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... A13-OLinuXino-MICRO Open-source single-board mini-computer USER’S MANUAL Revision A, December 2012 Designed by OLIMEX Ltd, 2012 All boards produced by Olimex LTD are ROHS compliant ...
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... 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 TO CREATE OLINUXINO. THEY ARE CONSIDERED SUITABLE ONLY FOR OLINUXINO. A13-OLinuXino-MICRO User's Manual Page ...
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... Introduction to the chapter ....................................................................................................... 8 2.1 Electrostatic warning ............................................................................................................... 8 2.2 Requirements ........................................................................................................................... 8 2.3 Powering the board .................................................................................................................. 9 2.4 Prebuilt software .................................................................................................................... 10 2.5 Software instructions and available SD card images ........................................................ 10 CHAPTER 3: A13-OLinuXino-MICRO BOARD DESCRIPTION ..................... 11 3. Introduction to the chapter ..................................................................................................... 11 3.1 Layout (top view) ................................................................................................................... 11 CHAPTER 4: THE ALLWINNER A13 MICROCONTROLLER ....................... 12 4. Introduction to the chapter ..................................................................................................... 12 4.1 The microcontroller ............................................................................................................... 12 4.2 Block diagram ........................................................................................................................ 14 CHAPTER 5: CONTROL CIRCUITY ...
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... HOST_EN ................................................................................................................................................... 24 6.11 Additional hardware components ...................................................................................... 24 CHAPTER 7: SCHEMATICS .................................................................................. 25 7. Introduction to the chapter ..................................................................................................... 25 7.1 Eagle schematic ...................................................................................................................... 25 7.2 Physical dimensions ............................................................................................................... 27 CHAPTER 8: REVISION HISTORY AND SUPPORT ........................................ 28 8. Introduction to the chapter ..................................................................................................... 28 8.1 Document revision ................................................................................................................. 28 8.2 Board revision ........................................................................................................................ 28 8.3 Useful web links and purchase codes ................................................................................... 29 8.4 Product support ..................................................................................................................... 30 A13-OLinuXino-MICRO User's Manual Page ...
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... 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" or 4.8'' LCD with/without touchscreen) A13-OLinuXino-MICRO User's Manual Page ...
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... 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: – ...
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... Chapter 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 A13-OLinuXino-MICRO User's Manual Page ...
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... 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 access and access to the Android market A13-OLinuXino-MICRO User's Manual Page ...
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... 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. ...
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... OLIMEX© 2012 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. ...
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... 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-MICRO board itself. 3.1 Layout (top view) The picture above shows the initial revision B of A13-OLinuXino-MICRO. A13-OLinuXino-MICRO User's Manual Page ...
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... Data Bus Memory capacity up to 512MB MLC/TLC/SLC/EF-NAND 2 flash chips, ECC 64-bit Support NAND of 5xnm, 4xnm, 3xnm, 2xnm Support NADN of Samsung, Toshiba, Hynix Peripherals USB2.0 OTG, USB2.0 HOST A13-OLinuXino-MICRO User's Manual Page ...
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... Ultra-low System Power Consumption 15~20% lower than competitors Smart Backlight: auto adjust backlight acc. to the image display Package eLQFP176 More information can be found on Allwinner's web site at the following web-address: http://www.allwinnertech.com/product/A13.html A13-OLinuXino-MICRO User's Manual Page ...
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... OLIMEX© 2012 4.2 Block diagram The block diagram is taken from Allwinner's datasheet. A13-OLinuXino-MICRO User's Manual Page ...
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... 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.). A13-OLinuXino-MICRO User's Manual Page ...
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... CABLE-F for debugging via the UART1 or UART0. Note that in both cases the connectors and the signals are named at the bottom of the board. Note that UART0 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 A13-OLinuXino-MICRO User's Manual Page ...
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... 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 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. ...
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... 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 ...
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... 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. A13-OLinuXino-MICRO User's Manual Page ...
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... Processor pin# GPIO Pin# Signal Name 176 34 175 36 174 38 172 40 Page A13-OLinuXino-MICRO User's Manual Processor Signal Name pin# GND - GND - PIN39/USBH_EN 14 PIN38/VGA_DIS 13 PIN37/LED1 12 PIN36 125 PIN35 124 PIN34 123 PIN33 122 PIN32 121 ...
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... Page A13-OLinuXino-MICRO User's Manual GND - GND - LCD_D18 135 LCD_D19 134 LCD_D21 132 LCD_D23 130 LCD_D10 141 LCD_D11 140 LCD_D13 138 LCD_D15 136 LCD_D2 148 LCD_D3 147 LCD_D5 145 ...
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... Note that there isn't MIC jack mounted. 127 30 129 32 Processor pin# GPIO Pin# Name 150 Processor Pin GND pins Page A13-OLinuXino-MICRO User's Manual LCD_VSYNC 126 LCD_DE 128 Processor pin# PIN8 104 PIN6/PWM0 109 TPX2 87 88 TPY2 ...
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... These three jumpers provide test pads during production and debugging. They are You can check the supply voltages not recommended to change their default positions. The default positions are closed. VGA connector GPIO Pin# 2 VGA_G 4 Not Connected 6 GND 8 GND 10 GND 12 Not Connected 14 VGA_VSYNC 16 Not Connected Page A13-OLinuXino-MICRO User's Manual Signal Name ...
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... 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 A13-OLinuXino-MICRO User's Manual Page ...
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... You are allowed to view and edit the schematics as long you keep them free and you mention at least the source address (e.g. Attribution-Share. The EAGLE schematic is situated on the next page for quicker reference. https:// www.olimex.com ), as according to Creative Commons Page A13-OLinuXino-MICRO User's Manual ...
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... R61 R59 C98 NA 13k/1% 10uF/6.3V Iset = 6800/R59 Iset = 523mA LED 3.0VA Buttons PIN37/LED1 LED1 R55 LRADC 0.19V UBOOT 6.8k/1% UBOOT R51 C103 2.2k 1nF Page A13-OLinuXino-MICRO User's Manual 2Gb DDR3 SDRAM (128Mx16 1.5V ...
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... Note that all dimensions are in mils. The three highest elements on the board in order from the tallest to the shortest are: the VGA connector– 560mils, capacitor C102 – 550mils, capacitor C53 – 500mils. Note that those heights include the PCB. A13-OLinuXino-MICRO User's Manual Page ...
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... 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 Revision A, Initial Creation 07.12.12 8.2 Board revision Remember to check the schematics and the board design files to compare the differences. Revision Notable Changes B Initial release of the board Changes Page A13-OLinuXino-MICRO User's Manual Modified Page# All ...
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... 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 version of A13-OLinuXino with added 4GB NAND memory ...
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... 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. A13-OLinuXino-MICRO User's Manual Page ...