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A13-OLinuXino and A13-OLinuXino-WIFI
Open-source single-board system capable of booting Linux or Android
USER’S MANUAL
Document revision J, October 2017Designed by OLIMEX Ltd, 2012
All boards produced by Olimex LTD are ROHS compliant
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Table of Contents
DISCLAIMER ............................................................................................................. 2CHAPTER 1: OVERVIEW ........................................................................................ 5
1. Introduction to the chapter ....................................................................................................... 51.1 Features ..................................................................................................................................... 5
1.2 Target market and purpose of the board ............................................................................... 61.3 Board variants .......................................................................................................................... 6
1.4 Document organization ........................................................................................................... 7
CHAPTER 2: SETTING UP THE OLINUXINO BOARD ..................................... 82. Introduction to the chapter ....................................................................................................... 82.1 Electrostatic warning ............................................................................................................... 8
2.2 Requirements ........................................................................................................................... 82.3 Powering the board .................................................................................................................. 9
2.4 Prebuilt software .................................................................................................................... 102.5 Button functions in Android .................................................................................................. 11
2.6 How we configured the Android image ................................................................................ 112.6.1. Getting the Android SDK tools ................................................................................................................... 112.6.2. Adding information for the board in the Linux ........................................................................................ 112.6.3. Installing the SDK tools .............................................................................................................................. 122.6.4. Connecting the A13-OLinuXino ................................................................................................................ 122.6.5. Downloading the default config file and script tool .................................................................................. 132.6.6. Applying the script and uploading the confing ......................................................................................... 132.6.7. Restarting the A13-OLinuXino .................................................................................................................. 13
2.7 GPIO under Debian ............................................................................................................... 142.8 I2C and SPI under Debian .................................................................................................... 15
2.9 Software support .................................................................................................................... 15
CHAPTER 3: A13-OLINUXINO BOARD DESCRIPTION ................................. 173. Introduction to the chapter ..................................................................................................... 173.1 Layout (top view) ................................................................................................................... 17
CHAPTER 4: THE ALLWINNER A13 MICROCONTROLLER ....................... 184. Introduction to the chapter ..................................................................................................... 18
4.1 The microcontroller ............................................................................................................... 184.2 Block diagram ........................................................................................................................ 20
CHAPTER 5: CONTROL CIRCUITY ................................................................... 215. Introduction to the chapter ..................................................................................................... 21
5.1 Reset ........................................................................................................................................ 215.2 Clocks ...................................................................................................................................... 21
5.3 Power supply circuit .............................................................................................................. 21
CHAPTER 6: CONNECTORS AND PINOUT ...................................................... 226. Introduction to the chapter ..................................................................................................... 22
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6.1 Communication with the A13 ............................................................................................... 226.1.1 USB communication ..................................................................................................................................... 226.1.2 UART1 interface ........................................................................................................................................... 23
6.2 SD/MMC slot .......................................................................................................................... 24
6.3 UEXT module ......................................................................................................................... 256.4 GPIO-1 (General Purpose Input/Output) 10pin connector ............................................... 26
6.5 GPIO-2 (General Purpose Input/Output) 40pin connector ............................................... 276.6 LCD_CON 40pin connector .................................................................................................. 28
6.7 PWR Jack ............................................................................................................................... 296.8 Headphones and microphone connector .............................................................................. 29
6.9 Battery connector ................................................................................................................... 306.7 VGA video connector ............................................................................................................. 30
6.8 Jumper description ................................................................................................................ 316.8.1 CE_NAND_E ................................................................................................................................................ 316.8.2 3.3V_OPTION, 1.5V_E ................................................................................................................................ 316.8.3 5V_E .............................................................................................................................................................. 316.8.4 HOST_EN, 5V_E_WIFI, WIFI-3.3V/5V_USB .......................................................................................... 31
6.9 Additional hardware components ........................................................................................ 32
CHAPTER 7: SCHEMATICS .................................................................................. 337. Introduction to the chapter ..................................................................................................... 33
7.1 Eagle schematic ...................................................................................................................... 337.2 Physical dimensions ............................................................................................................... 35
CHAPTER 8: REVISION HISTORY AND SUPPORT ........................................ 368. Introduction to the chapter ..................................................................................................... 36
8.1 Document revision ................................................................................................................. 368.2 Board revision ........................................................................................................................ 37
8.3 Useful web links and purchase codes ................................................................................... 388.4 Product support ..................................................................................................................... 39
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CHAPTER 1: OVERVIEW
1. Introduction to the chapter
Thank you for choosing the OLinuXino single board computer from Olimex! This document provides a user’s guide for the Olimex OLinuXino board. As an overview, this chapter gives the scope of this document and lists the board’s features. The document’s organization is then detailed.
The OLinuXino development board enables code development of applications running on the microcontroller A13, manufactured by Allwinner Technology from China.
OLinuXino is an open-source, open-hardware project and all documentation is available to the customer.
1.1 Features
The board has the following set of features:
• A13 Cortex A8 processor at 1GHz, 3D Mali400 GPU
• 512 MB RAM
• 6-16VDC input power supply, noise immune design
• 3 + 1 USB Host, 3 available for users 1 for (only in A13-OLinuXino-WIFI) WIFI RTL8188CU 802.11n 150Mbit module on board
• 1 USB OTG which can power the board
• SD-card connector for booting the Linux image
• (only in A13-OLinuXino-WIFI) 8GB NAND flash (older revisions had 4GB NAND flash)
• VGA video output – 800×600 resolution
• LCD signals available on connector so you still can use LCD if you disable VGA/HDMI
• Audio Output
• Microphone input
• RTC PCF8536 on board for real time clock and alarms
• 5 Keys on board for android navigation
• UEXT connector for connecting additional UEXT modules like Zigbee, Bluetooth, Relays, etc
• GPIO connector with 68/74 pins and these signals: 17 for adding NAND flash; 22 for connecting LCDs; 20+4 including 8 GPIOs which can be input, output, interrupt sources; 3xI2C; 2x UARTs; SDIO2 for connectinf SDcards and modules; 5 system pins: +5V, +3.3V, GND, RESET, NMI
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1.2 Target market and purpose of the board
The boards from the OLinuXino family are easy to setup and powerful. They are suitable for embedded programming enthusiasts, Linux and Android gadget fans and also professionals (since its low cost makes it very good solution for application orientated embedded systems). The main usage of the board is software embedded development without the urge of understanding perfectly the hardware.
The strong points of the boards are the processor speed, the mobility of the board and the low ratio price to productivity.
Customers have full access to the technical documentation of the board. The software is released under General Purpose License and the board is considered open-hardware.
1.3 Board variants
Olimex manufactures three types of boards with the same A13 processor – A13-OLinuXino, A13-OLinuXino-MICRO, and A13-SOM. Each of these designs has a different goal and each design might have several different variants (typically each of these designs has a variant with NAND memory).
The base model has two flavors: A13-OLinuXino and A13-OLinuXino-WIFI. The first one is the base model that goes without any operating system image on board, while the second has two additional components – a WIFI module on the board and NAND memory with stored Android image.
The A13-OLinuXino-Micro differs from the base A13-OLinuXino by having only 1 USB host, 1 USB OTG, no power connector, no NAND memory, no WIFI, no audio out connector, less buttons.
If you are looking for an A13 board with tiny dimensions and suitable for implementing in own designs then refer to A13-SOM board – it has tiny dimensions.
There are more powerful A10 and A20 designs that Olimex manufactures nowadays. Boards like A20-OLinuXino-LIME; A20-OLinuXino-MICRO and A20-OLinuXino-LIME2 are generally fasterand capable of much better video output.
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1.4 Document organization
Each section in this document covers a separate topic, organized as follow:
– Chapter 1 is an overview of the board usage and features
– Chapter 2 provides a guide for quickly setting up the board and software notes
– Chapter 3 contains the general board diagram and layout
– Chapter 4 describes the component that is the heart of the board: the A13 – Allwinner processor
– Chapter 5 is an explanation of the control circuitry associated with the microcontroller to reset. Also shows the clocks on the board
– Chapter 6 covers the connector pinout, peripherals and jumper description
– Chapter 7 provides the schematics
– Chapter 8 contains the revision history, useful links and support information
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CHAPTER 2: SETTING UP THE OLINUXINO BOARD
2. Introduction to the chapter
This section helps you set up the OLinuXino development board for the first time. Please consider first the electrostatic warning to avoid damaging the board, then discover the hardware and softwarerequired to operate the board.
The procedure to power up the board is given, and a description of the default board behavior is detailed.
2.1 Electrostatic warning
OLinuXino is shipped in a protective anti-static package. The board must not be exposed to high electrostatic potentials. A grounding strap or similar protective device should be worn when handling the board. Avoid touching the component pins or any other metallic element.
2.2 Requirements
In order to set up the OLinuXino optimally, the following items are required:
- Power supply unit which is capable of providing voltage in the (6V-16V) DC range, minimum 6Ware required to ensure smooth operation (6V @ 1A or 16V @ 0.4A)
- Output medium – USB-to-serial cable (to connect to a personal computer with serial terminal software), or LCD (preferably with touchscreen panel) display for the LCD_CON, or TV monitor with RGB port
Additional items include:
- USB keyboard – for convenience with text input
- USB-SERIAL-CABLE-F – for serial communication with UART1 connector
- USB-MINI-CABLE – for connecting with the USB OTG and being able to update the Android (if your board has NAND memory)
- Wireless internet connectivity or USB modem – for browser access and access to the Android market
Some of the suggested items can be purchased by Olimex, for instance:
SY0612E – power supply adapter 12V/0.5A for A13-OLinuXino
USB-SERIAL-CABLE-F – USB serial console cable female
USB-MINI-CABLE – standard USB type A to USB type mini cable
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The recommended LCD display for the board is 7 inch with an optional touch screen panels suitablefor the board:
Display name Size of display in inches
Native resolutionin pixels
Official Debian imagesupport
Official Android imagesupport
Link to product page
LCD-OLinuXino-7 7 800×480 Yes Yes Product page
LCD-OLinuXino-7TS 7 800×480 Yes Yes Product page
Note that if you wish to use one of the LCD displays mentioned above you need to upload different Android image – configured for 480×800 screen resolution.
2.3 Powering the board
There are three possible ways of powering A13-OLinuXino – via external supply using the power jack, via a battery using the battery connector or via the USB OTG connector. Depending on your preferred way of powering A13-OLinuXino you might need additional hardware.
The preferred way of powering board is via the PWR jack with 6Vdc to 16Vdc with a power of 6W (e.g. 6Vx1A to 16Vx0.4A). This will make the board fully powered and able to power all the peripherals connected to it.
When powered by the typical 3.7V Lithium-polymer battery the board will be fully functional and you will be able to operate with most of the peripherals. However when using all three USB-A connectors and an LCD connected to the LCD_con it might cause flickering and not sufficient power. If you suspect the power is not enough for the peripherals you have connected use the PWR jack.
The board can be also powered by the USB OTG connector (mini USB standard) but the voltage provided is not enough to power a possible LCD connected to the LCD_con. However, this power option is capable of driving the board when using external display connected to the VGA connector.
If you have a standard LCD display connected to LCD_con, Android and WIFI running the typical consumption is between 150mA and 350mA depending on the current load. While the board is in stand-by mode it consumes a minimum of 60mA. All the three approximate values above were taken when I applied 12V to the board.
Important! Avoid disconnecting the power supply while Android or Linux is running, since that might corrupt the operating system and you will need to install the OS again (for Android install instructions check chapter 2.6. Use the PWR_BUT before disconnecting the supply.
If the board has entered power-down state you can bring it back without restart using the PWR_BUT.
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For the European customers we sell a power supply adapter 12V/0.5A – SY0612E. We also sell USB OTG to USB type A cables if you lack such.
2.4 Prebuilt software
Note that the A13-OLinuXino-WIFI board no longer comes with Android loaded in the NAND memory! Please follow the advice in this chapter to upload it to the NAND.
How we have installed the software? We have configured an Android image with settings suitable for A13-OLinuXino. Then using LiveSuit or PhoenixSuit tools we uploaded the image to the board. To activate A13 bootloader do as follows: run Livesuit, disconnect the power supply and USB cable, then press HOME button, apply power supply, attach USB cable and release the button, Livesuit will detect the bootloader and will ask which file to program to the NAND flash. The image will be available for users to try and tweak the settings. You can find and image with the view of the progress window in LiveSuit:
Download links to all available images (and tools needed) can be found at the A13-OLinuXino wikipage: https://www.olimex.com/wiki/A13-OLinuXino.
Helpful information about the Android and Linux images can be found at the OLIMEX forums.
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2.5 Button functions in Android
The following buttons represent functions in the Android:
PWR_BUT – used to wake the board from stand-by
HOME – shows the home screen; note that HOME is also used to enter bootloader mode for firmware update
ENTER – to select a choice
MENU – brings up the main menu
VOL+ – increases the volume
VOL- – lowers the volume
For more information on the button functions check the Android documentation.
Note that RESET button will perform a hardware reset of the board, not controlled by the OS.
2.6 How we configured the Android image
This is a detailed explanation of how we got to tweak the Android image configuration files. It is worth mentioning that we used Ubuntu with Linux Kernel 3.2 for the steps below.
2.6.1. Getting the Android SDK tools
Download the Android SDK tools for Linux from: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html Note that you have to click “Other platforms” and get the one for Linux. Then you extract it:
tar zxfv android-sdk_r20.0.3-linux.tgz
Note that the above line would vary depending on the version you have downloaded (by the time of writing 20.0.3 was the latest one).
2.6.2. Adding information for the board in the Linux
Create the following file:
.../etc/udev/rules.d/70-android.rules
and add the following line inside:
SUBSYSTEM=="usb_device", SYSFS{idVendor}=="18d1", MODE="0666"
then we save the file and change its properties with chmod +x 70-android.rules and reboot the computer.
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2.6.3. Installing the SDK tools
Navigate to the folder where we extracted the tools (folder tools) in point 1 and start it:
./android
From the check boxes select to install Android SDK Tools, Android SDK Platform Tools and Android 4.0 API
2.6.4. Connecting the A13-OLinuXino
Power the A13-OLINUXINO. Now connect the miniUSB to the board and wait a bit for the USB toenumerate.
After the tools are installed we navigate to “platform-tools” folder located in the directory of the tools (where we extracted in point 1), then we enter:
./adb devices
which will show us the list of the available devices. The output should would like:
List of devices attached
20080411 device
However if we get “bash: ./adb: No such file or directory“- we have to check if the ia32-libs are installed if not, we install them with:
apt-get install ia32-libs
If again the device is not listed we try to stop and run the server again with the following (we have to be logged as root!):
cd /home/android-sdk/platform-tools/./adb kill-server./adb start-server
Exit the root and enter the shell of the device
./adb shell
We then create mounting point for the NAND memory:
mkdir /sdcard/nanda
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and finally we mount the NAND:
mount -t vfat /dev/block/nanda /sdcard/nanda
Note: NAND mounting should be performed every time the device is restarted!
2.6.5. Downloading the default config file and script tool
Get the default 800×600 config file from:
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B7WHuNCASY8caVRlV29GdUVPX3M
Open a new console (which will be used to edit the config file) - - then we download the following script:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_DiNI-XElr-MjQ4MmJhZGEtNmU1NS00MzllLWIzOWMtMzExODc5NTRkMGQ3/edit
We save both of the above files (both should be in the same folder)
Then we execute from the console:
chmod +x script
2.6.6. Applying the script and uploading the confing
After we have edited the file as we win we do:
./script A13_config_600x800.fex_ok
and then we push it on the device
path_to_android_sdk/android-sdk-linux/platform-tools/adb push A13_config_600x800.fexbin /sdcard/nanda/script.bin
2.6.7. Restarting the A13-OLinuXino
We go to the shell of the A13-OLinuXino board and
reboot
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2.7 GPIO under Debian
You can read data from a given GPIO port. The logical ranges are usually as follows:
0V-1V for LOW (or 0)
2.4V-3.3V for HIGH (or 1)
All voltages are measured against ground (GND).
If the input signal is to high, you will at least destroy the port!
The algorithms for writing a value to a GPIO port and reading such a value are pretty similar. The usage of GPIO ports follows the algorithm (we would use GPIO #49 for demonstration purposes):
1. Export GPIO 49:
echo 49 > /sys/class/gpio/export
Note that you can export GPIOs in range with:
for i in `seq 1 1 230`; do echo $i > /sys/class/gpio/export; done
2. Set input/output GPIO 49
2.1 Set input:
echo "in" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio49_ph9/direction
2.2 Set output:
echo "out" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio49_ph9/direction
3. Set value or read value GPIO 49
3.1 Set value:
echo 0 > /sys/class/gpio/gpio49_ph9/valueecho 1 > /sys/class/gpio/gpio49_ph9/value
3.2 Read input:
cat /sys/class/gpio/gpio49_ph9/value
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4. Unexport GPIO 49 when finished
echo 49 > /sys/class/gpio/unexport
A very good document on GPIO usage might be found here: http://www.py6zgp.com/download/A20-GPIO.pdf – the document was created by Dr. Guido Pelz.
Instructions on how to edit board configurations might be found here: https://www.olimex.com/wiki/How_to_edit_board_configurations_and_definitions_in_the_official_Debian_Linux
Information on how to use the WIFI, Ethernet or GPIOs is available at the following web address:
https://www.olimex.com/wiki/Configuration_of_hardware_in_the_debian_image
2.8 I2C and SPI under Debian
I2C and SPI are both supported in the latest Debian releases. There is respective kernel support for both. There is a python module called pyA13 might be found here: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyA13
At the same web address you would also find a set of examples on how module is used.
2.9 Software support
We maintain Linux and Android images for SD card which might be downloaded for free and modified as the user wishes. The latest images and updates are featured at the wiki article of the device: https://www.olimex.com/wiki/A13-OLinuXino.
We usually try to provide details on how to build the Linux and the Android images at our wordpress page: http://olimex.wordpress.com/.
Another useful place is the Olimex forums where a lot of people share their experience and advice: https://www.olimex.com/forum/
Additional Android and Linux support and features are added overtime. The Linux support is a work-in-progress and you should not expect full Linux support after the initial volume of such boards have become available on the market. If you are in a hurry consider the older OLinuXino designs (which have almost everything supported, have examples available and so on).
You are more than welcome to send or share your suggestions and ideas at our e-mail, the public forums or irc channel. We would attempt to help in almost every case. We listen to the feedback andif the majority of users suggest a software change or update we try to implement such. Customer feedback is very important for the overall state of the software support. However, do not expect full Linux or Android software support.
We can share our experience. We can give you full details for things we have tried. We can point you to a resource or a guide. We can give you general directions to solving a specific problem or
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places to look for more information. However, we won’t install a piece of software for you or write custom program for you. We won't provide a specific software solution to a specific software problem.
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CHAPTER 3: A13-OLINUXINO BOARD DESCRIPTION
3. Introduction to the chapter
Here you get acquainted with the main parts of the board. Note the names used on the board might differ from the names used below to describe them. For the actual names check the A13-OLinuXinoboard itself.
3.1 Layout (top view)
The picture above shows the initial revision of A13-OLinuXino. Note that the version of the board pictured does not have additional NAND memory nor WIFI module.
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CHAPTER 4: THE ALLWINNER A13 MICROCONTROLLER
4. Introduction to the chapter
In this chapter is located the information about the heart of OLinuXino – its microcontroller. The information is a modified version of the datasheet provided by its manufacturers.
4.1 The microcontroller
CPU/GPU
ARM Cortex-A8 Core
32KB D-Cache/ 32KB I-Cache
256KB L2 Cache
Mali-400 3-D Engine
VPU
HD Video Decoding
1920*1080@30fps
Support H.264, H.263, VC1, Mpeg1/2/4
Divx 3/4/5/6, Xvid, VP6/8, AVS etc
HD Video Encoding
Support encoding in H.264 format
Up to 1920*1080 at 30fps
DPU
LCD Interfaces: CPU, RGB
Memory
DDR2/DDR3: Up to 533MHz
16 bits Data Bus
Memory capacity up to 512MB
MLC/TLC/SLC/EF-NAND
2 flash chips, ECC 64-bit
Support NAND of 5xnm, 4xnm, 3xnm, 2xnm
Support NADN of Samsung, Toshiba, Hynix
Peripherals
USB2.0 OTG, USB2.0 HOST
(OHCI/EHCI)
SD Card V.3.0, eMMC V.4.2
SPI, TWI and UART
integrated Audio Codec
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R-TP Controller
4-wire resistive TP interface
2 points and gesture detection
Boot Devices
NAND Flash
SPI Nor Flash
SD Card
USB
Powerful Acceleration
Graphic (3D, Mali400 MP)
VPU (1080P)
APU
E-Reader
Ultra-low System Power Consumption
15~20% lower than competitors
Smart Backlight: auto adjust backlight
acc. to the image display
Package
eLQFP176
More information can be found on Allwinner's web site at the following web-address: http://www.allwinnertech.com/en/clq/processora/A13.html
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4.2 Block diagram
The block diagram is taken from Allwinner's datasheet.
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CHAPTER 5: CONTROL CIRCUITY
5. Introduction to the chapter
Here you can find information about reset circuit and quartz crystals locations, the power supply circuit is discussed.
5.1 Reset
The reset line is handled by the AXP209 (which is an enhanced single cell Li-battery and power system management IC that goes together with the Allwinner processor) and goes to processor pin 159 via R4(47k). The reset circuit is connected to button RESET, which means pressing RESET would perform a hardware reset on the board.
5.2 Clocks
24 MHz quartz crystal Q1 is connected to pins 91 and 92 of the A13 processor.
12 MHz quartz crystal Q2 is found at pins 6 and 7 of the GL850G (the USB controller).
32 768 kHz (RTC clock) quartz crystal Q3 is found connected to pins 1 and 2 of the RTC_MODULE (PCF8563T)
5.3 Power supply circuit
The power supply is handled mainly by AXP209 power management system, an Allwinner chip thatgoes together with the A13 processor. The power supply circuit of A13-OLinuXino allows flexible input supply from 6V to 16V. The minimum amperage suggested is 1A, and this threshold would rise if using all the three USB-HOSTs, a lot of GPIOs and LCD_con.
The board can also be powered by 3.7V Li-Po battery retaining its functionality or by USB (limitingthe use of peripherals.
Important! Avoid disconnecting the power supply while Android or Linux is running, since that might corrupt the NAN memory (and the operating system files) and you will need to install the OS again (for Android install instructions check chapter 2.6. Hold the PWR_BUT and then navigate to shut down before disconnecting the supply.
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CHAPTER 6: CONNECTORS AND PINOUT
6. Introduction to the chapter
In this chapter are presented the connectors that can be found on the board all together with their pinout and notes about them. Jumpers functions are described. Notes and info on specific peripherals are presented. Notes regarding the interfaces are given.
6.1 Communication with the A13
The chip has a built-in bootloader so everything you need for debugging is an USB cable. However there is a second option which is the male UART1 connector capable of delivering some information on the COM port of your computer. You can use USB-SERIAL-CABLE-F with the UART1 interface allowing you to connect to an USB port.
6.1.1 USB communication
The main way of communicating with the firmware of A13-OLinuXino is via the USB-OTG connector.
You will also need a software tool “LiveSuit” and a newer firmware image if you wish to upgrade the firmware. The “LiveSuit” tool may be downloaded from the A13 wiki page. The simple steps for upgrading the firmware via the bootloader are:
1. Start LiveSuit
2. Disconnect power supply cable and USB cable from A13-OLinuXino
3. Hold “Home” button
4. Connect the board to the power supply and the computer via the USB-OTG
5. Release “Home” button
6. You will be asked for drivers, point the installer to the LiveSuit folder which contains drivers for the bootloader
7. Choose the image in the LiveSuit
8. Update and don't disconnect the board
The three USB type A hosts are wired to a USB-controller GL850G which is an advanced version hub solution fully complying with Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2.0. GL850G has proven compatibility, lower power consumption figure and better cost structure above all USB2.0 hub solutions worldwide.
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6.1.2 UART1 interface
The UART interface might be used for COM communication. You can use our USB-SERIAL-CABLE-F for debugging via the UART1 or UART0. Note that in both cases the connectors are named at the bottom of the board.
Depending on the revision of the board it is possible to have 1xUART1 or 1xUART0 + 1xUART1.
If having a board with 1xUART1 (board revision B, A13-OlinuXino-WIFI-DEV) the table with the signals can be found below:
UART1
Pin # Signal Name Processor Pin #
1 3.3V -
2 SDC0_SCK 110
3 SDC0_DATA3 112
4 GND -
Consider the above table when connecting the USB-SERIAL-CABLE-F according to the wire colorcode. If you have A13-OLinuXino with 1xUART0 and 1 xUART1 you may find the table with the signals below:
UART0 UART1
Pin # Signal Name Processor Pin # Pin # Signal Name Processor Pin #
1 3.3V - 1 3.3V -
2 SDC0_SCK 110 2 UART1_TX 152
3 SDC0_DATA3 112 3 UART1_RX 151
4 GND - 4 GND -
Consider the above table when connecting the USB-SERIAL-CABLE-F.
Notice that UART0 data lines are multiplexed with the SD-CARD.
Notice that UART1 data lines are multiplexed with the UART pins in the UEXT connector.
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6.2 SD/MMC slot
The microSD card slot is a standard 8pin connector.
The SD card can be used for booting the operating system for A13-OLinuXino. It is suggested to have an SD card with a proper Linux/Android image especially if you have ordered a version of the board without NAND memory.
We have tested a number of microSD cards on the OLinuXino boards and all of them worked fine regardless manufacturer or capacity. However, keep in mind that some of the lower quality microSD cards might draw too much current from the slot which might cause power-state problems.If you suspect the microSD card is causing problems please try using another one of better quality for better results.
microSD card connector
Pin # Signal Name Processor Pin #
1 DAT2/RES 113
2 SDC0_DATA3 112
3 SDC0_CMD 111
4 VDD -
5 SDC0_SCK 110
6 VSS -
7 SDC0_DATA0 108
8 SDC0_DATA1 107
When removing the card, please make sure that you release it from the connector by pushing and NOT by pulling the card directly (this can damage both the connector and the microSD card).
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6.3 UEXT module
A13-OLinuXino has an UEXT connector and can connect with Olimex's UEXT modules.
For more information on UEXT please visit:
https://www.olimex.com/Products/Modules/UEXT/resources/UEXT.pdf
UEXT connector
Pin # Signal Name Processor Pin #
1 3.3V -
2 GND -
3 UART1_TX 152
4 UART1_RX 151
5 TWI2_SCK 161
6 TWI2_SDA 160
7 SPI2_MISO 117
8 SPI2_MOSI 116
9 SPI2_CLK 115
10 SPI2_CS0 114
The UEXT pinout is also printed at the bottom of the board under the connector.
Notice that UART1 data lines are multiplexed with the UART pins in the UEXT connector.
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6.4 GPIO-1 (General Purpose Input/Output) 10pin connector
The GPIO connector numbers are printed at the bottom of the board for your convenience.
GPIO-1
Pin # Signal Name Processor Pin #
1 5V -
2 GND -
3 3.3V -
4 GND -
5 RESET_N 159
6 NMI_N 158
7 PIN0 -
8 PIN3 -
9 PIN1 -
10 PIN2 -
PIN0, PIN1, PIN2 and PIN3 are connected to the power regulator module AXP209.
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6.5 GPIO-2 (General Purpose Input/Output) 40pin connector
The GPIO pins are led out on a separate 40pin connecter. They allow the user to attach additional hardware, check readings or perform hardware debug. The GPIO-2 connector numbers are printed at the bottom of the board for your convenience.
GPIO-2 connectorGPIO Pin# Signal Name Processor pin# GPIO Pin# Signal Name Processor pin#
1 5V - 2 GND -3 3.3V - 4 GND -5 PIN4/TWI0-SCK 101 6 PIN39/USBH_EN 147 PIN5/TWI0-SDA 102 8 PIN38/VGA_DIS 139 PIN6 103 10 PIN37/LED1 1211 PIN7 150 12 PIN36 12513 PIN8 104 14 PIN35 12415 PIN9 10 16 PIN34 12317 PIN10/TWI1-SCK 105 18 PIN33 12219 PIN11/TWI1-SDA 106 20 PIN32 121
GPIO Pin# Signal Name Processor pin# GPIO Pin# Signal Name Processor pin#21 PIN12/NWE 8 22 PIN31 12023 PIN13/NALE 7 24 PIN30 11925 PIN14/NCLE 6 26 PIN29 11827 PIN15/NCE1 3 28 PIN28/NDQS 16229 PIN16/NCE0 2 30 PIN27/NDQ7 16531 PIN17/NRE 1 32 PIN26/NDQ6 16633 PIN18/NRB0 176 34 PIN25/NDQ5 16735 PIN19/NRB1 175 36 PIN24/NDQ4 16837 PIN20/NDQ0 174 38 PIN23/NDQ3 17039 PIN21/NDQ1 172 40 PIN22/NDQ2 171
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6.6 LCD_CON 40pin connector
The LCD_CON pins are led out on a separate 40pin connecter for the ease of connecting an LCD. We have tested the ability of the board to interact with such a display. They allow the user to attach additional hardware, check readings or perform hardware debug. The LCD_CON connectors connector numbers are print at the bottom of the board for your convenience.
LCD_CON connector
GPIO Pin# Signal Name Processor pin# GPIO Pin# Signal Name Processor pin#
1 5 - 2 GND -
3 3.3 - 4 GND -
5 LCD_D18 135 6 LCD_D18 135
7 LCD_D18 135 8 LCD_D19 134
9 LCD_D20 133 10 LCD_D21 132
11 LCD_D22 131 12 LCD_D23 130
13 LCD_D10 141 14 LCD_D10 141
15 LCD_D10 141 16 LCD_D11 140
17 LCD_D12 139 18 LCD_D13 138
19 LCD_D14 137 20 LCD_D15 136
21 LCD_D2 148 22 LCD_D2 148
23 LCD_D2 148 24 LCD_D3 147
25 LCD_D4 146 26 LCD_D5 145
27 LCD_D6 144 28 LCD_D7 143
29 LCD_HSYNC 127 30 LCD_VSYNC 126
31 LCD_CLK 129 32 LCD_DE 128
GPIO Pin# Name Processor pin# GPIO Pin# Name Processor pin#
33 PIN7 150 34 PIN8 104
35 PIN9 10 36 PIN6/PWM0 109
37 TPX1 89 38 TPX2 87
39 TPY1 90 40 TPY2 88
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6.7 PWR Jack
The power jack used is the typical one used by Olimex in most of our products – the DC barrel jack has 2.0mm inner pin and 6.3mm hole. More information about the exact component might be foundhere: https://www.olimex.com/wiki/PWRJACK. You should provide between 6 and 16 volts @ 1.5A maximum to the board.
Pin # Signal Name
1 Power Input
2 GND
More info about the power supply can be found in chapter 5 of this manual
6.8 Headphones and microphone connector
Standard audio jack and phone jack are mounted for the audio interfacing.
Microphone/Audio out connector
Pin# SIGNAL NAME Processor Pin#
2 L channel 74
3 R channel 78
5 HPCOM GND pins
The headphones resistance is 32 Ohms! The mic is connected to pins 84 and 85 of the A13 chip.
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6.9 Battery connector
When using the battery connector keep in mind that it is an energy solution that wouldn't be able to power the board and all the peripherals. The voltage of a 3.7V LIPO battery would be enough to power the processor and the memory but won't be enough to power external touchscreen LCD.
Pin # Signal Name
1 VBAT
2 GND
The pins are also print at the bottom of the board under the connector.
6.7 VGA video connector
The female DB15 connector is used for video output on a monitor.At the moment the maximum achieved resolution is 800×600 dueto limited maximum frequency and the lack of integrated videocontroller in the chip.
VGA connector
GPIO Pin# Signal Name GPIO Pin# Signal Name
1 VGA_R 2 VGA_G
3 VGA_B 4 Not Connected
5 GND 6 GND
7 GND 8 GND
9 GND 10 GND
11 Not Connected 12 Not Connected
13 VGA_HSYNC 14 VGA_VSYNC
15 Not Connected 16 Not Connected
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6.8 Jumper description
Please note that all the jumpers on the board are SMD type. If you feel insecure of your soldering/cutting technique it is better not to try to adjust the jumpers. The only really important jumper on the board is CE_NAND_E, which needs to be closed if you have board variant with NAND flash memory but you wish to boot OS from SD card.
6.8.1 CE_NAND_E
When cut this board disconnects the NAND flash. Note that it is not a requirement to boot from the SD card since the processor has a routine of detecting such.
The default position is closed.
6.8.2 3.3V_OPTION, 1.5V_E
Both jumpers provide a test pad during production and debugging checking the supply voltages. It is not recommended to change their default positions.
The default positions are closed.
6.8.3 5V_E
The jumper provide a test pad during production and debugging checking the supply voltages. It is not recommended to change its default position. It is also useful if you remove the whole battery part of the board.
The default position is open.
6.8.4 HOST_EN, 5V_E_WIFI, WIFI-3.3V/5V_USB
These jumper provide options to setup the WIFI module to work on 3.3V, and/or the USB host to work on 3.3V. It is strongly not recommended to change the default positions, since then they will be directly powered from source which might cause faults of USB devices when disconnecting them from the hub.
Default positions are:
HOST_EN – open;
5V_E_WIFI – open;
WIFI-3.3V/5V_USB in 5V_USB position.
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6.9 Additional hardware components
The components below are mounted on OLinuXino but are not discussed above. They are listed here for completeness:
Reset button – used to reset the board
2×2Gb (512M x 8 bit) DDR3 SDRAM – the memory used in the first revisions of the board was HYNIX H5TQ2G83CFR; we later switched to SAMSUNG K4B2G0846Q
Please note that there are different Debian images for different boards with different hardware – youwould need to inspect the DDR3 RAM memory markings and use the image suitable for your board. Previously we used HYNIX H5TQ2G83CFR, now we use SAMSUNG K4B2G0846Q.
(Boards manufactured after 01.08.2017) 8GB NAND flash – 1×64Gb (8192M x 8 bit) NAND flash – the exact memory is Micron MT29F64G08CBABAWP - only present in newer releases of A13-OLinuXino-WIFI
(Boards manufactured before 01.08.2017) 4GB NAND flash – 1×32Gb (4096M x 8 bit) NAND flash – the exact memory is HYNIX H27UBG8BTR – only present in older builds of A13-OLinuXino-WIFI
LED1 + CHLED + PWR_LED – GPIO LED + battery charger activity LED + power-on LED
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CHAPTER 7: SCHEMATICS
7. Introduction to the chapter
In this chapter are located the schematics describing logically and physically A13-OLinuXino.
7.1 Eagle schematic
OLinuXino schematics may be found it on the OLinuXino's GitHub repository: https://github.com/OLIMEX/OLINUXINO/tree/master/HARDWARE/A13-OLinuXino. You can download the whole repository as .zip without having a GitHub account.
We mostly use Eagle by Cad Soft 4.16r2 for designing. However, the files should be compatible with the latest Eagle available. Cad Soft offers a trial version of their software that allows you to inspect schematics and board files (without being able to modify them).
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/.
If you are looking for a schematic of an older revision of the board and it isn't available at our web site you may request it by the support e-mail.
Note that A13-OLinuXino-WIFI has all the components shown in the schematics. The stripped down version (A13-OLinuXino, without the -WIFI part) lacks two components: the NAND memory and the embedded WIFI module RTL8188CU. To reduce this document's size only one of the schematics is listed on the next page.
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POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT
+-
LI-ION_BATTERY
2 x [2Gb DDR3 SDRAM (256Mx8)]
MicroSD
UEXT
6-16VDC
UART0-TX
UART0-RX
GND
0.19V 0.39V 0.60V 0.80V 0.98V
Buttons
USB-OTG
Iset = 6800/R68Iset = 523mA
USB-HOSTs
Iset = 6800/R48
Iset = 1000mA
VCC
DM
DP
GND
RTC_MODULE
3.3V
3V3/30mA
3V/200mA
3V3/200mA
1V2/1.2A
1V2/1.6A
3V3/200mA
LED
R0 R1
R2 R3
R4 R5
R6 R7
G0 G1
G2 G3
G4 G5
G6 G7
B0 B1
B2 B3
B4 B5
B6 B7
HSYNC VSYNC
3.3V GND
5.0V GND
CLK DE
PWRE BKL
X1 X2
Y1 Y2
L/R U/D
NAND Flash32Gb (4096M x 8bit)
GPIO EXTENSION LCD EXTENSION
Must be Floating!!!
enable output for GANG mode;1. PWREN1# is the only power-
Notes:
current flag for GANG mode;2. OVCUR1# is the only over
ports as a group;
3. Gang mode means that power
4. Individual power management,
i.e. individual mode is not supported on SSOP28 package!
=====
VGA
management affects whole 4
VOL+ VOL- MENU ENTER HOME
Ra
Rb
Vout=0.923x(1+Ra/Rb)
3.3V
GND
TDITMSTCKTDO
JTAG
UART1-TX
UART1-RX
GND
3.3V
UART
+-
1 2#CE_NAND_E
Close
1 21.5V_E
Close
1
2
3.0V_BAT
NA(HN1X2)
1 23.3V_E
Close
1 2 3.3V_OPTIONOpen
1 2
5V_EOpen
1 2
5V_E_WIFIOpen
C2522uF/6.3V
C2633pF
C2733pF
C281uFC29100nF
C3110uF/6.3VC32100nF
C331uF
C34100nFC3510uF/6.3V
C36100nF
C37100nF
C533.3nF
C5410uF/6.3V
C5510uF/6.3V
C56100nF
C57100nF
C5810uF/6.3V
C59100nF
C601nF
C611nFC62100nF
C63100nF
C64100nF C651nF
C661nFC671nF
C6822uF/6.3V
C6922uF/6.3V
C7310uF/6.3V
C7410uF/6.3V
C751uF
C7610uF/6.3V
C7710uF/6.3VC78
10uF/6.3VC79
10uF/6.3VC80100nF C81100nF C82100nF
C8310uF/6.3V
C841nFC85
10uF/6.3V
C8610uF/6.3V
C871nFC88
10uF/6.3V
C891uF C90100nF
C9210uF/6.3V
C9310uF/6.3VC941uF
C9510uF/6.3V
C9610uF/6.3V C97
100nFC9810uF/6.3V
C10010uF/6.3V
C101100nF
C10210uF/6.3VC1031nF C1041uF
C105100nF
C106NA(10uF/6.3V)
C107
C10910uF/6.3V
C11422pF
100uF/16V/LOWESR/105C/6.3x11mm_RM2.5
C12033pF
C12110uF/6.3V
C122100nF
C12310nF
C1243.3nF C12533pF
C13010pF
C131
100nF
C13447pF
C1391nF
C1441nF
CHGLED
LED/YELLOW/0603
D11N5819(S4SOD-123)
D2
BAT54S
D3
BAT54S
D4
BAT54S
D5BAT54SD6BAT54S
D7
1N5822/SS34/SMA
D9
1N5822/SS34/SMA
D10
BAT54C
D11BAT54C
"N"-MOS
FET1BSS138
"N"-MOS
FET2BSS138
G S
DFET3IRLML6402
"N"-MOSFET4
BSS138
GND_PIN
1 2
3 4
5 6
7 8
9 10
GPIO-1
BH10S
1 2
3 4
5 6
7 8
9 10
11 12
13 14
15 16
17 18
19 20
21 22
23 24
25 26
27 28
29 30
31 32
33 34
35 36
37 38
39 40
GPIO-2
ML40
5-GND
3-R
42-L
1
HEADPHONES
PJ-W47S-05D2-LF_V2
1 2HOST_EN
Open
1
2
3
4
5
6
JTAG
NA(HN1X6)
L1CL470nH/0805/1.76R/250mA
L22.2uH/1.5A/DCR<0.1R/CD32
L32.2uH/1.5A/DCR<0.1R/CD32
L42.2uH/1.5A/DCR<0.1R/CD32
L5FB0805/600R/2A
L6FB0805/600R/2A
L7FB0805/600R/2A
L8FB0805/600R/2A
L9
FB0805/600R/2A
L102.2uH/1.5A/DCR<0.1R/CD32
L11FB0805/600R/2A
L12
FB0805/600R/200mA(201209-601)
L1310uH/3.15A/20%
L142.2uH/1.5A/DCR<0.1R/CD32
L152.2uH/1.5A/DCR<0.1R/CD32
1 2
3 4
5 6
7 8
9 10
11 12
13 14
15 16
17 18
19 20
21 22
23 24
25 26
27 28
29 30
31 32
33 34
35 36
37 38
39 40
LCD_CON
ML40
LED1
DW02R
LIPO_BAT
1
2
5-GND
3-R
42-L
1
MIC
PJ-W47S-05D2-LF_V2
1.5V
1.5V
5VEXT
1.5V
+5V
BAT
5VEXT
1.5V 1.5V
+5V
1.5V
+5V
+5V
1.5V
1.2V_CPU
1.5V
+5V
+5V
+5V
+5V
+5V
+5V
BAT
1.2V_CPU
+5V
+5V+5V
P0
P1
P2
P3
P4
P5
P6
P7
P8
P9
P10
P11
P12
PWR
YDJ-1136
PWR_BUTT1107A(6x3.8x2.5mm)
PWR_LEDLED/RED/0603
Q1HC49/S1
Q2HC49/S1
Q332768Hz/6pF
R4 47k
R5 47k
R7 200k/1%
R8
2.2k
R92.2k
R10240R/1%
R12240R/1%
R13 240R/1%
R15 NA(1M)
R17 47k
R1810k
R19
1.1k/1%
R20 17.8k/1% R21 17.8k/1% R22 17.8k/1%
R23 240R/1% R24 8.66k/1% R25 8.66k/1% R26 8.66k/1%
R27 0.03R/1% R28 4.32k/1% R29 4.32k/1% R30 4.32k/1%
R31 2.2k/1% R32 2.2k/1% R33 2.2k/1%
R34 1R R35 1.05k/1% R36 1.05k/1% R37 1.05k/1%
R38 549R/1% R39 549R/1% R40 549R/1%
R41 1RR42NA
R43 51R
R44 NA
R452.2k
R46 200k/1%
R47 10k
R486.8k/1%
R522.2kR53 2.2k R54 47k R55 10k
R56 10k R57 NA(47k)
R592.2k
R602.2k
R612.2k
R63 NA(10k)
R6447k
R653.3k/1%
R66 680R/1% R6813k/1%
R69100k/1%
R70 47k
R714.99k/1%
R732.2k R741.05k/1%
R752.2k
R76 100k/1% R772.2k
R788.2k/1%R79
6.8k/1%
R80
8.2k/1%
R81
10k/1%
R82
11k/1%
R83
13k/1%
R851.1k/1%
R8622k/1%
R87 22RR88 22R
R89 22RR90 22R
R91 22RR92 22R
R93 22RR94 22R
R95NA
R9610k
R98 51R
R99 51R
R1001.1k/1%
R1011.1k/1%
R102 4.32k/1%
RESETT1107A(6x3.8x2.5mm)
RESET_N
RM1G1RA0805_(4X0402)_22R
RM1G2RA0805_(4X0402)_22R
RM1G3RA0805_(4X0402)_22R
RM1G4RA0805_(4X0402)_22R
RM2G1RA0805_(4X0402)_22R
RM2G2RA0805_(4X0402)_22R
RM2G3RA0805_(4X0402)_22R
RM2G4RA0805_(4X0402)_22R
RM3G1RA0805_(4X0402)_22R
RM3G2RA0805_(4X0402)_22R
RM3G3RA0805_(4X0402)_22R
RM3G4RA0805_(4X0402)_22R
RM4G1RA0805_(4X0402)_22R
RM4G2RA0805_(4X0402)_22R
RM4G3RA0805_(4X0402)_22R
RM4G4RA0805_(4X0402)_22R
RM5G1RA0805_(4X0402)_22R
RM5G2RA0805_(4X0402)_22R
RM5G3RA0805_(4X0402)_22R
RM5G4RA0805_(4X0402)_22R
RM6G1RA0805_(4X0402)_22R
RM6G2RA0805_(4X0402)_22R
RM6G3RA0805_(4X0402)_22R
RM6G4RA0805_(4X0402)_22R
RM7G1RA0805_(4X0402)_22R
RM7G2RA0805_(4X0402)_22R
RM7G3RA0805_(4X0402)_22R
RM7G4RA0805_(4X0402)_22R
RM8G1RA0805_(4X0402)_22R
RM8G2RA0805_(4X0402)_22R
RM8G3RA0805_(4X0402)_22R
RM8G4RA0805_(4X0402)_22R
RM9G1RA0805_(4X0402)_22R
RM9G2RA0805_(4X0402)_22R
RM9G3RA0805_(4X0402)_22R
RM9G4RA0805_(4X0402)_22R
RM10G1RA0805_(4X0402)_22R
RM10G2RA0805_(4X0402)_22R
RM10G3RA0805_(4X0402)_22R
RM10G4RA0805_(4X0402)_22R
RM12G1
RM12G2RM12G3
RA1206_(4X0603)_4B8_100K
RM12G4RA1206_(4X0603)_4B8_100K
CD/DAT3/CS2
CLK/SCLK5
CMD/DI3
9
DAT0/DO7
DAT1/RES8
DAT2/RES1
13
VDD4
VSS6
SDMICRO_SD/MMC_CP_NEWTFC-WPAPR-08
SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4 SW5
GND_ITXGND
U1K4B2G0846Q-BCKO
#CASG3
#CKG7
#CSH2
#DQSD3
#RASF3
#RESETN2
#WEH3
A0 K3A1 L7A2 L3A3 K2A4 L8A5 L2A6 M8A7 M2A8 N8A9 M3A10/APH7A11M7A12/#BCK7A13N3A14N7
BA0J2BA1K8BA2J3CK F7
CKEG9
DM/TDQSB7
DQ0B3DQ1C7DQ2C2DQ3C8DQ4E3DQ5E8DQ6D2DQ7E7
DQSC3
NCA3
NC/#CS1H1
NC/A15J7
NC/CKE1F9
NC/ODT1F1
NC/ZQ1H9
NF/#TDQSA7
ODTG1
VDDA2
VDDA9
VDDD7
VDDG2
VDDG8
VDDK1
VDDK9
VDDM1
VDDM9
VDDQB9
VDDQC1
VDDQE2
VDDQE9
VREFCAJ8
VREFDQE1
VSSA1
VSSA8
VSSB1
VSSD8
VSSF2
VSSF8
VSSJ1
VSSJ9
VSSL1
VSSL9
VSSN1
VSSN9
VSSQB2
VSSQB8
VSSQC9
VSSQD1
VSSQD9
ZQH8
U2K4B2G0846Q-BCKO
#CASG3
#CKG7
#CSH2
#DQSD3
#RASF3
#RESETN2
#WEH3
A0 K3A1 L7A2 L3A3 K2A4 L8A5 L2A6 M8A7 M2A8 N8A9 M3A10/APH7A11M7A12/#BCK7A13N3A14N7
BA0J2BA1K8BA2J3CK F7
CKEG9
DM/TDQSB7
DQ0B3DQ1C7DQ2C2DQ3C8DQ4E3DQ5E8DQ6D2DQ7E7
DQSC3
NCA3
NC/#CS1H1
NC/A15J7
NC/CKE1F9
NC/ODT1F1
NC/ZQ1H9
NF/#TDQSA7
ODTG1
VDDA2
VDDA9
VDDD7
VDDG2
VDDG8
VDDK1
VDDK9
VDDM1
VDDM9
VDDQB9
VDDQC1
VDDQE2
VDDQE9
VREFCAJ8
VREFDQE1
VSSA1
VSSA8
VSSB1
VSSD8
VSSF2
VSSF8
VSSJ1
VSSJ9
VSSL1
VSSL9
VSSN1
VSSN9
VSSQB2
VSSQB8
VSSQC9
VSSQD1
VSSQD9
ZQH8
U3
A13
AGND79
AVCC81
DDR3_A064DDR3_A152DDR3_A266DDR3_A365DDR3_A451DDR3_A567DDR3_A654DDR3_A771DDR3_A855DDR3_A969DDR3_A1048DDR3_A1156DDR3_A1250DDR3_A1368DDR3_A1457
DDR3_BA063DDR3_BA149DDR3_BA261
DDR3_CAS59
DDR3_CK45
DDR3_CKE47
DDR3_CK_N46
DDR3_D022DDR3_D140DDR3_D221DDR3_D341DDR3_D419DDR3_D544DDR3_D620DDR3_D742DDR3_D837DDR3_D925DDR3_D1039DDR3_D1124DDR3_D1236DDR3_D1326DDR3_D1438DDR3_D1527
DDR3_DM029DDR3_DM128DDR3_DQS031DDR3_DQS0_N32DDR3_DQS133DDR3_DQS1_N34DDR3_ODT72
DDR3_RAS58
DDR3_RST70
DDR3_WE60
DZQ 17
GNDGND_PAD
GNDGNDGNDGNDGNDGNDGNDGNDGNDGNDGNDGNDGNDGNDGNDGNDGND
HPBP75
HPCOM77
HPOUTL74
HPOUTR78
LRADC86
MICIN184
NC99
NMI_N158
PB0/TWI0-SCK101
PB1/TWI0-SDA102
PB2/PWM/SPI2_MOSI/EINT16103
PB3/IR_TX/SPI2_MISO/EINT17150
PB4/IR_RX/EINT18104
PB10/SPI2_CS1/EINT2410
PB15/TWI1_SCK105
PB16/TWI1_SDA106
PB17/TWI2_SCK161
PB18/TWI2_SDA160
PC0/NWE/SPI0_MOSI8
PC1/NALE/SPI0_MISO7
PC2/NCLE/SPI0_CLK6
PC3/NCE1/SPI0_CS03
PC4/NCE02
PC5/NRE1
PC6/NRB0/SDC2_CMD176
PC7/NRB1/SDC2_CLK175
PC8/NDQ0/SDC2_D0174
PC9/NDQ1/SDC2_D1172
PC10/NDQ2/SDC2_D2171
PC11/NDQ3/SDC2_D3170
PC12/NDQ4/SDC2_D4168
PC13/NDQ5/SDC2_D5167
PC14/NDQ6/SDC2_D6166
PC15/NDQ7/SDC2_D7165
PC19/NDQS162
PD2/LCD_D2148PD3/LCD_D3147PD4/LCD_D4146PD5/LCD_D5145PD6/LCD_D6144PD7/LCD_D7143PD10/LCD_D10141PD11/LCD_D11140PD12/LCD_D12139PD13/LCD_D13138PD14/LCD_D14137PD15/LCD_D15136PD18/LCD_D18135PD19/LCD_D19134PD20/LCD_D20133PD21/LCD_D21132PD22/LCD_D22131PD23/LCD_D23130PD24/LCD_CLK129PD25/LCD_DE128PD26/LCD_HSYNC127PD27/LCD_VSYNC126
PE0/CSI_PCLK/SPI2_CS0/EINT14114PE1/CSI_MCLK/SPI2_CLK/EINT15115PE2/CSI_HSYNC/SPI2_MOSI116PE3/CSI_VSYNC/SPI2_MISO117PE4/CSI_D0/SDC2_D0118PE5/CSI_D1/SDC2_D1119PE6/CSI_D2/SDC2_D2120PE7/CSI_D3/SDC2_D3121PE8/CSI_D4/SDC2_CMD122PE9/CSI_D5/SDC2_CLK123PE10/CSI_D6/UART1_TX124PE11/CSI_D7/UART1_RX125
PF0/SDC0_D1/JTAG_TMS107PF1/SDC0_D0/JTAG_TDI108PF2/SDC0_CLK/UART0_TX110PF3/SDC0_CMD/JTAG_TDO111PF4/SDC0_D3/UART0_RX112PF5/SDC0_D2/JTAG_TCK113
PG0/EINT0155PG1/EINT1154PG2/EINT2153PG3/UART1_TX/EINT3152PG4/UART1_RX/EINT4151PG9/SPI1_CS0/UART3_TX/EINT912PG10/SPI1_CLK/UART3_RX/EINT1013PG11/SPI1_MOSI/UART3_CTS/EINT1114PG12/SPI1_MISO/UART3_RTS/EINT1215
RESET_N159
SVREF18
TPX189
TPX287
TPY190
TPY288
UBOOT157
UDM093
UDM195
UDP094
UDP196
V33_HP76
V33_USB97
VCC15
VCC1_DRAM23
VCC2100
VCC2_DRAM30
VCC3142
VCC3_DRAM43
VCC4163
VCC4_DRAM53
VCC5_DRAM62
VDD1_CPU4
VDD1_INT35
VDD2_CPU9
VDD2_INT73
VDD3-INT98
VDD3_CPU11
VDD4_CPU16
VDD4_INT109
VDD5_CPU156
VDD5_INT149
VDD6_CPU164
VDD7_CPU169
VDD8_CPU173
VMIC85
VRA183
VRA282
VRP80
X24MIN92
X24MOUT91
#CE 9
#RE 8
#WE 18
#WP 19
ALE17CLE16
I/O029I/O130I/O231I/O332I/O441I/O542I/O643I/O744
NC1
NC2
NC3
NC4
NC5
NC6
NC10
NC11
NC14
NC15
NC20
NC21
NC22
NC23
NC24
NC25
NC26
NC27
NC28
NC33
NC34
NC35
NC38
NC39
NC40
NC45
NC46
NC47
NC48
R/#B7
VCC12VCC37
VSS13
VSS36
U4
H27UBG8T2BTR
A12
A24
A36
A48
G1
Y1 18Y2 16Y3 14Y4 12
U5A SN74ALVC244
A111
A213
A315
A417
G19
Y1 9Y2 7Y3 5Y4 3
U5B SN74ALVC244
VCCGND10 20 U5PWR
A12
A24
A36
A48
G1
Y1 18Y2 16Y3 14Y4 12
U6A SN74ALVC244
A111
A213
A315
A417
G19
Y1 9Y2 7Y3 5Y4 3
U6B SN74ALVC244
VCCGND10 20 U6PWR
A12
A24
A36
A48
G1
Y1 18Y2 16Y3 14Y4 12
U7A SN74ALVC244
A111
A213
A315
A417
G19
Y1 9Y2 7Y3 5Y4 3
U7B SN74ALVC244
VCCGND10 20 U7PWR
EN4
IN5
ISET3
OUT1
U8 SY6280
U9
AXP209(QFN48)
ACIN32
ACIN33
AGND22
APS21
BACKUP30
BAT 38BAT 39
BATSENSE42
BIAS23
CHGLED36
CHSENSE43
DC3SET29
DCDC210
DCDC317
EXTEN20
GND_PADVSS
GND_PADGND_PADGND_PADGND_PADGND_PADGND_PADGND_PADGND_PADGND_PADGND_PADGND_PADGND_PADGND_PADGND_PADGND_PADGND_PADGND_PAD
GPIO0/LDO19
GPIO118
GPIO25
GPIO33
IPSOUT34
IPSOUT35
IRQ/WAKEUP48
LDO1 28
LDO1SET27
LDO2 12
LDO3 41
LDO3IN40
LDO4 11
LDO24IN13
LX1 45
LX2 8
LX3 15
N_OE4
N_VBUSEN6
PGND146
PGND29
PGND316
PWROK25
PWRON47
SCK2
SDA1
TS37
VBUS31
VIN1 44
VIN2 7
VIN3 14
VINT26
VREF24
EN1 FB 5
GND2
IN4 LX 3
U10
SY8008C(AA)C
5V tolerant input
#OVCUR121#OVCUR219
#PWREN122#PWREN220
#RESET13
AVDD1
AVDD5
AVDD10
DM025
DM127
DM22
DM38
DM411
DP026
DP128
DP23
DP39
DP412
DVDD16
GND15
PGANG18
PSELF17
RREF4
TEST14
V523
V3324
X16
X27
U11
GL850G-HHGXX
EN4
IN5
ISET3
OUT1
U12 SY6280
BS 1
COMP6
EN7
FB 5
GND4
IN2
SS8
SW 3
U13
MP1482DS
#INT3 CLKOUT7
OSCI 1OSCO2SCL 6SDA 5
VDD8
VSS4
U14PCF8563T/5
EN1 FB 5
GND2
IN4 LX 3
U15
SY8008C(AA)C
U16
SY7208(SOT23-6)
EN4
FB 3GND
2
IN5 LX 1
NC 6
1
2
3
4
UART0
NA(HN1X4)
1
2
3
4
UART1
HN1X4
1 2
3 4
5 6
7 8
9 10
UEXT
BH10S
SHIELD
1
2
3
4
USB_HOST1
USB_A_VERTICAL
SHIELD
1
2
3
4
USB_HOST2
USB_A_VERTICAL
SHIELD
1
2
3
4
USB_HOST3
USB_A_VERTICAL
D+
D-
GND
ID
VBUS
USB_OTG
USB-OTG
3.3V
3.0VA
3.3V
3.3V
3.0VA
3.3V
3.3V
3.3V
3.3V
3.3V3.3V
3.3V
3.3V
3.3V
3.3V
3.3V
3.3V
3.3V
3.0VA
3.0VA
3.3V
3.3V
3.3V
3.3V
3.3V
3.3V
3.3V 3.3V
3.3V3.3V
3.3V
3.3V
3.3V
3.3V
3.3V
1.2V_INT
1.2V_INT
VGA_DB15-F_1
VGA_DB15-F_2
VGA_DB15-F_3
VGA_DB15-F_5
VGA_DB15-F_6
VGA_DB15-F_7
VGA_DB15-F_8
VGA_DB15-F_10
VGA_DB15-F_13
VGA_DB15-F_14
1
2
3
4
WIFI
HN1X4
13WIFI-3.3V/5V_USB
#OVCUR1
+5V_OTG_PWR
+5V_OTG_PWR
A0 A0
A0
A1 A1
A1
A2 A2
A2
A3 A3
A3
A4 A4
A4
A5 A5
A5
A6 A6
A6
A7 A7
A7
A8 A8
A8
A9 A9
A9
A10 A10
A10
A11 A11
A11
A12 A12
A12
A13 A13
A13
A14 A14
A14
BA0 BA0
BA0
BA1 BA1
BA1
BA2 BA2
BA2 CASN CASN
CASN
CKE CKE
CKE
CLK CLK
CLK
CLKCLKN CLKN
CLKN
CLKN
D0
D0
D1
D1
D2
D2
D3
D3
D4
D4
D5
D5
D6
D6
D7
D7
D8
D8
D9
D9
D10
D10
D11
D11
D12
D12
D13
D13
D14
D14
D15
D15
DDR3_ODT DDR3_ODT
DDR3_ODT
DDR3_RST DDR3_RST
DDR3_RST
DDR3_RST
DQM0
DQM0
DQM1
DQM1
DQS0
DQS0
DQS0_N
DQS0_N
DQS1
DQS1
DQS1_N
DQS1_N
EXTEN
EXTEN
EXTEN
IPSOUT
IPSOUT
IPSOUT
IPSOUT
IPSOUT
IPSOUT
IPSOUTIPSOUT
IPSOUT
IPSOUT
LCD_CLK
LCD_CLK
LCD_D2
LCD_D2
LCD_D2
LCD_D3
LCD_D3
LCD_D3
LCD_D4
LCD_D4
LCD_D4
LCD_D5
LCD_D5
LCD_D5
LCD_D6
LCD_D6
LCD_D6
LCD_D7
LCD_D7
LCD_D7
LCD_D10
LCD_D10
LCD_D10
LCD_D11
LCD_D11
LCD_D11
LCD_D12
LCD_D12
LCD_D12
LCD_D13
LCD_D13
LCD_D13
LCD_D14
LCD_D14
LCD_D14
LCD_D15
LCD_D15
LCD_D15
LCD_D18
LCD_D18
LCD_D18
LCD_D19
LCD_D19
LCD_D19
LCD_D20
LCD_D20
LCD_D20
LCD_D21
LCD_D21
LCD_D21
LCD_D22
LCD_D22
LCD_D22
LCD_D23LCD_D23
LCD_D23
LCD_DE
LCD_DE
LCD_DE
LCD_HSYNC
LCD_HSYNC
LCD_HSYNC
LCD_VSYNC
LCD_VSYNC
LCD_VSYNC
LRADC
LRADC
NMI_N
NMI_N
NMI_N
NMI_N
PIN0
PIN0
PIN0
PIN1
PIN1
PIN2
PIN2
PIN3
PIN3
PIN4/TWI0-SCK
PIN4/TWI0-SCK
PIN4/TWI0-SCK
PIN5/TWI0-SDA
PIN5/TWI0-SDA
PIN5/TWI0-SDA
PIN6/PWM0
PIN6/PWM0
PIN6/PWM0
PIN7
PIN7
PIN7
PIN8PIN8
PIN8
PIN9
PIN9
PIN10/TWI1-SCK
PIN10/TWI1-SCK
PIN10/TWI1-SCK
PIN11/TWI1-SDA
PIN11/TWI1-SDA
PIN11/TWI1-SDA
PIN12/NWEPIN12/NWE
PIN12/NWE
PIN13/NALE
PIN13/NALE
PIN13/NALE
PIN14/NCLE
PIN14/NCLE
PIN14/NCLE
PIN15/NCE1
PIN15/NCE1
PIN16/NCE0
PIN16/NCE0
PIN16/NCE0
PIN17/NRE
PIN17/NRE
PIN17/NRE
PIN18/NRB0
PIN18/NRB0
PIN18/NRB0
PIN19/NRB1
PIN19/NRB1
PIN20/NDQ0
PIN20/NDQ0
PIN20/NDQ0
PIN21/NDQ1
PIN21/NDQ1
PIN21/NDQ1
PIN22/NDQ2
PIN22/NDQ2
PIN22/NDQ2
PIN23/NDQ3
PIN23/NDQ3
PIN23/NDQ3
PIN24/NDQ4
PIN24/NDQ4
PIN24/NDQ4
PIN25/NDQ5
PIN25/NDQ5
PIN25/NDQ5PIN26/NDQ6
PIN26/NDQ6
PIN26/NDQ6PIN27/NDQ7
PIN27/NDQ7
PIN27/NDQ7
PIN28/NDQS
PIN28/NDQSPIN29 PIN29PIN30
PIN30
PIN31
PIN31
PIN32
PIN32
PIN33
PIN33
PIN34
PIN34
PIN35
PIN35
PIN36
PIN36
PIN37/LED1
PIN37/LED1
PIN37/LED1
PIN38/VGA_DIS
PIN38/VGA_DIS
PIN38/VGA_DIS
PIN39/USBH_EN
PIN39/USBH_EN
PIN39/USBH_EN
RASN RASN
RASN
RESET_N
RESET_N
RESET_N
RESET_N
SD0CARD-DETECTSD0CARD-DETECT
SD0CARD-DETECT
SDC0_CMDSDC0_CMD
SDC0_CMD
SDC0_CMD
SDC0_DATA0SDC0_DATA0
SDC0_DATA0
SDC0_DATA0
SDC0_DATA1SDC0_DATA1
SDC0_DATA1
SDC0_DATA1
SDC0_DATA2SDC0_DATA2
SDC0_DATA2
SDC0_DATA2
SDC0_DATA3
SDC0_DATA3
SDC0_DATA3
SDC0_SCK
SDC0_SCK
SDC0_SCK
SPI2_CLK
SPI2_CLK
SPI2_CS0
SPI2_CS0
SPI2_MISO
SPI2_MISO
SPI2_MOSI
SPI2_MOSI
SVREF
TPX1
TPX1
TPX2
TPX2
TPY1
TPY1
TPY2
TPY2TWI2_SCK
TWI2_SCK
TWI2_SDA
TWI2_SDA
UART1_RX
UART1_RX
UART1_RX
UART1_TX
UART1_TX
UART1_TX
UBOOT
UBOOT
UDM0
UDM0
UDM1
UDM1
UDP0
UDP0
UDP1
UDP1
USB0-DRV
USB0-DRV
USB0-DRV
USB0-IDDET
USB0-IDDET
USB0-VBUSDET
USB0-VBUSDET
VDD_RTC
VDD_RTC
VGA_B
VGA_CTRLVGA_CTRLVGA_CTRL
VGA_G
VGA_HSYNC
VGA_R
VGA_VSYNC
VINT
VINT
VPP
WEN WEN
WEN
WIFI-3V3
WIFI-3V3
X1
X2
OLIMEX© 2017 A13-OLinuXino user's manual
7.2 Physical dimensions
Note that all dimensions are in mils.
The three highest elements on the board in order from the tallest to the shortest are: capacitor C126 – 650mils, the three USB hosts – 500mils, the VGA connector – 475mils
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CHAPTER 8: REVISION HISTORY AND SUPPORT
8. Introduction to the chapter
In this chapter you will find the current and the previous version of the document you are reading. Also the web-page for your device is listed. Be sure to check it after a purchase for the latest available updates and examples.
8.1 Document revision
Revision Changes Modified Page#
A, 19.09.12 Initial Creation All
B, 21.09.12 Page 9 – Fixed several errors in voltage requirements and power consumption
9
C, 24.09.12
Pages 8, 9 – Fixed a typo of the wattage required
Page 11 – Added info how to change the configuration of the Android image
8, 9, 11
D, 26.09.12
Pages 9, 19 – added important note about powering down
Pages 13, 14 – changed the default config
file
9, 13, 14, 19
E, 31.10.12
Pages 9, 10, 37 – added info about Android images
Page 29 – fixed erroneous information aboutCE_NAND_E
Various pages – made it clear that the standard version lacks NAND and WIFI
9, 10, 29, 37
F, 21.03.13
Pages 9, 19 – added info about LiveSuit andcleared the instructions
Page 29 – fixed erroneous memory descriptions
Pages 20, 22 – added some multiplexing notes for clarity
Pages 33, 34 – updated board revisions
Various pages- updated several links
9, 19, 20, 22, 29 33, 34
G, 03.11.14
Added new Allwinner boards
Added GPIO, I2C and SPI information
Page 35 – manual revision updated
Page 36 – board revision
6, 14, 16, 36
H, 18.02.15Added information about different DDR3 memories and the fact that they require different Debian image
31
I, 11.02.16Added clarifications that A13-OLinuXino-WIFI no longer comes with Android loaded inthe NAND
10
J, 09.10.17 Added info about the new 8GB NAND memories in A13-OLinuXino-WIFI
5, 32
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8.2 Board revision
Remember to check the schematics and the board design files to compare the differences.
Revision Notable Changes
B Initial release of the board
C
1. Fixed the VGA problem with development edition;
2. changed UART1 to UART0 and added new UART1;
3. added SMD jumper to be able to disable CS if you wish to boot from SDcard in future;
4. JTAG signals are on led to pads;
5. added test pads for the voltage of all regulators;
6. moved couple of elements for better distance between each other
D
1. Removed resistor matrices, except the ones near DDR3 memories – to lower production fault rates and improve repair-ability of the boards
2. Added header NA(HN1X2) so you can power only the RTC from external battery
3. BAT54C is added to allow RTC powering either from VDD_RTC or 3.0V_BAT
E
1. Added BAT54C after Rx to UART1 connector
2. Added 4.32k pull-up resistor on the RX line
3. Changed wrong prints of the revision and the Olimex web-site
4. Some libraries updated and some component prints removed due to spacerestrictions
5. Optimization of R10, R12, R13 with (239R/1%) value to 330R/1%
F1. Changed the SD card package with a more easier to replace one
2. Changed to package of the 32768 quartz crystal with an SMD type
G1. Updated component libraries
2. Some of the boards might use the new SAMSUNG memory – these require different Debian image
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8.3 Useful web links and purchase codes
The web page you can visit for more info on your device is https://www.olimex.com/Products/OLinuXino/A13/A13-OLinuXino-WIFI/.
A place for general questions, FAQ or friendly talk check our forums: https://www.olimex.com/forum/
Links to some of the ready images are available in the wiki: https://www.olimex.com/wiki/A13-OLinuXino
You can get the latest updates on the software at: https://github.com/OLIMEX/OLINUXINO.
ORDER CODES:
A13-OLinuXino-WIFI – the full version of A13-OLinuXino with added NAND memory (Androidimage) and MOD-WIFI_RTL8188
A13-OLinuXino – the lite version of A13-OLinuXino with no external NAND and no embedded internet interface
USB-SERIAL-CABLE-F – USB serial console cable for connecting to UART1
SY0612E – power supply adapter 12V/0.5A for A13-OLinuXino and A13-OLinuXino-WIFI
BATTERY-LIPO1400mAh – battery capable of powering A13-OLinuXino-WIFI for a couple of hours (4+ hours standby with WiFi on)
How to order?
You can order directly from our online shop or from any of our distributors. The list of distributors is found here: https://www.olimex.com/Distributors/.
Check https://www.olimex.com/ for more info.
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8.4 Product support
For product support, hardware information and error reports mail to: [email protected]. All document or hardware feedback is welcome. Note that we are primarily a hardware company and our software support is limited. Please consider reading the paragraph below about the warranty of Olimex products.
All goods are checked before they are sent out. In the unlikely event that goods are faulty, they must be returned, to OLIMEX at the address listed on your order invoice.
OLIMEX will not accept goods that have clearly been used more than the amount needed to
evaluate their functionality.
If the goods are found to be in working condition, and the lack of functionality is a result of
lack of knowledge on the customers part, no refund will be made, but the goods will be returned
to the user at their expense.
All returns must be authorized by an RMA Number. Email [email protected] for authorization
number before shipping back any merchandise. Please include your name, phone number and order
number in your email request.
Returns for any unaffected development board, programmer, tools, and cables permitted within 7
days from the date of receipt of merchandise. After such time, all sales are considered final.
Returns of incorrect ordered items are allowed subject to a 10% restocking fee. What is
unaffected? If you hooked it to power, you affected it. To be clear, this includes items that
have been soldered to, or have had their firmware changed. Because of the nature of the
products we deal with (prototyping electronic tools) we cannot allow returns of items that have
been programmed, powered up, or otherwise changed post shipment from our warehouse.
All returned merchandise must be in its original mint and clean condition. Returns on damaged,
scratched, programmed, burnt, or otherwise 'played with' merchandise will not be accepted.
All returns must include all the factory accessories which come with the item. This includes
any In-Circuit-Serial-Programming cables, anti-static packing, boxes, etc.
With your return, enclose your PO#. Also include a brief letter of explanation of why the
merchandise is being returned and state your request for either a refund or an exchange.
Include the authorization number on this letter, and on the outside of the shipping box.
Please note: It is your responsibility to ensure that returned goods reach us. Please use a
reliable form of shipping. If we do not receive your package we will not be held liable.
Shipping and handling charges are not refundable. We are not responsible for any shipping
charges of merchandise being returned to us or returning working items to you.
The full text might be found at https://www.olimex.com/wiki/GTC#Warranty for future reference.
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