OLinuXino is anopen hardwaresingle-board computer capable of runningAndroid orLinux designed byOLIMEX Ltd inBulgaria.
The project's goal was to design DIY friendly industrial-grade Linux board which everyone can reproduce at home.It leverages widely available hand-solderable components which are reasonable to purchase in low quantities, housed inTQFP packages.The project's CAD files are hosted onGitHub, allowing everyone to study and customize them according to their needs.[1]
Initially OLinuXino was designed withEAGLE.In March 2016 the first boards designed withKiCad became available asOLIMEX Ltd announced plans on switching development to Open Source CAD tools.[2]
| Start of development | 7 March 2012[3] |
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| PCB routing complete | 23 March 2012[4] |
| First 10 prototypes available | 17 April 2012[5] |
| iMX233-OLinuXino- | NANO | MICRO | MINI | MINI-WIFI | MAXI |
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| Processor | i.MX233 ARM926J @ 454 Mhz | i.MX233 ARM926J @ 454 Mhz | i.MX233 ARM926J @ 454 MHz | i.MX233 ARM926J @ 454 MHz | i.MX233 ARM926J @ 454 MHz |
| RAM | 64 MB | 64 MB | 64 MB | 64 MB | 64 MB |
| Storage | MicroSD-card connector | SD-card connector | SD-card connector | SD-card connector | SD-card connector |
| Video Output | None | TV PAL/NTSC | TV PAL/NTSC | TV PAL/NTSC | TV PAL/NTSC |
| Audio Input | None | None | Stereo | Stereo | Stereo |
| Audio Output | None | None | Stereo Headphones | Stereo Headphones | Stereo Headphones |
| USB High Speed Hosts | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Ethernet | None | None | None | None | 100 Mbit/s |
| Wireless Module | None | None | None | RTL8188CU | None |
| Buttons | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| UEXT | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| GPIO pins | 2x24 | 2x30 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| Power Input | ? | ? | 6-16 VDC | 6-16 VDC | 6-16 VDC |
| Dimensions (PCB) | 3.00" x 0.8" (76.2 mm × 20.3 mm) | 3.00" x 1.70" (76.2 mm × 43.2 mm) | 3.70" x 2.15" (94.0 mm × 54.6 mm) | 3.70" x 2.15" (94.0 mm × 54.6 mm) | 3.70" x 2.15" (94.0 mm × 54.6 mm) |
| Dimensions (Nominal) | 3.40" x 0.8" (86.4 mm × 20.3 mm) | 3.40" x 1.70" (86.4 mm × 43.2 mm) | 3.70" x 2.65" (94.0 mm × 67.3 mm) | 3.70" x 2.65" (94.0 mm × 67.3 mm) | 3.70" x 2.65" (94.0 mm × 67.3 mm) |
| Notes |
| Board is shaped to fit inside Pactec JM42 plastic box | Board is shaped to fit inside Pactec JM42 plastic box | Board is shaped to fit inside Pactec JM42 plastic box |
The Chinese companyAllwinner released in April 2012Cortex-A8 SoC in TQFP package, this was spotted immediately by OLinuXino developers and they start working on OLinuXino board based onA13[6]Three OLinuXino boards with A13 processor were released:
| A13- | OLinuXino-MICRO | OLinuXino | OLinuXino-WIFI |
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| CPU | Allwinner A13 SoC withCortex-A8 @ 1 GHz | Allwinner A13 SoC withCortex-A8 @ 1 GHz | Allwinner A13 SoC withCortex-A8 @ 1 GHz |
| GPU | Mali-400 | Mali-400 | Mali-400 |
| RAM | 256 MiB (128 Mbit x 16) | 512 MiB (2 x 256 Mbit x 8) | 512 MiB (2 x 256 Mbit x 8) |
| Storage | SD-card connector for booting Linux image | SD-card connector for booting optional Linux images | SD-card connector for booting optional Linux images 4 GB NAND flashAndroid OS ready-to-use in the NAND memory |
| Video Output | VGA LCD signals available on connector so LCD can still be used if VGA/HDMI is disabled | VGA LCD signals available on connector so LCD can still be used if VGA/HDMI is disabled | VGA LCD signals available on connector so LCD can still be used if VGA/HDMI is disabled |
| Audio Input | Microphone input pads (no connector) | Microphone | Microphone |
| Audio Output | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| USB High Speed Hosts | 1 USB host 1 USB OTG which can power the board | 3 + 1 USB hosts
1 USB OTG which can power the board | 3 + 1 USB hosts
1 USB OTG which can power the board |
| Ethernet | No | No | No |
| Wireless Module | No | No | RTL8188CU 802.11n 150 Mbit |
| Buttons | 1 | 5 for Android navigation | 5 for Android navigation |
| UEXT | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| GPIO pins | 68/74 pins and these signals:
| 68/74 pins and these signals:
| 68/74 pins and these signals:
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| RTC | No | PCF8536 | PCF8536 |
| Power input | 5 VDCin, noise-reduction | 6-16 VDCin, noise-reduction Battery option and connector | 6-16 VDCin, noise-reduction Battery option and connector |
| Dimensions (PCB) | 100 mm × 85 mm (3.950 in × 3.350 in) | 120 mm × 120 mm (4.7 in × 4.7 in) | 120 mm × 120 mm (4.7 in × 4.7 in) |
| Mount holes | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Notes |
In November 2012, Allwinner released a new A10S processor with HDMI and Ethernet and dual-core A20 processor.The A13 has no native Ethernet capability, so the A10S processor was chosen for new OLinuXino boards.[7]
| Board Name | A10S-OLinuXino-MICRO / A10S-OLinuXino-MICRO-4 GB |
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| CPU | A10S Cortex-A8 processor @ 1 GHz |
| GPU | Mali-400, NEON |
| RAM | 512 MB |
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| Audio Input | Microphone input on connector (not populated) |
| Audio Output | Yes |
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| Ethernet | 100 Mbit/s |
| Wireless | No |
| UEXT | Yes |
| GPIO | 50 GPIOs on 3 GPIO connectors |
| Power Input | 5Vin, noise-reduction |
| Dimensions (PCB) | 4.0 in × 3.2 in (101.6 mm × 81.28 mm) |
| Mount Holes | 4 |
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| A20-OLinuXino- | MICRO | MICRO-4 GB | LIME | LIME-4 GB | LIME2 | LIME2-n4GB | LIME2-n8GB | LIME2-e4GB |
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| CPU | Allwinner A20 dual-core ARMCortex-A7 @ 1 GHz | |||||||
| GPU | Dual-coreMali 400 GPU | |||||||
| RAM | 1 GB DDR3 | 512 MB DDR3 | 1 GB DDR3 | |||||
| Storage:SATA | SATA connector with 5 V SATA power jack | |||||||
| Storage:MicroSD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Storage:SD/MMC | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Storage:NAND Flash | No | 4 GB | No | 4 GB | No | 4 GB | 8 GB | No |
| Storage:eMMc | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 4 GB |
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| Audio Input | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Audio Output | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
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| Ethernet | 100 Mbit/s | 100 Mbit/s | 100 Mbit/s | 100 Mbit/s | 1 Gbit/s | 1 Gbit/s | 1 Gbit/s | 1 Gbit/s |
| Wireless | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| UEXT | 2 | 2 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| GPIO | 160GPIOs on three GPIO connectors | 160GPIOs on four GPIO connectors | ||||||
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| Dimensions (PCB) | 5.6 in × 3.250 in (142.24 mm × 82.55 mm) | 84 mm × 60 mm | ||||||
| Mount Holes | 4 | |||||||
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| A64-OlinuXino- | 1G0G | 1G4GW | 2G16G-IND |
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| CPU | Allwinner A64 - 1.2 GHz Quad-CoreARM Cortex-A53 64-bit | Allwinner A64 - 1.2 GHz Quad-CoreARM Cortex-A53 64-bit | Allwinner A64 - 1.2 GHz Quad-CoreARM Cortex-A53 64-bit |
| GPU | Mali400 MP2 | Mali400 MP2 | Mali400 MP2 |
| RAM | 1GB DDR3L @ 672Mhz | 1GB DDR3L @ 672Mhz | 2GB DDR3L @ 672Mhz |
| Storage | MicroSD card connector for cards up to 32GB |
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| Audio Input | Microphone input (phone jack; can be changed to Line-in and Line-out via jumpers) | Microphone input (phone jack; can be changed to Line-in and Line-out via jumpers) | Microphone input (phone jack; can be changed to Line-in and Line-out via jumpers) |
| Audio Output | Headphone output (phone jack; can be changed to Line-in and Line-out via jumpers) | Headphone output (phone jack; can be changed to Line-in and Line-out via jumpers) | Headphone output (phone jack; can be changed to Line-in and Line-out via jumpers) |
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| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
| Wireless Module | No | Yes | No |
| Bluetooth | No | Yes | No |
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| Buttons | 3; UBOOT, RESET, POWER | 3; UBOOT, RESET, POWER | 3; UBOOT, RESET, POWER |
| UART | Serial debug header with 0.1" pins | Serial debug header with 0.1" pins | Serial debug header with 0.1" pins |
| UEXT | 10-pin header drills at 0.1" step for UEXT expansion | 10-pin header drills at 0.1" step for UEXT expansion | 10-pin header drills at 0.1" step for UEXT expansion |
| GPIO | 40-pin header drills at 0.1" step with useful signals (like CSI camera interface and GPIOs) | 40-pin header drills at 0.1" step with useful signals (like CSI camera interface and GPIOs) | 40-pin header drills at 0.1" step with useful signals (like CSI camera interface and GPIOs) |
| SPI | Optional SPI Flash on SO8 connector | Optional SPI Flash on SO8 connector | Optional SPI Flash on SO8 connector |
| RTC | RTC battery expansion: pad provided for powering the RTC of AXP803 | RTC battery expansion: pad provided for powering the RTC of AXP803 | RTC battery expansion: pad provided for powering the RTC of AXP803 |
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| Dimensions (PCB) | (90.0 x 62.5)mm ~= (3.5 x 2.5)" | (90.0 x 62.5)mm ~= (3.5 x 2.5)" | (90.0 x 62.5)mm ~= (3.5 x 2.5)" |
| Mount Holes | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Notes | Industrial grade components (capable of operating between -40 and +85°C) |
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