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This microcomputer can not boast of high performance. Still, it has a compact size, ultra-low power consumption, and can perform those tasks, for which implementation Arduino or ESP8266 platform will not be enough. The power of the microcomputer of Raspberry Pi 3 level or its more expensive and productive brothers will be excessive.

The origins of the Orange Pi line of microcomputers go back to 2014 when Chinese company Lemaker released its clone of the increasingly popular Raspberry Pi, the Banana Pi M1 single-board computer.

Shortly after that, there was a split among the developers. One part continued to produce specialized and no longer positioned for the home user “development boards” under the Lemaker brand. SinoVoip continued to develop a line of Banana Pi microcomputers, the total number of models in which has already exceeded a dozen. Finally, Shenzhen Xunlong Software, managed by Steven Zhao, created the Orange Pi line, focusing on low prices.

The tactic proved to be a winner – today, Orange Pi is one of the most famous brands among single-boarders, and the number of sales of the Orange Pi Zero model alone in the Shenzhen Xunlong Software store has exceeded 8000 copies since its release in November 2016.

26-pin expansion board: GPIO (General Purpose Input/Output Interface), Power (+5V, +3.3V and GND), some pins can be used as UART, I2C, SPI or PWM 13 pins, 2 x USB, IR, AUDIO(MIC, AV)

Orange Pi Zero has two GPIO combs, one for 13 pins and one for 26 pins. The 13-pin comb is used to connect the Interface Board – an expansion board with additional USB ports, analog AV output, microphone, and IR port. The 26-pin comb is available for user peripherals, and its pinout is shown in the illustration above.

The package does not differ from that of the Raspberry Pi 3. The electronic components are sealed in anti-static bags and packed in separate cardboard boxes with branding. The plastic case is shipped unpackaged in a simple polyethylene bag.

Orange Pi Zero has one USB 2.0 port and a 100 megabit Ethernet interface with PoE (Power over Ethernet) technology, which allows you to power the device directly through the Ethernet cable. This technology is most often used in video surveillance and requires a PoE-enabled network switch.

The largest chip is the Allwinner H2+ SoC, and next to it is a 256MB or 512MB RAM module, depending on the Orange Pi Zero version. And the small square chip is the Allwinner XR819 chip, a cheap and compact Wi-Fi module. Usually, Wi-Fi modules are combined with Bluetooth modules, but the XR819 does not support Bluetooth. You have to keep it in mind and if you are going to use Bluetooth-connected peripherals, make sure you buy a USB adapter beforehand.

The GPIO interface is represented by two combs: a 13 pin one for the expansion card connection and a 26 pin one for everything else. The 26 pin comb is not unsoldered by default: the person who wants to use the GPIO periphery is supposed to solder the connectors himself and decide whether they will be directed upwards or beveled corner ones.

Since there is no HDMI interface (as far as I understand, it is not supported by the Allwinner H2+ chip), the only way to connect Orange Pi Zero to the screen is to buy an adapter cable from AV plug to analog “tunnels”. Or connect a small TFT display to the GPIO.

Nothing is interesting on the backside of the expansion board, just another sticker with a barcode. The numbers on it indicate that the expansion card was produced before the Orange Pi Zero itself. In general, it makes sense – not every buyer of microcomputers gets additional accessories.

Orange Pi Zero is rather undemanding to the power supply – the microcomputer consumes about 300 mA, which means that its working power supply of 1 A will be enough. Of course, you should take into account the consumption of connected peripherals – if you connect several hard drives, then 1A is not enough for everything.

As for the heating and cooling, in this case, everything is not clear. Allwinner H2+ is noticeably warm. The chips made by Allwinner Technology, in general, do not belong to the number of colds. But there is a software bug in the Armbian operating system (more about it later), which causes incorrect display of SoC temperature on Orange Pi Zero revision 1.4 – and this is the latest revision at the moment, and it is on sale. This bug, by the way, is honestly reported on the distribution download page.

At zero CPU load, Armbian shows a temperature around 140°F. It is logical to suppose that if you load the processor, then at such starting conditions, the temperature will instantly fly beyond 176°F, and hard trolling will start. But this does not happen. The temperature rises, but only slightly, no trolling starts, no smoke comes out of the chip :).

Until this bug is fixed programmatically in Armbian, it is impossible to track the SoC’s real temperature. It is not superfluous to install radiators – here, the copper ones which I used for cooling Raspberry Pi 3 will do.

Before using the microcomputer, let’s assemble it in one piece. The correct way to start is to glue the heatsinks to the SoC and memory module, but I didn’t think to buy them beforehand, so I assembled without them.

After that, we put the Orange Pi Zero board with GPIO pins on the Interface board socket. By the way, there is no access to the 26 pin GPIO interface of the Orange Pi Zero board from the case as well as there is no place for the complete Wi-Fi antenna. Therefore the antenna must be disconnected before assembling the board, and if you plan to work with GPIO – you should not assemble the microcomputer in the case at all.

And a couple of words about how to take the whole construction back apart. The Orange Pi Zero board sits pretty tightly on the Interface board socket, and you can’t get it out with bare hands. You need to put some thin and hard object under the board and use it as a lever.

Orange Pi developers offer you to download several Linux distributions, of which there are even variants like OpenWrt and Zeroshell for routers and other network equipment.

On the page with the distribution, known problems are listed: the lack of drivers for the Mali-400MP2 graphics gas pedal, lack of support for hardware video decoding, bug with the display of wrong CPU temperature, poor support for built-in Wi-Fi module, and the work of analog video output “at your own risk”.

So, if you are not confused by the well-known problems of the Armbian distribution kit for Orange Pi Zero – don’t hesitate to download and install it, especially because there are no better alternatives at the moment.

The memory card with the recorded system has to be installed into Orange Pi Zero, then connect the microcomputer to the local network with an Ethernet cable and apply power.

After that, you can monitor temperature (incorrectly displayed, but still), CPU load, uptime, and other indicators at http://ip-address-orange-pi:8888, accessible from any device within the local network.

Despite what was said in the notes to the Armbian release about poor support of the Wi-Fi module and the fact that when assembling the microcomputer in its case, I had to disconnect the external antenna, the Wi-Fi connection quality can be assessed as quite satisfactory.

A microcomputer can be turned into a handy network audio player. You can find details of such a project on the Internet by searching for “Logitech Media Server” or “Squeezelite”. I may write a separate post on this topic in the future.

Because of its low price Orange Pi Zero is perfect for a print server implementation based on the CUPS package. In this case, the price of the device is half of what you would pay for an off-the-shelf print server in a store.

By connecting a webcam via USB, you can turn Orange Pi Zero into an IP-camera for video surveillance, and the PoE support adds to the convenience: if you have a PoE-compatible switch, you will need to pull only one Ethernet-cable to the makeshift camera for power and data transmission. The feasibility of building such a device from scratch is questionable because the cost of the factory IP-camera in China is roughly equal to the cost of a set of Orange Pi Zero and a webcam. But if there’s a webcam at home that’s already gathering dust, this is a good opportunity to give it a second life.

You can make the device a smart home server by installing the Domoticz / Home Assistant / OpenHAB / MajorDoMo platform on Orange Pi Zero. There will be a separate post about it in the future.

These are the simplest and most obvious options. It is possible to think up more highly specialized ways of using it – for example, I’ve seen on the web someone had put together a system based on Orange Pi Zero to control the automatics of aquariums.

Orange Pi Zero isn’t a high-end performance contender and can hardly be used for resource-intensive multimedia tasks, but it is very handy for building inexpensive and utilitarian devices aimed at one particular function – like the above-mentioned print-server, hiking NAS, or smart home system control head-device.

The low cost makes it a good option for beginners, although in my personal opinion, the Raspberry Pi 3 is still the best option because of the more mature community and the improved operating system.

– orange pi zero all have 2 SPI bus: one in the main GPIO port, and one for the flash on the back side. If you don’t have the plus model, you can unsolder the FLASH and use the port. FLASH is port 1, so, GPIO is port 1. This is very important when you follow tutorials written for other opis

– before you start following a tutorial, you need to understand which kernel you are using. If the turial is written after jan 2017, and mentions adding an overlay in armbianEnv.txt, then it’s for kernel 4; if the tuto is before feb 2018, and does not mention altering armbianEnv.txt for SPI compatibility, author is using kernel 3. This is critical.

When you hear the word computer, you get to visualize a PC or laptop in your mind. Some may even remember the building size computers of the 1960’s before the emergence of modern computers. Only a few would get an image of single board computers, even if there was one placed in front of them. A single board computer or board contains a memory, I/O (input/output), clock, and a processor. It resembles a motherboard usually found on a PC, but it has all the features of a basic computer within its small packaging. These computer boards can be purchased to meet a number of different needs. If you happen to buy one from Raspberry Pi Philippines, then you should know how to make use of it. To give you an idea, here are the things you can do with your Raspberry Pi board.

With Raspberry Pi (RPi) board, you can make awesome projects such as creating a humanoid robot, robotic arms, and other examples of robots. Also, you can build drones with them which are very popular nowadays. Create your own original robot now with RPi along with your imagination!

Set up a desktop computer with the use of a Raspberry Pi board. Add other peripherals such as a keyboard, a mouse, a screen, and a storage device to turn your computer board into a legit desktop PC. Not to mention, you have to install an operating system compatible with RPi to run programs and apps on your computer.

Launching a web server is possible through a Raspberry Pi board. Such web server can learn various programming languages like CSS, PHP, HTML, and so forth. You can also launch your own website or blog as it could handle WordPress.

Among the Raspberry Pi board’s amazing capabilities is its ability to host a simple yet impressive home and alarm security system. With the help of sensors and cameras, you can monitor and control your house while you’re away traveling or working.

Amazingly, you can build a retro game console with the use of your Raspberry Pi board. With that, you can revisit all your favorite retro games from Gameboy, Sega, Nintendo, and arcade games. If you want to make one, instructions are available on the internet, and what’s even great is that making one doesn’t take you several hours.

Build your own phones and tablets with your Raspberry Pi board. Although not as impressive as company-made ones, a DIY Raspberry phone/tablet will actually work. Making one will only cost you less than 700 RM. So, look for some guides online and parts, along with your Raspberry board, to build your own phone or tablet.

Store and access your files by building your very own cloud server like Dropbox. To make such, you need to have the “ownCloud” software that will operate with the Raspberry Pi board. Once everything is set, you can store your files in your own private cloud server.

A media center lets you play and organize media such as videos, audio, and photos. You can make one using a Raspberry Pi board and a compatible software called “Kodi”. Create one now so you can have a media center application for your TV and other devices.

To protect yourself from data theft and snooping, get a Virtual Private Network (VPN), or you can make one using your Raspberry Pi board. With a VPN, you are confident to extend your private network into public places, such as when you are using a Wi-Fi connection in a coffee shop. Set up your own VPN now so you can stay secure and encrypted.

Having a party? Why not set up a photo booth so people don’t need to bother taking their own pictures. Use your Raspberry Pi board along with a camera module to make a functional photo booth.

With all these amazing applications, you might think single board computers such as RPi have the upper hand in performance over desktop computers, which is not the case. However, with recent developments, they are getting more powerful. Aside from that, they’re getting more affordable even as their capabilities have improved just like with most electronics. So, with all that, have you chosen the one you would like to build with your RPi board? If yes, invest time and effort in order to make a device you’ll surely be proud of.

Orange Pi minicomputers have been withdrawn from sale due to the manufacturer"s failure to provide appropriate certification. We encourage you to familiarize yourself withother devices available in our offer.

Orange Pi Zero Plus2minicomputer with powerfulH5 quad-core ARM Cortex-A53processor. The board has512 MB DDR3 RAM,8 GB eMMC Flash,WiFi, Bluetooth, HDMI port, 1xmicroUSB OTG,26 GPIO,microSDcard slot andCSI cameraconnector. Works withAndroid, Lubuntu, Debian, Raspbian.

Orange Pi works with Ubuntu and Android systems and systems known from Raspberry Pi. The drive can be a microSD card with a capacity of up to 64 GB or built-in eMMC memory.

Orange Pi has basic communication interfaces, which can be found in PC-class office computers. In addition to the previously mentioned audio and video interfaces, the user has at his disposal:

GPIO x 26 pin + 13 pin connector- general purpose outputs/inputs that can be used for LEDs, buttons, motor controllers. Among them there are pins supporting I2C, SPI and UART interfaces.

Here the same, I can only get the display working with: busnum=1, every other parameter or deleting this parameter let the screen white and I get the same error message like above.

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The Orange Pi Zero LTS boasts built-in Wifi and Ethernet along with full sized ports so you don"t need adapters! The Orange Pi Zero features 256 or 512MB of RAM (select above) and is a little PC that can be used like any other computer and can run a full range of ARM GNU/Linux distributions including Raspberry Pi images, Ubuntu, Debian, and also Android 4.4! USB mice and keyboard compatible with wifi connectivity and ethernet. The Orange Pi Zero has a quad core processor (H2 Quad-core Cortex-A7 H.265/HEVC 1080p) uses a microSD card reader to boot off and store to a microSD card and has a Mali400MP2 GPU @600MHz for enhanced graphics! Pinout is the same as the Raspberry Pi"s first 26 pins making it a nice alternative to the Raspberry Pi Zero with full-sized USB ports and ethernet and wifi right on board! No clunky adapters like you"ll have to deal with for the Raspberry Pi Zero.

In summary, the Orange Pi Zero is the budget version of the Orange Pi with built-in Wifi & ethernet, a quadcore chipset (1.2Ghz Quad core Cortex A7 ARM AllWinner H2), 256 or 512MB of RAM (select above), same first 26 I/O pins as the Raspberry Pi, a full sized USB port, a USB OTG port and microSD card storage.