IGG  Iteaduio Plus - ARM Cortex-A8 Dev-Platform  - Page 1
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author: wilfred
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 18, 2013, 03:39:09 pm
content: /.

author: dr.diesel
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 18, 2013, 03:47:21 pm
content: Mmmmmmmm, with SATA.

author: 8086
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 18, 2013, 03:50:15 pm
content: So, this vs. Cubieboard... Which is the winner?http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/cubieboard-p-1404.html?cPath=6_8

author: c4757p
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 18, 2013, 03:54:32 pm
content: ARM and Linux? Someone needs to take the letters U, I, N and O away from these people.....

author: firewalker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 18, 2013, 03:58:41 pm
content: QuoteAlexander.

author: tanstaafl
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 18, 2013, 04:03:08 pm
content: Quote from: firewalker on August 18, 2013, 03:58:41 pmNot sure that is such a big deal if it's itead that are running the campaign, pretty sure they will be able to deliverFeels more like pre-order than crowd-founding?

author: firewalker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 18, 2013, 04:14:39 pm
content: Yes it feel more like pre-order tbh.Alexander.

author: Legit-Design
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 19, 2013, 02:35:59 am
content: That pricing/availability is stupid, I want one for 19$, I dont need expensive sata cable or micro usb cable.

author: Alexx
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 19, 2013, 07:38:48 am
content: Quote from: 8086 on August 18, 2013, 03:50:15 pmI think Iteaduino Plus it's not the same as Cubieboard, here is the biggest different from them:The Iteaduino Plus is the baseboard for evaluating the ITEAD A10 CORE and ITEAD A20 CORE? it has the same functions that Cubieboard has , and has more interface that Cubieboard has not - but it's not the most importance thing ?the CORE board can be take down from baseboard as a CPU or controller module, and you can design a new baseboard for it !It's very easy to design a baseboard for CORE, just make sure you connect to the right pin to right terminal, and there is stable 5V power supply for CORE, so you can make even a UDOO out by yourself - we have finished the Complex high-speed circuit for you, what you need to do it's some other low-speed digital circuit.ITEAD will take a activity in future - offer free PCB prototype for some excellent baseboard design!

author: ElectroIrradiator
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timestamp: August 19, 2013, 07:43:39 am
content: Quote from: dr.diesel on August 18, 2013, 03:47:21 pm+1

author: Alexx
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 19, 2013, 07:52:59 am
content: Quote from: wilfred on August 19, 2013, 04:00:58 amWe have a new "plug"(the shield for Iteaduino Plus) , it can breakout a pins for Arduino shields, it will offer a OLED to show the IP, the CUP and RAM Utilization. And this shield will comes with the Rich and Advanced Perks - although it's not mention in the perk discription yet ~And, as my last reply, it‘s easy to build a Arduino board, because it just a low-speed digital board, but you may not able to build a 8layer high-speed circuit for DDR3 SDRAM, and what you need to do now, jus to add a ITEAD A10 CORE interface in your "Arduino" base board, after plugging the CORE, it will be a same function like UDOO. - If nobody make this customized baseboard out, we can build it , just like - Iteaduino TurboWe are really not good at photography, video and descriptionIt's our weakness , but we can not overcome it recently ....

author: Alexx
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 19, 2013, 08:07:56 am
content: Quote from: Legit-Design on August 19, 2013, 02:35:59 amThe 19USD just for 10 early birds, even the 29USD can not cover the cost of the fist small batches production ~ now 29USD "lucky dog" run out as well, I think 39USD for this hardware is still much cost-effective ~

author: chickenHeadKnob
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 19, 2013, 10:18:36 am
content: I like the basic idea of this type of form factor, a system on module (SOM) with all the high density BGA's on top of a two layer base board.Olimex is also doing one with a 1 GHz T.I. AM3352 which I prefer over Allwinner.One thing I could not see, does the Itead SOM bring out a full general purpose memory bus?

author: 8086
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timestamp: August 19, 2013, 08:59:00 pm
content: Is the base module available separately? The only options I see are for core + base boards

author: Stonent
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timestamp: August 19, 2013, 10:37:27 pm
content: Any time I hear Allwinner, I am reminded of cheap Chinese clone phones, some with stolen logos from companies like Samsung and HTC.

author: Alexx
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 20, 2013, 01:26:14 am
content: Quote from: 8086 on August 19, 2013, 08:59:00 pmWe don't sell the A10 CORE board separately now, because people need a base board to use it , there are now any useable baseboard in market yet. but in future we will sell the CORE separately ~

author: Alexx
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 20, 2013, 01:27:58 am
content: Quote from: Stonent on August 19, 2013, 10:37:27 pmI don't the Allwinner has many users in phone market, most its chip be used in pad. And the cheap chinese clone phones almost use the MTC chip

author: Stonent
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 20, 2013, 01:46:44 am
content: Quote from: Alexx on August 20, 2013, 01:27:58 amMaybe I'm thinking tablets then. But yeah the mediatek chip is out there too in a lot of low end devices.

author: Alexx
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 20, 2013, 08:22:43 am
content: Quote from: Stonent on August 20, 2013, 01:46:44 amHow about make a MT6589T 1.5GHz quad-core processor as our new CORE Board to work with the basebaord

author: Rasz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 20, 2013, 09:56:34 am
content: Will you be able to provide real documentation? none of this bullshit CONFIDENTIAL watermarked sales brochure that is available currently. I am talking register maps and all, preferably with SDK. Doesnt matter if its Allwinter or MTK as long as there is REAL documentation and SDK.

author: Alexx
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 20, 2013, 12:49:25 pm
content: Quote from: Rasz on August 20, 2013, 09:56:34 amRegister maps (A10 datasheet):http://linux-sunxi.org/images/3/33/A10_Datasheet.pdfDatasheet of A10 CORE (beta, need to change image and some pinmap):http://d1.51gugu.com/12931396/12fecde5f380fba244d5c3fd07fd2fe8/648713.pdfDatasheet of Iteaduino Plug (beta, need to change the image and some pinmap):http://d1.51gugu.com/12931396/e650129cddc1ce9d792f86bceda535ff/648717.pdfFunctions that the ITEAD OS BETA offers:http://url6.org/inWIteaduino Plus User Manual (beta, need to change image and some depicts):http://d1.51gugu.com/12931396/739181926d70bbaaaf1ae1a3193439a0/659062.pdfSchematic?-- not finished yet, when we finally finish the baseboard, you will get the schematic of CORE board and baseboard, as well as the gerber file of baseboard.We are making a new demo video to show you how to use the GPIO and UART on board - example: make a call via SIM900 module.

author: Rasz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 20, 2013, 06:18:27 pm
content: Quote from: Alexx on August 20, 2013, 12:49:25 pmnot a single register address in that SALES BROCHUREI am talking about documentation that lets you write low level drivers, not a bullet points listing features.This is my biggest problem with allwinter/rockchip - they give that stuff to understaffed companies making cheap tablets (often only 1 programmer on staff) but at the same time act like this is some big top secret sauce and dont let community work on it (Cedar h264 acceleration for example).Do you even have full specification of lcd controller? and again I mean register map and example driver code, not a list of capabilities.

author: Alexx
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 21, 2013, 01:36:51 am
content: Quote from: Rasz on August 20, 2013, 06:18:27 pmYes, if you need it:User manual:http://d1.51gugu.com/12931396/308c06d8dbf75a25f209982593aafe74/660245.pdfAnd , here is a LCD config manual about how to use the driver that AW provide - yes, this document is in Chinese...but I think you still can understand most of it, you just need the driver links and some patch:http://d1.51gugu.com/12931396/1bbb086a1404a95e3b598cb8f301a987/660246.pdfAll these files is not provide by us and I though you can find it in internet by using google...

author: Alexx
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 26, 2013, 12:01:08 pm
content: Update the image ~ And now we have released the eagle library for A10 CORE, you can use it to build your baseboard.

author: garak
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: September 01, 2013, 02:46:17 pm
content: Quote from: Rasz on August 20, 2013, 09:56:34 amRasz has a very good point here. All these ARM/Android "dev" boards tend to be so tied up in NDAs that you can't do anything with them. You're tied into running one specific version of Android (as if anyone wants to use Android for embedded work, blech) and if you want anything else that's just too bad. I have the same complaint about the RPi and its video driver.I'm a Win CE geek anyway, so I guess that most of these don't really apply to me anyway, but it'd be nice to have enough info to at least TRY to make a BSP.Quote from: Alexx on August 21, 2013, 01:36:51 amThat link is dead as a dead thing.

author: BurtyB
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 08, 2013, 02:44:46 pm
content: Digging up an old thread but mine arrived this morning (UK).Couple of quirks I've noticed so far though.The MAC address seems to be random every boot.eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr d6:be:9c:fd:55:dfeth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr ae:24:79:ad:45:4bAfter adding a "hwaddress" entry in /etc/network/interfaces and it's now using a valid and "static" MAC so doesn't jump around my DHCP pool!eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:22:82:72:52:1eWould be nice to be able to set this permanently at the hardware level so it doesn't get lost with the OS.Typing "reboot" doesn't work (monitor goes into power save mode, lights go out on the keyboard and network access never returns) which is a big problem IMHO. I thought it might be power related but even plugging it into a 5V/10A PSU it's still doing the same.

author: cloudscapes
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 08, 2013, 04:44:36 pm
content: I like the stamp format. More minimalist powerful chips on stamps (maybe with some ram) please, and less chipset boards that try and be entire multimedia stations.

author: BurtyB
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 09, 2013, 03:46:58 pm
content: For those that haven't seentheir blogadding a capacitor+resistor resolves the common issues so far (including my reboot problem).