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A13-OLinuXino-MICRO

Embedded Linux board with A13 ARM SOC 256MB RAM

https://www.olimex.com/Products/OLinuXino/A13/A13-OLinuXino-MICRO/open-source-hardware

Price	26.00 EUR
10 - 49 pcs	24.70 EUR
50 - 10000 pcs	23.40 EUR

A13-OLinuXino-MICRO is OSHW certified Open Source Hardware with UID BG000045

A13-OLinuXino is a low-cost single-board Linux computer in a very compact form. It uses the very first Cortex A8 processor available in the eLQFP176 package, produced by Allwinner Technology Inc A13.

FEATURES

A13 Cortex A8 processor at 1GHz, 3D Mali400 GPU
256 MB RAM (128Mbit x 16)
5 VDC input power supply with own ICs, noise immune design
1 USB host
1 USB OTG which can power the board
SD-card connector for booting the Linux image
VGA video output
LCD signals available on connector so you still can use LCD if you disable VGA/HDMI
Audio output
Microphone input pads (no connector)
1 User key
4 Mount holes
UEXT connector for connecting additional 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 connecting SDcards and modules;
- 5 system pins: +5V, +3.3V, GND, RESET, NMI
Dimensions: (100 x 85)mm ~ (3.95 x 3.35)"

DOCUMENTS

HARDWARE

GitHub OLINUXINO Project

SOFTWARE

Sunxi Linux image
GitHub OLINUXINO Project
Image links, instructions, demo software, customer projects and more might be found at the wiki page: A13-OLinuXino-MICRO article

COMMUNITY

OLinuXino forum for discussions and community support
Freenode #olimex irc channel for OLinuXino development discussions

FAQ

There is only 1 USB host on the board, how can I connect my USB mouse and USB keyboard simultaneously?
You should use external USB hub.

What software is available for the board?
Many Linux distributions working properly with the MICRO, please visit the WIKI and the GitHub pages of A13-OLinuXino-MICRO to find latest images, we officially support Debian for this board.

I bought A13-LCD7-TS but when I connect it to the A13-OLinuXino-MICRO I receive no image on the display. What do I do wrong?
The default A13-OLinuXino-MICRO image is set for a VGA display and 800x600 resolution. To use LCD with A13-OLinuXino-MICRO you need to upload a new image with the appropriate settings. The download links for the images may be found in the wiki article for A13-OLinuXino-MICRO: https://www.olimex.com/wiki/A13-OLinuXino

I bought A13-LCD7-TS and the SD card that has a Linux image written on it. However the resolution I see on my VGA/LCD is not correct. What am I missing?
You would need to change the configuration file in the main partition of the SD card. Detailed information and download locations for the script files can be found at: https://www.olimex.com/wiki/index.php?title=Configuration_of_hardware_in_the_debian_image

What is the operating temperature range of A13-OLinuXino?
The board works in the commercial temperature range 0+70C

I can't find official Olimage release for the A13-OLinuXino-MICRO. What am I missing?
A13-OLinuXino-MICRO is not powerful enough to run Olimage properly. The board is suitable for older kernels only.

Where can I find the Android image for the A13-OLinuXino-MICRO?
At the moment we haven't tested Android booting from a SD card. Android from a SD card is currently not officially supported. However, note that there are people who are reporting success at getting it to run - head to the Olimex forums for more recent info.