ODROID

ODROID-C2

ODROID-C2 board
Release date	February 2016
Introductory price	US$40
Operating system	Linux: (Ubuntu, Arch Linux), Android – Directboot Linux, Kodi, etc. with dietpi
System-on-chip used	Amlogic S905
CPU	2.0 GHz 64-bit quad-core ARM Cortex-A53
Memory	2 GB LPDDR3 RAM at 912 MHz
Storage	MicroSDHC slot, eMMC module socket
Graphics	Mali-450 MP3
Connectivity	4× USB 2.0, micro-USB OTG, HDMI 2.0, Gigabit Ethernet (8P8C), Infrared, 40× GPIO ports
Power	0.8–2 A (4–10 W)

The ODROID is a series of single-board computers and tablet computers created by Hardkernel Co., Ltd., an open-source hardware company located in South Korea. Even though the name ‘ODROID’ is a portmanteau of ‘open’ + ‘Android’,^[1] the hardware isn't actually open because some parts of the design are retained by the company.^[2] Many ODROID systems are capable of running not only Android, but also regular Linux distributions.

Hardware

Several models of ODROID's have been released by Hardkernel. The first generation was released in 2009, followed by higher specification models. Current boards are priced US$32 for the C1+, US$40 for the C2 and US$74 for the XU4.

C models feature a Amlogic system on a chip (SoC), while XU models feature a Exynos SoC. Both include an ARM central processing unit (CPU) and an on chip graphics processing unit (GPU). CPU speed ranges from 1.5 GHz to 2.0 GHz, a board memory range from 1 GB RAM to 2 GB RAM. Secure Digital SD cards are used to store the operating system and program memory in either the SDHC or MicroSDHC sizes. Most boards have between three and five mixed USB 2.0 or 3.0 slots, HDMI output, and a 3.5 mm jack. Lower level output is provided by a number of general-purpose input/output (GPIO) pins which support common protocols like I²C. Current models have an Gigabit Ethernet (8P8C) port and eMMC module socket.^[3]

Specifications

Name	Image	Year	CPU	GPU	RAM	Storage	USB	Video out	Audio in	Audio out	Network	Peripherals	Power source	PCB size	OS
ODROID		2009	Samsung S5PC100 833 MHz, Cortex-A8		512 MB DDR2	2 GB microSD, 8 GB SDHC	USB, battery charging, serial port for system monitoring	standard type-C HDTV			Marvell 8686 & CSR BC4-ROM	3-axis acceleration sensor			Android v1.5
ODROID-U2		2012[4]	1.7 GHz Exynos 4412	Mali-400 MP4 quad-core 440 MHz	2 GB DDR2	microSD card slot, eMMC module socket	2 × USB A Host, 1 × ADB/Mass storage (micro USB)	Micro HDMI connector		3.5 mm jack and HDMI	10/100 Ethernet (8P8C)		5 volt @ 2 A	48 × 52 mm	Android, Ubuntu, Arch Linux[5]
ODROID-X2		2012				SD card slot, eMMC module socket	6 × USB A Host, 1 × ADB/Mass storage (Micro USB)	Micro HDMI connector, RGB 24-bit LCD interface port	Mic			expansion ports for GPIO, UART, I²C, SPI bus, ADC and LCD		90 × 94 mm	Android, Ubuntu
ODROID-U3		2014	1.7 GHz Exynos 4412 Prime	Mali-400 MP4 quad-core 533 MHz	2 GB LPDDR2 PoP (Package on Package)	microSD card slot, eMMC module socket	3 × USB 2.0 A Host 1 x USB 2.0 ADB/Mass Storage (Micro USB)	Micro HDMI connector		3.5 mm jack and HDMI	10/100 Ethernet (8P8C)	expansion ports for GPIO, UART, I²C, SPI bus, PWM ADC and LCD	5 volt @ 2 A	83 × 48 mm	Android, Ubuntu, Arch Linux [6]
ODROID-XU		2013	Exynos 5410 Octa big.LITTLE ARM Cortex-A15 @ 1.6 GHz quad-core and ARM Cortex-A7 @ 1.2 GHz quad-core CPUs	PowerVR SGX544MP3 (OpenGL ES 2.0, OpenGL ES 1.1, and OpenCL 1.1 EP)	2 GB LPDDR3 PoP (Package on Package)	microSD card slot, eMMC 4.5 module socket	4 × USB 2.0 A Host 1 x USB 3.0 Host, 1 x USB 3.0 OTG	Micro HDMI connector 1.4a output Type-D, MIPI DSI and touchscreen I²C ports		3.5 mm jack and HDMI	10/100 Ethernet (8P8C)	expansion ports for GPIO, UART, I²C, SPI bus, PWM ADC and LCD	5 volt @ 4 A	94 × 70 × 18 mm	Android, Ubuntu
ODROID-XU3/XU3-Lite		2014	Exynos 5422 Octa big.LITTLE ARM Cortex-A15 @ 2.0 GHz (Lite @ 1.8 GHz) quad-core and Cortex-A7 quad-core CPUs	Mali-T628 MP6 (OpenGL ES 3.0/2.0/1.1 and OpenCL 1.1 Full profile)	2 GB LPDDR3 RAM at 933 MHz (14.9 GB/s memory bandwidth) PoP stacked	microSD card slot, eMMC5.0 HS400 Flash Storage	4 × USB 2.0 A Host 1 x USB 3.0 Host, 1 x USB 3.0 OTG	Micro HDMI connector 1.4a output Type-D, Integrated power consumption monitoring tool		3.5 mm jack and HDMI	10/100 Ethernet (8P8C)	expansion ports for GPIO, UART, I²C, SPI bus, PWM ADC and LCD	5 volt @ 4 A	94 × 70 × 18 mm	Android, Ubuntu
ODROID-W[7] (discontinued) (W for Wearable computer)		2014	Broadcom BCM2835 ARM11 @ 700 MHz	Broadcom VideoCore IV	512 MB DDR2 SDRAM	microSD card slot, eMMC module socket	1 x USB 2.0 Host	Micro HDMI connector 1.4a output Type-D				expansion ports for GPIO, MIPI input for camera, PWM ADC and real-time clock	5 V input from Micro-USB socket	60 x 36 mm
ODROID-C1[8]		2014	Amlogic S805, 4× Cortex-A5 @ 1.5 GHz	Mali-450 MP2	1 GB DDR3 SDRAM	microSD card slot, eMMC module socket	4× USB 2.0 Host, 1× USB 2.0 OTG	Micro HDMI connector Type-D	—	—	10/100/1000 Ethernet (8P8C)	expansion ports for console UART, IR receiver, GPIO, I²C, SPI, ADC	5 V DC input	85 × 56 mm	Linux, Android
ODROID-C1+[9]		2015						standard HDMI connector Type-A					5 V input from Micro-USB socket
ODROID-XU4[10]		2015	Exynos 5422 Octa big.LITTLE ARM Cortex-A15 @ 2.0 GHz quad-core and Cortex-A7 quad-core CPUs	Mali-T628 MP6 (OpenGL ES 3.0/2.0/1.1 and OpenCL 1.1 Full profile)	2 GB LPDDR3 RAM at 933 MHz (14.9 GB/s memory bandwidth) PoP stacked	microSD card slot, eMMC5.0 HS400 Flash Storage	1 × USB 2.0 A Host 2 x USB 3.0 Host	HDMI connector 1.4a output Type-A		HDMI	10/100/1000 Ethernet (8P8C)	expansion ports for GPIO, UART, I²C, I²S, SPI bus, PWM ADC	5 volt @ 4 A	83 x 59 x 18 mm	Linux (Ubuntu, Kali Linux[11]), Android
ODROID-C2[12]		2016	Amlogic S905, Cortex-A53 (ARMv8 64bit) quad-core	Mali-450 MP3 (3 Pixel +2 Vertex Shader) triple-core	2 GB DDR3 SDRAM at 912 MHz	microSD card slot, eMMC module socket	4× USB 2.0 Host	Type-A HDMI 2.0 4K/60 Hz	—	HDMI	10/100/1000 Ethernet (8P8C)	expansion ports for console UART, IR receiver, 40× GPIO, I²C, ADC	5 V2A DC input	85 × 56 mm	Linux: (Ubuntu[13]Arch Linux[14]), Android[15]—Directboot Linux, Kodi, etc. with dietpi[16]
Name	Image	Year	CPU	GPU	RAM	Storage	USB	Video out	Audio in	Audio out	Network	Peripherals	Power source	PCB size	OS

Software

Operating systems

• Android: Odroid C1/C1+/C0,^[17] C2,^[18] XU3/XU4^[19]
• Desktop-style linux-based operating systems:
  • Debian
    • Ubuntu: Odroid C1/C1+/C0,^[20] C2,^[13] XU3/XU4^[21]
    • Kali Linux (formerly Backtrack): C1,^[22] C2, XU3/XU4^[11]
  • Arch Linux ARM: Odroid C1,^[23] C2,^[14] XU3,^[24] XU4
  • Fedora
  • Void Linux: Odroid U2/U3^[25]
• Media center operating systems:
  • Kodi (formerly XBMC)
  • Libreelec^[26] : Odroid C2
• Audio operating systems:
  • Volumio:^[27] Odroid C1/C2
  • Runeaudio:^[28] Odroid C1
• Retrogaming operating systems:
  • Retropie:^[29] Odroid C1/C1+^[30]
  • Happi game center:^[31] Odroid C1
  • Lakka:^[32] Odroid C1/XU3/XU4
• Not Linux-based operating systems:
  • NetBSD: Odroid C1/C1+^[33]
  • Genode OS Framework (with the base-hw kernel): Odroid XU^[34]

References

1. "ODROID-X-Q: Project Info, History of ODROID". Retrieved 2014-05-08. The ODROID means Open + Android.
2. "ODROID-U2/U schematics.". Retrieved 2014-05-08. [Note] 3. We don't supply/sell any PCB design file or Gerber file. Please don't ask about it.
3. http://www.mikronauts.com/hardkernel/hardkernel-odroid-xu4-review/
4. http://com.odroid.com/sigong/blog/blog_list.php?bid=&tag=&page=6&page=7
5. http://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv7/samsung/odroid-u2
6. http://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv7/samsung/odroid-u3
7. http://www.hardkernel.com/main/products/prdt_info.php?g_code=G140610189490
8. http://www.hardkernel.com/main/products/prdt_info.php?g_code=G141578608433
9. http://www.hardkernel.com/main/products/prdt_info.php?g_code=G141578608433
10. http://www.hardkernel.com/main/products/prdt_info.php?g_code=G143452239825
11. "Kali Linux for Odroid XU3/XU4". docs.kali.org. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
12. http://odroid.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=en:c2_hardware
13. "Ubuntu for Odroid C2". odroid.com. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
14. "Arch Linux Arm for Odroid C2". archlinuxarm.org. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
15. "Android for Odroid C2". odroid.com. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
16. https://github.com/Fourdee/DietPi
17. "Android for Odroid C1/C1+/C0". odroid.com. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
18. "Android for Odroid C2". odroid.com. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
19. "Android for Odroid XU3/XU4". odroid.com. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
20. "Ubuntu for Odroid C1/C1+/C0". odroid.com. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
21. "Ubuntu for Odroid XU3/XU4". odroid.com. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
22. "Kali Linux for Odroid C1". docs.kali.org. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
23. "Arch Linux Arm for Odroid C1". archlinuxarm.org. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
24. "Arch Linux Arm for Odroid XU3". archlinuxarm.org. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
25. "Enter the void - Downloads". www.voidlinux.eu. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
26. "LibreELEC – Media center OS". libreelec.tv. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
27. "Volumio - Audio OS". Volumio. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
28. "RuneAudio - Audio OS". RuneAudio. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
29. "RetroPie - Retrogaming OS". RetroPie. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
30. "Rétropie for Odroid C1/C1+". GitHub. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
31. "Happi game center - Retrogaming OS". happi-game-center.com. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
32. "Lakka - Retrogaming OS". www.lakka.tv. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
33. "NetBSD/evbarm". wiki.netbsd.org. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
34. "How to use Genode directly on hardware". genode.org. Retrieved 2016-10-28.

External links

• Official website
• ODROID Wiki
• ODROID Magazine