Mele M3

The Mele M3 is an A20 based HTPC housed in the case of the original Mele A2000.

= Identification =

Device has only "Mele" but no "M3" printed on the case, but you can find "Mele M3" on the carton.

In android, under Settings->About Tablet, you will find:
 * Model Number: SoftwinerEvb
 * Build Number: v1.1.1

= Sunxi support =

Current status
Supported

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
Not supported
 * u-boot-sunxi is deprecated, use mainline u-boot as delineated below.

Mainline U-Boot
For building mainline u-boot, use the Mele_M3_defconfig target.

Sunxi/Legacy Kernel
The .fex file can be found in sunxi-boards as Mele_M3.fex

Mainline kernel
Use the sun7i-a20-m3.dtb device-tree file for the mainline kernel.

= Tips, Tricks, Caveats =

FEL mode
The Mele A1000 can be put into FEL mode by shorting jumper 11K1. This has not been verified to work on the M3.

= Adding a serial port (voids warranty) =



Device disassembly
When you remove 2 screws at top corners of the back side, you can simply take off the plastic cover.

Locating the UART
The Mele M3 has a 4 pin 2.0 pitch JST-PH connector available for its UART0 port (same as Mele A1000). This is the same as some 90s analog audio cables which ran from a CDROM to the sound card. More information is available at our UART howto.

= Pictures =

= Also known as =


 * Mele A100/A20
 * Mele A100 dual core

= See also =


 * Mele M5