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, made in Zhuhai
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, Guangdong
) means "wide" or "vast", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226. The name "''Guang''" ultimately came from Guangxin ( zh, labels=no, first=t, t= , s=广信), an outpost established in Han dynasty ...
, China. The first short run of prototype boards were sold internationally in September 2012, and the production version started to be sold in October 2012. It can run Android 4 ICS, Ubuntu 12.04 desktop, Fedora
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19 ARM Remix desktop, Armbian, Arch Linux ARM
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, a Debian-based Cubian distribution, FreeBSD
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, or OpenBSD
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It uses the AllWinner A10 SoC
SOC, SoC, Soc, may refer to:
Science and technology
* Information security operations center, in an organization, a centralized unit that deals with computer security issues
* Selectable output control
* Separation of concerns, a program design pr ...
, popular on cheap tablets, phones and media PCs. This SoC is used by developers of the lima
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driver, an open-source driver for the ARM Mali GPU. At the 2013 FOSDEM
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demo it ran ioquake 3 at 47 fps in 1024×600.
The Cubieboard team managed to run an Apache Hadoop
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computer cluster
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using the Lubuntu
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Linux distribution.
Technical specifications
Cubieboard1
The little motherboard utilizes the AllWinner A10 capabilities *SoC
SOC, SoC, Soc, may refer to:
Science and technology
* Information security operations center, in an organization, a centralized unit that deals with computer security issues
* Selectable output control
* Separation of concerns, a program design pr ...
: AllWinner A10
** CPU: Cortex-A8
The ARM Cortex-A8 is a 32-bit processor core licensed by ARM Holdings implementing the ARMv7-A architecture.
Compared to the ARM11, the Cortex-A8 is a dual-issue superscalar design, achieving roughly twice the instructions per cycle. The Cortex ...
@ 1 GHz CPU,
** GPU Mali-400 MP
** video acceleration: CedarX
Allwinner Technology Co., Ltd is a Chinese fabless semiconductor company specialized in mixed-signal system on a chip, systems on a chips (SoC). The company is headquartered in Zhuhai, Guangdong, China.
Since founded in 2007, Allwinner has relea ...
able to decode 2160p video
** display controller
A video display controller (VDC), also called a display engine or display interface, is an integrated circuit which is the main component in a video-signal generator, a device responsible for the production of a TV video signal in a computing ...
: ''unknown'', supports HDMI
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1080p
* 512 MiB (beta) or 1 GiB (final) DDR3
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* 4 GB NAND flash built-in, 1x microSD
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slot, 1x SATA
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port.
* 10/100 Ethernet
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connector
* 2x USB
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Host, 1x USB OTG, 1x CIR.
* 96 extend pin including I²C
I2C (Inter-Integrated Circuit; pronounced as "" or ""), alternatively known as I2C and IIC, is a synchronous, multi-master/multi-slave, single-ended, serial communication bus invented in 1980 by Philips Semiconductors (now NXP Semiconduct ...
, SPI, LVDS
Low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS), also known as TIA/EIA-644, is a technical standard that specifies electrical characteristics of a differential, serial signaling standard. LVDS operates at low power and can run at very high speeds u ...
* Dimensions: 10 cm × 6 cm
Cubieboard2
The second version, sold since June 2013, enhances the board mainly by replacing the Allwinner A10 SoC with an Allwinner A20 which contains 2ARM Cortex-A7 MPCore
The ARM Cortex-A7 MPCore is a 32-bit microprocessor core licensed by ARM Holdings implementing the ARMv7-A architecture announced in 2011.
Overview
It has two target applications; firstly as a smaller, simpler, and more power-efficient succes ...
CPUs and a dual fragment shader Mali-400 GPU (Mali-400MP2).
This board is used by Fedora
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to test and develop the Allwinner SoC port of the distribution.
There is also a version available with two microSD card slots.
Cubietruck (Cubieboard3)
The third version has a new and larger PCB layout and features the following hardware: *SoC
SOC, SoC, Soc, may refer to:
Science and technology
* Information security operations center, in an organization, a centralized unit that deals with computer security issues
* Selectable output control
* Separation of concerns, a program design pr ...
: Allwinner A20
** CPU: ARM Cortex-A7
The ARM Cortex-A7 MPCore is a 32-bit microprocessor core licensed by ARM Holdings implementing the ARMv7-A architecture announced in 2011.
Overview
It has two target applications; firstly as a smaller, simpler, and more power-efficient succes ...
@ 1 GHz dual-core
** GPU: Mali-400 MP2
** display controller
A video display controller (VDC), also called a display engine or display interface, is an integrated circuit which is the main component in a video-signal generator, a device responsible for the production of a TV video signal in a computing ...
: Mali-400 GPU, supports HDMI
High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is a proprietary digital interface used to transmit high-quality video and audio signals between devices. It is commonly used to connect devices such as televisions, computer monitors, projectors, gam ...
1080p, no LVDS
Low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS), also known as TIA/EIA-644, is a technical standard that specifies electrical characteristics of a differential, serial signaling standard. LVDS operates at low power and can run at very high speeds u ...
support
* 2 GiB DDR3
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@ 480 MHz
* 8 GB NAND flash built-in, 1x microSD
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slot, 1x SATA
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2.0 port (Hard Disk of 2,5").
* 10/100/1000 RTL8211E Gigabit Ethernet
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* 2x USB
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Host, 1x USB OTG, 1x CIR.
* S/PDIF, headphone, VGA and HDMI audio out, mic and line-in via extended pins
* Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on board with PCB antenna (Broadcom BCM4329/BCM40181)
* 54 extended pins including I²C
I2C (Inter-Integrated Circuit; pronounced as "" or ""), alternatively known as I2C and IIC, is a synchronous, multi-master/multi-slave, single-ended, serial communication bus invented in 1980 by Philips Semiconductors (now NXP Semiconduct ...
, SPI
* Dimensions: 11 cm × 8 cm
There is no LVDS
Low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS), also known as TIA/EIA-644, is a technical standard that specifies electrical characteristics of a differential, serial signaling standard. LVDS operates at low power and can run at very high speeds u ...
support any longer. The RTL8211E NIC allows transfer rates up to 630–638 Mbit/s (sending while 5–10% idle) and 850–860 Mbit/s (receiving while 0–2% idle) when simultaneous TCP connections are established (testing was done utilising iperf with three clients against Cubietruck running Lubuntu
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To connect a 3.5" HDD the necessary 12 V power can be delivered by a 3.5 inch HDD addon package which can be used to power the Cubietruck itself as well. Also new is the option to power the Cubietruck from LiPo batteries.
Cubieboard 4
On May 4, 2014 CubieTech announced the Cubieboard 4, the board is also known as CC-A80. It is based on an Allwinner A80 SoC (quad Cortex-A15, quad Cortex-A7big.LITTLE
ARM big.LITTLE is a heterogeneous computing Computer architecture, architecture developed by Arm Holdings, coupling relatively battery-saving and slower processor cores (''LITTLE'') with relatively more powerful and power-hungry ones (''big''). ...
), thereby replacing the Mali GPU with a PowerVR
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GPU. The board was officially released on 10 March 2015.
* SoC
SOC, SoC, Soc, may refer to:
Science and technology
* Information security operations center, in an organization, a centralized unit that deals with computer security issues
* Selectable output control
* Separation of concerns, a program design pr ...
: Allwinner A80
Allwinner Technology Co., Ltd is a Chinese fabless semiconductor company specialized in mixed-signal systems on a chips (SoC). The company is headquartered in Zhuhai, Guangdong, China.
Since founded in 2007, Allwinner has released over fifteen ...
** CPU: 4x Cortex-A15 and 4x Cortex-A7 implementing ARM big.LITTLE
** GPU: PowerVR G6230 (Rogue)
** video acceleration: A new generation of display engine that supports H.265, 4K resolution
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codec and 3-screen simultaneous output
** display controller
A video display controller (VDC), also called a display engine or display interface, is an integrated circuit which is the main component in a video-signal generator, a device responsible for the production of a TV video signal in a computing ...
: ''unknown'', supports:
* microUSB 3.0 OTG
Cubietruck Plus (Cubieboard 5)
The fifth version has the same PCB layout and almost the same features as the CubieTruck. *SoC
SOC, SoC, Soc, may refer to:
Science and technology
* Information security operations center, in an organization, a centralized unit that deals with computer security issues
* Selectable output control
* Separation of concerns, a program design pr ...
: Allwinner H8
** CPU: ARM Cortex-A7
The ARM Cortex-A7 MPCore is a 32-bit microprocessor core licensed by ARM Holdings implementing the ARMv7-A architecture announced in 2011.
Overview
It has two target applications; firstly as a smaller, simpler, and more power-efficient succes ...
@ 2 GHz octa-core
** GPU: PowerVR SGX544 @ 700 MHz
** display controller
A video display controller (VDC), also called a display engine or display interface, is an integrated circuit which is the main component in a video-signal generator, a device responsible for the production of a TV video signal in a computing ...
: Toshiba TC358777XBG, supports HDMI 1.4 1080p and DisplayPort
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, no LVDS
Low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS), also known as TIA/EIA-644, is a technical standard that specifies electrical characteristics of a differential, serial signaling standard. LVDS operates at low power and can run at very high speeds u ...
support
* 2 GiB DDR3
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* 8 GB EMMC flash built-in, 1x microSD
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slot, 1x SATA
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2.0 port (Hard Disk of 2,5") via USB bridge.
* 10/100/1000M RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet
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* 2x USB
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Host, 1x USB OTG, 1x CIR.
* S/PDIF, headphone, and HDMI audio out, mic and line-in via 3.5mm jack, and onboard mic.
* Wi-Fi (dual-radio 2.4 and 5 GHz) and Bluetooth on board with PCB antenna
* 70 extended pins including I²C
I2C (Inter-Integrated Circuit; pronounced as "" or ""), alternatively known as I2C and IIC, is a synchronous, multi-master/multi-slave, single-ended, serial communication bus invented in 1980 by Philips Semiconductors (now NXP Semiconduct ...
, SPI
* Dimensions: 11 cm × 8 cm
See also
*List of open-source hardware projects
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