Cubietech Cubieboard

Cubieboard is a small (10x6cm), hacker friendly, extendable and very low-cost while powerful ARM board with Allwinner A10 SoC.

Community

 * cubieboard@googlegroups.com
 * Forums on cubieforums.com
 * #cubieboard IRC channel on Freenode. Click to join #cubieboard on Freenode (WebChat mode).
 * This wiki

Getting started
See the section Cubieboard/FirstSteps for more details on getting started with the Cubieboard.

The rev 2012-08-08 cubieboards ship with a pre-installed buildroot image, see Buildroot to rebuild it and possibly apply your customizaions. See Building on Debian for more detailed instructions on building images.

The pre-installed image is for testing only. If you have a HDMI screen or TV that can handle 720p you can see diagnostic output when you power on the board.

FAQs
You might have a lot of questions before and after you get the Cubieboard. You can start on the Cubieboard FAQ.

Debugging

 * Connecting the serial TTL cable

Hardware Hacking

 * The two expansion headers U14 and U15 invite you to create your own extension board
 * Adding a second SD Card slot
 * Adding a reset button
 * Adding a JTAG header
 * Bypassing USB2 current limiter

Software Hacking

 * Arch Linux on Cubieboard
 * Berryboot multiboot bootloader
 * Building Android TV image
 * Instruction to build jellybean for cubieboard
 * Installing on NAND
 * Build your own embedded linux with buildroot
 * Run linux 3.9 on Cubieboard
 * Install Ubuntu Linux for Cubieboard/Cubieboard2
 * Fedora for Cubieboard
 * Android firmwares for Cubieboard/Cubieboard2
 * Kali Linux on Cubieboard
 * USB Webcam Surveillance on Cubieboard

Photos

 * Alejandro Mery 2012-08-08 rev
 * Adrian Carter 2012-09-09 rev

Components

 * A10 SoC
 * GT8UB256M16BP-BG 256X16 DDR3-1333-9-9-9 SDRAM
 * AXP209 Power management
 * RTL8201CP Realtec 8201CP MII PHY
 * Samsung K9GBG08UOA-SCB0 4 GiB Flash Rom
 * Vishay HS0038B IR Receiver

Cubieboard2 (A20)

 * Same board as cubieboard(A10) with exactly the same peripheral, e.g. 10/100Mbps ethernet, 2 usb host port, ..
 * SoC Allwinner A20 (Dual core Cortex A7 CPU)
 * Support Ubuntu Desktop 12.04 linux currently, and the related source code can be found at github.com/cubieboard2.
 * Preinstall Android 4.2.2 OS
 * Support CPU frequency dynamic scaling
 * experimental SD card image Cubieboard2 wheezy image

External

 * cubieboard.org - official homepage
 * prototype pictures
 * schematics of 2012-08-08
 * Where to buy (official distributors' list)
 * CNXSoft - Cubieboard Unboxing and Quick Start Guide
 * docs.cubieboard.org - cubie's user manual
 * cubie's download site