VIA ARTiGO A5000 Android 13.0 EVK Quick Start Guide 1. Introduction This Quick Start Guide provides an overview of how to boot the Android image for the VIA ARTiGO A5000 system and configure the supported hardware functions in the build.
VIA ARTiGO A5000 Android 13.0 EVK Quick Start Guide 1.2 Version Information and Supported Features • Kernel version: 5.15.94 • Evaluation image: Android 13.0 • Development based on MediaTek Android 13.0 BSP • Supports eMMC boot • Supports HDMI 4K display and audio outputs •...
Connect the Windows 10 host machine and the VIA ARTiGO A5000 system through the Micro USB 2.0 port using a Micro USB cable. The Micro USB 2.0 port is located on the back panel of the VIA ARTiGO A5000 system.
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Download Button Location of the Download button Note: After powering on the VIA ARTiGO A5000 system, make sure the Windows 10 host machine detects it as an ADB device. Step 7 When the formatting process is complete, release the Download button. Confirmation messages will be printed as shown below.
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Next, press and hold the Download button, and plug in the AC-to-DC power adapter. The VIA ARTiGO A5000 system will automatically power on. Note: After powering on the VIA ARTiGO A5000 system, make sure the Windows 10 host machine detects it as an ADB device.
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Messages will start printing to show that the flashing process is loading, and will then pause to find the VIA ARTiGO A5000 system in bootloader mode. When the VIA ARTiGO A5000 system is found, the flashing process will begin and messages will start printing to show its progress. When the first message is printed, release the Download button.
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Unplug the AC-to-DC power adapter to power off the VIA ARTiGO A5000 system. Step 14 Unplug the Micro USB cable, and plug in the AC-to-DC power adapter. The VIA ARTiGO A5000 system will automatically power on. When the boot process has completed, you will see the Android 13.0 desktop.
VIA ARTiGO A5000 Android 13.0 EVK Quick Start Guide 3. Hardware Functions This section explains how to enable and test the hardware functions precompiled in the VIA ARTiGO A5000 Android 13.0 EVK. 3.1 Enabling ADB Debugging Follow the steps below to enable ADB debugging: Step 1 Prepare the "fastboot tool"...
VIA ARTiGO A5000 Android 13.0 EVK Quick Start Guide Step 2 Connect the Windows 10 host machine and the VIA ARTiGO A5000 through the Micro USB 2.0 port using the Micro USB cable. Micro USB OTG Micro USB 2.0 port diagram Step 3 Power on the VIA ARTiGO A5000 system to initiate the boot process.
VIA ARTiGO A5000 Android 13.0 EVK Quick Start Guide 3.3 Checking the BSP Version To check the BSP version, navigate to "Settings > About phone" and check the "Build number". 3.4 DVFS To verify the DVFS (Dynamic Voltage Frequency Scaling) function and list all the supported features, use the...
If an optional AHD camera module was connected correctly to the VIA ARTiGO A5000 system before booting the VIA ARTiGO A5000 system, a "Camera" APK can be found on the Android desktop. Click to open it and test the camera functions.
VIA ARTiGO A5000 Android 13.0 EVK Quick Start Guide 3.7 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 A5000 system.
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VIA ARTiGO A5000 Android 13.0 EVK Quick Start Guide 4. After installation, double-click "PoseDetector" to run the program. 5. Check the Pose Detection inference time on the bottom left corner of the program: − If the inference time is less than 200ms, MTK NeuroPilot AI APU hardware acceleration is enabled and running correctly.
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