Manufacturer's description: Odroid C4 - Amlogic S905X3 Quad-Core 2.0 GHz + 4 GB RAM
Odroidsingle disc computer in C4 versionequipped withSoC Amlogic S905X3 quad-corewith2.0 GHz Cortex-A55processor. The board has 4 GB of DDR4 RAM memory, on the board there are Ethernet Gigabit port, HDMI 2.0 4K/60Hz port, four USB 3.0 ports and one microUSB 2.0, 40-pin GPIO, connectors for microSD card and eMMC and IR receiver. Works with Ubuntu20.04 orAndroid Pie 9.0 systems.
The board has a 40-pin GPIO connector.
What is required to start working with a Odroid C4 minicomputer?
- MicroSD memory card or eMMC memory- the medium on which the operating system will be installed
- 12 V / 2 A power supply unit- to power a minicomputer
- HDMI cable- to connect the device to a monitor or display
- Mouse and keyboard- to navigate the system and enter data
Operating system
Operating systems recommended for Odroid C4 are Linux Ubuntu 20.04 and Android Pie 9.0. As with other minicomputers, we use a microSD card or eMMC as a memory carrier.
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Ubuntu and Android systems can be downloaded frommanufacturer's website. Installation of the system is very easy - checkour manual! |
The board has 4 USB 3.0 ports and 1 microUSB 2.0 OTG port.
Communication with the minicomputer
Odroid for communication uses well-known and used in many devices interfaces:
- Five USB connectors - oneof the most popular connectors used in electronics, the USB connectors allow you to connect peripheral devices such as a mouse, keyboardand WiFi network card. The number of USB ports can be further expanded by using USB Hubs.
- Ethernet socket- using the Ethernet socket, we can connect a minicomputer directly to the network.
- 40-pin GPIO connector- output/input connectors that can be used to connect LEDs, buttons, motor controllers. Among them there are pins supporting interfaces: I2C, SPI and UART.
- microSD slot and eMMC card slot- connectors for communication with storage media.
Power supply for Odroid C4 minicomputer
To power the system usesDC Jackconnector, the manufacturer recommends that the voltage given to the connector should be 5.0 V, the current capacity of such a power supply should be at least 2.0 A.
A suitable heatsink has also been attached to the minicomputer, thanks to which the temperature generated by the minicomputer is efficiently drained from the system.
Specification and comparison
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| Model | Odroid C0 | Odroid C1+ | Odroid C2 | Odroid C4 |
| Specification |
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| Processor | Amlogic S805 | Amlogic S805 | Amlogic S905 | Amlogic S905X3 |
| Core |
Quad-Core 32-bit ARM Cortex A5 |
Quad-Core 32-bit ARM Cortex A5 |
Quad-Core 64-bit ARM Cortex A53 |
Quad-Core 64-bit ARM Cortex-A55 |
| Graphics |
ARM Mali 450MP |
ARM Mali 450MP |
ARM Mali 450MP |
ARM Mali-G31 MP2 |
| Systems |
Ubuntu 14.04 Android 4.4 |
Ubuntu 14.04 Android 4.4 |
Ubuntu 16.04 Android 5.1 |
Ubuntu 20.04 Android 9.0 |
| Clocking | 1.5 GHz | 1.5 GHz | 1.5 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| Architecture | ARMv7 | ARMv7 | ARMv8 |
ARMv8-A |
| Memory RAM |
1 GB DDR3 |
1 GB DDR3 |
2 GB DDR3 |
4 GB DDR4 |
| Memory |
microSD card UHS1 eMMC 4.5 HS200 |
microSD card UHS1 to 16 GB eMMC 4.5 |
microSD card UHS1 to 128 GB eMMC 5.0 |
microSD card UHS1 to 64 GB eMMC 5.0 |
| GPIO socket |
40-pin + 7-pin connector (to be soldered) |
40-pin + 7-pin connector |
40-pin + 7-pin connector |
40-pin + 7-pin connector |
| Power supply |
5 V / 2 A DC Jack |
5 V / 2 A DC Jack |
5 V / 2 A DC Jack |
12 V / 2 A DC Jack 5.5 x 2.1mm |
| Dimensions of the tiles | 58 x 56 x 11 mm | 85 x 56 x 18 mm | 85 x 56 x 18 mm | 85 x 56 x 11 mm |
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| USB Host |
2 x USB 2.0 (option to be soldered in) |
4x USB 2.0 socket type A |
4x USB 2.0 socket type A |
4x USB 3.0 socket type A |
| USB OTG | - |
1x microUSB |
1x microUSB | 1x microUSB 2.0 |
| Network interface | - |
Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mbit/s |
Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mbit/s |
Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mbit/s |
| RTC system | Built-in | Built-in | - | - |
| Video | HDMI | HDMI | HDMI 2.0 4K/60Hz | HDMI 2.0/60Hz |
| Audio |
HDMI / I2S |
HDMi |
HDMI / I2S |
HDMI / S/PDIF/ I2S |
| ADC transmitter |
2 channels 10-bit |
2 channels 10-bit |
2 channels 10-bit |
2 channels 12-bit |
| Communication |
UART, SLEEPING, I2C, GPIO, ADC |
UART, SLEEPING, I2C, GPIO, ADC |
UART, SLEEPING, I2C, GPIO, ADC |
UART, SLEEPING, I2C, GPIO, ADC |
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