CubieTruck (2013)

Allwinner A20: CPU: ARM Cortex-A7 / Mali-400 GPU, supports HDMI 1080p, no LVDS support - / CubieBoard

Distribution

image of cubietruck board

Cubietruck (Cubieboard3)

The third version has a new and larger PCB layout and features the following hardware:

SoC: Allwinner A20

  • CPU: ARM Cortex-A7 @ 1 GHz dual-core
  • GPU: Mali-400 MP2
    • display controller: Mali-400 GPU, supports HDMI 1080p, no LVDS support
  • 2 GiB DDR3 @ 480 MHz
  • 8 GB NAND flash built-in, 1x microSD slot, 1x SATA 2.0 port (Hard Disk of 2,5”).
  • 10/100/1000 RTL8211E Gigabit Ethernet
  • 2x USB Host, 1x USB OTG, 1x CIR.
  • S/PDIF, headphone, VGA and HDMI audio out, mic and line-in via extended pins
  • Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on board with PCB antenna (Broadcom BCM4329/BCM40181)
  • 54 extended pins including I²C, SPI
  • Dimensions: 11 cm × 8 cm

There is no LVDS support any longer. The RTL8211E NIC allows transfer rates up to 630–638 Mbit/s (sending while 5–10% idle) and 850–860 Mbit/s (receiving while 0–2% idle) when simultaneous TCP connections are established (testing was done utilising iperf with three clients against Cubietruck running Lubuntu)

To connect a 3.5” HDD the necessary 12 V power can be delivered by a 3.5 inch HDD addon package which can be used to power the Cubietruck itself as well.[16] Also new is the option to power the Cubietruck from LiPo batteries.

Written on June 19, 2023, Last update on August 1, 2024
arm-hardware raspberry-pi