ODROID | Hardkernel

The ODROID-C1+ is esteemed to be the most powerful low-cost single board computer available, as well as being an extremely versatile device. Featuring a quad-core Amlogic processor, advanced Mali GPU, and Gigabit Ethernet, it can function as a home theater set-top box, a general purpose computer for web browsing, gaming and socializing, a compact tool for college or office work, a prototyping device for hardware tinkering, a controller for home automation, a workstation for software development, and much more.

Some of the modern operating systems that run on the ODROID-C1+ are Ubuntu, Android, Fedora, ARCHLinux, Debian, and OpenELEC, with thousands of free open-source software packages available. The ODROID-C1+ is an ARM device -- the most widely used architecture for mobile devices and embedded 32-bit computing. The ARM processor’s small size, reduced complexity and low power consumption makes it very suitable for miniaturized devices such as wearables and embedded controllers.

* Amlogic ARM® Cortex®-A5(ARMv7) 1.5Ghz quad core CPUs
* Mali™-450 MP2 GPU (OpenGL ES 2.0/1.1 enabled for Linux and Android)
* 1Gbyte DDR3 SDRAM
* Gigabit Ethernet
* 40pin GPIOs + 7pin I2S
* eMMC4.5 HS200 Flash Storage slot / UHS-1 SDR50 MicroSD Card slot
* USB 2.0 Host x 4, USB OTG x 1 (power + data capable)
* Infrared(IR) Receiver
* Ubuntu or Android OS

The C1+ is the latest revision of the original C1.
It replaced the original C1 in July 2015. Compared to the C1 it has :

- Standard Type-A HDMI connector
- An included heat sink on board
- An I2S bus to support HiFi audio add-on boards
- CEC function that doesn't require the RTC backup battery
- A power path from USB OTG port as well as DC barrel connector
- Improved SD-card compatibility

Because of the above changes, the original cases and heat sinks are not compatible.


$35.00	42,000원(부가세 별도)
Worldwide shipping	한국 배송(Korean only)

OS Image files and BSP source code are available in our WiKi : https://wiki.odroid.com/odroid-c1/odroid-c1

Full User Manual : http://magazine.odroid.com/category/manuals/

* An additional MicroSD card or an eMMC module is required to install the OS. We recommend the eMMC module as it has much higher performance than standard MicroSD cards.

* Remove the Jumper on J8, if you don't use the USB OTG port as a power input.
It will reduce the power consumption and heat significantly.

OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES(Click the image to the product page)


5V/2A Power Supply	HDMI Cable (TypeA-A)	eMMC Module C1 Linux Black	eMMC Module C1 Android Black	Micro SD UHS-1 C1 Linux	Micro SD UHS-1 C1 Android	USB-DC Plug Cable 2.5mm	Micro USB Cable	ODROID-C1+ Cases

I2S 2Watt Stereo Boom Bonnet Kit	HiFi Shield 2	HiFi Shield Plus	USB Audio Adapter	Bluetooth Module2	WiFi Module 5	WiFi Module 3	WiFi Module 4	WiFi Module 0

LED Matrix Shield	USB-CAM 720P	USB GPS Module	IR Remote Controller	RTC Backup Battery	Universal Motion Joypad	USB-UART Module Kit	SmartPower 2	VuShell for VU7

ODROID-VU5 : 5inch 800x480 HDMI display with Multi-touch	ODROID-VU8C : 8inch Touch Display Shell Kit	16x2 LCD + IO Shield	ODROID-Show2	C1 3.2inch TFT+Touchscreen Shield	3.5inch Touchscreen Shield	3.5inch LCD Shield Cases	VU7 Plus: 7inch 1024x600 display with Multi touch	ODROID-VU7 (7inch 800x480 Multi touch display)

C1 Tinkering Kit	USB IO Board	Weather Board 2	myAHRS+	Xprotolab Plain	UPS3	USB3.0 to SATA Bridge Board	DC Plug and Cable 2.5mm	USB2.0 OTG Cable

Ethernet Cable CAT6

INTRODUCTION

Hardware Specification

OpenGL ES and XBMC on Ubuntu

OpenGL ES2.0 with myAHRS+ on Ubuntu

C Tinkering Kit

16x2 LCD+IO Shield

Make Android Game Station

STORY ABOUT THE ODROID-C1

We had received tons of requests for the following model of ODROID-W. So, we started survey for components for ODROID-W2. Finding out the right CPU was the key of this project. Our original target was similar cost and similar performance as ODROID-W. But we realised that we cannot make ODROID-W2 once we reached to Amlogic S805 quad core processor. The performance of Amlogic S805 1.5Ghz quad core processor is outperforming Broadcom BCM2835.
We launched the ODROID-C1 in December 2014 and RPi2 was released in February 2015.
The ODROID-C1 was superseded by the ODROID-C1+ in August 2015.

Here is the comparisons to give you better understanding of ODROID-C1.

ODROID-C1+ vs Raspberry Pi2

Both are Linux-friendly, $35 ARM® single-board computers for various applications and purposes.

Hardware Comparison

The ODROID-C1+ has many advantages over the Raspberry Pi. The processor is an S805 1.5GHz Quad-core from Amlogic with 1GByte DDR3 RAM, Gigabit Ethernet and IR-receiver. The size of this computer is still only 85 x 56 mm with a weight of 40g, and offers silent operation, 2~3W average power usage, and instant portability, since it fits in a shirt pocket.

One powerful feature of the ODROID-C1+ is the row of GPIO (general purpose input/output) pins along the edge of the device. These pins are a physical interface between the board and the outside world. The 40pin interface header includes SPI, I2C, UART, ADC and GPIO function.

An SD 3.01 standard compatible UHS-1 Micro-SD card, as well as the faster eMMC module, can be ordered with the ODROID-C1+, and arrives with the popular Ubuntu operating system already installed. Insert the SD card into the slot, connect a monitor, a keyboard, a mouse, Ethernet and power cable, and that’s all you need to do to use the ODROID-C1+! Browse the web, play games, run office programs, edit photos, develop software, and watch videos right away.

The RTC, IR receiver and ADC features on the ODROID-C1+ offer many options for building great DIY projects

	ODROID-C1+	RPi 2 Model B
CPU	Amlogic S805 SoC 4 x ARM® Cortex®-A5 1.5GHz ARMv7 Architecture @28nm	Broadcom BCM2836 4 x ARM® Cortex®-A7 900Mhz ARMv7 Architecture @40nm
GPU	2 x ARM® Mali™-450MP 600MHz	1 x VideoCore IV 250MHz
RAM	1GB 32bit DDR3 792MHz	1GB 32bit LP-DDR2 400MHz
Flash Storage	Micro-SD UHS-1@100Mhz/SDR50 or eMMC storage option	Micro-SD @50Mhz/SDR25, No eMMC storage option
USB2.0 Host	4 Ports	4 Ports
USB2.0 Device / OTG	1 Port for Linux USB Gadget driver	No
Ethernet/LAN	10/100/1000 Mbit/s	10/100 Mbit/s
Video Output	HDMI	HDMI / Composite RCA
Audio Output	HDMI	HDMI / 3.5mm Jack
Camera Input	USB 720p	MIPI CSI 1080p
Real Time Clock	YES (On-board RTC)	No(unless using an add-on module)
IR Receiver	YES (On-board IR Sensor)	No(unless using an add-on module)
IO Expansion	40pin port (GPIO/UART/SPI/I2C/ADC) 7pin port (I2S) : ODROID-C1+ only	40pin port (GPIO/UART/SPI/I2C/I2S)
ADC	10bit SAR 2 channels	No(unless using an add-on board)
Size	85 x 56mm (3.35” x 2.2”)	85 x 56mm (3.35” x 2.2”)
Weight	40g (1.41 oz)	42g (1.48 oz)
Price	$35	$35

Computing performance comparison

We ran a simple, popular benchmark called UnixBench, NBench and mbw100 to compare the performance of the popular boards. Tests were done using several manufacturer-provided images based on a clean install, and the “apt-get update && apt-get upgrade” commands were first run to ensure that both boards was up-to-date.

Unixbench:

Dhrystone-2

Unixbench:

Double-Precision Whetstone (x3)

Nbench 2.2.3:

Integer (x40)

Nbench 2.2.3:

Floating-Point (x100)

mbw 100:

Memory Bandwidth (MiB/s)

Benchmarks (Index Score)	Raspberry Pi 3	ODROID-C1+	ODROID-C2	ODROID-XU4
Unixbench: Dhrystone-2	865.4	1571.6	2768.2	5941.4
Unixbench: Double-Precision Whetstone (x3)	1113	1887.3	3076.8	6186.3
Nbench 2.2.3: Integer (x40)	619.92	1173.6	1808.92	2430.52
Nbench 2.2.3: Floating-Point (x100)	781.8	1245.3	2300.3	3787.3
mbw100: Memory Bandwidth (MiB/s)	542.912	616.339	1472.856	2591.461

Storage I/O comparison

To obtain the results in the storage I/O comparison graph, type the following lines at a command prompt. The first command tests the write speed, and the second command tests the read speed:

$ dd if=/dev/zero of=test.tmp oflag=direct bs=500K count=1024

$ dd if=test.tmp of=/dev/null iflag=direct bs=500K count=1024

Media access performance	RPi2 Model B	ODROID-C1+
eMMC Read (MB/s)	NA	62.2
eMMC Write (MB/s)	NA	25.1
MicroSD UHS-1 Read (MB/s)	19.2	32.5
MicroSD UHS-1 Write (MB/s)	13.1	14.2

If you use the eMMC storage, you can get about two to three times faster storage I/O read performance. However, an affordable microSD UHS-1 card can still achieve reasonably fast speeds thanks to the advanced SD 3.01 host controller in the S805 processor. The MicroSD card read performance on C1+ is still about 1.7 times faster then RPi if you use the UHS-1 memory card.

Ethernet IO comparison

To replicate the results in the Ethernet comparison graph, type the following lines at a command prompt:
Server agent on the C1+ and Client agent on the host PC
ruppi@ruppi-desktop:~$ iperf -s 192.168.2.10 -P 10
[SUM] 0.0-10.1 sec 1.10 GBytes 928 Mbits/sec

Server agent on the host PC and Client agent on the C1+
odroid@odroid:~# iperf -c 192.168.2.2 -P 10
[SUM] 0.0-10.0 sec 467 MBytes 392 Mbits/sec

Server agent on the RPi and Client agent on the host PC
ruppi@ruppi-desktop:~$ iperf -c 192.168.2.11 -P 10
[SUM] 0.0-10.3 sec 121 MBytes 98.6 Mbits/sec

Server agent on the host PC and Client agent on the RPi
pi@raspberrypi:~$ iperf -s 192.168.2.2 -P 10
[SUM] 0.0-10.3 sec 81.6 MBytes 66.6 Mbits/sec

Thanks to the Gigabit Ethernet available on the ODROID-C1+, the network performance of C1+ is an impressive six to nine times faster than Raspberry Pi.

As one can see from the testing results, the quad-core 1.5GHz ODROID-C1 can easily outperform the Raspberry Pi 2 board. Many test results show about 140% more performance from the ODROID-C1+ platform. Even though both platforms are Linux-friendly computing devices, the performance to cost ratio is much higher with the ODROID-C1+. If you are considering a tiny computer for general purpose computing, software development, or as a project platform, the ODROID-C1+ will give you a lot more satisfaction and fun with incredible performance for a very low price.

SPECIFICATIONS

Processor	Amlogic S805 SoC ARM® Cortex®-A5 (ARMv7) 1.5GHz Quad Core ARMv7 architecture @28nm wafer
Memory	1Gbyte DDR3 RAM 792Mhz
3D Accelerator	ARM® Mali™-450 MP2 OpenGL ES 2.0 / 1.1
Flash Storage	eMMC Module Socket : eMMC module (option) MicroSD Card Slot : 8 or 16GB MicroSD UHS-1 (option)
USB2.0 Host	High speed standard A type connector x 4 ports
USB2.0 Device/OTG	High speed micro USB connector x 1 port
Ethernet/LAN	10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet with RJ-45 Jack (Auto-MDIX support)
Video Output	HDMI
Audio Output	HDMI
Camera Input	USB 720p(option)
Real Time Clock	On-board RTC function with a backup battery connector
IO Expansion	40pin port (GPIO/UART/SPI/I2C/ADC) 7pin port (I2S)
WiFi	USB IEEE 802.11b/g/n 1T1R WLAN with Antenna (USB module) (option)
Power	5V 2A Power (option)
System Software	Ubuntu 14.04 + OpenGL ES on Kernel 3.10 LTS or latest Android 4.4.x on Kernel 3.10 LTS or latest Full source code is accessible via our Github.
PCB Size	85 x 56 x 18 mm approx. (Weight : 40 gram w/o heat sink, 56 gram with heat sink) PCB Thickness : 1.0mm