View source for Linksprite Acadia 3.0

== Introduction ==

LinkSprite Acadia  is powered by i.MX6 Quad. It can adapt to a variety of harsh environments and applications. i.MX6 is based on the ARM Cortex -A9 highly scalable architecture.  LinkSprite Acadia  has HDMI interface to output its graphic desktop screen. It  could support multi-format 2048*1536 display. It targets specially the fast growing demands from the open source community and industry application.  LinkSprite Acadia provides easy-to-use tool chains and is compatible with the popular Arduino ecosystem such as Arduino Shields.

Acadia 3.0 can only start up from TF card.

[[File:Acadia3.0.jpg]]

== Specifications ==

===Hardware Specifications===

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! scope="col" style="width: 30%" align="center" | '''Item''' 
! scope="col" align="center" | '''Details'''
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! scope="row" | CPU 
| align="left" | Freescale Quad ARM Cortex A9 based solution up to 1.2GHz
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! scope="row" | GPU 
| align="left" | OpenGL/ES 2. x 3D accelerator with OpenCL EP support 
and OpenVG 1.1 acceleration
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! scope="row" | DRAM 
| align="left" | 1GB
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! scope="row" | Onboard Storage 
| align="left" | EMMC 8GB Flash, microSD card (TF) slot for up to 128GB
2 x TF card slots
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! scope="row" | Video Output 
| align="left" | HDMI 1.4 with HDCP support
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! scope="row" | OS 
| align="left" | Ubuntu 12.04
Android 4.4
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! scope="row" | Arduino extension interface 
| align="left" colspan="3" | Arduino sockets, same as Arduino UNO
14xGPIO, 2xPWM, 6xADC, 1xUART, 1xSPI, 1xI2C
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! scope="row" | Network interface 
| align="left" colspan="3" | Ethernet 10/100/1000Mbps
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! scope="row" | Audio out 
| align="left" colspan="3" | 3.5mm analog audio interface
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! scope="row" | LCD 
| align="left" colspan="3" | LVDS
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! scope="row" | IR 
| align="left" colspan="3" | IR receiver
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! scope="row" | SATA 
| align="left" colspan="3" | SATA Host socket
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! scope="row" | Camera 
| align="left" colspan="3" | 1 x MIPI
1 x CSI
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! scope="row" | Battery 
| align="left" colspan="3" | Li-Poly Battery Interface
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! scope="row" | USB 
| align="left" colspan="3" | 2 x USB host, 1xUSB OTG
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! scope="row" | Power
| align="left" colspan="3" | 5V, 2000mA
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! scope="row" | Overall Size 
| align="left" colspan="3" | 4.72″ x 2.56″
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===Software Specifications===

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! scope="col" style="width: 30%" align="center" | '''Item''' 
! scope="col" align="center" | '''Details'''
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! scope="row" | OS 
| align="left" | Ubuntu 12.04
Android 4.4
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! scope="row" | Language 
| align="left" | English
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! scope="row" | API
| align="left" | All the arduino shield pins are accessible with the provided API
It consists of API to access the following interfaces:
*UART
*ADC
*PWM
*GPIO
*I2C
*SPI
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! scope="row" | Programming language support 
| align="left" | C, C++ with GNU tool chain
Java with standard Android SDK

Python
|}

== Cations ==

Arcadia doesn’t work with the  HDMI to VGA or DVI cables that doesn’t have external power supply as the HDMI port cannot provide enough current to power it up.