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Some pictures of cubieboard

Today we took some nice pictures of cubieboard.

This small board looks really nice : )

132 Responses to "Some pictures of cubieboard"

jnck-development says:

June 25, 2013 at 10:41 am

[...] gibt es noch das cubieboard, das Beagle Board bzw. Beagle Bone Black und das Gooseberry [...]
cimeng says:

January 23, 2013 at 5:38 am

can i ask pinmap for this device ?
like where the i2c pin ?
1. simos says:
  
  January 23, 2013 at 12:19 pm
  
  See the Download section of this website. You can find the schematics of the Cubieboard available for download, which show the I2C pin location.
John says:

November 12, 2012 at 10:11 pm

Will the new production run for indiegogo crowdfunding include a real time clock?
John says:

October 28, 2012 at 3:01 pm

Does the hdmi support audio over hdmi?
1. cubieboard says:
  
  November 1, 2012 at 7:32 am
  
  yes, it’s standard hdmi.
Boris Pavlin says:

October 22, 2012 at 5:39 am

Hello!

Is it possible to install Android / Linux on SSD using this SATA port? Will this run XBMC? Do you ship to Croatia?

Thank you in advance for your reply.
1. cubieboard says:
  
  October 22, 2012 at 7:49 am
  
  It’s possible to install Linux/Android on SSD. This can run XBMC but not the best performance now. We can ship worldwide.
  1. andreas says:
    
    January 21, 2013 at 7:18 am
    
    Where can I find some instruction for installing Android on this device ? And where can I find Android Image
    1. simos says:
      
      January 21, 2013 at 12:07 pm
      
      Check the http://cubieboard.org/download/ for instructions on LiveSuit.
      Also there is the option to use PhoenixCard.
      
      For more details, check out the http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Wiki (info about LiveSuit, PhoenixCard).
      You can also subscribe to the discussion list at http://cubieboard.org/contact/ for more technical questions.
Saurabh Singh Parihar says:

October 20, 2012 at 2:58 pm

taobao is showing cubieboard in stock, but is it possible to purchase from the site if outside china??
1. cubieboard says:
  
  October 22, 2012 at 7:46 am
  
  no. taobao is only available in China.
Jeevas V says:

October 16, 2012 at 10:25 am

As per the A10 datasheet the chip has already an inbuilt RTC. All you need to do to make it work is to add a 50 cent lithium Battery. Why nobody is doing it? Why it hurts so much to have a Correct Date and Time whenever you switch on your board/Tablet or TVBox ?
1. cubieboard says:
  
  October 17, 2012 at 2:45 am
  
  Hi, yes, the first idea of cubieboard is put as less as possible components on the board and make it as small as possible. Now we know there are a lot demand of the RTC and the battery, we will add it in the next hardware revision.
ali says:

October 8, 2012 at 8:38 am

Will you ship to Turkey?
1. cubieboard says:
  
  October 8, 2012 at 1:05 pm
  
  yes, we can ship to Turkey, when we have in stock.
sid says:

September 24, 2012 at 9:07 pm

looks like there is an audio input. is it Mic or Line-in?
1. cubieboard says:
  
  September 30, 2012 at 3:59 pm
  
  Line-in.
Bill says:

September 20, 2012 at 8:30 pm

Still waiting patiently to BUY!
Where >>> When ?

I mean to say, this product is so slow to dealers as to make prospective users C R Y
1. cubieboard says:
  
  September 21, 2012 at 1:54 am
  
  Hi, this project is at early stage, we must make sure that the board is stable and usable when delivered to the customer. It takes a long time for us to prepare before shipping, including the box packaging, the sata cable.
scoot says:

September 19, 2012 at 2:57 am

So you are saying that there is no way to shutdown the unit by way of command? The only modes are standby and wakeup? Powerup only by connecting power to the unit?

Thank You
1. cubieboard says:
  
  September 19, 2012 at 7:35 am
  
  Po, there is a pmu on board. You can shutdown the board with linux “shutdown” command, and power up the board with long press the power button.
Eddie85 says:

September 17, 2012 at 10:28 pm

can i connect to sata multiplier?
1. cubieboard says:
  
  September 19, 2012 at 1:30 am
  
  sorry, no.
Cubieboard – AllWinner A10 « Paulo Borges aka poolborges says:

September 16, 2012 at 6:47 am

[...] Fotos - http://cubieboard.org/2012/09/02/some-pictures-of-cubieboard/ [...]
1. cubieboard says:
  
  September 16, 2012 at 7:32 am
  
  thanks.
wizgrav says:

September 15, 2012 at 2:27 pm

Will you provide implementations of OpenMAX on Linux? (I’m mainly interested in JPEG encoding)
1. cubieboard says:
  
  September 16, 2012 at 4:10 am
  
  Allwinner will do that.
  1. Jayanth Acharya says:
    
    October 2, 2012 at 4:38 pm
    
    OpenMAX support is very desirable. @Cubieboard, do you guys have any commitment / roadmap from AllWinner on when they might have an OpenMAX implementation ready, and what all parts of OpenMAX they plan to implement ?
floriano says:

September 12, 2012 at 5:17 pm

is there an analog audio out?
is there an analog video out?
1. cubieboard says:
  
  September 14, 2012 at 10:46 am
  
  there are headphone for audio output, and vga for video output. we will make a vga board later.
Ramesh Yadav says:

September 12, 2012 at 8:34 am

Hi,

What would be the total cost of the board including shipping to India and when can I expect this board.
And also please let me know from where can I buy this board?

Best Regards,
Ramesh
1. cubieboard says:
  
  September 12, 2012 at 12:18 pm
  
  hi, i have invited you to our forum.
2. Chanakya says:
  
  April 24, 2013 at 5:52 am
  
  In India, you can buy it at DigiBay.
  http://www.digibay.in/development-boards/arm/cubieboard-hackable-developer-board-linux-and-android-a10-1ghz-processor-with-1gb-ram
mcguyver says:

September 11, 2012 at 2:28 pm

Good stuff…
Are there any I/O available on the connectors ?
I just was in Shenzhen, should have known before…
So please add me to the list of prototype receivers !
THX
Roberto says:

September 11, 2012 at 1:09 pm

LVDS means it can drive laptop LCDs directly?

(I have some)
Seahorse says:

September 11, 2012 at 7:59 am

Oops, was in the wrong section, sorry
So,
1)will it have vga or cvbs available on the pins?
2)it would be great to have xbmc running on this, but it seems they still have issues with Allwinner to get the support for the hard video decoding. Has that been resolved yet?
Thanks
1. cubieboard says:
  
  September 11, 2012 at 3:45 pm
  
  1) yes, vga and cvbs are in the headers
  2) yes, xbmc is under development by the xbmc developer gimli
Mango says:

September 11, 2012 at 5:42 am

Which SATA spec. will cubieboard support?
SATA1: 1.5Gbps
SATA2: 3Gbps
SATA3: 6Gbps
1. cubieboard says:
  
  September 11, 2012 at 3:46 pm
  
  SATA2
zdd says:

September 11, 2012 at 1:37 am

hi,请问是否在深圳设计生产的？深圳应该能很快到货吧？期待价格哦。（看到一元硬币了，哈哈）

全志4核是否OK了呢？

Really looking forward to your product！
1. cubieboard says:
  
  September 14, 2012 at 11:03 am
  
  you can buy from taobao shop.
anon says:

September 10, 2012 at 7:44 pm

Audio ports aren’t too close to connect both jacks?
1. cubieboard says:
  
  September 14, 2012 at 11:04 am
  
  yes, but it’s a headphone and the other is line in.
John Doe says:

September 10, 2012 at 6:39 pm

Is that a coke nail?
1. cubieboard says:
  
  September 14, 2012 at 11:05 am
  
  You mean the coin?
fabio says:

September 10, 2012 at 6:33 pm

It’s nice but why only 100M and not 1G ethernet?
Do you can restore firmware damaged?
how much power it consumes ?
1. cubieboard says:
  
  September 14, 2012 at 11:06 am
  
  yes, the firmware can always be restored, it’s unbrickable!
Lamp says:

September 10, 2012 at 12:12 pm

missing the photo with USB in the front.
1. cubieboard says:
  
  September 10, 2012 at 12:56 pm
  
  yes, you are right, i have added that one, thank you.
brunialti says:

September 9, 2012 at 8:42 am

what about linux distributions?
Which one will be supported ?
1. cubieboard says:
  
  September 9, 2012 at 9:32 am
  
  Debian, Fedora, Arch, Puppy.
Not Relevant says:

September 8, 2012 at 12:56 pm

I think you need to take all the questions and the answers and put them on a single page (FAQ?!) so everyone can get an idea about the board and its capabilities at a glance!
1. cubieboard says:
  
  September 9, 2012 at 3:34 am
  
  that’s a good idea.
anon says:

September 7, 2012 at 10:34 pm

It has IrDA or CIR? MMC or MicroSD?
Audio ports aren’t too close to connect both jacks?
1. cubieboard says:
  
  September 14, 2012 at 11:11 am
  
  IrDA, uSD, one is the headphone the other is line in.
Bill says:

September 7, 2012 at 8:07 pm

Photo’s look nice. Might be the board for a project I am considering, good price, but ..
What different OS options are available?
Are dongles available to connect video out to a standard SVGA computer display, as opposed to only HDMI?

Am concerned by limited IO, project would need keyboard, mouse, storage (either SD slot, USB thumb drive, or preferred small USB or SATA HD), standard video out. Any ideas?

I read a previous post that said USB could power the board, but what are real power requirements, as this might be a battery powered project eventually?
1. simos says:
  
  January 21, 2013 at 11:24 pm
  
  For technical questions, join the discussion list at http://cubieboard.org/contact/
Sedropop says:

September 7, 2012 at 6:39 pm

Please try to support Power over Ethernet (PoE) in the RJ45 connector.
And make available somewhere on the PCB.
Because that is very helpful.
THX!
Nicolas says:

September 7, 2012 at 1:09 pm

Will you provide full Android 4.x implementation and source code, including, specifically, HDMI-CEC interface code ?

Best Regards,
1. cubieboard says:
  
  September 7, 2012 at 1:14 pm
  
  we will provide android 4.x source code based on CM9. i am not sure HDMI-CEC interface code is included, but you can check when we release it.
optiix says:

September 7, 2012 at 12:12 pm

Hello.
Could I get the specs by email please.
USB 3.0 ?
SATA 600 ?
Supports up to 3 TB wd black?

What are the correct size of this chip (WHERE on the metal plate that I might build shall I drill the mounting holes???)

Please email this to me on the specified email. Cannot find it on the site…

Best regards, optiix
1. cubieboard says:
  
  September 14, 2012 at 11:15 am
  
  USB 2.0, SATA 2
  yes, i think we can support up to 3TB
Michael says:

September 7, 2012 at 9:50 am

Cool stuff, will order one as soon as possible!

Does anybody know of a board with at least 5 gigabit-nics ? This would be great for building firewalls.

Best wishes from Germany.

Michael
1. cw says:
  
  September 10, 2012 at 4:35 pm
  
  seen routerboard ?
J. Smirl says:

September 7, 2012 at 12:18 am

Where is the pinout for the connectors? I need access to the I2S lines on the A10.
1. cubieboard says:
  
  September 7, 2012 at 12:16 pm
  
  we will put the schematic and diagram on the website. there are no i2s in the 96pins, but there are SPDIF.
  1. Adri says:
    
    September 7, 2012 at 8:21 pm
    
    in OrCAD / Eagle format please (not *.pdf)
john says:

September 6, 2012 at 6:27 pm

Can this be powered via USB like?
1. cubieboard says:
  
  September 7, 2012 at 6:04 am
  
  yes, usb can power the board.
michal says:

September 6, 2012 at 3:58 pm

well, there are boards with dual ethernet.

Some devboards are sold disguised as routers and WiFi acces points, some are sold as general purpose system like sheevaplug.

Of course, given the limited space and pin count by including dual ethernet some other devices have to be left out.

Especially since the above mentioned tend to be based on cheaper and less powerful SoCs targetted at embedded applications whereas cubie uses mid-range desktop grade SoC.
Jon Smirl says:

September 6, 2012 at 3:48 pm

Where is the pinout for the connectors? I need access to the I2S lines on the A10.
Curious says:

September 6, 2012 at 2:19 pm

How come no one makes these small boards with dual ethernet?
1. cubieboard says:
  
  September 6, 2012 at 2:51 pm
  
  that will be … a wireless router…
  1. cw says:
    
    September 10, 2012 at 4:34 pm
    
    the vast majority of wireless routers have slow cpu’s and little ram, depending on dedicated chipset for most of the work. they also don’t have SATA to double as a NAS.
KPR says:

September 6, 2012 at 2:13 pm

The RTC revision is a cool addon.. What is the eta for the boards with that revision, and what would shipping costs to Canada be?

thx.

K.
1. cubieboard says:
  
  September 14, 2012 at 11:32 am
  
  will add RTC in next revision. Hopefully that revision can ship next month of this time.
Gonzo says:

September 6, 2012 at 1:34 pm

Hello; When you purchase the cubieboard do yo include in the packedge some tipe of information on the ports, sensors, programming,etc.?
What are the differences betwen this board and others like the arduino?
Do you recommend this board to someone who`s starting with microcontrollers and programming?
1. cubieboard says:
  
  September 6, 2012 at 1:48 pm
  
  yes, we will provide getting started instructions on our wiki. the difference between this board and arduino is this board running full software stack like android makes the app development more easy.
  
  actually i don’t recommend it to someone who’s getting started with mcu, but we will try to make getting started with it easier.
DS says:

September 6, 2012 at 1:19 pm

does it have a rtc chip
1. cubieboard says:
  
  September 6, 2012 at 1:56 pm
  
  not on the current revision, we will add it in the next batch.
GSS Mahadevan says:

September 6, 2012 at 1:16 pm

Hi,
Thanks for this board with wonderful specs.
I have few questions:
* When you are going to start taking orders?
* Would you be shipping to India?
* What will be shipping charges (approximate) for India?

Thanks & regards,
mahadevan
1. cubieboard says:
  
  September 6, 2012 at 2:03 pm
  
  we can ship to India.
  shipping to India costs about 10$
Prem says:

September 6, 2012 at 1:01 pm

when it will be available in India…..will it be sold online through element14?
1. cubieboard says:
  
  September 14, 2012 at 11:30 am
  
  we sell on aliexpress for now.
2. Chanakya says:
  
  April 24, 2013 at 5:52 am
  
  In India, you can buy it at DigiBay.
  http://www.digibay.in/development-boards/arm/cubieboard-hackable-developer-board-linux-and-android-a10-1ghz-processor-with-1gb-ram
norbert79 says:

September 6, 2012 at 12:33 pm

Looks great, I wonder when a casing will be available for it. Any additional inventory to be expected, like power supply, or do we get the board itself?
What about shipping prices towards Hungary?
keith says:

September 6, 2012 at 12:10 pm

Good morning-
just heard of your project via Dangerous Prototypes. we are currently prototyping a system for an Art Project next spring and your board looks promising.
What is your anticipated ship date? how many are currently available for purchase? when will your software port become available?
thank you very much
keith
Luca says:

September 6, 2012 at 10:57 am

I would love to know a release date
It looks very interesting for me.
From where do you ship it??
1. cubieboard says:
  
  September 6, 2012 at 11:13 am
  
  Shenzhen, China
Dirk says:

September 6, 2012 at 9:46 am

When will datasheets and applications (NAS) be available? What else is required to power and control the module (baseboard, 5V,1A)
1. cubieboard says:
  
  September 14, 2012 at 11:16 am
  
  we are still at the eary stage of development. The datasheet is already available on linux-sunxi.org. The application of NAS will start developing when the boards ships.
phalacee says:

September 6, 2012 at 7:45 am

When will this be available for regular orders (not pre-order or back order) and what will estimated the cost of shipping to Australia be?

Will it come with a power supply, or will we need to source them ourselves. And the Sata 5v cable, will that be provided, seeing as it has a less common connector?
1. cubieboard says:
  
  September 7, 2012 at 12:22 pm
  
  it will come with a usb cable, most people have power adapters(from mobile phones or tablets), they don’t need another one. the sata 5v cable will also be provided.
wizard.yang says:

September 6, 2012 at 5:23 am

will it can be shipped to china? and I don’t konw how to but it in CNY
1. cubieboard says:
  
  September 7, 2012 at 12:24 pm
  
  we will sell on taobao, no worries.
Insanemal says:

September 6, 2012 at 5:08 am

Please can you inform me when it is available.
I have an interesting project in mind for this.
morchaos says:

September 6, 2012 at 2:42 am

Will it ship to Taiwan? how much ? when will it available?
1. cubieboard says:
  
  September 7, 2012 at 12:25 pm
  
  yes, we can ship to Taiwan by SF express, about 35rmb.
Jon Smirl says:

September 5, 2012 at 10:44 pm

Where is the pinout for the connectors? I need access to the I2S lines on the A10.

Why don’t you post this board to Kickstarter?
1. cubieboard says:
  
  September 7, 2012 at 12:31 pm
  
  we are not US based, so we can not use Kickstarter.
Stefano says:

September 5, 2012 at 10:20 pm

Plz inform us when you are ready to ship in Italy!!!!
Andreas Budde says:

September 5, 2012 at 6:07 pm

hi
the board looks nice ! But i have same questions :
1. is there any real time clock at the board ?
2 is there any posibility to switch the board on/off via Software ?
3 . how mutch power = milliwatt it need ?
3. could you make a version with build in BT / WIFI chip set ?

4. do you ship it to Germany – how mutch will it cost via Post ?
1. cubieboard says:
  
  September 9, 2012 at 4:45 am
  
  1. not on this revision
  2. can standby/wakeup by software
  3. no data currently
  4. you can use bt/wifi dongle
  5. yes, we ship to Germany, about 10$ shipping cost by air mail.
pangea says:

September 5, 2012 at 5:11 pm

Very interesting! Will it ship to China(Shanghai)? Please inform me when available, thanks!
1. cubieboard says:
  
  September 14, 2012 at 11:17 am
  
  we have a taobao shop, please search cubieboard on taobao.com
MartinHell says:

September 5, 2012 at 2:24 pm

Looks interessting. Will it ship worldwide? Specifically Sweden?
1. cubieboard says:
  
  September 5, 2012 at 3:45 pm
  
  yes, we can ship to Sweden.
Amu says:

September 5, 2012 at 1:46 pm

When will be available for users like us?
1. cubieboard says:
  
  September 5, 2012 at 3:46 pm
  
  i think for normal users we will have to wait for 2 or 3 weeks.
super_tnt says:

September 5, 2012 at 12:55 pm

Is it just hdmi output and lvds?
Also how much support is the for lvds?
1. cubieboard says:
  
  September 14, 2012 at 11:33 am
  
  we also have vga and cvbs output.
Jayanth Acharya says:

September 5, 2012 at 11:13 am

Have you guys tried to see if the cheap dx.com / ebay ethernet and bluetooth usb dongles work with this board ? Also, any provision to have these board powered by LiPO and any onboard LiPo battery management ?

Finally, do you guys plan a cheaper A13 based alternative board ?
1. cubieboard says:
  
  September 7, 2012 at 12:44 pm
  
  we have ethernet port why another usb ethernet dongle? the bluetooth dongle can work with this board.
  we are considering adding the battery interface.
  about a13 board, not the near thing, currently we focus on the A10, it’s more open.
  1. Juan Adarve says:
    
    September 10, 2012 at 7:46 am
    
    LiPo battery support will enhance further this board. This is exactly what I need for my robotics project. I like very much having 96 GPIO pins.
    
    I look forward to have one of these.
    1. cubieboard says:
      
      September 14, 2012 at 11:10 am
      
      that’s a good idea, we will consider it in the next hardware revision.
  2. cw says:
    
    September 10, 2012 at 4:31 pm
    
    a 2nd ethernet port would allow use as a router too. I don’t have experience with usb ethernet, so I don’t know what’s realistic for routing speed on this. would it do 100Mbps?
    1. cubieboard says:
      
      September 14, 2012 at 11:07 am
      
      yes, we support a bunch of usb ethernet.
Mishu says:

September 5, 2012 at 11:00 am

Nicee! I want it now!!
Hans says:

September 5, 2012 at 10:13 am

Dimensions ?
Any plans for some kind of housing/case ?
1. cubieboard says:
  
  September 9, 2012 at 4:46 am
  
  6 x 10 cm
  yes, we made a simple plastic case.
MSIS says:

September 5, 2012 at 10:02 am

This board looks good!
I have been trying a lot of embedded computers for robotics applications. This one looks very interesting.
Is it possible to get the full specs and signup for beta testers?
1. cubieboard says:
  
  September 9, 2012 at 4:47 am
  
  yes, we have prototype now.
Bodysoda says:

September 5, 2012 at 9:55 am

When is the board available to purchase?
1. cubieboard says:
  
  September 7, 2012 at 12:50 pm
  
  please subcribe to the mail list
  https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard
  we will announce in the mail list.
Richard Foersom says:

September 5, 2012 at 9:18 am

The spec says MMC card. However on the photos the connector marked “Data Card” is clearly a micro-SD connector.

That is good because it is difficult to get MMC card in any useful size nowadays. I bought one 7 years ago when 1 GB was the avantgarde of flash mem technology ;-).

I really hope the card interface is at least a micro-SDHC so it can use up to 32 GB of flash mem. If it is only micro-SD we will be stuck by 2 GB and that would be a big limit.

One could always hope that it is a micro-SDXC (>=64 GB) or has UHS1 speed specifications, but experience tells me that trees do not grow into the sky ;-).
Hardware Hacks: Learning the Pi, DSLR hacking and the Cubieboard : Digital SLR Cameras says:

September 4, 2012 at 2:36 pm

[...] it faster than the Raspberry Pi, and 1GB of RAM, compared to just 256MB on the Raspberry Pi. The palm-sized device features a memory card slot, an HDMI output, Ethernet port, SATA connection and two USB 2.0 ports. [...]
Richard Foersom says:

September 4, 2012 at 2:31 pm

What is the size of the the PCB in mm?
1. cubieboard says:
  
  September 7, 2012 at 1:19 pm
  
  60 x 90 mm
sagt3k says:

September 2, 2012 at 9:42 pm

Can I know the measurements, details of ports and consumption in watts?
Gary says:

September 2, 2012 at 5:10 pm

This board looks powerful.
PIC looks very GOOD！
1. cubieboard says:
  
  September 3, 2012 at 4:26 am
  
  Thank you

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