Chapter 1 Hardware and Software Introductions of pcDuino8 Uno
pcDuino8 Uno is a high performance, cost effective single board computer. It runs operation systems such as Ubuntu Linux and Android. pcDuino8 Uno has HDMI interface to output its graphic desktop screen. It could support multi-format 1080p 60fps video decoder and 1080p 30fps H.265/HEVC video encoder with its built-in hardware video processing engine. It targets specially the fast growing demands from the open source community. pcDuino8 Uno provides easy-to-use tool chains and is compatible with the popular Arduino ecosystem such as Arduino Shields.
The following are top and bottom views of pcDuino8 Uno:
pcDuino8 Uno targets two markets primarily, i.e., the Raspberry Pi mini PC market and Arduino market as open-source electronics prototyping platform. With pcDuino, user could do lots of fun stuff including but not limited to the follows:
- Learn or teach programming
- Work with hardware part
- Use Internet browser or Office from Ubuntu
- Learn Ubuntu linux
- Create media center with XBMC
- Play game
- DIY projects
Hardware Specification
| Items | Details |
| CPU | AllWinner H8 8-Core Cortex-A7 @ 2.0GHz |
| GPU | Power VR SG544 @720MHz |
| DRAM | DDR3 1GB |
| Onboard Storage | microSD card slot for up to 32GB |
| Network Interface | Gbps RJ45 |
| OS | Ubuntu 14, Android 4.4 |
| Video Output | HDMI 1.4 with HDCP support |
| Arduino extension interface | Arduino sockets, same as Arduino Uno 14x GPIO, 2xPWM, 1x UART, 1x SPI 1x I2C, 6xADC (extra module needed to provide ADC) |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI 1.4 |
| Audio Output | 1 x 3.5mm analog audio interface |
| IR | 1 x Infrared Receiver (Not populated, user can post-install) |
| Camera | MIPI |
| USB | 1 x USB Host, 1 x USB OTG |
| Power | 5V, 2000mA Micro USB |
| Overall Size | 3 5/8″ x 2 1/8″ |