The cubieboard is a raspilike development board, features a 1g arm cortex a8 processor. Compared to the arm11, the cortex a8 is a dualissue superscalar design, achieving roughly twice the instructions per cycle. A10 olinuxinolime4gb is a singleboard computer in a very compact form. If you intend to use the graphics portion of the allwinner chip, you will need to replace the kernel with a desktop or video variant the debian system on it uses a fairly recent kernel, which in addition to the a10 builtin nic supports most or all of the usb ethernet. Since its introduction, the cortex a8 processor has been superseded by the cortex a15 and cortex a17 processors, but it represents a turning point upwards in the race for efficient highperformance 32bit compute, and it is still widely deployed in many embedded. It has the distinction of having the highest bangperbuck ratio of any soc available at the. Cubieboard allwinner a10 arm cortexa8 1gb ddr3 linux sys. Armv7 cortex a8 processor allwinner a10 1ghz ram 512mb sd micro sd usb 3 sata 1 ethernet 10100.
Compared to the allwinner a10, the a is acost reduced version without hdmi or sata support. The f series is not supported by the linuxsunxi community due to lack of developers. F series are processors based on allwinners melis os, mainly used in smart video radios, video mp5, etc. This openhardware board is a great alternative to raspberry pi or beaglebone. Our aim was not to design yet another cheap tablet or a10 tv dongle reference design, but the most sophisticated and hackable, completely open source hardware and software development. Nov 12, 2012 the allwinner a10 is a low power 1 ghz arm cortexa8 chip with mali 400 graphics. Steaming video and download speeds will not be an issue with a wifi bgn receiver built in. The expanded allwinner aseries soc line now encompasses seven models. It is currently found in some low cost android tablets such as momo9c and will be used in rhombus techs raspberry pi alternative the processor features an arm cortex a8 clocked at 1. Since at least 2012 the linux sunxi community has been one of the most active arm soc. Allwinner a10 part of a1x series is an arm cortex a8 soc targetting multimedia products such as tablets, hd stb or digital signage. Scripts to automatically create a debian rootfs image andor a complete, bootable sdcard. The allwinner a10 aka sun4i is a cortex a8 of 55nm with mali400 gpu and cedar engine vpu. The gpl linux kernel source code can be cloned using repository and build instructions.
The a10 olinuxino lime is an opensource hardware development board implementing the allwinner a10 soc. Allwinner a10aa20a31 firmware collection allwinner a. The allwinner a1x is a family of singlecore soc devices designed by allwinner technology from zhuhai, china. The a10olinuxinolime is a very compact 84x60mm allwinner a10 based device similar to raspberry pi.
Based on armv7 cortexa cores cortexa7, a8 and a15 targeted for highend devices like digital media players, tablets, and netbooks. The a10s is a cheaper version of the a10 which lacks satacontroller, as it is primarily targeted towards hdmi plug pc. A10olinuxinolime is a singleboard computer in a very compact form. The a10 olinuxino lime is an opensource hardware development board. A10 olinuxinolime is a very compact 84x60mm linux opensource hardware computer features allwinner a10 cortex a8 processor typically running at 1ghz and mali 400 gpu. Due to its outstanding connected hd video performance and cost efficiency, the highly integrated a10 is target at cool hd pad which can bring endusers. Bitcrane cubieboard 1 allwinner a10 soc cortexa8 1ghz cpu. Downloading and trying linux images available at allwinner a10 images. The cma20 features 1gb ddr3, 8gb nand flash, power management chip axp209, and expansion headers for plugging into a base board. A10olinuxino preliminary schematic uploaded on github and we. In 2011 allwinner surprised the market with its lowcost cortex a8 a10 soc.
Kancelarie ma v meste sencen a guangdong a logistiku v hong kongu. Due to the low price of the a10 soc, the fact that it has a special rescue mode, and the early availability of uboot and linux kernel source through several device makers, the allwinner socs have been popular among opensource software developers. Else if its a dual core it can be an a31 or other allwinner cpus. Od svojho zalozenia v roku 2007 vydal vyse 15 systemov na cipe na pouzitie v androidovych zariadeniach a v smartfonoch a inych zariadeniach. Marvell orion, kirkwood and discovery innovation families of systemsonchip. Currently the family consists of the a10,1 a,2 a10s3 and a12. Minimal debian server image for the allwinner a10 and. Early builds of xbmc for linux ported to allwinner a10 devices.
It is currently found in some low cost android tablets such as momo9c and will be used in rhombus techs raspberry pi alternative. The cma20 is a cpu module powered by the allwinner dual core processor a20 combining a power dual core arm cortex a7 cpu and dual core mali400 gpu. Broadcom bcm2835 used in raspberry pi cavium cns11xx. A10 is i think cortex a8 but if its higher then itll b a9 or sumthing. Allwinner a10a1x processor resources, development board. Since its introduction, the cortexa8 processor has been superseded by the cortexa15 and cortexa17 processors, but it represents a turning point upwards in the race for efficient highperformance 32bit compute, and it is still widely deployed in many embedded. Help required for boxchip a10 cortex a8 mid tab posted in allwinner a10 cpu devices.
Hi slatedroiders, the guys over at miniand tech have managed to get ubuntu working on the allwinner a10 based mk802 thumbdrivesized computer. A10olinuxinolime4gb is a singleboard computer in a very compact form. How to run ubuntu linux on the mk802 mini pc tv box tbs. The allwinner a10 cpu has been developed in, and is sold in, the peoples republic of china. It uses the allwinner technology a10 arm cortexa8 processor. It provides sata, hdmi, 2x usb hosts, usbotg, native ethernet, 160 gpios, plus a connector for a tft lcd and the ability to be powered by a lipo battery. It has the distinction of having the highest bangperbuck ratio of any soc available at. Running linux on a tablet with the allwinner a10 soc on board. The cortexa8 was the first cortex design to be adopted on a large scale in consumer devices.
Desktop linux ubuntu running on allwinner a10 devices posted in allwinner a10 cpu devices. Developer christian troy has ported an early build of cyanogenmod 10 to run on devices with allwinner a10 processors, bringing android 4. Due to its outstanding connected hd video performance and cost efficiency, the highly integrated a10 is target at. The cubieboard is a raspilike development board, features a 1g arm cortexa8 processor. Armv7 cortexa8 processor allwinner a10 1ghz ram 512mb sd micro sd usb 3 sata 1 ethernet 10100. The cortexa8 was first introduced in 2005 and was the first processor to support the armv7a architecture. Bitcrane cubieboard 1 allwinner a10 soc cortexa8 1ghz. Currently the family consists of the a10, 1 a, 2 a10s 3 and a12. The arm cortex a8 is a 32bit processor core licensed by arm holdings implementing the armv7a architecture. Ubuntu boots very quickly on the little computer, although performance is a little on the slow side. With arm cortex a8 core, a10 will drive soc into a brand new era of connected smart hd which can enhance the application of connected hd soc as well as user experiences of consumer electronics like multimedia products. Hi guys, i bought a tab made boxchip a10 cortex a8 mid from and unfortunately its hang on booting now and dosent start the device.
It provides a wealth of performance and connectivity in a small, 84x60mm form factor. The arm cortexa8 is a 32bit processor core licensed by arm holdings implementing the armv7a architecture compared to the arm11, the cortexa8 is a dualissue superscalar design, achieving roughly twice the instructions per cycle. A10 armv7a processor of the cortex architecture of the a8 core family. I downloaded a linaro saucy snapshot rootfs for armhf, and replaced the kernel modules with linux sunxi sun4i, created boot uimage and uboot and boot.
Allwinner technology je cinsky vyrobca integrovanych obvodov so sidlom v meste zhuhai. A10olinuxinolime is a very compact 84x60mm linux opensource hardware computer features allwinner a10 cortexa8 processor typically running at 1ghz and mali 400 gpu. Apr 18, 20 zhuhai, chinabased allwinner technology has added one dual and two quadcore arm cortexa7 models to its aseries systemonchip soc family. It has the distinction of having the highest bangperbuck ratio of any soc available at the time of writing, by quite a margin. The cortex a8 was first introduced in 2005 and was the first processor to support the armv7a architecture. Its a creditcard sized computer which is capable of running android, ubuntu and other linux distros.
It uses the allwinner technology a10 arm cortex a8 processor. Recently, the companys socs have begun showing up as the engines powering lowcost android and linuxbased tablets, smartphones, and specialized boardlevel embedded designs. Allwinner sunxi socs and the community behind it fosdem. The allwinner a10 is a cheap soc for smartphones and tablets of 2012. The a10 olinuxinolime is a very compact 84x60mm allwinner a10 based device similar to raspberry pi. It has the distinction of having the highest bangperbuck ratio of any soc available at the time of writing, by quite a. Download stock firmware for hextab tablet 9 inch a cortex a8. Download starts with an sd card, if there is no bootloader there.
You can build all of the arm and therefore allwinnersunxi device tree blobs in. Its an allwinner for sure, bt if it has an hdmi output its an a10,a doesnt hav that. Dual core arm cortex a7 processor, neon, vfpv4, 512kb l2cache gpu dual core arm mali400 mp2, 1 vertex shader, 2 fragment shaders, opengl es 2. The cortex a8 was the first cortex design to be adopted on a large scale in consumer devices. Ubuntu on bootable sd for allwinner a10 android tablet forum. This program including documentation is distributed. The socs incorporate the arm cortex a8 as their main processor 4 and the mali 400 as the gpu. Its used in a range of inexpensive android tablets and sticksized computers such as the mk802. Allwinner a cortex a8, allwinner a cortex a8 suppliers. If you run android, you ll be able to dualboot by using a bootable sd card loaded with linux.
Does exists a linux distro that run on an allwinner a10s. There will be no display output after booting this image, you are supposed to access the system over ssh only. The allwinner a1x, known under linux as sunxi, is a family of singlecore soc devices designed by allwinner technology from zhuhai, china. Allwinner a10a1x processor resources, development board and sdk.
This alone attracted a lot of hackers and enthusiasts to work on the allwinner aseries of socs. Jessie should be installable on cubieboard1 using uboot 2014. It provides sata, hdmi, 2x usb hosts, usbotg, native ethernet, 160 gpios, plus a connector for a tft lcd and the ability to be powered by a lipo battery complete with builtin charging circuit. Every allwinner a10 device around should work with their builds, outputting video over hdmiout by default. Zhuhai, chinabased allwinner technology has added one dual and two quadcore arm cortexa7 models to its aseries systemonchip soc family. I downloaded a linaro saucy snapshot rootfs for armhf, and replaced the kernel modules with linuxsunxi sun4i, created boot uimage and uboot and boot. Desktop linux ubuntu running on allwinner a10 devices. Allwinner a10 is the cpu to be used by the 15 usd bom cost rhombus tech linux computer, an alternative to the raspberrypi. The easiest way to install ubuntu linux is to grab a disk image prepared for the mele a, another inexpensive device with an allwinner a10. Download stock firmware for hextab tablet 9 inch a cortex a8 from here, here or here. In 2012 the a10 and its smaller brothers the a10s and a where found in nearly all cheap tablets and androidtvsticks. The socs incorporate the arm cortexa8 as their main processor 4 and the mali 400 as the gpu. A wide variety of allwinner a cortex a8 options are available to you.