NetCube Systems Kumquat

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NetCube Systems Kumquat
Kumquat front.png
Manufacturer NetCube Systems Austria
Dimensions 106mm x 86mm x 43mm
Release Date May 2024
Website Device Product Page
Specifications
SoC V3s @ 1.2Ghz
DRAM 64MB DDR2 @ 400MHz
Power DC 12/24V @ 3A
Features
Audio 3.5mm stereo output plug, 3.5mm microphone plug
Network WiFi 802.11 b/g/n (Espressif ESP32), 10/100Mbps Ethernet
Storage µSD/eMMC, on-board SPI NOR Flash
USB 1 USB2.0 Type-C OTG
Other CAN-FD Controller, EEPROM
Headers SDIO, I2C, RTC-Backup

Identification

The PCB has the following silkscreened on it:

Kumquat Embedded
(C) 2024 NetCube Systems Austria

Sunxi support

Current status

Supported.

  • Mainline kernel patches posted to linux-sunxi mailing list 2025-01-02
  • Mainline u-boot patches posted to u-boot mailing list 2025-06-07

Manual build

You can build things for yourself by following our Manual build howto and by choosing from the configurations available below.

U-Boot

Mainline U-Boot

Use the sun8i_v3s_netcube_kumquat build target.

Linux Kernel

Mainline kernel

Use the sun8i-v3s-netcube-kumquat.dtb device-tree binary.

Tips, Tricks, Caveats

FEL mode

If not eMMC or SD-Card is connected, shorting pins 4 and 6 on the SPI-NOR chip triggers FEL mode.

Adding a serial port

Console connector

There is a secondary USB-C connector located on the right half of the device,
connected to an CH340 USB-Serial converted which is then connected to UART0.
Connect a USB cable to it and your computer and then the UART can be access as described in UART howto.

Pictures

See also

Manufacturer images