HCL:Orange Pi Zero

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Soc: Allwinner H2+

Vendor page: http://www.orangepi.org/orangepizero

Community page: http://linux-sunxi.org/Orange_Pi_Zero

Specifications

CPU
  • H2 Quad-core Cortex-A7
  • H.265/HEVC 1080P.
GPU
  • Mali400MP2 GPU @600MHz
  • Supports OpenGL ES 2.0
Memory 256MB/512MB DDR3 SDRAM
Onboard Storage
  • TF card (Max. 32GB)
  • 2MB Spi Flash (missing on early version of the board)
Onboard Network 10/100M Ethernet RJ45 (passive POE possible with some soldering)
Onboard WIFI XR819, IEEE 802.11 b/g/n
Audio Input MIC(via 13 pins external board )
Video Outputs AV OUT(via 13 pins external board)
Power Source USB OTG
USB 2.0 Ports
  • One USB 2.0 HOST
  • One USB 2.0 OTG
Low-level peripherals
  • 26 Pins Header
  • 13 Pins Header, with 2x USB, IR pin, AUDIO(MIC, AV)
LED
  • Power led
  • Status led
Size 48 mm × 46 mm
Weight 26 g

u-boot

u-boot upstream config orangepi_zero_defconfig

u-boot distribution package u-boot-orangepizero

When new there is no software the board enters FEL when powered on.

To install u-boot to flash use sunxi-tools (current git snapshot needed - 1.4.2 is too old)

Check that board is in FEL mode

# sunxi-fel list
USB device 003:113   Allwinner H3      02c00142:14e04620:78a2c620:04260653

Upload u-boot to RAM

# sunxi-fel uboot u-boot/u-boot-sunxi-with-spl.bin

Upload u-boot to flash

# sunxi-fel -v -p spiflash-write 0 u-boot/u-boot-sunxi-with-spl.bin 
100% [================================================]   502 kB,   65.7 kB/s

System Installation

Write the EFI image to SD card or boot from network


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Tumbleweed
JeOS image E20 image XFCE image LXQT image GNOME image KDE image X11 image

If the direct links above do not work for you, please check the general download directory for the images.


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Leap-15.3
JeOS image E20 image XFCE image LXQT image GNOME image KDE image X11 image

If the direct links above do not work for you, please check the general download directory for the images.


xzcat openSUSE-Tumbleweed-ARM-JeOS-efi.armv7l-2020.09.29-Snapshot20200928.raw.xz | dd of=/dev/disk/by-id/usb-Generic_USB_SD_Reader_12345678901234567890-0\:0 bs=1M status=progress