Allwinner A1X
The Allwinner A1X is a family of single-core SoC devices designed by Allwinner Technology from Zhuhai, China. Currently the family consists of the A10, A13, A10s and A12. The SoCs incorporate the ARM Cortex-A8 as their main processor and the Mali 400 as the GPU.
The Allwinner A1X is known for its ability to boot Linux distributions such as Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, and other ARM architecture-capable distributions from an SD card, in addition to the Android OS usually installed on the flash memory of the device.
A1x Features
Video acceleration- HD video decoding
- Supports popular video codecs, including VP8, AVS, H.264 MVC, VC-1, and MPEG-1/2/4
- HD Video Encoding
- Multi-channel HD displays
- Built-in HDMI
- YPbPr, CVBS, VGA
- LCD interfaces: CPU, RGB, LVDS up to full 1080p HDTV
- DDR2/DDR3 SDRAM, 32-bit
- SLC/MLC/TLC/DDR NAND
- USB 2.0
- CSI, TS
- 10/100 Ethernet controller
- CAN bus
- Built-in SATA 2.0 Interface
- I²S, SPDIF and AC97 audio interfaces
- PS2, SPI, TWI and UART
Implementations
Many manufacturers have adopted the Allwinner A1X for use in devices running the Android operating system and the Linux operating System. The Allwinner A1X is used in tablet computers, set-top boxes, PC-on-a-stick, mini-PCs, and single-board computers.- PengPod, Linux-based 7 and 10-inch tablets.
- Gooseberry, a board based on the A10 SoC similar to the Raspberry Pi.
- Cubieboard, a board based the A10 SoC.
- Tinkerforge RED Brick, a board based on the A10s SoC
- CHIP (computer), a $9 SoC computer based on the A13