PWR LED GPIO LED battery charger activity LED power on LED Page 31 of 37 OLIMEXO 2015 A13 OLinuXino user s manual CHAPTER 7 SCHEMATICS 7 Introduction to the chapter In this chapter are located the schematics describing logically and physically A13 OLinuXino 7 1 Eagle schematic OLinuXino schematics may be found it on the OLinuXino s GitHub repository https github com OLIMEX OLINUXINO tree master HARDWARE A13 OLinuXino You can download the whole repository as zip without having a GitHub account We mostly use Eagle by Cad Soft 4 16r2 for designing However the files should be compatible with the latest Eagle available Cad Soft offers a trial version of their software that allows you to inspect schematics and board files without being able to modify them This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3 0 Unported License To view a copy of this license visit http creativecommons org licenses by sa 3 0 If you are looking for a schematic of an older revision of the board and it isn t available at our web site you may request it by the support e mail 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 docum
12. AND THE COMPONENTS USED TO CREATE A13 OLINUXINO AND A13 OLINUXINO WIFI THEY ARE CONSIDERED SUITABLE ONLY FOR A13 OLINUXINO AND A13 OLINUXINO WIFI Page 2 of 37 OLIMEXO 2014 A13 OLinuXino user s manual Table of Contents DISCLAIMER ERRRREC 2 CHAPTER I OVERVIB SL uidi ieluddhn ues nba Pav de don dus imd eub sosedo Cod uda wb da tu eda REESE 5 1 Introduction to the Chapter ccccsssssocsssscsssssscsssscsscscsssssncnssccsssssssssscnsssccsssessssssnsessessesssess 5 2 6 6 Applying the script and uploading the COMfPING sscsrssssssssscsrssssessssssssssssssesssssssssssssssssssssssesssesees 13 2 6 7 Restarting the A13 OLInUXIBQ iieri costo stes ens cosas enano enses n s aae on sens sas urbana oon asusta nno aea s entem e DES e ens uns 13 2 7 GPIO ander DObIIit uiii i tnr pania ia aatis v te isis anrea accen iesieta 13 CHAPTER 3 A13 OLINUXINO BOARD DESCRIPTION ee eee 16 3 Introduction B RESI uie 16 CHAPTER 4 THE ALLWINNER A13 MICROCONTROLLER 17 4 Introductioir to the hapter iius icio de paene hoa Crea erae vu asd oe nana aa asetati rasaae isni 17 4 1 D HC OA EO ie ei pt rere ala be derer Cep EY HD eee reine Naber oat lad 17 EDU S HI ERREUR SIRE A A A AE 19 CHAPTER 5 CONTROL CIRCU ITY eee eee s eren neenon nose a enano eee 20 5 Introduction to the Chapter ccccccccssssssss
13. LinuXino MICRO and A13 SOM 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 A13 OLinuXino Micro differs 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 If you are looking for an A13 board with tiny dimensions and suitable for implementing in own designs then refer to A13 SOM board it has tiny dimensions There are more powerful A10 and A20 designs that Olimex manufactures nowadays Boards like A20 OLinuXino LIME A20 OLinuXino MICRO and A20 OLinuXino LIME2 are generally faster and capable of much better video output Page 6 of 37 OLIMEXO 2015 A13 OLinuXino user s manual 1 4 Document 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 Chapter 5 is an explanation of the control circuitry associated with the microcontroller to reset Also shows the clocks on the board Chapter
14. UEXT pdf UEXT connector spe 3 oem fin emm e firma qu epe as The UEXT pinout is also printed at the bottom of the board under the connector Notice that UART1 data lines are multiplexed with the UART pins in the UEXT connector Page 24 of 37 OLIMEXO 2015 A13 OLinuXino 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 susenw us sew Sie L pe 1 spe pa 1 em 1 PINO PIN1 PIN2 and PIN3 are connected to the power regulator module AXP209 Page 25 of 37 OLIMEXO 2015 A13 OLinuXino user s manual 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 Lo 1 pv pF q 2 pb pL 3 Bay prp JB b5J 4 pw 3 pn 5 PINA TWIO SCK foi 6 PING39 USBHM EN f4 7 PINS TWIOo SDA po2 8 PING8 VGADIS f3 9 PING po 1e prNc LD p2 0 0 11 pr poo
15. anufacturers 4 1 The microcontroller m CPU GPU m ARM Cortex A8 Core E 32KB D Cache 32KB I Cache W 256KB L2 Cache m Mali 400 3 D Engine m VPU m HD Video Decoding m 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 m Memory m DDR2 DDR3 Up to 533MHz m 16 bits Data Bus B Memory capacity up to 512MB B MLC TLC SLC EF NAND m 2 flash chips ECC 64 bit m Support NAND of 5xnm 4xnm 3xnm 2xnm B Support NADN of Samsung Toshiba Hynix W Peripherals USB2 0 OTG USB2 0 HOST OHCI EHCI SD Card V 3 0 eMMC V 4 2 SPI TWI and UART integrated Audio Codec CSI Page 17 of 37 OLIMEXO 2015 A13 OLinuXino user s manual B R TP Controller m 4 wire resistive TP interface W 2 points and gesture detection W Boot Devices B NAND Flash m SPI Nor Flash m SD Card m USB B Powerful Acceleration W Graphic 3D Mali400 MP m VPU 1080P BH APU B E Reader W Ultra low System Power Consumption B 15 20 lower than competitors W Smart Backlight auto adjust backlight m acc to the image display B Package B eLQFP176 More information can be found on Allwinner s web site at the following web address http www allwinnertech com product A13 html Page 18 of 37 OLIMEXO 2015 A13 OLinuXino user s manual 4 2 Block diagram The block diagram is taken from Allwinner s datasheet Pag
16. ccbsessalocsasvess esee 34 8 2 Board FeviSIOI 5 22 0 2 92215 0 2000 0 2201220 2092 02 000 0 0 2000 0 0 000 0 0 00 0 0 00 090 0 0 0 0 E20 ass REE 35 8 3 Useful web links and purchase codes ccce eene eee eee eee esee esee esee eese aaa n eese e aaa 36 Page 4 of 37 OLIMEXO 2015 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 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 The board has the following set of features A13 Cortex A8 processor at 1GHz 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 e 1 USB OTG which can power the board e SD card connector for booting the Linux image optional 4GB NAND flash VGA video output 800x600 resolution LCD signals available on connector so you still can use LCD if you
17. d at the OLIMEX forums Page 10 of 37 OLIMEXO 2015 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_r20 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 066
18. d 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 to 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 21 of 37 OLIMEXO 2015 A13 OLinuXino user s manual 6 1 2 UART1 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 are named at the bottom of the board Depending on the revision of the board it is possible to have 1xUART1 or 1xUARTO 1xUARTI If having a board with 1xUART1 board revision B A13 OlinuXino WIFI DEV the table with the signals can be found below UART1 Consider the above table when connecting the USB SERIAL CABLE F according to the wire color code If having A13 OLinuXino with 1XxUARTO and the table with the signals can be found below UARTO UART1 E Consider the above table when connecting the USB SERIAL CABLE F Notice that UARTO data lines are multiplexed with the SD CARD Notice that UART
19. 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 20 4 including 8 GPIOs which can be input output interrupt sources 3x I2C 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 2015 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 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 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 three major processor variants According to the names A13 OLinuXino and A13 O
20. e 19 of 37 OLIMEXO 2015 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 single 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 corr
21. e board fully powered 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 Page 9 of 37 OLIMEXO 2015 A13 OLin
22. ements for better distance between each other Added BAT54C after Rx to UART1 connector 1 2 Added 4 32k pull up resistor on the RX line 3 Changed wrong prints of the revision and the Olimex web site 4 Some libraries updated and some component prints removed due to space restrictions 5 Optimization of R10 R12 R13 with 239R 1 value to 330R 1 1 Changed the SD card package with a more easier to replace one 2 Changed to package of the 32768 quartz crystal with an SMD type 1 Updated component libraries 2 Some of the boards might use the new SAMSUNG memory these require different Debian image a 1 Removed resistor matrices except the ones near DDR3 memories to lower production fault rates and improve repair ability of the boards 2 Added header NA HN1X2 so you can power only the RTC from external battery 3 BAT54C is added to allow RTC powering either from VDD RTC or 3 0V BAT EN EN Page 35 of 37 OLIMEXO 2015 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 WIFI A place for general questions FAQ or friendly talk check our forums https www olimex com forum Links to some of the ready images are available in the wiki https www olimex com wiki A13 OLinuXino You can get the latest updates on the software at https github com OLIMEX OLINUXINO ORDER CODES
23. ent s size only one of the schematics is listed Page 32 of 37 OLIMEXO 2015 A13 OLinuXino user s manual 7 2 Physical dimensions Note that all dimensions are in mils 3300m1l n hardware Doo 9 5000001 1qolojofojos E ap gg l etj HB e z feli cece otal ep YE ir cam i o a E C N Y Enos o p bed kd k d k d 8 8 z D ED f aon E 3700mil meme mmeememi mmo OO sonmananaa z Vs el oe lees ae lata Oo xw ret s HED Ea prr s ET 0000000000000000000TnDt oooon 9QOOOOOO0O0O0O0O00000000002 000002 1000mil 3300mil 3995mil 47200mil The three highest elements on the board in order from the tallest to the shortest are capacitor C126 650mils the three USB hosts 500mils the VGA connector 475mils Page 33 of 37 OLIMEXO 2015 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 I 3 3 P 3 Page 9 Fixed several errors in voltage B 21 09 12 requirements and power consumption Pages 8 9 Fixed a typo of the wattage required 24 09 12 8 9 11 Page 11 Added info how to change the
24. h Cua how a 2 jom e as fowm a u jom a as home a 35 hom e La hom h s jom e 3s hom x homs es m jo e 2 jov e 323 hov e a jo he as hom e 25 hos es Lx how a 29 jov e josem hs 39 hov hps a oak us ice e Gio Pint ame processor pint GPIo Pint Name Processor pine m m e 3 m a as pm fe 36 perme hes Ca a s e CS gt po Pv 7 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 27 31 33 35 37 39 Page 27 of 37 OLIMEXO 2015 A13 OLinuXino user s manual 6 7 PWR Jack The power jack used is the typical one used by Olimex in most of our products the DC barrel jack has 2 0mm inner pin and 6 3mm hole More information about the exact component might be found here https www olimex com wiki PWRJACK You should provide between 6 and 16 volts 2 1 5A maximum to the board EN 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 s emm The headphones resistance is 32 Ohms The mic is connected to pins 84 and 85 of the A13 chip Page 28 of 37 OLIMEXO 2015 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
25. handise is being returned and state your request for either a refund or an exchange Include the authorization number on this letter and on the outside of the shipping box Please note It is your responsibility to ensure that returned goods reach us Please use a reliable form of shipping If we do not receive your package we will not be held liable Shipping and handling charges are not refundable We are not responsible for any shipping charges of merchandise being returned to us or returning working items to you The full text might be found at https www olimex com wiki GTC Warranty for future reference Page 37 of 37
26. ils for things we have tried We can point you to a resource or a guide We can give you general directions to solving a specific problem or places to look for more information However we won t install a piece of software for you or write custom program for you We won t provide a specific software solution to a specific software problem Page 15 of 37 OLIMEXO 2015 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 A13 0LinuXino Rev A USB_HOST2 PES NH a VGA connector USB HOST3 USB OTG MicroSD card slot LED1 Audio in Power LED E Audio out NAND location Battery d connector OG 5 buttons Power jack GPIO 1 X 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 16 of 37 OLIMEXO 2015 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 m
27. ing 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 8 of 37 OLIMEXO 2015 A13 OLinuXino user s manual The recommended LCD display for the board is 7 inch with an optional touch screen panels suitable for the board Display name Size of Native Official Official Link to product display resolution Debian image Android image page in inches in pixels support support LCD OLinuXino 7 7 800x480 Yes Yes Product page LCD OLinuXino 7TS 7 800x480 Yes Yes Product page 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 th
28. orithm we would use GPIO 49 for demonstration purposes 1 Export GPIO 49 echo 49 gt sys class gpio export Note that you can export GPIOs in range with for i in seq 1 1 230 do echo i gt sys class gpio export done 2 Set input output GPIO 49 2 Set input echo in sys class gpio gpio49 ph9 direction 2 2 Set output echo out sys class gpio gpio49 ph9 direction 3 Set value or read value GPIO 49 3 1 Set value echo 0 gt sys class gpio gpio49 ph9 value echo 1 gt sys class gpio gpio49 ph9 value 3 2 Read input cat sys class gpio gpio49 ph9 value 4 Unexport GPIO 49 when finished echo 49 sys class gpio unexport A very good document on GPIO usage might be found here Page 14 of 37 OLIMEXO 2015 A13 OLinuXino user s manual http www py6zgp com download A20 GPIO pdf the document was created by Dr Guido Pelz Instructions on how to edit board configurations might be found here https www olimex com wiki How to edit board configurations and definitions in the official Debian Linux 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 2 8 I2C and SPI under Debian I2C and SPI are both supported in the latest Debian releases There is respective kernel support for both There is a python module called pyA13 might be found here https pypi python org pypi pyA
29. r 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 5SV 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 Page 30 of 37 OLIMEXO 2015 A13 OLinuXino user s manual 6 9 Additional hardware components The components below are mounted on OLinuXino but are not discussed above They are listed here for completeness Reset button used to reset the board 2x2Gb 512M x 8 bit DDR3 SDRAM the memory used in the first revisions of the board was HYNIX H5TQ2G83CFR we later switched to SAMSUNG K4B2G0846Q Please note that there are different Debian images for different boards with different hardware you would need to inspect the DDR3 RAM memory markings and use the image suitable for your board Previously we used HYNIX H5TQ2G83CFR now we use SAMSUNG K4B2G0846Q 1x32Gb 4096M x 8 bit N
30. s of 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
31. ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssscsssess 20 Page 3 of 37 OLIMEXO 2014 A13 OLinuXino user s manual 6 1 Communication with the A13 ccccccsssssssssscssssscssssssssssscsssssssssssssssccesscessssscsscsccccesscsseess 21 6 1 1 USB communicatl0n iios eo na aea assa s ean ra eren rua ka rna n aae Ya a eaa vo e aa aa e au eo eser asa ansa n ense a Ta aa aono So uana edu 21 6 1 2 UXRTL Interfde i uceeei ciae se ceo uasa opaco uo 2o Ek Sek uG Ea sues ceno eb au Rav Lea go ca CU uos UR E Se Luo SE SR e UR uUUN au aE USE Se C au MET R RES NUR 22 6 2 5SD MIMECSIO ioci irrhucc ce duce e evasunass cit 7s0s E emUs Caos EAEE is iuc Es iov br d Oo exw SE Es Ea ELS eo aav SE NES 23 6 9 Battery COUBDCUOE auo n es hcic hr aeria DO CR BEC QUI LUE atina EE LO ELE EXE 2 EAM Ec ieden ua oS din PNG RN NM DEKA 29 6 7 VGA WU LR isscsmR em 29 CHAPTER 7 SCHEMATICS iiid eb sov aM Eid ad ara Rice nat ibi a ed Exc bVAR Leia PEL E Rd ER 7 Introduction to the chapter cuceee sea sae cavas eeu uvas anau ak ases uva adea eau acaca aa eaae deaka cena ava ae sees eaae 32 CHAPTER 8 REVISION HISTORY AND SUPPORT eee 3 8 Introduction to the chapter cciciunaa ase ce Co Cassis cb asa s cce eaa ans Rees a Scu sene pa Saar DE DR R aD de NER OER 34 8 1 Doc itient FO VISIOM oi iiisiaiekcccicasvcsccsscnccsdessucacassasccascesvescseceudsessneecsiesdascoadastvdccsiv
32. uXino user s manual For the European customers we sell a power supply adapter 12V 0 5A SY0612E We also sell USB OTG to USB type A cables if you lack such 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 S LiveSuit Jr a Selectlmg oe SysUpdate e NetSync uy UserGuide Exit Image C Documents and Settings user My Documents al3_tools sun5i_android_al3 evb_nand_en img Process E 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 A13 OLinuXino Helpful information about the Android and Linux images can be foun
33. unctionality is a result of lack of knowledge on the customers part no refund will be made but the goods will be returned to the user at their expense All returns must be authorized by an RMA Number Email support olimex com for authorization number before shipping back any merchandise Please include your name phone number and order number in your email request Returns for any unaffected development board programmer tools and cables permitted within 7 days from the date of receipt of merchandise After such time all sales are considered final Returns of incorrect ordered items are allowed subject to a 10 restocking fee What is unaffected If you hooked it to power you affected it To be clear this includes items that have been soldered to or have had their firmware changed Because of the nature of the products we deal with prototyping electronic tools we cannot allow returns of items that have been programmed powered up or otherwise changed post shipment from our warehouse All returned merchandise must be in its original mint and clean condition Returns on damaged scratched programmed burnt or otherwise played with merchandise will not be accepted All returns must include all the factory accessories which come with the item This includes any In Circuit Serial Programming cables anti static packing boxes etc With your return enclose your PO Also include a brief letter of explanation of why the merc
34. upt 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 20 of 37 OLIMEXO 2015 A13 OLinuXino 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 built in bootloader so everything you need for debugging is an USB cable However there is a second option which is the male UART1 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 boar
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