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Distributor of Olimex LTD: Excellent Integrated System Limited Datasheet of A20-OLINUXINO-MICRO-4GB - BOARD ARM LINUX SGL A20 4GB Contact us: sales@integrated-circuit.com Website: www.integrated-circuit.com A20-OLinuXino-MICRO Open-source single-board Android/Linux mini-computer USER’S MANUAL Document revision P, December 2015 Designed by OLIMEX Ltd, 2015...
This document is intended only to assist the reader in the use of the product. OLIMEX Ltd. shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising from the use of any information in this document or any error or omission in such information or any incorrect use of the product.
Thank you for choosing this OLinuXino single board computer from Olimex! This document provides a user’s guide for the Olimex A20-OLinuXino board. As an overview, this chapter gives the scope of this document and lists the board’s features. The document’s organization is then detailed.
SD card. The 4GB version comes with already programmed Android 4.2.2 image. The other Olimex boards with close characteristics are the ones with A13 and A10 microcontrollers. The A13 boards feature a generation older processor but since they have been longer on the market they have better Linux and Android support.
A20-Android-SD – a tested class 10 micro SD card with the latest (by the time of leaving the Olimex facilities) official Android release A20-Debian-SD – a tested class 10 micro SD card with the latest (by the time of leaving Olimex facilities) official Debian Linux release USB-SERIAL-CABLE-F –...
One of the ways to interact with the board is via an external display (with or without touchscreen component). The 40-pin male connector LCD_CON has the typical 0.1'' pin step. All Olimex displays have corresponding 40-pin male connector. You would only need a 0.1'' female-female cable for the hardware connection.
All LCD displays made by Olimex have at least a 0.1'' LCD connector. Going for an LCD output you would also need need and a cable to attach the display to the board. The cable is sold separately.
If the problem is under Debian Linux make sure you are properly logged in the LXDE interface! Else applying calibration would not happen for the current user – if you are calibrating from the X graphical interface make sure that you are logged as user “olimex” (if calibrating without the X, the user is “root”).
We usually try to provide details on how to build the Linux and the Android images at our wordpress page: http://olimex.wordpress.com/. Another useful place is the Olimex forums where a lot of people share their experience and advice: https://www.olimex.com/forum/ Page 17 of 56...
7 SPI1-MISO SPI1-MOSI 9 SPI1-CLK SPI1-CS0 The UEXT connectors are used as an interface for the Olimex's UEXT modules (usually boards with MOD- prefix in their commercial names). For more information on UEXT please visit: https://www.olimex.com/Products/Modules/UEXT/resources/UEXT.pdf Page 26 of 56...
When in doubt – try the same operation with another card from another brand. Olimex sells microSD cards with Linux or Android images, that have been tested – please refer to chapter “2.2 Requirements”. Of course, if you already have a large enough microSD card you can download the official Linux image from the wiki pages: https://www.olimex.com/wiki/A20-...
6.3 PWR jack The power jack used is the typical one used by Olimex in most of our products – the DC barrel jack has 2.0mm inner pin and 6.3mm hole. More information about the exact component might be found here: https://www.olimex.com/wiki/PWRJACK.
6.9 VGA connector You would probably need an adapter cable for the VGA display (6-pin connector to 15-pin female RGB cable). You can make the cable or the connection yourself or you can purchase the Olimex- made cable: https://www.olimex.com/Products/Components/Cables/A20-VGA-CABLE/.Note that you also have to change the script under Debian as explained in chapter 2.6 “Calibrating a display”.
We have tested the ability of the board to interact with such a display. They allow the user to attach additional hardware, check readings or perform hardware debug. Important: you need additional 40PIN ribbon cable to connect an Olimex display and the LCD_CON.
A20-Android-SD – a tested class 10 micro SD card with the latest (by the time of leaving the Olimex facilities) official Android release A20-Debian-SD – a tested class 10 micro SD card with the latest (by the time of leaving Olimex facilities) official Debian Linux release LCD-OLinuXino-4.3TS –...
All goods are checked before they are sent out. In the unlikely event that goods are faulty, they must be returned, to OLIMEX at the address listed on your order invoice. OLIMEX will not accept goods that have clearly been used more than the amount needed to evaluate their functionality.
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