Anichips PhoenixA20

The phoenixA20 is a Pico-ITX sized development board.

= Identification =

Near the Wifi/Bluetooth module, opposite from the Ethernet connector, the PCB reads: Phoenix V2.0 2013-10-24 Designed by EASITEK&ANICHIPS

= Sunxi support =

Manual build

 * For building u-boot, use the "" target.
 * The .fex file can be found in sunxi-boards as

Everything else is the same as the manual build howto.



= Tips, Tricks, Caveats =

FEL mode
The U-boot button triggers FEL mode.

ADB
To use ADB, you need to connect the board ONLY via the USB cable and don't connect the power-cable.

Ethernet
The Allwinner A20 provides two Ethernet MAC controllers: EMAC and GMAC. The PhoenixA20 board uses the EMAC controller.

Improved WIFI reception


To improve Wifi reception you can solder a wire to the board of about 10cm long

VGA
Like with most devices based on Allwinners reference platform, no DDC is available, and the monitors capabilities cannot be detected.



= Adding a serial port =

There is a clearly marked 2.00mm pitch header for UART debugging on the board. A 2.00mm pitch connector to 2.54mm pitch header cable is also supplied with the board. Just connect the leads according to the UART howto

= Pictures =

= Also Known as =

This type of device has no rebadgers.

= See also =
 * Schematic
 * phoenixA20 wiki
 * phoenixA20 forums

Vendor Images

 * PHOENIXA20_android_4.2_hdmi.img
 * PhoenixA20-debian-desktop-nand-v1.1.img
 * PhoenixA20-debian-nand-basic.img
 * PhoenixA20-ubuntu-server-nand-v2.0.img
 * Mirror: http://filez.zoobab.com/allwinner/a20/phoenix/