OLinuXino is an open hardware single-board computer capable of running Android or Linux designed by OLIMEX Ltd in Bulgaria.
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 in TQFP packages. The project's CAD files are hosted on GitHub, allowing everyone to study and customize them according to their needs.
Initially OLinuXino was designed with EAGLE. In March 2016 the first boards designed with KiCad became available as OLIMEX Ltd announced plans on switching development to Open Source CAD tools.Our first two small KiCad OSHW boards are ready!
iMX233
+iMX233-OLinuXino Development TimelineStart of development7 March 2012OLinuXino Development started todayPCB routing complete23 March 2012OLinuXino routing is completeFirst 10 prototypes available17 April 2012OLinuXino first 10 prototypes are ready
+iMX233-OLinuXino VariantsiMX233-OLinuXino-NANOMICROMINIMINI-WIFIMAXIProcessori.MX233 ARM926J @ 454 Mhzi.MX233 ARM926J @ 454 Mhzi.MX233 ARM926J @ 454 MHzi.MX233 ARM926J @ 454 MHzi.MX233 ARM926J @ 454 MHzRAM64 MB64 MB64 MB64 MB64 MBStorageMicroSD-card connectorSD-card connectorSD-card connectorSD-card connectorSD-card connectorVideo OutputAudio InputAudio OutputUSB High Speed HostsEthernetWireless ModuleButtonsUEXTGPIO pinsPower Input6-16 VDC6-16 VDC6-16 VDCDimensions (PCB)Dimensions (Nominal)Notes U_DEBUG pin headers 3.7 V Li-Po battery connector and built-in battery charger Breadboard compatible JTAG pads for bare-board programming Weight: Board is shaped to fit inside Pactec JM42 plastic boxBoard is shaped to fit inside Pactec JM42 plastic boxBoard is shaped to fit inside Pactec JM42 plastic box
A13 The Chinese company Allwinner released in April 2012 Cortex-A8 SoC in TQFP package, this was spotted immediately by OLinuXino developers and they start working on OLinuXino board based on A13Allwinner A13 SoC Cortex-A8 processor Three OLinuXino boards with A13 processor were released:
+A13-OLinuXino VariantsA13-OLinuXino-MICROOLinuXinoOLinuXino-WIFICPUAllwinner A13 SoC with Cortex-A8 @ 1 GHzAllwinner A13 SoC with Cortex-A8 @ 1 GHzAllwinner A13 SoC with Cortex-A8 @ 1 GHzGPUMali-400Mali-400Mali-400RAM256 MiB (128 Mbit x 16)512 MiB (2 x 256 Mbit x 8)512 MiB (2 x 256 Mbit x 8)Storage4 GB NAND flash Android OS ready-to-use in the NAND memoryVideo OutputLCD signals available on connector so LCD can still be used if VGA/HDMI is disabledLCD signals available on connector so LCD can still be used if VGA/HDMI is disabledLCD signals available on connector so LCD can still be used if VGA/HDMI is disabledAudio InputAudio OutputUSB High Speed Hosts1 USB host 1 USB OTG which can power the board3 + 1 USB hosts 3 available for users 1 leads to onboard pinout 1 USB OTG which can power the board3 + 1 USB hosts 3 available for users 1 for WIFI RTL8188CU 802.11n 150 Mbit module 1 USB OTG which can power the boardEthernetWireless ModuleButtonsUEXTGPIO pins68/74 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: +5 V, +3.3 V, GND, RESET, NMI68/74 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 SD cards and modules; 5 system pins: +5 V, +3.3 V, GND, RESET, NMI68/74 pins and these signals: 17 for adding another 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 SD cards and modules; 5 system pins: +5 V, +3.3 V, GND, RESET, NMIRTCPower input5 VDCin, noise-reduction6-16 VDCin, noise-reduction Battery option and connector6-16 VDCin, noise-reduction Battery option and connectorDimensions (PCB)Mount holes444Notes
A10S 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.New processors from Allwinner A10S Cortex-A8 with HDMI and Ethernet and A20 Dual core Cortex-A7 with HDMI, Gigabit Ethernet and SATA
+A10S-OLinuXino VariantsBoard NameA10S-OLinuXino-MICRO / A10S-OLinuXino-MICRO-4 GBCPUA10S Cortex-A8 processor @ 1 GHzGPUMali-400, NEONRAM512 MBStorage MicroSD SD/MMC MICRO-4 GB version has 4 GB NAND Flash memoryVideo Output HDMI with ESD protectors LCD connector compatible with Olimex 4.3-, 7.0-, 10.1-inch LCD modules Composite TV-output on connector (not populated)Audio InputAudio OutputUSB High Speed Hosts USB High-speed host with power control and current limiter USB-OTG with power control and current limiterEthernetWirelessUEXTGPIOPower Input5Vin, noise-reductionDimensions (PCB)Mount Holes4Notes DEBUG-UART connector for console debug with USB-SERIAL-CABLE-F STATUS LED Power LED 2 KB EEPROM for MAC address and other storage 5 BUTTONS with ANDROID functionality + BOOT/REC and POWER buttons JTAG-DEBUG connector (not populated) UART1 connector (not populated)
A20
+A20-OLinuXino VariantsA20-OLinuXino-MICROMICRO-4 GBLIMELIME-4 GBLIME2LIME2-n4GBLIME2-n8GBLIME2-e4GBCPU Allwinner A20 dual-core ARM Cortex-A7 @ 1 GHzGPU Dual-core Mali 400 GPURAM 1 GB DDR3 512 MB DDR3 1 GB DDR3Storage:SATA SATA connector with 5 V SATA power jackStorage:MicroSDStorage:SD/MMCStorage:NAND FlashStorage:eMMcVideo Output 1080p@?Hz HDMI output with ESD protectors VGA via 6-pin step connector LCD connector compatible with Olimex 4.3-, 7.0-, 10.1-inch LCD modules 1080p@?Hz LCD connector compatible with 4.3-, 7.0-, 10.1-inch LCD modules from OlimexAudio InputAudio OutputUSB High Speed Hosts 2 x USB High-speed host with power control and current limiter USB-OTG with power control and current limiterEthernetWirelessUEXTGPIO 160 GPIOs on three GPIO connectors 160 GPIOs on four GPIO connectorsPower Input 6-16 VDCin, noise-reduction LiPo Battery connector, charging 5 VDCin, noise-reduction LiPo Battery connector, chargingDimensions (PCB) 84 mm × 60 mmMount Holes 4Notes A20 is not industrial grade (−25 to +85 °C) but 0 to +70 °C DEBUG-UART connector for console debug with USB-SERIAL-CABLE-F GPIO LED Battery charge status LED Power LED 2 KB EEPROM for MAC address storage and more 10 buttons with Android functionality + RESET button DEBUG-UART connector for console debug with USB-SERIAL-CABLE-F GPIO LED Battery charge status LED Power LED 2 KB EEPROM for MAC address storage and more 3 buttons with Android functionality + RESET button
A64
+A64-OLinuXino VariantsA64-OlinuXino-1G0G1G4GW2G16G-INDCPUAllwinner A64 - 1.2 GHz Quad-Core ARM Cortex-A53 64-bitAllwinner A64 - 1.2 GHz Quad-Core ARM Cortex-A53 64-bitAllwinner A64 - 1.2 GHz Quad-Core ARM Cortex-A53 64-bitGPUMali400 MP2Mali400 MP2Mali400 MP2RAMStorageVideo Output HDMI LCD output on 40-pin ribbon cable connector; MIPI DSI with 20-pin ribbon connector HDMI LCD output on 40-pin ribbon cable connector; MIPI DSI with 20-pin ribbon connector HDMI LCD output on 40-pin ribbon cable connector; MIPI DSI with 20-pin ribbon connectorAudio InputMicrophone 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 OutputHeadphone 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)USB USB-OTG support on microUSB connector USB host on USB type A connector USB HSIC signals available on 4-pin header drills at 0.1" step USB-OTG support on microUSB connector USB host on USB type A connector USB HSIC signals available on 4-pin header drills at 0.1" step USB-OTG support on microUSB connector USB host on USB type A connector USB HSIC signals available on 4-pin header drills at 0.1" stepEthernetGigabit EthernetGigabit EthernetGigabit EthernetWireless ModuleBluetoothLED 1x Power indication 1x Battery charging status 1x User-programmable 1x Power indication 1x Battery charging status 1x User-programmable 1x Power indication 1x Battery charging status 1x User-programmableButtons3; UBOOT, RESET, POWER3; UBOOT, RESET, POWER3; UBOOT, RESET, POWERUARTSerial debug header with 0.1" pinsSerial debug header with 0.1" pinsSerial debug header with 0.1" pinsUEXT10-pin header drills at 0.1" step for UEXT expansion10-pin header drills at 0.1" step for UEXT expansion10-pin header drills at 0.1" step for UEXT expansionGPIO40-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)SPIOptional SPI Flash on SO8 connectorOptional SPI Flash on SO8 connectorOptional SPI Flash on SO8 connectorRTCRTC battery expansion: pad provided for powering the RTC of AXP803RTC battery expansion: pad provided for powering the RTC of AXP803RTC battery expansion: pad provided for powering the RTC of AXP803Power Input DC 5 V (2.1/5.5 mm barrel plug, center positive ) 3.7 Li-Po battery with charger and connector DC 5 V (2.1/5.5 mm barrel plug, center positive ) 3.7 Li-Po battery with charger and connector DC 5 V (2.1/5.5 mm barrel plug, center positive ) 3.7 Li-Po battery with charger and connectorDimensions (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 Holes444Notes
Operating systems Officially supported: Debian Android
Third party: Armbian Arch Linux ARM
See also List of open-source hardware projects
References
External links OLinuXino web site SUNXI: OlimexA64-OLinuXino OLinuXino looks to take on the Raspberry Pi Meet the iMX233 OLinuXino Nano Element14 Olimex A10S/A20-OLinuXino boards quite BBB-like Linux Sunxi Community Open Source Hardware Hackaday article - OLinuXino booting Android CNX-Software OLinuXino unboxing and review Slashdot Fully open OLinuXino computer PC Magazine - PC like the Raspberry Pi but faster and fully open Dangerous Prototypes - OLinuXino single board computer