Xunlong Orange Pi Plus 2

= Identification = The PCB has the following silkscreened on it: Orange Pi Plus 2 V1.1

= Sunxi support =

Current status
Device works quite well on kernel 3.4 (Ethernet, Audio, USB devices, eMMC), but without support for onboard Wi-Fi module.

On kernel 4.x it is possible to boot a Linux, but drivers are not working (at least Ethernet driver is not present in mainline).

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

Sunxi/Legacy U-Boot
Use the  build target.

Mainline U-Boot
Device is supported by latest (2016.01) U-Boot, but without Ethernet.

While manual building pick the same target as for Orange Pi Plus - orangepi_plus_defconfig

Sunxi/Legacy Kernel
It's possible to use one of forks on GitHub to create Debian / Ubuntu image with kernel 3.4: https://github.com/Thanad/OrangePi-BuildLinux.

Images for Orange Pi Plus should work without problems.

Mainline kernel
Like in case of other H3 based boards, support in 4.x kernel is limited, but increasing.

In order to compile kernel from mainline, it's enough to pick a sunxi-next branch, select sunxi_defconfig as target. However, without external patches it's not possible to use any peripherals (Ethernet, Wi-Fi, etc.)

= Expansion Port =

The Orange Pi Plus 2 has a Raspberry Pi model B+ compatible 40-pin, 0.1" connector with several low-speed interfaces.

= Tips, Tricks, Caveats =

FEL mode
The button triggers  FEL mode.

Compatibility
Device should be compatible with images for Orange Pi Plus with some minor issues (notably - Wi-Fi chip not working), but all other major components should work out of the box:
 * Ethernet
 * USB Devices
 * eMMC Storage
 * Internal Audio
 * USB-SATA Chip

Overheating
Due to quite high frequency (around 1.6 GHz) it's possible to easily overheat chip which may lead to decreasing CPU / DDR frequency or disabling one or more CPUs. Installing heatsink and using cpufreq should help to avoid this problem.

= Serial port =

Locating the UART
Serial port is located near power jack, between SW3 and SW4 buttons. Pins are marked as Tx / Rx / GND on PCB. Please refer to UART Howto in case of any problems.

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= References =

= Variants =
 * Orange Pi Plus is pretty similar regarding USB/SATA but has half the amount of DRAM and eMMC storage
 * Named pretty similar the cheaper Orange Pi Plus 2E adds Realtek RTL8189FTV SDIO-based WiFi directly on the board (as opposed to a soldered-on module), exposes all USB host ports without an internal hub and saves the slow GL830 USB-to-SATA bridge.

= See also =