Heatsink; Temperature Measurement - Hardkernnel ODROID-C2 User Manual

Heatsink

different components generate different levels of heat. Some compo-
nents do not require any cooling, while others do. Complex compo-
nents such as the ODROID-C2 processor may reach temperatures as
high as 85°C. At high temperatures, the processor will throttle itself
and operate slower so that the temperatures of components do not
continue to increase. The ODROID-C2 comes pre-assembled with a
black heatsink.
Heatsink attached to the ODROID-C2
to the surface area available to transfer heat to the surrounding air.
The processor of the ODROID-C2 provides a relatively small area to
dissipate heat (approximately 1cm x 1cm). The metallic heatsink is
much larger and is therefore able to dissipate more heat into the sur-
rounding air than the processor itself.

Temperature Measurement

perature readings during operation. The processor's built-in sensor
can be used for this. It would be ideal to have the processor working
under a realistic load. It is assumed that your unit has been through
the initial setup procedure and is running the latest official Ubuntu im-
age from Hardkernel.
First, install the sysbench utility needed for the test:
$ sudo apt-get install sysbench
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Electronic components all generate heat while operating, and
Heat transfer from components to the surrounding air is related
To help verify that the heatsink is effective, it is useful to get tem-
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