CuBox
 i.MX6-based CuBox (2014) | |
| Common manufacturers | Marvell or Freescale Semiconductor |
|---|---|
| Design firm | SolidRun |
| Introduced |
CuBox 11 December 2011[1] |
| Cost | €99EURO (~US$135) |
| Type | Single-board computer |
| Processor | Marvell Armada 510 ARMv7 or i.MX6 |
| Frequency | From 800 MHz and upwards |
| Memory | From 1 GB and upwards |
| Coprocessor |
VFPv3 (VFP/FPU) WMMX / WMMX2 SIMD vMeta Video Decoder Vivante GC600 GPU Two XOR/DMA Engines and PDMA TrustZone CESA PMU (Power Management Unit) |
| Ports |
HDMI 1.3 with CEC S/PDIF (optical output) 1000baseT Ethernet 2 x USB 2.0 host ports 1 x eSATA (3 Gbit/sec) IrDA (InfraRed) receiver MicroUSB (console only) MicroSD slot (comes with 2 GB MicroSD SDXC, upgradable to 64 GB) |
| Power consumption | 3 W @ 5 V/2 A DC |
| Weight | ~91 g |
| Dimensions | 55 × 55 × 42 mm |
CuBox and CuBox-i are series of small and fanless nettop-class computers manufactured by the Israeli company SolidRun Ltd. They are all cube-shaped and sized at approximately 2 × 2 × 2 inches and weigh 91 grams (0.2 lb, or 3.2 oz).[2] CuBox was first announced in December 2011 and began shipping in January 2012, initially being marketed as a cheap open source developer platform for embedded systems.[1][3][4][5][6][7][8]
The first-generation CuBox was according to SolidRun the first commercially available desktop computer based on the Marvell Armada 500-series SoC (System-on-Chip), and was at the time said to be the world's smallest desktop computer.[9]
In November 2013, SolidRun released the Cubox-i1, i2, i2eX, and i4Pro, containing i.MX6 processors.[10][11]
Overview
CuBox is a low-power ARM architecture CPU based computer, using the Marvell Armada 510 (88AP510) SoC with an ARM v6/v7-compliant superscalar processor core, Vivante GC600 OpenGL 3.0 and OpenGL ES 2.0 capable 2D/3D graphics processing unit, Marvell vMeta HD Video Decoder hardware engine, and TrustZone security extensions, Cryptographic Engines and Security Accelerator (CESA) co-processor.[5][12]
Despite being about 2-inch-square in size, the platform can stream and decode 1080p content, use desktop class interfaces such as KDE or GNOME under Linux, while requiring less than 3 watt and less than 1 watt in standby.[13]
SolidRun currently officially only supports Linux kernel 2.6.x or later, and Android 2.2.x and later, and it comes with Ubuntu Desktop 10.04 and Android 2.2 dual-boot pre-installed.[1]
Newer Models
In November 2013, SolidRun released a family of CuBox-i computers named CuBox-i1, i2, i2eX, and i4Pro, containing a range of different i.MX6 processors by Freescale Semiconductor.[10][11]
They have also released a series of caseless i.MX6 models called the Hummingboard.[14]
CuBoxTV
Announced in December 2014, CuBoxTV is a mid-range and simplified version of the CuBox-i computer. It is designed to exclusivley operate KODI (formerly known as XBMC) on an OpenELEC operating system.[15]
CuBoxTV weighs approximately 9.9oz (281 grams), and is around 2X2 Inches wide and 1.8 inches high, shaped like a cube with rounded sides. It features an i.MX6 Quad core processor at a 1GHz speed, 1GB of RAM memory, 8GB base storage memory and a GC2000 OpenGL quad shader GPU. It houses a couple of USB 2.0 ports, a HDMI port, microSD port and a Ethernet port.[16]
Similar products
- BeagleBoard (and BeagleBone), Cotton Candy, MiniEMBWiFi, PandaBoard, Raspberry Pi, Trim-Slice, Utilite
See also
References
- 1 2 3 http://www.solid-run.com/news/1-cubox-developer-platform-announcement CuBox Developer Platform Announcement
- ↑ http://www.cnx-software.com/2013/09/05/solidrun-announces-cubox-i-platform-with-freescale-i-mx6-for-as-low-as-45/ SolidRun Announces Cubox-i Platform with Freescale i.MX6 for as low as $45
- ↑ http://www.geek.com/articles/chips/cubox-is-a-sexy-ice-cube-sized-arm-computer-20111221/ CuBox is a sexy, ice cube-sized ARM computer
- ↑ http://www.crazyengineers.com/cubox-ice-cube-sized-arm-computer-1465/ CuBox – Ice Cube Sized ARM Computer
- 1 2 http://archive.is/20130128015854/http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/SolidRun-CuBox/ Android-ready ARM mini-HTPC costs $130, uses just three Watts
- ↑ http://www.cnx-software.com/2011/12/14/solid-run-cubox-open-source-platform-for-android-tv-media-center-and-nas-development/ Solid-Run CuBox: Open Source Platform for Android TV, Media Center and NAS Development
- ↑ http://coburndomain.org/index.php/2011/12/move-raspberry-pi-cubox-enters-fray-1gb-ddr3-ram-dualcore-cpu-hdmi-gbit-lan-cubed-box/ Move over Raspberry Pi: CuBox enters the fray with 1GB DDR3 RAM, dualcore CPU, HDMI, GBit LAN… all inside a cubed box
- ↑ http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/12/meet-cubox-a-tiny-arm-powered-media-centre-capable-of-running-ubuntu/ Meet CuBox – A Tiny ARM Powered Media Centre Capable of Running Ubuntu
- ↑ http://www.myxnews.com/2011/12/solid-run-cubox-worlds-smallest-htpc.html Solid-Run CuBox: World's Smallest HTPC (video)
- 1 2 "CuBox-i Series Release". Retrieved 2014-07-11.
- 1 2 "CuBox-i Hardware". Retrieved 2014-07-11.
- ↑ http://archive.is/20130128162436/http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Marvell-Armada-100-500-600-and-1000/ Marvell expands range of ARM SoCs
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twEoMYEJls4 XBMC on SolidRun Platform named CuBox
- ↑ "Hummingboard Release". Retrieved 2014-07-11.
- ↑ Lehrbaum, Rick (20 December 2014). "Hands-on review: CuBoxTV running OpenELEC+Kodi and Android". LinuxGizmos.com. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ↑ "CuBoxTV Tech Specs". CuBoxTV.com. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
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