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ODROID Magazine – October Issue Available Now!

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This month, we show off the new ODROID-XU3, walk through setting up your Xbox 360 controllers with RetroArch, compare the performance of the PPSSPP PlayStation Portable emulator between Linux and Android, get started with building a custom Android application, find out how to use I2C with an Arduino to connect with an ODROID-U3, and much more!

6 Inter-Integrated Circuit Communication (I2C): Establishing a Connection between U3 and Arduino
9 Android Development: Creating a Custom Android Application
14 8-Bit Computing Bonanza: Have Fun Playing Your Favorite MSX Games
15 Linux Gaming: PSP Emulation Comparison Between Linux and Android
20 OS Spotlight: Quiet Giant – A Lightweight LAMP, Samba and Minecraft Server
22 ODROID-XU3: The Fastest Computer Made by Hardkernel So Far!
24 RetroArch: Configuring Xbox 360 Controllers with RetroArch v1.0.0.2+
25 Smartpower: Use and Protocol Analysis
32 All About Debian: An Epic Infographic
33 Tune Your Linux Desktop to Monitor Performance and Weather: Using Conky and Harmattan 3
7 Hardkernel at ARM TechCon 2014: Showing Off the XU3
38 Meet an ODROIDian: Bruno Doiche, Art Editor of ODROID Magazine

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ODROID @ ARM TechCon 2014

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Please visit our booth and talk together.

Expo Hours : The ARM TechCon Expo floor is open on Wednesday, October 1, from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm, and on Thursday, october 2, from 10:30 am to 5:30pm.
Location : Santa Clara Convention Center
Booth number : #216
Conference discount code : IfINUc69

You can see and feel this demo on our booth !

2 x 1080p monitors are connected to XU3 via HDMI and DisplayPort cables. Yes, we call it “dual-head”.
A few OpenGL ES 3.0 and OpenCL demos run in parallel on Ubuntu X11 desktop.
It also shows a running Android OS on a Cortex-A15 core by KVM. Nice virtualization example!

See you soon!!

 

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june.jpg SEPTEMBER ISSUE– Playing Sega Games in HD 1080p: A Blast from the Past
– Linux Gaming: Playing Native Games on the ODROID – Part 1
– Building an All-In-One DIY Laptop: Take Your U3 Anywhere
– Bash Basics: Shebangs and Shebangs
– Installing Freedomotic: A Building Automation Framework
– Installing WICD: A Network Connection Manager
– 3Dponics: An Open Source ODROID-Powered Gardening System
– Wall-E: Building Your Own Robot At Home – Part 1
– Weather Forecast on the Desktop: What Chance Is There to Catch Fish Next Weekend?
– Digging (Into) the ODROID-SHOW: Part 2 – Making Connections
– Headless 10-Node ODROID-U3 Cluster: The Ultimate Affordable Home Supercomputer
– Android Development: Inside the Android APK
– Meet an ODROIDian: Tobias Schaaf, Linux Ninja and ODROID Enthusiast
june.jpg AUGUST ISSUE– Android Development: Using the Linux Kernel – A Guide to the Android-Specific Drivers
– Mount Your Internal SD Card When Booting from eMMC in Linux
– Introducing the ODROID-W: A Miniature Raspberry Pi-Compatible Wearable Computer
– Search with Google BBS: What if Google Were Invented in the 1980’s?
– Fixing Android Overscan: A Simple App to Change the Desktop Resolution
– All About Hardkernel’s eMMC Modules: The ODROID Advantage
– Linux Kernel Compilation: Get Full Control of Your Operating System Like a Linux Jedi
– Youtube Player Alternative: Use Tampermonkey to Watch Videos
– Interesting Linux Commands Part 1: Cute Programs For Your Next Coffee Break
– ODROID-U3 vs. ODROID-U3+: The Next Generation in the ODROID-U Series
– Install a Home Web Server: Using Lighttpd and Nginx to Publish Your Websites
– Interesting Linux Commands Part 2: Cute Programs for Your Next Coffee Break
– ODROID-VU Affordable 9” USB HDMI Touch Screen: A Portable Multitouch Screen for Android, Linux and Windows
– PepperFlash Chrome Plugin for Lubuntu 14.04: An Easy Way to Watch Adobe Flash on Your ODROID Linux System
– Android Gaming: Mupen64Plus – Turn Your ODROID Into a Nintendo 64 Retro Gaming Console
– IO Shield Demystified: How to Create an Intermediary Between the Hardware and the Human
– Digging (Into) the ODROID-SHOW: Unlock the Arduino Hardware’s Full Potential
– OS Spotlight: Pocket Rocket and Couch Potato – Android 4.x Prebuilt Images for the Ultimate Set-Top Box, Now Available in KitKat
– Meet an ODROIDian: Bo Lechnowsky, Expert Maker and Inspirational Inventor
june.jpg JULY ISSUE  – High Performance Computing at Home: Cluster User and File Management
– Bash Bang! Because Command Line Never Gets Out of Fashion
– Find What You Need With Grep: The Quick Way to Look for Content
– Using Xbox 360 Controllers with Android: Configure Them With Retroarch and Play Thousands of Games
– Convert an OS Image to Run on an ODROID-XU: Upgrade Your Linux Software to Match Your Shiny New Hardware
– Control Your Bandwidth: Know Your Interface I/O Status
– Security: Control Your User Access
– OS Spotlight: GameStation Turbo, An Inside View of the Popular Gaming and Media Center Image
– Fractal Generators For Linux
– Portable Solar Computing: Power Your ODROID Using Free Energy From the Sun
– Building Native Android Applications with Red: Part 2 – Compiling an Android App
– Easy ODROID-X/X2 Dual Boot Switch: Boot From Android or Linux with a Flick of a Button
– Liquid Cooled ODROID-XU
– Remote Desktop for ODROID-U3: Using VNC & XRDP Protocols
– ODROID Powered Off-Road Unmanned Ground Vehicle! Part 2: Interfacing with Motors and Sensors
– Change Your Heartbeat: Controlling the Alive LED on the U3
– ODROID Weather Board: Intelligent Weather Monitoring on Your ODROID
– Meet an ODROIDian: Denis Odintsov (@Oversun), Black Belt Programmer and XBMC Expert
june.jpg JUNE ISSUE  – Programming Your ODROID-SHOW: Using the Rebol Programming Language to Improve the Hardware Interface
– Recompiling Mali Drivers: Updating to the Latest Release (R4P0-00Rel1)
– Got Wiimote? Make Yourself An Awesome Gyroscopic Mouse
– Package Your Compiled Software for Installation: Compiling Doom – Part 2
– Describing the Mathematical Function Atan2: A Useful Tool For Programming Applications That Require Real-Time Trigonometry
– Framebuffer Terminal Console For Those Gui-Less Moments
– Installing Mathematical Tools From the Ubuntu Software Center: Create Beautiful 3D Graphs For Your Office and Impress Your Colleagues
– Android Image Files: A Peek Into the Compressed Files That Make Android Portable and Lightweight
– Resizing Android Partitions: Make Full Use Of Your Large SD Card Or eMMC
– Quick Pictorial Guide For Resizing An Android SD or eMMC
– How to Feed Your Cat Over the Internet: A Guide For Attaching Step Motors to the ODROID-U3
– Make a Custom Lego Case For Your U3
– How to Enable Multi-Channel Audio Output with XBMC: Using the USB-S/PDIF Peripheral to Deliver Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
– Travel Back in Time with Telnet: Dust Off That Old 1200 Baud Modem
– OS Spotlight: Dream Machine and Whisper
– Meet An ODROIDian: Ruppi Kim, One of the Founding Members of Hardkernel
may.jpg MAY ISSUE  – Android Booting Process: Understand the Innards of How Your ODROID Boots Up to Android

– Pipe Viewer: Get More Interactive With Your Data Progress Tools
– The Force is Strong with Traceroute
– How to Compile Doom on Your ODROID: Play this Timeless Classic Custom Compiled for Your Machine
– Recompile the Mali Video Drivers: Fixing the “Blank Screen” and “Slow Windows” Issues when Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04
– 2 Systems, 1 ODROID, Pure Fun! How to Make a Dual Boot System with Android and Ubuntu
– Getting Started with Your ODROID: How to Copy an Image File to an SD Card or eMMC
– Get Yourself a Little More Personality on Your Sudo
– Find Your Larger Files on Your Directory
– Split a Huge File
– On the Thermal Behavior of ODROIDs: The Performance Difference Between the XU and U3 in Greater Detail
– Indiegogo Campaign Promises ODROID Compatibility With Stretch Goal
– ODROID-SHOW: A Powerful Mini LCD Screen for the U3
– ODROID-UPS Kit: The Zero-Downtime Solution For the Rest Of Us
– OS Spotlight: Fully Loaded Ubuntu 12.11 With Unity 2D Desktop Environment
– Monitor Your Linux with Nmon
– Build an ODROID-Powered Off-Road Unmanned Ground Vehicle: Part 1 – Overview, Platform Assembly, and Power Distribution
– Meet an ODROIDian: Simone (@Sert00), A Long-Time ODROID Enthusiast and Helpful Computer Expert
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APRIL ISSUE – Build Android on ODROID-U3: From Scratch to Smash, Take Total Control of Your Android System
– Shairport: Turn Your ODROID to an iTunes Airport Audio Station
– Portable Image Backup: Creating a Recovery File for Your Favorite Operating System
– Rename Your Files from Uppercase to Lowercase in One Command Line
– Protected Yourself from Superuser Accidents
– Build Your Own Ubuntu From Scratch: Using Linaro’s RootFS To Compile Linux Like a Pro!
– How to Install the Oracle Java Development Kit (JDK) Version 8: Save Time with Java’s “Code Once, Run Anywhere” Architecture
– Using ODROIDs in High Performance Computing: What a Difference a Kernel Makes
– Android Gaming: Vector, Parkour Packed Action
– How to Setup a Minecraft Server: Creeeepers!
– Download Youtube Videos to Watch Offline
– Create a Papercraft Doll to Go Alongside Your Minecraft Server
– Learn Rebol: Writing More Useful Programs with Amazingly Small and Easy-To-Understand Code
– Be Heard With Ubercaster: A Real-Time Audio Broadcaster Hotspot
– ODROID-U3 I2C Communication: Inter-Integrated Circuits for the Rest Of Us
– Heavy-Duty Portable Linux Tablet with LTE Router
– How I Built a Truck PC with my ODROID: Nevermind the Products on the Market, Get the Most Bang for Your Buck!
– Meet an ODROIDian: Marian Mihailescu One of Our Top Forum Contributors
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MARCH ISSUE– Booting a Linux Distribution from an External USB Drive: The most popular article request from our user forums
– Use Your ODROID as a Playstation 3 Media Server: Chill Out in Style Between Gaming Sessions
– Android Development: Inspecting the Android Source Code Under a Microscope
– Keep Your ODROIDs Up To Date: Don’t Miss the Chance to be Running the Latest and Greatest Kernel Release
– High Performance Computing in the Home: Setting up an HPC Head Node
– Flappy Bird: Installing the Original Game
– How to Know When Your Cat is Napping: A Guide for Attaching Sensors to the ODROID-XU
– Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr: Now Available for the ODROID Platform!
– Learn Rebol: Writing More Useful Programs with Amazingly Small and Easy-To-Understand Programs
– Learn Red: The Next Evolution of Rebol – Part 1
– Web Development with Code Monkey and Quiet Giant: Using ODROIDs to Build a Successful Business
– Reboot Your Ubuntu after Installing CPUFreq
– Resize Your Partition
– Meet an ODROIDian: Rob Roy, Chief Editor of ODROID Magazine
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FEBRUARY ISSUE– Converting a Monitor to a Giant Android Tablet
– Installing Android on an ODROID: The Mad Scientist Chronicles Continue
– High Performance Computing in the Home: Compute Like You Never Did Before
– Fine-Grained Power Control on ODROID Clusters: 24 High Performance Cores for 35 Watts
– USB Gadget Drivers: Make Your ODROID Communicate with Your Oldschool PC
– Linux Gaming on ODROID: The Right System for Your Games
– Estimating Radio Network Interference With Multi-threaded Java
– Vi/Vim Graphical Cheat Sheet
– How to Install Rebol: A Beginner’s Guide
– Programming with Rebol: Reducing Complexity in Development
– I/O Shield Access: Using the C/C++ Language for ODROID-U3
– Using an ODROID-XU as a WiFi Router: Get to 802.11AC With Style
– The Art of Multi-boxing: 1080p Home Media Center Using Pocket Rocket and Whisper
– Meet an ODROIDian: Mauro Ribeiro, the Software Genius Behind ODROID’s Linux Kernels
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JANUARY ISSUE– Getting Started with the ODROID-U3
– Using ODROIDs in High Performance Computing (HPC): ARM Head and Shoulders Above the Competition
– Installing an OS on an ODROID: Chronicles of a Mad Scientist
– Linux Gaming on ODROID: The Next Evolution in Gaming
– Using ODROIDs in Commercial Applications of High Performance Computing (HPC)
– Real-Time Mobile Eye Tracking on the ODROID Development Platform
– Running Linux Programs Under Android: A Guide to Linux Chroot
– IO Ports on ODROID-U3: Get Started with Tinkering
– On the Performance of SD Cards: Know More About Your Storage Options
– Playing Youtube Content on Linux
– ODROID-U3 vs. ODROID-U2: Check the Difference from the Last Year Hardware
– ODROID-U3 vs. Raspberry Pi: Need More Bang for Your Buck? U3 Will Get You There!
– Meet an ODROIDian: A Personal One-On-One With Justin Lee, CEO of Hardkernel
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Android KitKat 4.4 for ODROIDs

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Thanks for the long waiting. We have released Android KitKat 4.4 for ODROIDs.

ODROID-U3/U2 : http://com.odroid.com/sigong/nf_file_board/nfile_board_view.php?keyword=&tag=&bid=214

– Android 4.4.2 KitKat AOSP (Build ID : KOT49H), API Level 19
– Kernel 3.0.51
– Mali400 GPU Driver version r3p1-01rel1 is merged
– Android RenderScript API support (high-performance computation across heterogeneous processors)
– 2D acceleration Driver for the Google Maps compatibility
– WiFi RTL8188CUS & RTL8191SU chipset support
– Ethernet LAN9730 chipset support
– USB GPS support
– USB HID Touchscreen support
– ODROID Utility to set the CPU governor and HDMI resolution
– Mouse “right-click to ESC” and “wheel to zoom” mapping
– USB Webcam(UVC) support

ODROID-XU series : http://com.odroid.com/sigong/nf_file_board/nfile_board_view.php?keyword=&tag=&bid=213

– Android 4.4.2 KitKat AOSP (Build ID : KOT49H), API Level 19
– Kernel 3.4.5
– OpenGL ES 1.1/2.0 (GPU acceleration)
– OpenCL 1.1 EP (GPU acceleration)
– Android RenderScript API support (high-performance computation across heterogeneous processors)
– 2D acceleration bug is fixed. Google Maps is working now.
– Mouse “right-click to ESC” and “wheel to zoom” mapping
– On board Ethernet and external USB 3.0 Gigabit Ethernet support
– RTL8188CUS and RTL8191SU Wireless USB dongle support

ODROID-X/X2 : Please wait one more week. We will update the link next week.

If you have any question, ODROID community is always open. http://forum.odroid.com/

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ODROID at SCaLE12 : Southern California Linux Expo

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We are going to attend the SCaLE 12x.
The performance of the latest ARM Linux on ODROID is close to the desktop PC. Please visit and share your idea with us.
It is free on site registration to the exhibition area.

Date : February 22-23, 2014

Place : Hilton Los Angeles Airport
Booth # : 19
Promo Code : HARD (40% off show registration for the session or tutorial)
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ODROID-U3 First Shipment

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We have dispatched the first lot of ODROID-U3 today, your invoice date from 23rd of December to 3rd of January. Your parcel is here in the picture 😉 You will receive the parcel in 2-7days normally. It depends on your local Fedex service.

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The Gifts for the ODROID Magazine First Issue

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We appreciate the writers/authors/editors for the ODROID Magazine first issue. We have sent the gifts for all the Magazine members today.

The list of items are ;
ODROID-U3
8GB eMMC Module Linux
5V2A Power Supply
USB-UART Module Kit
ODROID-U3 Case
HDMI Cable
U3 IO Shield

We will send the gifts to two or three writers for the February Issue because of our limited budget.

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Mauro came to Korea

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Welcome Mauro to Korea.
He flew from Brazil to Korea. We all went to camping to see the snow that Mauro really wanted to see. We played several sports games on the snow. Mauro is especially good at table tennis. Even the weather was cold, the sports made him take off his jacket.
We all love you Mauro. See you next year in Brazil.

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ODROID has been shipped to 135 countries

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We have been shipped ODROIDs to 135 countries for the last one year. Thank you all ODROID users. Here is the full list of countries; If your country is not in the list, you are the first person having ODROID in your country;)

AFGHANISTAN BOLIVIA ERITREA IRAQ MAURITIUS PHILIPPINES SWITZERLAND
ALBANIA BOSNIA ESTONIA IRELAND MEXICO POLAND TAIWAN
ALGERIA BOTSWANA FINLAND ISRAEL MOLDOVA PORTUGAL TANZANIA
AMERICANSAMOA BRAZIL FRANCE ITALY MONACO PUERTO RICO THAILAND
ANDORRA BRITISHVIRGINIS. FRENCHPOLYNESIA JAPAN MONGOLIA REUNIONISLAND TUNISIA
ANGOLA BULGARIA GEORGIA JORDAN MONTENEGRO ROMANIA TURKEY
ANGUILLA CANADA GERMANY KAZAKHSTAN MONTSERRAT RUSSIA U.A.E.
ARGENTINA CAPEVERDE GHANA KENYA MOROCCO SABA U.S.A
ARUBA CHILE GIBRALTAR KUWAIT NEPAL SAUDIARABIA UGANDA
AUSTRALIA CHINA GREECE KYRGYZSTAN NETHERLANDS SCOTLAND (U.K) UKRAINE
AUSTRIA COLOMBIA GUADELOUPE LATVIA NETHERLANDS ANTILLES SERBIA UNITED KINGDOM
AZERBAIJAN CROATIA GUATEMALA LEBANON NEWCALEDONIA SINGAPORE URUGUAY
BAHAMAS CYPRUS GUINEA LITHUANIA NEWZEALAND SLOVAK REPUBLIC UZBEKISTAN
BAHRAIN CZECHREPUBLIC HONDURAS LUXEMBOURG NIGERIA SLOVENIA VENEZUELA
BARBADOS DENMARK HONGKONG MACAU NORWAY SOUTH AFRICA VIETNAM
BELARUS DOMINICANREPUBLIC HUNGARY MACEDONIA OMAN SOUTH KOREA
BELGIUM ECUADOR ICELAND MALAYSIA PAKISTAN SPAIN
BELIZE EGYPT INDIA MALDIVES PANAMA SRILANKA
BERMUDA ELSALVADOR INDONESIA MALI PARAGUAY ST.LUCIA
BHUTAN ENGLAND (U.K) IRAN MALTA PERU SWEDEN
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Save $30 with ODROID-XU Lite

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Introduction of ODROID-XU Lite @$139

ODROID-XU is Samsung Exynos-5410 Octa-core based single board computer for developers.
It has 4 big Cortex-A15 cores and 4 small Cortex-A7 cores. The clock frequency of big cores is 1.6Ghz.
The XU board was launched in August-2013 and used for various applications with outstanding performance and various peripherals.

Recently we got the 1.4Ghz version of Exynos-5410 with relatively much lower price.
So we announce the lower cost version of ODROID-XU for may cost sensitive projects.
The price of XU-Lite is only US$139 while XU is US$169.
Yes, it is $30 cheaper. All other features are exactly same only except the clock frequency of Cortex-A15.

Here is a comparison chart of performance. We measured the performance with the Antutu on Android platform.

The difference of the performance is around 8%.

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ARM TechCon 2013 : Thanks for visiting us

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Thanks for visiting us at ARM TechCon 2013.

Visitors could experience the amazing performance of ODROID-XU+E.

ODROID-XU+E is connected to WQXGA(2560 * 1600) monitor via DisplayPort.
The OS is Ubuntu13.10. Thanks Mauro for your sleepless work for it.
We had 6-8 task windows at the same time, Chrome browser, game, Arduino compiling, CPU usage monitor, Terminal window for kernel build, etc. It worked all perfect without any delay.
People could also develop Arduino control app on ODROID-XU+E.

We had another demo for OpenCL. Thanks Imagination Technologies for the demo apps. The realtime image processing via OpenCL saves around 20% of the total power consumption.

 

Special thanks to Rob,
Your speech at the show attracted people. You caught eyes of all the people at the exhibition. You might not be aware of, but there were hundreds of people focusing on you.

 

See you all next year.