MQMaker officially launched their WiTi router board earlier this week, but the company has also introduced ADBoard, an octa-core board specifically designed for digital signage with a connector for LVDS display including backlight, an RTC with backup battery, and a mini PCIe connector for 3G/4G connectivity combined with a SIM card slot.
- SoC – Allwinner A83T octa-core ARM Cortex-A7 @ 2.0 GHz with PowerVR SGX544MP GPU @ 700 MHz supporting OpenGL ES 2.0/1.1, OpenCL 1.1, and DX 9.3.
- System Memory – 1 GB DDR3
- Storage – 16 GB eMMC + micro SD slot
- Display Interfaces / Video Output
- HDMI up to 1080p60 with HDCP 1.2 and CEC support connector
- LVDS connector, LCD backlight control header and capacitive touch panel header
- Audio – HDMI, 3.5mm audio output, speaker connector, microphone connector
- Connectivity – Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0
- USB – 1x USB 2.0 host port, 1x USB 2.0 OTG port (full size), and 2x USB 2.0 headers on-board
- Serial – 3x UART headers
- Other Expansion Headers/Connectors
- 1x mini PCIe slot for 3G/4G modem and SIM card slot
- 1x SPI, 1x I2C headers
- 1x keys header, 1x IR receiver + LED header
- Misc – Power switch, U-boot button, fan header
- Power Supply – 12V input for board, LCD power header, header with 12V/5V output?.
- Dimensions & Weight – N/A
The board sells for $89 plus shipping on Aliexpress, and according to the product page the price drops to $69 when ordering 100 pieces or more. Allwinner 83T has also been used in Banana Pi BPI-M3 board for a while, and I’ve been informed about another similar digital signage DS-830 V3.0 board by a company called SMDT (Smart Device Tech), which also integrates a mini PCIe slot for 3G/4G modem, and most of the same features as the ADBoard, however, all information is only in Chinese language.
Jean-Luc started CNX Software in 2010 as a part-time endeavor, before quitting his job as a software engineering manager, and starting to write daily news, and reviews full time later in 2011.
Weird design. The octa-core A83T (H8/R58) has no PCIe and only 1.5 USB ports (one host and one dual-role) so they use the common Terminus Technology internal USB hub and an USB-to-PCIe bridge. Why not choosing then a SoC that features more USB ports (H3) or even one with PCIe?
Mini-PCI-E has also USB 2.0 on some pins.
Maybe the mini-pcie slot is for usb modem with pcie form factor