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VIA Technologies ARTiGO A950 Quick Start Manual

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VIA ARTiGO A950
Android 10.0 EVK
1.00-03022023

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  • Page 1 QUICK START GUIDE VIA ARTiGO A950 Android 10.0 EVK 1.00-03022023...
  • Page 2 VIA Technologies, Inc. reserves the right the make changes to the products described in this manual at any time without prior notice.
  • Page 3 VIA ARTiGO A950 Android 10.0 EVK Quick Start Guide Revision History Version Date Remarks 1.00 03/02/2023 Initial release...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    VIA ARTiGO A950 Android 10.0 EVK Quick Start Guide Table of Contents Introduction ..............................1 EVK Package Contents ........................... 1 1.1.1 Firmware Folder Contents ......................1 1.1.2 Document Folder Contents ......................1 1.1.3 Tool Folder Contents ........................1 Version Information and Supported Features ..................2 Image Installation ............................

  • Page 5: Introduction

    VIA ARTiGO A950 Android 10.0 EVK Quick Start Guide 1. Introduction This Quick Start Guide provides an overview of how to boot the Android image for the VIA ARTiGO A950 and configure the supported hardware functions in the build. The VIA ARTiGO A950 Android 10.0 EVK is developed based on the MediaTek Android 10.0 BSP, and it enables the hardware features of the VIA ARTiGO A950.

  • Page 6: Version Information And Supported Features

    VIA ARTiGO A950 Android 10.0 EVK Quick Start Guide 1.2 Version Information and Supported Features • Kernel version: 4.14.141 • Evaluation image: Android 10.0 • Development based on MediaTek Android 10.0 BSP • Supports eMMC boot • Supports HDMI display •...

  • Page 7: Image Installation

    When the installer finishes, it will show a confirmation message "The operation completed successfully". Step 2 Connect the Windows 10 host machine and the VIA ARTiGO A950 through the Micro USB 2.0 port using the Micro USB cable. Micro USB OTG...
  • Page 8 VIA ARTiGO A950 Android 10.0 EVK Quick Start Guide Step 3 Power off the VIA ARTiGO A950 and dissemble the system chassis by removing the 4 screws located on the top panel and 1 screw located on the bottom panel.
  • Page 9 OS image jumper settings Step 5 Plug in the AC-to-DC power adapter to power on the VIA ARTiGO A950. The VIA ARTiGO A950 will stop at "fastboot: processing commands" as shown in the debug console below. Fastboot Mode Note: Make sure the Windows 10 host machine detects the VIA ARTiGO A950 as an ADB device.
  • Page 10 VIA ARTiGO A950 Android 10.0 EVK Quick Start Guide preloader_tb8788p1_64_wifi.bin : OK logo.bin : OK vbmeta.img : OK vbmeta_system.img : OK vbmeta_vendor.img : OK md1img.img : OK spmfw.img : OK scp.img : OK sspm.img : OK cam_vpu1.img : OK cam_vpu2.img : OK cam_vpu3.img...
  • Page 11 VIA ARTiGO A950 Android 10.0 EVK Quick Start Guide Finished. Total time: 0.492s Sending 'cam_vpu3_a' (135 KB) OKAY [ 0.028s] Writing 'cam_vpu3_a' OKAY [ 0.012s] Finished. Total time: 0.062s Sending 'lk_a' (774 KB) OKAY [ 0.041s] Writing 'lk_a' OKAY [ 0.026s]...
  • Page 12 E:\platform-tools>adb reboot bootloader Step 8 Unplug the AC-to-DC power adapter to power off the VIA ARTiGO A950 and set the two OS image jumpers (J7 and J5) back to the Normal mode setting as shown in the diagram below. OS image jumpers diagram...

  • Page 13: Hardware Functions

    Set the two OS image jumpers (J7 and J5) on the board to the Download mode as shown in the diagram below. OS image jumpers diagram Step 2 Connect the Windows 10 host machine and the VIA ARTiGO A950 through the Micro USB 2.0 port using the Micro USB cable. Micro USB OTG Micro USB 2.0 port diagram...

  • Page 14: Checking The Bsp Version

    VIA ARTiGO A950 Android 10.0 EVK Quick Start Guide 3.3 Checking the BSP Version To check the BSP version, use the following command: console:/ # cat /proc/version 3.4 DVFS To verify the DVFS (Dynamic Voltage Frequency Scaling) function and list all the supported features, use the...

  • Page 15: Mtk Neuropilot Ai Apu Hardware Acceleration

    VIA ARTiGO A950 Android 10.0 EVK Quick Start Guide 3.5 MTK NeuroPilot AI APU Hardware Acceleration We recommend running the "PoseDetector_Image.apk" sample program for testing MTK NeuroPilot AI APU hardware acceleration. To install the program, follow the steps below: 1. Copy the "PoseDetector_Image.apk" file to a USB drive and connect the USB drive to the VIA ARTiGO A950 system.
  • Page 16 VIA ARTiGO A950 Android 10.0 EVK Quick Start Guide Check the Pose Detection inference time on the bottom left corner of the program: • If the inference time is less than 200 ms, MTK NeuroPilot AI APU hardware acceleration is enabled and running correctly.
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