Odroid
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The Odroid is a handheld game console
created by Hardkernel Co., Ltd., an open-source hardware company located in the Republic of Korea
.
It uses a Cortex-A8 processor
, operating at a clock speed
of 833 Mhz
, allowing the device to have many functions on a platform factored mostly to the processor's flexible architecture. It can easily handle web browsing, high-definition video and gaming.
It also uses the Android operating system
, and is aimed at Android developers who need a device on which to develop applications without the contract and data plan sold with many Android devices on the market as of 2009.
Cortex-A8 central processor
Memory: Hynix DDR2 128MB x 4ea, 512MB of system memory that enables smoother multitasking
MicroSD card slot: 2Gbyte T-flash (removable) memory card for system area of boot loader, kernel and Android
SDHC card slot: 8Gbyte T-flash (removable) memory card for user data
Mini HDMI: standard type-C HDTV
IO(TTA20): USB, battery charging and serial port for system monitoring
WiFi/BT Combo module: Marvell 8686 & CSR BC4-ROM
Accelerometer sensor: digital 3-axis acceleration sensor from Bosch Sensortec
PMIC: contains 3 step-down DC/DCs and 9 LODs
Audio CODEC: WM8991 is a highly integrated low power hi-fi CODEC from Wolfson
Handheld game console
A handheld game console is a lightweight, portable electronic device with a built-in screen, game controls and speakers. Handheld game consoles are run on machines of small size allowing people to carry them and play them at any time or place...
created by Hardkernel Co., Ltd., an open-source hardware company located in the Republic of Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
.
It uses a Cortex-A8 processor
Microprocessor
A microprocessor incorporates the functions of a computer's central processing unit on a single integrated circuit, or at most a few integrated circuits. It is a multipurpose, programmable device that accepts digital data as input, processes it according to instructions stored in its memory, and...
, operating at a clock speed
Clock rate
The clock rate typically refers to the frequency that a CPU is running at.For example, a crystal oscillator frequency reference typically is synonymous with a fixed sinusoidal waveform, a clock rate is that frequency reference translated by electronic circuitry into a corresponding square wave...
of 833 Mhz
Hertz
The hertz is the SI unit of frequency defined as the number of cycles per second of a periodic phenomenon. One of its most common uses is the description of the sine wave, particularly those used in radio and audio applications....
, allowing the device to have many functions on a platform factored mostly to the processor's flexible architecture. It can easily handle web browsing, high-definition video and gaming.
It also uses the Android operating system
Operating system
An operating system is a set of programs that manage computer hardware resources and provide common services for application software. The operating system is the most important type of system software in a computer system...
, and is aimed at Android developers who need a device on which to develop applications without the contract and data plan sold with many Android devices on the market as of 2009.
Hardware
CPU: Samsung S5PC100 833MHz, ARMARM architecture
ARM is a 32-bit reduced instruction set computer instruction set architecture developed by ARM Holdings. It was named the Advanced RISC Machine, and before that, the Acorn RISC Machine. The ARM architecture is the most widely used 32-bit ISA in numbers produced...
Cortex-A8 central processor
Memory: Hynix DDR2 128MB x 4ea, 512MB of system memory that enables smoother multitasking
MicroSD card slot: 2Gbyte T-flash (removable) memory card for system area of boot loader, kernel and Android
SDHC card slot: 8Gbyte T-flash (removable) memory card for user data
Mini HDMI: standard type-C HDTV
IO(TTA20): USB, battery charging and serial port for system monitoring
WiFi/BT Combo module: Marvell 8686 & CSR BC4-ROM
Accelerometer sensor: digital 3-axis acceleration sensor from Bosch Sensortec
PMIC: contains 3 step-down DC/DCs and 9 LODs
Audio CODEC: WM8991 is a highly integrated low power hi-fi CODEC from Wolfson