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
 * #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.

rev 2012-08-08 and 2012-09-09
Two 2x24 2.0mm male headers.

Debugging

 * Connecting the serial TTL cable

Hardware Hacking

 * Adding a second SD Card slot
 * Adding a reset button
 * Adding a JTAG header
 * Adding an extension board

Software Hacking

 * 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

Photos

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

=References=

External

 * cubieboard.org - official homepage
 * prototype pictures
 * schematics of 2012-08-08
 * The CB is currently available at
 * aliexpress
 * taobao
 * ebay
 * kavirElectronic
 * CNXSoft - Cubieboard Unboxing and Quick Start Guide