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A10S-OLinuXino-MICRO user's manual
connector; those can be explored here:
https://www.olimex.com/Products/Modules/
Some of the above-suggested items can be purchased by Olimex, for instance:
SY0605E –
reliable power supply adapter 50Hz (for EU) 5V/0.5A for A10S-OLinuXino-MICRO
SY0605E-CHINA
– cheaper power supply adapter 50Hz (for EU) 5V/0.5A for A10S-OLinuXino-
MICRO
A10S-Android-SD
– a tested class 10 micro SD card with the latest (by the time of leaving the
Olimex facilities) official Android release
A10S-Debian-SD
– a tested class 10 micro SD card with the latest (by the time of leaving Olimex
facilities) official Debian Linux release
USB-SERIAL-CABLE-F
- USB serial console cable female
USB-MINI-CABLE –
standard USB type A to USB type mini cable
A13-LCD43TS
– low-cost 4.3'' LCD display with touchscreen component - 480 x 272
A13-LCD7
– low-cost 7'' LCD display with optional touchscreen component - 800 x 480
A13-LCD10
– low-cost 10'' LCD display with optional touchscreen component – 1024 x 600
2.3 Powering the board
There are two possible ways of powering A10S-OLinuXino-MICRO-4GB – via external supply
providing 5V DC (!) at the power jack or via the USB_OTG connector. Note that the board
consumes around 300mA of current at 5V when there are no peripherals connected to the USB host,
so make sure the power supply is able to provide at least 500mA before plugging. Depending on
your preferred way of powering you might need additional hardware.
The preferred way of powering board is via the PWR jack with 5V DC with a power of 5W (e.g.
5Vx1A). This will make the board fully powered and able to power all the peripherals connected to
it.
Note that when powering the board from the USB_OTG, the power provided might be insufficient
to also power a bigger LCD connected to the LCD_con. However, this power option is capable of
driving the board when using external display connected to the VGA connector.
Note that there are no means provided to power the A10s board from a battery.
The typical consumption of A10S-OLinuXino-MICRO-4GB is between 200mA and 320mA
depending on the current load. While the board is in stand-by mode it consumes 200-220mA.
If the board has entered power-down state you can bring it back without restart using the
PWR_BUT.
For the European customers we sell two power supply adapters, please check chapter 2.2. We also
sell USB OTG to USB type A cables if you lack such.
The default username/password combination for the default Linux image on the SD card (if
purchased) is: root/olimex.
Note that it is normal that when the board is powered some integrated circuits might appear hotter
than others. This is perfectly normal for some chips – for instance – voltage regulators and the main
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