Mele A210

The Mele A210 is a cheap A10s based TV puck.

= Identification =

The device has a sticker on the bottom of the exterior where it is clearly marked as MELE and (Model): A210.

The board is marked as: AB10S-G41A-V1.40-0 WLBM:831-2454140-90 2012-11-06

In android, under Settings->SYSTEM->About device, you will find:
 * Model Number: Mele HTPC
 * Build Number: Mele HTPC 121219 Version 1.3

= Sunxi support =

Current status
Supported.

Manual build

 * For building u-boot, use the "Mele_A210" target.
 * The .fex file can be found in sunxi-boards as mele_a210.fex
 * extra Linux kernel patch is needed

Everything else is the same as the manual build howto.

= Tips, Tricks, Caveats =

FEL mode
While you could use the UART to trigger FEL mode, there is little point in it as you'd probably first need to solder on a port to get USB OTG out of this device.

= Adding a serial port =



Device disassembly
There are four screws underneath the rubber feet at the bottom. Remove them, and your device will open.

Locating the UART
The Mele A210 has a 4 pin 2.0 pitch JST-PH connector for its UART. This is the same as some 90s analog audio cables which ran from a CDROM to the sound card. Wire things up according to our UART howto.

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