All variants of the Open Source Hardware Linux computer A64-OLinuXino now are back in stock!
A64-OLinuXino Open Source Hardware Linux computer is back in stock
06 Sep 2022 12 Comments
in Allwinner, ARM, linux, olinuxino, open source, OSHW Tags: a64, Allwinner, linux, oshw, sbc
olimex 
Sep 06, 2022 @ 10:23:01
Very good news indeed! Thanks for all effort that went into this!
Sep 06, 2022 @ 13:51:06
I delayed some projects waiting for this to be back in stock and reading this makes me more than happy! Good job!
Now… Do you have some info on the ubuntu image? I see that ubuntu was remoevd from olimage in this commit: https://github.com/OLIMEX/olimage/commit/da9b0523802254c6b5c3ac2311c0dd5af1944df3 . Do you know if ubuntu jammy will be supported? If yes, do you have a time estimate?
Thank you for all your efforts!
Sep 07, 2022 @ 13:18:04
Probably no new Ubuntu images. We decided to no longer release Ubuntu images, just Debian images. Ubuntu is based on Debian, anyway, and it isn’t that hard to build the image with different file system if you wish.
Sep 07, 2022 @ 13:36:44
Thank you for the info.
We prefer Ubuntu because it has built-in support for overlayroot, which is really needed for reliable field operation. We can install it in Debian also, but from an Ubuntu package, and it may stop working at some point.
I looked on https://github.com/OLIMEX/olimage , but I didn’t find a document that describes a new image creation. Do you have a document that describes the process of building an image?
Sep 07, 2022 @ 15:06:47
Building is described at the end of the guide: https://github.com/OLIMEX/OLINUXINO/blob/master/DOCUMENTS/OLIMAGE/Olimage-guide.pdf
Sep 07, 2022 @ 22:14:59
Will IC like T20 also return to the shop? I wonder why A64 hasn’t yet.
Sep 09, 2022 @ 16:45:53
Too bad the A64-OlinuXino have 5V DC power supply in contrast to the 8..24VDC of the A20-OLinuXino-MICRO.
Sep 20, 2022 @ 12:10:41
Good news! I have a doubt, what´s the difference between Product Variant: GD32-E407 and STM32-E407 on DEVELOPMENT BOARD FOR STM32F407ZGT6 CORTEX-M4 MICROCONTROLLER WITH ETHERNET, USB HOST, USB-OTG
Sep 21, 2022 @ 21:39:49
You probably meant to reply to the article about the GD32 boards here: https://olimex.wordpress.com/2022/07/15/gigadevices-gd32-boards-replacements-for-the-popular-stm32-are-now-in-stock/
The difference between all pairs of boards is that the producer of the microcontroller (MCU) for the boards with prefix GD32- is a company named GigaDevices, while the original STM32- boards have an MCU from STMicroelectronics.
GigaDevices claims to produce chips that are (mostly) pin-to-pin compatible with their STM counterparts i.e. they should be functionally equivalent = do the same job, have the same specs, be a drop-in replacement.
Olimex says (in the article linked above) that all their tests so far confirm this (with the exception of the missing two-wire JTAG SWD interface).
There can of course be other unknown edge cases e.g. with obscure/undocumented parts of the chip, you can search the Internet in case others have also shared their experiences with GD MCU chips.
Oct 10, 2022 @ 09:21:41
Is there any plan to release a version of that board or an add-on board/shield with CAN-bus-support and UEXT-interface like for the A20 and STM32MP1-boards in the future?
Nov 21, 2022 @ 23:20:24
I have just seen your video on youtube, how was your project regarding the PCB por linux laptop? Have you tried a mobile run by linux? I do not see any email on your site, so I guess this is the way to communicate.
Nov 26, 2022 @ 00:46:56
Hey, Mario, here are the results of the laptop project:
https://www.olimex.com/Products/DIY-Laptop/
There are some e-mail addresses in the About page, as well as the footer (“Support”) on their websitr, if that’s what you prefer:
https://www.olimex.com/About/
There is also a forum with topics formulated around specific thechnologies, projects and products:
https://www.olimex.com/forum/