Pinebook

2023-06-25T23:44:06Z

Sdgathman: /* FAQ / Tips and tricks */

[[File:PinebookMain.jpg|400px|thumb|right|The Pinebook]]

The '''Pinebook''' is an 11.6″ or 11.6″ with 1080P IPS panel or 14″ notebook powered by the same quad-core ARM Cortex A53 64-Bit Processor used in our popular PINE A64 Single Board Computer. It is very lightweight, hackable and comes equipped with a full-sized keyboard and large multi-touch trackpad. It runs numerous mainline Linux distributions as well as *BSD and Android.

== Software releases ==

Under [[Pinebook Software Releases]] you will find a complete list of currently supported Operating System images that work with the Pinebook as well as other related software.

== Variants ==

The following variants exist of the Pinebook:

* Pinebook 11.6″
* Pinebook 11.6″ 1080p
* Pinebook 14″

More information can be found on the [https://linux-sunxi.org/Pine_Pinebook sunxi wiki].

== Pinebook Service Step-by-Step Guides ==
These are instruction guides for the disassembly:

{{Info|The installation process is the reverse order of removal guide}}

11.6″ Pinebook:
* [http://files.pine64.org/doc/pinebook/guide/Pinebook_11.6-Battery_Removal_Guide.pdf Lithium Battery Pack Removal Guide]
* [http://files.pine64.org/doc/pinebook/guide/Pinebook_11.6-Screen_Removal_Guide.pdf LCD Panel Screen Removal Guide]
* [http://files.pine64.org/doc/pinebook/guide/Pinebook_11.6-eMMC_Removal_Guide.pdf eMMC Module Removal Guide]

14″ Pinebook:
* [http://files.pine64.org/doc/pinebook/guide/Pinebook_14-Battery_Removal_Guide.pdf Lithium Battery Pack Removal Guide]
* [http://files.pine64.org/doc/pinebook/guide/Pinebook_14-Screen_Removal_Guide.pdf LCD Panel Screen Removal Guide]
* [http://files.pine64.org/doc/pinebook/guide/Pinebook_14-eMMC_Removal_Guide.pdf eMMC Module Removal Removal Guide]

== Pinebook Information ==
* Dimensions: 299mm x 200mm x 12mm (WxDxH - 11″ Pinebook); 329mm x 220mm x 12mm (WxDxH - 14″ Pinebook)
* Weight: 1.04Kg (11″ Pinebook); 1.26Kg (14″ Pinebook)#
* Input Power: DC 5V @ 3A

== SoC and Memory Specification ==
* Based on Allwinner A64
[[File:Allwinner_A64.jpg|right]]

CPU Architecture:
* [https://www.arm.com/products/processors/cortex-a/cortex-a53-processor.php Quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 Processor@1152Mhz]
* A power-efficient ARM v8 architecture
* 64 and 32bit execution states for scalable high performance
* Support NEON Advanced SIMD (Single Instruction Multiple Data) instruction for acceleration of media and signal processing function
* Support Large Physical Address Extensions(LPAE)
* VFPv4 Floating Point Unit
* 32KB L1 Instruction cache and 32KB L1 Data cache
* 512KB L2 cache

GPU Architecture:
* [https://www.arm.com/products/multimedia/mali-gpu/ultra-low-power/mali-400.php ARM Mali400MP2 Dual-core GPU]
* Support OpenGL ES 2.0 and OpenVG 1.1 standard
* [https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/lima/web/wikis/home Open source driver]

System Memory:
* System RAM Memory: 2GB
* Storage Memory: 16GB eMMC module, can be upgrade to 32GB or 64GB eMMC module

Battery:
* Lithium Polymer Battery (10,000mAH)

Video:
* Mini Digital Video Port (Type A - mini)

Audio:
* 3.5mm stereo earphone/microphone plug

Network:
* WiFi 802.11 b/g/n with Bluetooth 4.0
* 10/100Mbps USB Ethernet Dongle (Optional)

Storage:
* microSD - bootable, support SDHC and SDXC, storage up to 256GB
* USB - 2 USB2.0 Host port

Expansion Ports:
* mini Digital Video port
* microSD card port - support SD, SDHC, SDXC uo to 256GB
* 2x USB 2.0 port
* earphone plug with UART console mux circuit

== Pinebook Schematics and Certifications ==

Mainboard schematics:
* [https://files.pine64.org/doc/pinebook/pinebook_mainboard_schematic_3.0.pdf Pinebook Mainboard schematics]

Daughter Board schematics:
* [https://files.pine64.org/doc/pinebook/pinebook_smallboard_schematic_1.0.pdf Pinebook Daughter board schematics]

Serial Console Earphone Jack pinout:
* [https://files.pine64.org/doc/pinebook/guide/Pinebook_Earphone_Serial_Console_Developer_Guide.pdf Pinebook Serial Console Earphone Jack pinout]

Certifications:
* [https://files.pine64.org/doc/cert/Pinebook%20FCC%20certification%20VOC20170928.pdf Pinebook FCC Certificate]
* [https://files.pine64.org/doc/cert/Pinebook%20FCC%20ID-Spread%20Spectrum%20Transmitter.pdf Pinebook FCC ID-Spread Spectrum Transmitter Certificate]
* [https://files.pine64.org/doc/cert/Pinebook%20FCC%20ID-Digital%20Transmission%20System.pdf Pinebook FCC ID-Digital Transmission System Certificate]
* [https://files.pine64.org/doc/cert/Pinebook%20CE%20certification%20Micom20171207.pdf Pinebook CE Certificate]
* [https://files.pine64.org/doc/cert/Pinebook%20ROHS%20certification%20VOC20170918.pdf Pinebook RoHS Certificate]

== Datasheets for Components and Peripherals ==

Allwinner A64 SoC:
* [https://files.pine64.org/doc/datasheet/pine64/A64%20brief%20v1.0%2020150323.pdf Allwinner A64 SoC Brief Introduction]
* [https://files.pine64.org/doc/datasheet/pine64/A64_Datasheet_V1.1.pdf Allwinner A64 SoC Data Sheet V1.1 (Official Released Version)]
* [https://files.pine64.org/doc/datasheet/pine64/Allwinner_A64_User_Manual_V1.0.pdf Allwinner A64 SoC User Manual V1.0 (Official Release Version)]

X-Powers AXP803 PMU (Power Management Unit):
* [https://files.pine64.org/doc/datasheet/pine64/AXP803_Datasheet_V1.0.pdf AXP803 PMIC Datasheet]

LPDDR3:
* [https://files.pine64.org/doc/datasheet/pine64/AWL3A1632_mobile_lpddr3_1600Mbps.pdf Allwinner LPDDR3 Datasheet]
* [https://files.pine64.org/doc/datasheet/pine64/FORESEE%20178ball%2012x11.5%20LPDDR3%2016G%20Spec%20V1.0-1228.pdf Foresee LPDDR3 Datasheet]
* [https://files.pine64.org/doc/datasheet/pine64/K4E6E304EE-EGCE.pdf Samsung LPDDR3 Datasheet]
* [https://files.pine64.org/doc/datasheet/pine64/LPDDR3%20178ball%208Gb_H9CCNNN8JTALAR_Rev1.0.pdf Hynix LPDDR3 Datasheet]

eMMC:
* [https://files.pine64.org/doc/rock64/PINE64_eMMC_Module_20170719.pdf PINE64 eMMC module schematic]
* [https://files.pine64.org/doc/rock64/usb%20emmc%20module%20adapter%20v2.pdf PINE64 USB adapter for eMMC module V2 schematic]
* [https://files.pine64.org/doc/rock64/USB%20adapter%20for%20eMMC%20module%20PCB.tar PINE64 USB adapter for eMMC module PCB in JPEG]
* [https://files.pine64.org/doc/datasheet/pine64/E-00517%20FORESEE_eMMC_NCEMAM8B-16G%20SPEC.pdf 16GB Foresee eMMC Datasheet]
* [https://files.pine64.org/doc/datasheet/pine64/SDINADF4-16-128GB-H%20data%20sheet%20v1.13.pdf 32GB/64GB/128GB SanDisk eMMC Datasheet]

SPI NOR flash:
* [https://files.pine64.org/doc/datasheet/pine64/w25q128jv%20spi%20revc%2011162016.pdf WinBond 128Mb SPI Flash Datasheet]
* [https://files.pine64.org/doc/datasheet/pine64/GD25Q128C-Rev2.5.pdf GigaDevice 128Mb SPI Flash Datasheet]

WiFi/BT module:
* [https://files.pine64.org/doc/datasheet/pine64/RTL8723BS.pdf Realtek RTL8723BS WiFi with BT SDIO]

LCD Panel:
* [https://files.pine64.org/doc/datasheet/pinebook/11.6inches-1080P-IPS-LCD-Panel-spec-WJFH116008A.pdf 1920x1080 1080P 11.6″ IPS LCD Panel datasheet]
* [https://files.pine64.org/doc/datasheet/pinebook/11.6inches-TFT-LCD%20Approval%20Specification%20N116BGE-E42%20Ver%203.0.pdf 1366x768 11.6″ TFT LCD Panel datasheet]
* [https://files.pine64.org/doc/datasheet/pinebook/14inches-HB140WX1-501(%20EDP1.2)%20Preliminary%20Product%20specification.pdf 1366x768 14″ TFT LCD Panel datasheet]

Touchpad:
* [https://files.pine64.org/doc/datasheet/pinebook/11-Toucpad-HK-9058%20specification.pdf Touchpad Specification for 11.6″ model]
* [https://files.pine64.org/doc/datasheet/pinebook/14-Touchpad-HK-9562%20specification.pdf Touchpad Specification for 14″ model]

Camera sensor:
* [https://files.pine64.org/doc/datasheet/pinebook/ZC-RZ3762-3703%C2%A0S1.0-Camera-Module%20spec.pdf VGA Camera module specification]
* [https://files.pine64.org/doc/datasheet/pinebook/VGA-CMOS-Sensor--BF3703%20Datasheet.pdf VGA Camera Sensor Data Sheet]

Lithium battery:
* [https://files.pine64.org/doc/datasheet/pinebook/PL5267103P-3.7V-10000mAh-1S2P58-9-W101-7P正向-11.6.pdf 10000mAH Lithium Battery Specification for 11.6″ model]
* [https://files.pine64.org/doc/datasheet/pinebook/40110175P%203.8V%2010000mAh规格书-14.pdf 10000mAH Lithium Battery Specification for 14″ model]

== Other Resources ==
* [https://linux-sunxi.org/Pine_Pinebook Linux Sunxi Wiki page on Pinebook]
* [https://github.com/ayufan-pine64/linux-build/releases Pinebook Linux Github by ayufan]
* [https://github.com/ayufan-pine64/android-7.1/releases Pinebook Android Github by ayufan]
* [https://www.armbian.com/pinebook-a64 Armbian's Pinebook Page]

== FAQ / Tips and tricks ==
'''Prolong battery life'''

How to reduce the max voltage the battery is charged to?

$ cd /sys/class/power_supply/axp20x-battery

Notice that voltage_max_design is writable by root, values are in microvolts.
The factory value is 4200000 or 4.2V on my device. This charges to 100% capacity.

$ cat voltage_max_design
4200000

Check the factory value on your device, and record it if different. It depends on the battery installed.
You can reduce to 4.1V as superuser:

$ sudo echo 4100000 >voltage_max_design

If you are fully charged and on AC, the battery will start discharging
until it reaches 4.1V. This will be about 98% capacity on my device. This prolongs the battery life when you don't
need the extra few minutes of offline power. The driver will not let
you set the max voltage less than 4.1V as of kernel-6.3.8

The setting seems to be retained across reboots.

'''Key left of Z ( \ | )'''

How to map the key next to Z to the symbols on \ and | (rather than <>) ?

Choose the alternative international US keyboard layout and variant. The name will depend on your desktop environment:

* English (US, alt. intl.)
* English (US, international AltGr Unicode combining, alternative)
* English (US, alternative international)

'''Note:''' keyboard variants with similar names as the ones above change the upper left key for ` and ~. You have to press that key twice to get the desired char. This happens with the alt-intl variant. Choose the altgr-intl variant (or however it is called in your desktop environment) and it should work as expected.

To set the keyboard layout and variant in the terminal for X-Windows use:

setxkbmap -layout us -variant altgr-intl

The Archlinux Wiki has some good help if you need to tweak your layout further [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xorg/Keyboard_configuration#Setting_keyboard_layout]

'''Key between Fn and Alt (Menu)'''

How to map the key between Fn and Alt to SUPER / META ?

The initial setup in many desktop environments maps the key between Fn and Alt to MENU. Although the menu key can be useful as well (e.g. spell correction in the browser) many desktop environments and window manager use the Super key for many other useful functions. And users are probably more used to have the META key near Ctrl and Alt.

In X-windows the following command maps the key between Fn and Alt to META and the Caps-Lock key to MENU.

setxkbmap -option caps:menu,altwin:alt_super_win

'''Set display brightness in the terminal'''

To set the display brightness in the terminal use xbacklight (if available in your distro):

xbacklight -setXX

XX is the percentage (%) of brightness. E.g. for 70% brightness

xbacklight -set70

If you use LXQt you can also use:
pkexec lxqt-backlight_backend --inc
pkexec lxqt-backlight_backend --dec

For an alternative solution please see the scripts discussed in this thread: [https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=5062]

'''Get battery % in CLI'''

As ACPI is not compatible with ARM, to gather the % battery this can be used:

cat /sys/class/power_supply/battery/capacity

'''Firefox font size'''

How to get a useful font size with firefox ?

To have every web page displayed in a larger more readable font size type about:config in the search bar and confirm on the first page that you want to make changes. Then search for this parameter:

layout.css.devPixelsPerPx

and modify the value (right click) to something between 1.2 to 1.5 depending on your preferences.

In addition to that you can set in Preferences -> General -> Fonts & Color -> Advanced Minimum font size to 16

'''Disable wireless power management'''

If having issues with wifi connectivity, try to disable power management in the 8723cs module options, adding rtw_power_mgnt=0 in /etc/modprobe.d/8723cs.conf

options 8723cs rtw_initmac=00:ba:ch:16:85:46 rtw_power_mgnt=0

'''Touchpad acceleration and scroll direction.'''

To set touchpad parameters from the cli you can use the command ''xinput''.
To use it correctly you first need to determine the device id / name for your touchpad. Use
xinput list
to do so.
You are looking for a line like this:
HAILUCK CO.,LTD USB KEYBOARD Mouse id=7 [slave pointer (2)]

With the device id = 7 found you can list the parameters that can be set with ''xinput''.
xinput list-props 7

The result looks similar to this:
device 'HAILUCK CO.,LTD USB KEYBOARD Mouse':
...
libinput Natural Scrolling Enabled (256): 0
...
libinput Accel Speed (265): 0.000000
...

To change the parameter use ''xinput set-prop''

To set reverse scrolling for the touchpad use this command
xinput set-prop 7 'libinput Natural Scrolling Enabled' 1

To set mouse speed
xinput set-prop 7 'libinput Accel Speed' 0.95
Check different numbers for 0.95 to meet your needs.

For more details on xinput and mouse speed also see the Archlinux Wiki [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Mouse_acceleration#Using_xinput]

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