Orange Pi Zero2 User manual

Orange Pi Zero 2
User Manual

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Content
1. Basic features of Orange Pi Zero 2.................................................................................................. 3
1.1. What is Orange Pi Zero 2？.................................................................................................3
1.2. The uses of Orange Pi Zero 2...............................................................................................3
1.3. Who’s it for?.........................................................................................................................3
1.4. Hardware Specification of Orange Pi Zero 2.......................................................................4
1.5. Top and bottom views of Orange Pi Zero 2.........................................................................5
1.6. Orange Pi Zero 2 interface details....................................................................................... 6
2. Introduction to the use of the development board.......................................................................... 7
2.1. Prepare the necessary accessories........................................................................................7
2.2. Download the image and relevant documents...................................................................10
2.3. Method to flash Linux image to MicroSD card based on Windows PC........................... 11
2.4. Method to flash Linux image to MicroSD card based on Ubuntu PC.............................. 13
2.5. Method of flashing Android firmware to MicroSD card...................................................15
2.6. Start the Orange Pi development board.............................................................................18
2.7. How to use the debug serial port?......................................................................................19
2.7.1. Debug serial port connection instructions.............................................................. 19
2.7.2. How to use the debug serial port on the Ubuntu platform?....................................20
2.7.3. How to use the debug serial port on the Windows platform?................................ 22
3. Linux OS instructions....................................................................................................................25
3.1. Supported Linux distribution types and kernel versions................................................... 25
3.2. linux4.9 kernel driver adaptation status.............................................................................25
3.3. Linux OS default login account and password..................................................................25
3.4. Onboard LED light display description.............................................................................25
3.5. Instructions for the automatic login of Linux desktop version OS................................... 26
3.6. Start the rootfs in the auto-expanding TF card for the first time.......................................27
3.7. How to modify the linux log level (loglevel)?...................................................................27
3.8. Ethernet port test................................................................................................................ 28
3.9. SSH remote login development board...............................................................................29
3.9.1. SSH remote login development board under Ubuntu.............................................29
3.9.2. SSH remote login development board under Windows......................................... 30
3.10. HDMI display test............................................................................................................31
3.11. HDMI resolution setting.................................................................................................. 31
3.12. How to modify the width and height of Framebuffer？..................................................32
3.13. WIFI connection test........................................................................................................34
3.13.1. Test method of Linux server version image......................................................... 34
3.13.2. Test method of Linux desktop version image.......................................................37
3.14. How to use Bluetooth？...................................................................................................39
3.14.1. Test method of desktop version image................................................................. 39
3.14.2. How to use the server version image？................................................................42
3.15. USB interface test............................................................................................................ 44

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3.15.1. Connect mouse or keyboard test...........................................................................44
3.15.2. Connect USB storage device test..........................................................................44
3.16. USB camera test...............................................................................................................45
3.17. 13 Pin transfer board interface pin description................................................................47
3.18. Audio test..........................................................................................................................48
3.18.1. Headphone jack play audio test............................................................................ 48
3.18.2. HDMI audio playback test....................................................................................50
3.19. IR receiving test............................................................................................................... 50
3.20. Hardware watchdog test...................................................................................................51
3.21. Temperature sensor.......................................................................................................... 52
3.22. How to install Docker...................................................................................................... 53
3.23. 26pins GPIO, I2C, UART, SPI test..................................................................................54
3.23.1. 26 Pins description................................................................................................54
3.23.2. Install wiringOP....................................................................................................54
3.23.3. Test common GPIO port....................................................................................... 55
3.23.4. SPI test.................................................................................................................. 57
3.23.5. I2C test.................................................................................................................. 58
3.23.6. UART test..............................................................................................................59
3.24. Method of redirecting kernel console output to serial port ttyS5....................................60
3.25. SPI Nor Flash test............................................................................................................ 61
4. Linux SDK instructions.................................................................................................................63
4.1. Get the source code of Linux SDK....................................................................................63
4.2. Download the compilation toolchain.................................................................................64
4.3. Compile u-boot...................................................................................................................65
4.4. Compile the Linux kernel.................................................................................................. 69
4.5. Compile rootfs....................................................................................................................73
4.6. Compile linux image..........................................................................................................75
5. Android OS instructions................................................................................................................ 77
5.1. Supported Android version................................................................................................ 77
5.2. Android 10 feature adaptation............................................................................................77
5.3. Onboard LED light display description.............................................................................78
5.4. How to use ADB?...............................................................................................................78
5.4.1. Open USB debugging option..................................................................................78
5.4.2. Use data cable to connect adb debugging...............................................................79
5.4.3. Use network connection adb debugging.................................................................80
5.5. How to use a USB camera................................................................................................. 81
5.6. Android OS ROOT description..........................................................................................82
6. Android SDK instructions.............................................................................................................84
6.1. Download the source code of android SDK...................................................................... 84
6.2. Build android compilation environment............................................................................85
6.3. Compile android image......................................................................................................86
6.3.1. Compile the kernel..................................................................................................86
6.3.2. Compile android source code................................................................................. 87

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1. Basic features of Orange Pi Zero 2
1.1. What is Orange Pi Zero 2？
Orange Pi is an open-source single board computer, a new generation of ARM64
development board, which can run OS such as Android 10.0, Ubuntu and Debian, and
so on. Orange Pi Zero 2 uses the Allwinner H616 system-on-chip and has
512MB/1GB DDR3 memory
1.2. The uses of Orange Pi Zero 2
We can use it to build:
●A computer
●A wireless server
●Games
●Music and Sounds
●HD video
●A Speaker
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Pretty much anything else, because Orange Pi Zero2 is open source
1.3. Who’s it for?
Orange Pi Zero 2 is for anyone who wants to start creating with technology – not just
consuming it. It's a simple, fun, useful tool that you can use to start taking control of
the world around you.

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1.4. Hardware Specification of Orange Pi Zero 2
Hardware Specification
CPU
Allwinner H616 64-bit 1.5GHz high-performance Quad-core Cortex-
A53 processor
GPU
Mali G31 MP2
Supports OpenGL ES 1.0/2.0/3.2、OpenCL 2.0
Memory(SDRAM)
512MB/1GB DDR3 (Shared with GPU）
Onboard Storage
MicroSD card slot、2MB SPI Flash
Onboard Network
Support 1000M/100M/10M Ethernet
Onboard WIFI+BT
• AW859A Chip
• Support IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
• Support BT5.0
Video Outputs
• Micro HDMI 2.0a up to 4K@60fps
• TV CVBS output, Support PAL/NTSC （Via 13pin interface
board）
Audio output
• Micro HDMI
• 3.5mm audio port (Via 13pin interface board)
Power Source
Type-C interface 5V/2A input
USB 2.0 Ports
3*USB 2.0 HOST（Two of them are via 13pin interface board）
26pin header
with I2C, SPI, UART and multiple GPIO ports
13pin header
with 2*USB Host, IR pin, Tv-out 、Audio (no MIC) and 3 GPIO
ports
Debug serial port
UART-TX、UART-RX and GND
LED
Power led & Status led
IR receiver
Support IR remote control (via 13pin interface board)
Supported OS
Android10.0、Ubuntu、Debian
Appearance specification
Dimension
85mm×56mm
Weight
30g
range Pi™ is a trademark of the Shenzhen Xunlong Software CO., Limited

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1.5. Top and bottom views of Orange Pi Zero 2
Top view
Bottom view：

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1.6. Orange Pi Zero 2 interface details

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2. Introduction to the use of the development board
2.1. Prepare the necessary accessories
1) MicroSD card, a high-speed card above class 10 with a minimum capacity of 8GB,
it is recommended to use SanDisk’s MicroSD card. Orange Pi uses SanDisk’s
MicroSD card with all the tests. Other brands of TF cards may cause the OS to fail to
start.
2) TF card reader used to read and write MicroSD card
3) Micro HDMI to HDMI cable used to connect the development board to an HDMI
monitor or TV for display

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4) Power Supply: Using a USB Type C interface data cable and a 5V/2A or 5V/3A
high-quality power adapter
5) 13-Pin expansion board
a. The expansion board is as shown in the following picture
b. The 13-Pin header on the Orange Pi Zero 2 development board can be
connected to an expansion board to expand the functions that are not on the
development board. The expansion board includes functions
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MIC
Not Support
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Analog audio and
video output interface
Can be used to connect headphones to play music,
or connect to the TV through AV cable to output
analog audio and video signals (Android OS only)
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USB2.0 x 2
Used to connect USB keyboard, mouse and USB
storage device
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IR function
Android OS can be controlled by IR remote control
c. The schematic diagram of the 13-Pin header on the Orange Pi Zero 2
development board is shown below

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6) USB mouse and keyboard, as long as it is a standard USB mouse and keyboard, the
mouse and keyboard can be used to control the Orange Pi development board
7) IR remote control mainly used to control the Android OS
8) 100M or 1000M network cable used to connect the development board to the
Internet
9) AV cable, if you want to display video through the CVBS interface instead of
HDMI interface, then you need to connect the development board to the TV through
the AV cable
10) USB to TTL module and DuPont cable. When using the serial port debugging