Project Anakin

Setting Up Your device - What You’ll Need to Get Started

You will need the following to get started with using your PINE A64(+), SOPine/PINE A64-LTS, Pinebook or ROCK64 board:

• Windows / Linux PC or MAC with a SD Card Reader connected to the Internet.
• For PINE A64(+): Power Supply (PSU) and a micro usb cable. Please make sure to use a PSU rated at +5V @2A and a micro USB cable that is at least 26 AWG thick.
• For SOPine/PINE A64-LTS: Power Supply (PSU) with 3.5mm OD/1.5mm ID barrel DC Jack. Please make sure to use a PSU rated at +5V @2A.
• For Pinebook and ROCK64: Power Supply (PSU) with 3.5mm OD/1.5mm ID barrel DC Jack. Please make sure to use a PSU rated at +5V @3A.
• MicroSD card (8GB or higher capacity) rated 'class 10' or better.
• HDMI cable (unless you wish to run headless / without a monitor). On A64 Devices Android and Remix OS support 720p and 1080p, while Linux supports a wider range of resolutions.
• Input device(s) such as: keyboard, mouse, remote, pointer, etc.

A One-Step Solution to Flashing Your MicroSD Card

Please try our PINE64 Installer to easily select the PINE A64(+), SOPINE/PINE A64-LTS, Pinebook or ROCK64 OS of your choice and flash it to your MicroSD Card.

You can also flash an OS image manually; please follow the instructions below.

Software and OS Image Downloads

Project Anakin

Under the 'SOPINE Software and OS Image Download Section' you can find a complete list of currently supported Mainline Linux Operating System images that work with the Akakin project as well as other related software. The list includes OS images and descriptions of:

• Arch Linux mainline XFCE

These images should be used at your own risk and are not fit for normal use

• Arch Linux XFCE
• longsleep BSP Linux
• ayufan Linux

Accessories Step-by-Step Guides

Under 'Guides for PINE A64(+) accessories' you can find instructions and guides concerning:

• Playbox Enclosure
• Bluetooth and WiFi module
• 7" Touch Screen LCD Panel

SoC and Memory Specification

• Based on Allwinner A64/R18
  • R18 and A64 are identical SoC but R18 committed for 10 years supply by vendor.

CPU Architecture

• 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

• ARM Mali400MP2 Dual-core GPU
• Support OpenGL ES 2.0 and OpenVG 1.1 standard

System Memory

• RAM Memory Variants: 2GB LPDDR3.
• Storage Memory: SPI Flash and optional eMMC module from 16GB up to 64GB

Project Anakin, SOPine Module and Baseboard Information, Schematics, and Certifications

• Model "A" Baseoard Dimensions: 133mm x 80mm x 19mm
• Input Power: DC 5V @ 2A, 3.7V Li-Ion battery connector, 3.5OD/1.35ID Barrel DC Jack connector, Euler connector
• PINE A64 Connector Layout @courtesy of norm24
• PINE A64 Connector List
• SOPine Module Pin Assignment ver 1.0
• PINE A64 Pi-2/Eular/Ext Bus/Wifi Bus Connector Pin Assignment (Updated 15/Feb/2016)
  • Good documentation about PINE A64, A64+, and A64-LTS GPIO pins article
• SOPine Module Schematic:
  • SOPine Module Schematic
• SOPine Model "A" Baseboard Schematic and PCB Board Resource:
  • SOPine model "A" Baseboard is an hardware open source project but is not "OSH" compliance.:
  • SOPine Model "A" Baseboard Schematic capture Rev B DSN source file
  • SOPine Model "A" Baseboard Schematic Rev B PDF file
  • SOPine Model "A" Baseboard PCB Job source file
  • SOPine Model "A" Baseboard PCB Gerber file
  • SOPine Model "A" Baseboard PCB Layout PDF file
  • SOPine with model "A" baseboard FCC Certificate
  • SOPine with model "A" baseboard CE Certificate
  • SOPine with model "A" baseboard RoHS Certificate

Datasheets for Components and Peripherals

• Allwinner A64/R18 SoC information:
  • R18 and A64 are identical SoC but R18 committed for 10 years supply by vendor.
  • Allwinner A64 SoC Brief Introduction
  • Allwinner R18 SoC Brief Introduction
  • Allwinner A64/R18 SoC Data Sheet V1.1 (Official Released Version)
  • Allwinner A64/R18 SoC User Manual V1.0 (Official Release Version)
• X-Powers AXP803 PMU (Power Management Unit) information:
  • AXP803 PMIC Datasheet
• LPDDR3 information:
  • Allwinner LPDDR3 Datasheet
  • Foresee LPDDR3 Datasheet
  • Samsung LPDDR3 Datasheet
  • Hynix LPDDR3 Datasheet
• eMMC information:
  • PINE64 eMMC module schematic
  • PINE64 USB adapter for eMMC module V2 schematic
  • PINE64 USB adapter for eMMC module PCB in JPEG
  • SanDisk eMMC Datasheet
  • Hynix eMMC Datasheet
  • Foresee eMMC Datasheet
• SPI NOR Flash information:
  • WinBond 128Mb SPI Flash Datasheet
  • GigaDevice 128Mb SPI Flash Datasheet
• Project Anakin module/component related information:
  • 5MPixel Rear CMOS Camera module information:
    • PINE64 YL-PINE64-4EC 5M Pixel CMOS Image Sensor Module (Description in Chinese)
    • S5K4EC 5MP CMOS Image Sensor SoC Module Datasheet
    • S5K4EC 5MP CMOS Image Sensor SoC Chip Datasheet
    • S5K4EC 5MP CMOS Image Sensor Driver Source Code in C language
  • LCD Touch Screen Panel information:
    • 7.0" 1200x600 TFT-LCD Panel Specification
    • Touch Panel Specification
    • GOODiX GT911 5-Point Capacitive Touch Controller Datasheet
  • Lithium Battery information:
    • 8000mAH Lithium Battery Specification
  • Ethernet PHY information:
    • Realtek RTL8211 10/100/1000M Ethernet Transceiver for PINE A64+ Board
    • Realtek RTL8201 10/100M Ethernet Transceiver for PINE A64 Board
  • Wifi/BT module information:
    • Realtek RTL8723BS WiFi with BT SDIO
  • Enclosure information:
    • Playbox Enclosure 3D file
  • Connector information:
    • 2.0mm PH Type connector specification use in Lithium Battery (VBAT) port and RTC Battery port
    • 0.5mm Pitch cover type FPC connector specification use in DSI port, TP port and CSI port

Other Resources

• Linux Sunxi Wiki page on PINE A64
• Collection of scripts to set up a minimal Xenial 14.04.3 / Debian 8 Jessie root filesystem Contributed By Uli Middelberg
• Linux Image created by Andre Przywara
• PINE A64 with HypriotOS by Dieter and Govinda
• H2testw 1.4 – Gold Standard In Detecting USB Counterfeit Drives
• F3 - an alternative to h2testw
• Benchmarking The Low-Cost PINE 64+ ARM Single Board Computer by Michael Larabel
• PINE64 Linux build scripts, tools and instructions by Longsleep
• PINE64 Linux image by Longsleep
• A series of Youtube video on PINE A64 Developers Board by Michael Larson
• PINE64 Quick Start Guide (with Gotchas)
• Shrinking images on Linux by FrozenCow