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{{Infobox computer

|name = Cubieboard 1

|image = Cubieboard.jpeg

|caption = First prototype of the Cubieboard

|releasedate = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2012|10}}

|price =

|cpu = Cortex-A8 @ 1 GHz CPU,

|graphics = Mali-400 MP

|storage = 4 GB NAND flash built-in, 1x microSD slot,

|memory = 512 MiB (beta) or 1 GiB (final) DDR3

|os = Android 4 ICS, Ubuntu 12.04 desktop, Fedora 19 ARM Remix desktop, Arch Linux ARM, FreeBSD, or OpenBSD.

|power =

}}

{{Infobox computer

|name = Cubieboard 4

|image =

|caption =

|releasedate = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2015|03|10}}

|price =

|cpu = 4x Cortex-A15 and 4x Cortex-A7 implementing ARM big.LITTLE

|graphics = PowerVR G6230 (Rogue)

|storage = 8 GiB, internal.

|memory = Built-in, 2 GiB.

|os =

|power =

}}

Cubieboard is a single-board computer, made in Zhuhai, Guangdong, 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.{{cite web |url=http://cubieboard.org/2012/09/30/ready-to-ship/ |title=Ready to ship |date=30 October 2012 |website=cubieboard.org}} It can run Android 4 ICS, Ubuntu 12.04 desktop,{{cite web |url=http://www.cnx-software.com/2012/08/31/49-cubieboard-allwinner-a10-open-hardware-development-board/ |title=$49 Cubieboard: AllWinner A10 Open Hardware Development Board |website=CNX-Software.com}} Fedora 19 ARM Remix{{cite web |url=https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Cubie_Board |title=Cubie Board |website=fedoraproject.org/wiki/}} desktop, Armbian, Arch Linux ARM,{{cite web |url=http://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv7/allwinner/cubieboard |title=Cubieboard |website=archlinuxarm.org}} a Debian-based Cubian distribution,{{cite web |url=https://github.com/cubieplayer/Cubian |title=Cubian |website=GitHub}} FreeBSD,{{cite web|url=https://wiki.freebsd.org/arm/Allwinner|title=FreeBSD on Allwinner (sunxi) systems|website=freebsd.org}} or OpenBSD.{{cite web|url=http://www.openbsd.org/armv7.html|title=OpenBSD/armv7|website=openbsd.org}}

It uses the AllWinner A10 SoC, popular on cheap tablets, phones and media PCs. This SoC is used by developers of the lima driver, an open-source driver for the ARM Mali GPU.{{cite web |url=http://limadriver.org/ |title=Lima: An open source graphics driver for ARM Mali GPUs |accessdate=2014-12-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207091306/http://limadriver.org/ |archive-date=2012-02-07 |url-status=dead }} At the 2013 FOSDEM demo it ran ioquake 3 at 47 fps in 1024×600.{{cite web |url=http://libv.livejournal.com/24735.html |title=Old and new limare code, and management overhead… |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130625024244/http://libv.livejournal.com/24735.html |archivedate=2013-06-25 }}

The Cubieboard team managed to run an Apache Hadoop computer cluster using the Lubuntu Linux distribution.{{cite web |url=http://cubieboard.org/2013/08/01/hadoophigh-availability-distributed-object-oriented-platform-on-cubieboard/ |title=Hadoop(High-availability distributed object-oriented platform) |website=Cubieboard.org}}

Technical specifications

File:Cubieboard HADOOP cluster.JPG]]

=Cubieboard1=

The little motherboard utilizes the AllWinner A10 capabilities{{cite web |url=http://linux-sunxi.org/Cubieboard |title=Cubieboard |website=linux-sunxi.org}}

=Cubieboard2=

The second version, sold since June 2013, enhances the board mainly by replacing the Allwinner A10 SoC with an Allwinner A20 which contains 2 ARM Cortex-A7 MPCore CPUs and a dual fragment shader Mali-400 GPU (Mali-400MP2).{{cite web |url=http://cubieboard.org/2013/06/19/cubieboard2-is-here/ |title=cubieboard2 is here |website=cubieboard.org |first=Tom |last=Cubie |date=19 June 2013 |accessdate=2014-12-09}}

This board is used by Fedora to test and develop the Allwinner SoC port of the distribution.{{cite web |url=http://www.cnx-software.com/2013/07/22/fedora-19-arm-remix-r1-release-with-support-for-allwinner-a10-a10s-a13-and-a20-socs/ |title=Fedora 19 ARM Remix R1 Release With Support for Allwinner A10, A10s, A13 and A20 SoCs |website=cnx-software.com |date=22 July 2013}}

There is also a version available with two microSD card slots.{{cite web |url=http://cubieboard.org/model/ |title=Model |website=cubieboard.org |accessdate=2014-12-09}}

Image:Aiyara-cluster-A0.jpg]]

= Cubietruck (Cubieboard3) =

The third version has a new and larger PCB layout and features the following hardware:{{cite web |url=http://linux-sunxi.org/Cubietruck |title=Cubietruck |website=linux-sunxi.org}}

There is no LVDS 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)

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.{{cite web |url=http://cubieboard.org/2013/09/24/how-to-support-3-5-inch-hdd-on-cubieboard/ |title=How to support 3.5 inch hdd on cubieboard |website=cubieboard.org}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://cubieboard.org/2014/05/04/cubietech-will-promote-a80-high-performance-mini-pc/ |title=CubieTech Will Promote A80 High-performance Mini PC |website=cubieboard.org |accessdate=2014-12-09}}

It is based on an Allwinner A80 SoC (quad Cortex-A15, quad Cortex-A7 big.LITTLE), thereby replacing the Mali GPU with a PowerVR GPU. The board was officially released on 10 March 2015.{{cite web |url=http://cubieboard.org/2015/03/10/cubieboard4cc-a80-released/ |title=CubieBoard4/CC-A80 Released |first=Ahha |last=Lee |website=cubieboard.org |date=10 March 2015 |accessdate=2015-03-15}}

= Cubietruck Plus (Cubieboard 5) =

The fifth version has the same PCB layout and almost the same features as the CubieTruck.

  • SoC: Allwinner H8
  • CPU: ARM Cortex-A7 @ 2 GHz octa-core
  • GPU: PowerVR SGX544 @ 700 MHz
  • display controller: Toshiba TC358777XBG, supports HDMI 1.4 1080p and DisplayPort, no LVDS support
  • 2 GiB DDR3
  • 8 GB EMMC flash built-in, 1x microSD slot, 1x SATA 2.0 port (Hard Disk of 2,5") via USB bridge.
  • 10/100/1000M RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet
  • 2x USB 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, SPI
  • Dimensions: 11 cm × 8 cm

See also

{{Portal|Education}}

References

{{Reflist|30em}}

External links

  • {{Official website}}
  • [https://wiki.debian.org/CubieBoard Cubieboard] on Debian project wiki
  • [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Cubie_Board Cubieboard] on Fedora Linux distribution wiki
  • [http://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv7/allwinner/cubieboard Cubieboard] on Arch Linux ARM documentation
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20161028215341/https://wiki.voidlinux.eu/Cubieboard2_SD-Card Cubieboard2] on Void Linux distribution wiki
  • [http://en.opensuse.org/HCL:CubieBoard Cubieboard] on OpenSuse wiki
  • [https://wiki.freebsd.org/FreeBSD/arm/Cubieboard Cubieboard] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140815032311/https://wiki.freebsd.org/FreeBSD/arm/Cubieboard |date=2014-08-15 }} on FreeBSD wiki
  • [https://wiki.netbsd.org/ports/evbarm/allwinner/ NetBSD/evbarm on Allwinner Technology SoCs] on NetBSD wiki

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Category:Single-board computers