Cubieboard 3 - Cubietruck

Cubieboard 3 - Cubietruck - Cortex A7 Dual-Core with Case

Introduction

Cubieboard3 (also named Cubietruck) is the 3rd board of Cubieteam. Its a nice mini computer or a robotic platform running various linux distributions and/or Android system. This board upgrades the other versions of cubieboard in several ways. This design adds several features towards a media center or PC while leaving exposed several others still in use as an IoT or a robot platform. Or both at the same time(why not?). The expansion pins enable you to do SPI/UART/PWM and several others. It is low power PC, that can easily become your TV box, home server or even Network-attached storage. The cubietruck is a better option than running your old PC that keeps consuming more power than what is worth its use.

With WiFi and Bluetooth integrated, you can easily connect your wireless headset to your cubietruck media center. Or connect to your home wireless and avoid a messy wire situation. Upload your latest pictures directly over Bluetooth or WiFi and have them automatically displayed on the TV.

Note: For 3.5 SATA drives, you need External 12V power supply.

Applications

• Home Server
• NAS
• Robotic platform
• TVbox
• Media center

Specification

• Power input 5.2V @ 2.5A with HDD support Li-battery & RTC
• Wifi+BT wireless connection with antenna on-board BCM AP6210
• HDMI&VGA 1080P display output on-board with ESD protectors
• Size: 11cm *8cm*1.4mm, suitable for installing a 2.5’ HDD
• Ethernet LAN
• AllWinnerTech SOC A20 ARM® Cortex™-A7 Dual-Core ARM® Mali400 MP2 Complies with OpenGL ES 2.0/1.1
• 1GB/2GB DDR3@480MHz
• RTL8211E 10M/100M/1G Ethernet PHY
• SATA 2.0 interface support 2.5’ HDD(for 3.5’ HDD, only need another 12V power input)
• Storage solution NAND+MicroSD or TSD+ MicroSD or 2*MicroSD
• 2 x USB HOST 1 x OTG 1 x SPDIF 1 x IR 4 x LEDs 1 Headphone 3 x Keys/buttons
• 54 extended pins including I2S, I2C, SPI, CVBS, LRADC x2,UART, PS2, PWMx2, TS/CSI, IRDA, LINEIN&FMIN&MICIN, TVINx4 with 2.0 pitch connectors
• Pre-installed Android 4.2.2 with full functionalities

Shipping List

• mainboard x 1
• simple case x 2
• screws x 8
• mini usb cable x 1
• OTG cable x 1
• sata cable x 1
• power cable x 1

Documents

• Mechanical Design, Schematics and Hardware

Install Lubuntu

• Lubuntu-12.10-Desktop Nand Installation Guide(20131015-build)
• Lubuntu-12.10-Desktop SD Card Installation Guide
• Install Lubuntu Desktop/Server Rootfs to SATA drive

Install Android

• A20-Compiling Android image for Cubietruck
• A20-Install Nand Boot Android for Cubietruck

Install Fedora

• Fedora19(r3) SD Card Installation Guide