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Identification

VidOn Box
Manufacturer	VidOn
Dimensions	widthmm x breadthmm x heightmm
Release Date	Sept 2014
Website	VidOn Box
Specifications
SoC	A31S @ XGhz
DRAM	1GiB DDR3 @ xxxMHz
NAND	8GB eMMC (Foresee NCTSTS76-08G)
Power	DC 5V @ 2A
Features
Video	HDMI 1.4 (Type A)
Audio	HDMI, SPDIF
Network	WiFi 802.11 b/g/n (Realtek RTL8188EUS]]), 10/100Mbps Ethernet (IC+ IP101A)
USB	2 USB2.0 Host
Other	IRDA
Headers	UART

On the bottom of the device, the following is printed:

VidOn Box Input: 5V 2A Designed by: VidOn.me Made In China

The PCB has the following silkscreened on it:

VidOn.me on the top of the PCB

VidOn Box VBOX1-1.30 on the bottom of the PCB

In android, under Settings->About Tablet, you will find:

Model Number: Softwinner
Build Number: vidonme a31s v1.0.0
Linux Version: 3.3.0 (vbox@vbox-A11-Series)

Sunxi support

Current status

Like all A31 devices, the VidOn Box is not supported by our sunxi u-boot and sunxi kernel, but we hope to provide an A31 specific Manual build howto soon.

Images

HW-Pack

BSP

Manual build

For building u-boot, use the MANUFACTURER_DEVICE target.
The .fex file can be found in sunxi-boards as MANUFACTURER_DEVICE.fex

WIP: I've been unable to extract the fex file using the traditional method. It seems with A31 type devices that the fex file forms part of the uboot image. At the moment I've not be able to locate this on the flash device however the download zip file from a system upgrade does contain a file called uboot_sdcard.fex. By using the command

dd if=uboot_sdcard.fex bs=1 skip=688128 count=49134 of=script.bin

I'm able to produce a file that can be converted by bin2fex. This is linked below for now and will be uploaded to the usual place after I've done so more investigating.

Everything else is the same as the manual build howto.

Mainline U-Boot

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For building mainline u-boot, use the MANUFACTURER_DEVICE target.

Don't forget to add

[[Category:Mainline_U-Boot]]

at the bottom of the page.

Mainline kernel

If there is mainline kernel support, add this section.

Use the FAMILY-CHIP-DEVICE.dtb device-tree file for the mainline kernel.

Don't forget to add

[[Category:Mainline_Kernel]]

at the bottom of the page.

Tips, Tricks, Caveats

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FEL mode

The something button triggers FEL mode.

Device specific topic

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Adding a serial port (voids warranty)

VidOn Box UART pads

Device disassembly

There are two small phillips head screws at the rear of the device. Once loosened the gold casing can easily slide off. The PCB is attached to the rear panel and the wireless anteena via a thin cable which can be removed but it isn't necessary.

Locating the UART

The VidOn Box has a 4 pin 2.0 pitch JST-PH connector available for its UART0 port(to confirm) which is labelled on the PCB. This is the same as some 90s analog audio cables which ran from a CDROM to the sound card. More information is available at our our UART howto.

VidOn Box

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