Pine64

PINE 64
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Documentation
AllWinner A64 Introduction AllWinner A64 Datasheet AllWinner A64 User Manual AXP803 PMIC Realtek 10/100 Ethernet 10/100/1000 Ethernet Realtek RTL8723bs WiFi & Bluetooth Layout & Dimensions Schematics

Ubuntu Linux Image base on Longsleep 20160403-1 image, courtesy of Michael Larson

 * Direct download from google drive

User Login

 * User Name: Ubuntu Password: ubuntu
 * User Name: Ubuntu2 Password: ubuntu2

Caveats

 * Do not use a DVI-HDMI adapter. If you want video output, use a HDMI cable direct to a HDMI monitor or TV.  This may change as development continues.


 * Get a USB power supply that is at least 5V/1.5A. An underpowered supply will not boot the board.

Serial Console
This paragraph describes a successful connection providing a UART Serial Console on a Linux Host. The PINE64 board used is a 2GB version (A64-DB-2B-Rev 6). The connection is provided by a FTDI TTL-232R-RPi 3-wire cable purchased from Digikey:


 * FTDI TTL-232R-RPi

The successful connection is made on the EXP connector:


 * Connect the Black GND wire to Pin 6 or 9 of the EXP connector.
 * Connect the Yellow RX wire to Pin 7 of the EXP connector.
 * Connect the Orange TX wire to Pin 8 of the EXP connector.

Plug the FTDI TTL-232R-RPi USB end into your Linux host. Find the tty that has been assigned to the FTDI TTL-232R-RPi by opening a terminal window and typing $dmesg. The last group of messages will show you how Linux has mapped the FTDI TTL-232R-RPi to the tty. In my case the output appears as:

[308564.376087] usb 3-1.1: new full-speed USB device number 10 using ehci-pci [308564.474534] usb 3-1.1: New USB device found, idVendor=0403, idProduct=6001 [308564.474541] usb 3-1.1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 [308564.474545] usb 3-1.1: Product: TTL232R-3V3 [308564.474548] usb 3-1.1: Manufacturer: FTDI [308564.474551] usb 3-1.1: SerialNumber: FT99JN2P [308564.476846] ftdi_sio 3-1.1:1.0: FTDI USB Serial Device converter detected [308564.476906] usb 3-1.1: Detected FT232RL [308564.477263] usb 3-1.1: FTDI USB Serial Device converter now attached to ttyUSB0

The final line of the output indicates the FTDI USB Serial Device has been assigned to ttyUSB0. Now open a screen session with:

$sudo screeen /dev/ttyUSB0 115200

Boot the PINE64 and you should see output in the terminal window on your Linux host.