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. [1]
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. [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 | 64MB | 64MiB | 64MB | 64MB | 64MB |
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 x 20.3 mm) | 3.00" x 1.70" (76.2 mm x 43.2 mm) | 3.70" x 2.15" (94.0 mm x 54.6 mm) | 3.70" x 2.15" (94.0 mm x 54.6 mm) | 3.70" x 2.15" (94.0 mm x 54.6 mm) |
Dimensions (Nominal) | 3.40" x 0.8" (86.4 mm x 20.3 mm) | 3.40" x 1.70" (86.4 mm x 43.2 mm) | 3.70" x 2.65" (94.0 mm x 67.3 mm) | 3.70" x 2.65" (94.0 mm x 67.3 mm) | 3.70" x 2.65" (94.0 mm x 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 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 A13 [6] Three OLinuXino boards with A13 processor were released:
A13- | OLinuXino-MICRO | OLinuXino | OLinuXino-WIFI |
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CPU | Allwinner A13 SoC with Cortex-A8 @ 1 GHz | Allwinner A13 SoC with Cortex-A8 @ 1 GHz | Allwinner A13 SoC with Cortex-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 flash Android 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:
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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) | 100mm x 85mm (3.950 x 3.350") | 120mm x 120mm (4.7" x 4.7") | 120mm x 120mm (4.7" x 4.7") |
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 |
Storage |
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Video Output |
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Audio Input | Microphone input on connector (not populated) |
Audio Output | Yes |
USB High Speed Hosts |
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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 x 3.2" (101.6mm x 81.28mm) |
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 ARM Cortex-A7 @ 1 GHz | |||||||
GPU | Dual-core Mali 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 |
Video Output |
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Audio Input | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Audio Output | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
USB High Speed Hosts |
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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 | 160 GPIOs on three GPIO connectors | 160 GPIOs on four GPIO connectors | ||||||
Power Input |
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Dimensions (PCB) | 5.6 x 3.250" (142.24mm x 82.55mm) | 84mm x 60mm | ||||||
Mount Holes | 4 | |||||||
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A64-OlinuXino- | 1G0G | 1G4GW | 2G16G-IND |
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CPU | Allwinner A64 - 1.2 GHz Quad-Core ARM Cortex-A53 64-bit | Allwinner A64 - 1.2 GHz Quad-Core ARM Cortex-A53 64-bit | Allwinner A64 - 1.2 GHz Quad-Core ARM 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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Video Output |
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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) |
USB |
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Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Wireless Module | No | Yes | No |
Bluetooth | No | Yes | No |
LED |
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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 |
Power Input |
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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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