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June Update: New Hardware and More on the Way 19/6/2021 Gmail - [New post] June update: new hardware and more on the way raffaele angelo di paola <[email protected]> [New post] June update: new hardware and more on the way 1 message PINE64 <[email protected]> Tue, Jun 15, 2021 at 9:33 AM To: [email protected] New post on PINE64 June update: new hardware and more on the way by Lukasz Erecinski I’d like to start by giving you all a quick heads-up: next month I am away on vacation (first one since early 2020), which means that next month’s update will either be very short or split into multiple posts. If I write up a longer post then I may not publish it on the 15th but at some other point in time. I haven’t yet made up my mind how I’ll do this, so just keep an eye out. With that out of the way let us get into this month’s news - the biggest one of which is that Quartz64 model-A is now available for purchase! You can watch the synopsis of this month’s community update on YouTube (embedded below) as well as on Odysee and Peertube. Stay up-to-date with PINE64 news and make sure to subscribe to this blog (subscription widget at the bottom of the webpage), follow PINE64 Telegram News channel, the announcements channel in Discord as well as our Twitter and Mastodon. I’d like to thank JF, Alex (clover), Ondrej (Megi), Chris (kop316), Brian (33YN2) and PizzaLovingNerd for their contributions to this community update. N.B. Comments on the blog post need to be in English and follow our Community Rules and Code of Conduct. https://youtu.be/mzCIhq17b78 June community update video summary by PizzaLovingNerd TL;DR for this month's communty update: Housekeeping: improvements to product pages and getting started. A new shipping, stock and availability tracker added to website Housekeeping: a quick notice regarding code of conduct, moderation and just being a decent person to others Quartz64: the model-A is now available in the Pine Store! (4GB model - $59.99 and 8GB model - $79.99) Quartz64: development is proceeding quickly, but for now this is a board for developers and enthusiasts capable of contributing Quartz64: model-B, with smaller footprint, available at a later date Quartz64: introducing the SOQuartz compute module, featuring industry-standard 100 pin connectors https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ik=9eed572ab5&view=pt&search=all&permthid=thread-f%3A1702624860089989271 1/10 19/6/2021 Gmail - [New post] June update: new hardware and more on the way PinePhone Hardware: keyboard coming along well, two iterations of prototypes built in past 30 days PinePhone Hardware: the keyboard now runs open firmware thanks to Megi; keyboard battery levels now reported in Linux; review of second iteration reveals some minor remaining problems need to be worked out PinePhone Hardware: delay on Wireless charging back case because TI chip not available (silicon shortages) PinePhone Software: Plasma Mobile 5.22 released; many improvements and new apps PinePhone Software: even more improvements coming in Plasma Mobile 5.23 PinePhone Software: MMS (mmsd-tng) functionality coming along; kop316 working towards a v1.0 release, already in Mobian and postmarketOS PineTime: availability of single sealed PineTime delayed due to component shortages: replacement part sourced, but needs to be verified, tested and potentially enabled in firmware PineTime: a lot of development taking place, including optimizations for RAM and flash storage; many new apps being developed, inc. weather forecast, likely to be included in InfiniTime 1.2 PineDio: It will take us a little longer to deliver PineDio gateways - competent shortages, affecting Realtek PHY, forced to to create a V2 revision of PINE A64-LTS - used as based for PineDio gateways PineDio: Board bring-up takes time, but we’re committed to bringing the PineDio LoRa-range of devices to the market ASAP PineDio: work on outdoor gateway ongoing; antenna routing being done currently; outdoor gateway includes 3x18650 battery holder and PoE adapter Pinecil: The Hammerhead kit is now available in the PineStore for $24.99! Pineci: Hammerhead kit features 2x heads, 1x custom threaded shaft/tip and a 500*C resistant mat Housekeeping A lot of work has gone into improving the Community website this past month. Product pages have been reworked to be more informative and to include additional resources. If you have any suggestions for further improvements to the product pages, make sure to leave them in the comments section. We also added a shipment, stock and availability tracker on the website, allowing users to check current stock levels, estimated availability dates for popular devices and shipping status information. The system will be further refined in the coming weeks, but I feel that this is a good starting point. If you’d like to see other devices on the webpage, leave your suggestion in the comments section. We also reworked the getting started page on the website. The new page is a significant improvement in every respect. It offers a quick overview of individual devices' software maturity, recommended operating systems, and links to further resources. We also included all the necessary links to join the community. Once again, if you have suggestions for further improvements, leave them in the comments section. I am really keen to hear your feedback. You now can check stock levels, estimated availability and shipping on this site The getting started page is now much better at actually getting you started Next, let me touch upon chat etiquette and moderation briefly. As you know, a part of what makes PINE64 special is the direct involvement of developers from partner projects (as https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ik=9eed572ab5&view=pt&search=all&permthid=thread-f%3A1702624860089989271 2/10 19/6/2021 Gmail - [New post] June update: new hardware and more on the way well as community contributors) on our chats and forums. Having developers from the different projects participate, work together and communicate with users is a major boon for us all. It is therefore alarming that in recent months we’ve seen an increase in non- constructive dissent. I don't wish to dwell on this - but long story short, it is one thing to voice an opinion and offer feedback, and another to ridicule or be hostile towards partner project developers. Just because you don’t like a particular OS or UI doesn’t make it hate- worthy. After all, it is people’s hard work, and it is open software, so I’m sure there are other objects more deserving of contempt. Developers are people too and they have their individual sensitivities - how you communicate matters, please keep that in mind. To finish this section off on an uplifting note: I encourage everyone to listen to the latest PineTalk episode, in which Ezra and Peter interview Martijn Braam from postmarketOS and talk about how he got started with smartphone development and much more. The episode is worth listening to for the intro alone. Lastly, a quick reminder that KDE Akademy is taking place June 18-25. This is also the fourth year in a row that PINE64 is a sponsor of the event. Quartz64 After months of work, the Quartz64 is now available in the Pine Store. Let me begin with a short recap: the Quartz64-line is a series of computers featuring the Rockchip RK3566 SoC. This SoC combines a quad-core, ARM Cortex-A55 CPU with a Mali-G52 2EE GPU. It is capable of driving a single 4K display at 60fps and the GPU uses the open source Panfrost driver. It also has the benefit of running very cool, even without a heatsink and under a sustained load. The Quartz64 is a powerful and versatile platform that will serve us for years to come, also as a basis for future non-Pro PINE64 devices. Quartz64 model-A viewed from top Quartz64 model-A front IO Right now, Quartz64 is only suitable for developers and advanced Linux users wishing to contribute to early software development. Both mainline and Rockchip’s BSP fork of Linux have already been booted on the platform, and development is proceeding very quickly, but it will be months before end-users and industry partners can reliably deploy it. If you need a single board computer for a private or industrial application today, we encourage you to choose a different board from our existing lineup or wait a few months until Quartz64 software reaches a sufficient degree of maturity. A matrix-style visual representation of the software development status is available on our Wiki. It will be updated as new milestones are reached. You can also follow, and contribute to, the ongoing development on GitLab. You can learn more about the Quartz64 model-A from my previous community updates written in February, March and May. The model-A footprint matches our ROCKPro64 and PINE A64-LTS boards. It can be used as a stand-alone computer as well as a development platform for future PINE64 devices. The board features an extensive I/O configuration, including: Gigabit Ethernet Digital video and audio out Three USB 2.0 ports One USB 3.0 port https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ik=9eed572ab5&view=pt&search=all&permthid=thread-f%3A1702624860089989271 3/10 19/6/2021 Gmail - [New post] June update: new hardware and more on the way One SATA 3.0 (6Gbps) port One eMMC slot One microSD slot Embedded DisplayPort (eDP) E-ink display connector MiPi DSI 4 lanes MiPi CSI 4 lanes Touch Panel port Lithium-Ion Polymer battery charger and power supply 2x10 GPIO header pins PCIe ×1 open-ended slot We are also providing an optional WiFi 802.11 AC +Bluetooth 5.0 module which interfaces with the board via SDIO 3.0.
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