5/10/2021 0 Comments Allwinner A64
Pi-2 (left) and Euler expansion header pin assignments (click images to enlarge) In the coming days, the company will provide more information such as the WifiBT connector definition, LiPo battery port, RTC port, DSI port, CSI port and touch-panel port, wrote Lim.Roll over Raspberry Pi theres a new priceperformance leader among hacker SBCs, and its name is Pine A64.
Fremont, Calif. based startup Pine64 quickly blew past its Kickstarter funding this week, and is rising fast. Yet, theres plenty of time to get the 15 early bird special for the base-level Pine A64 board, or 19 for the Pine A64, which doubles the RAM and adds a few more interfaces. The prices stay the same throughout the campaigns Jan. Early birders benefit only by getting the board earlier, with shipments due from February to April. Pine A64 (click image to enlarge) The Pine64 runs Ubuntu Linux or Android on a quad-core, 64-bit Allwinner A64 SoC for tablets. The A64 is mated with a 500MHz, dual-core ARM Mali400-MP2 GPU. With the help of the A64 and Mali GPU, the Pine A64 can output email protected over its HDMI port. Suddenly, the quad-core, Cortex-A7 based Raspberry Pi 2 (35) and 9 to 24, single-core Cortex-A8 Chip dont look quite so extraordinary. Neither does the single-core, ARM11-based Raspberry Pi Zero, which starts at 5, but really requires about 25 for a basic hacker-friendly configuration. Even the 15 Orange Pi PC with its 1.6GHz, quad-core Cortex-A7 is not quite as irresistible as it seemed when it launched in August. Pine A64 with (left) and without the optional wireless module (click images to enlarge) The Plus model moves from 10100 Ethernet to 101001000Mbps, and adds a DSI video port in addition to the standard HDMI port. It also adds a touchpanel interface, as well as an optional 7-inch touchscreen. In addition, the Plus provides a CSI camera port with an optional 5-megapixel camera. A microSD slot for up to 256GB is available (one FAQ entry says it actually tops out at 128GB), but the base prices do not include a storage card. ![]() Pine A64 detail view (click image to enlarge) Three IO expansion headers are also provided. One 40-pin interface is called a Pi-2 connector, but there are no claims made here for Raspberry Pi compatibility. Together these provide the usual serial IO, as well as SPDIF out, IR receiver, and speaker interfaces (see spec sheet below). In addition to the options listed above, there will be a variety of optional enclosures, keyboards, airmouse, IR remotes, and more available by the ship dates. Pine A64 all plugged in (left), and with various add-on options (click images to enlarge) The Pine A64 supports a variety of ARM Linux distributions, including OpenWrt, but is optimized for Ubuntu and Android 5.1 Lollipop. It also supports the open source OpenHAB IoT stack. This, combined with the extensive expansion connectors, OpenHAB connection, and various comments in the videos and Kickstarter copy, suggest the Pine A64 is really aimed at high-end IoT devices as much as the media-centric applications you would expect for a 64-bit board. There are extensive FAQ notes on the Kickstarter page, and Pine64 co-founder TL Lim has sent us pin assignment charts for the expansion connectors (see charts below). Lim co-founded Cloud Media (formerly Syabas Technologies), which makes the Popcorn Hour and Open Hour Gecko media players.
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