MACCHIATObin is a family of open community platforms based on Marvell Armada 88F8040 processor. This open platform fully shares its hardware and software with the community.
Starting from revision 1.3, the MACCHIATObin family includes two new and distinct products: the MACCHIATObin Single Shot and MACCHIATObin Double Shot boards. Compare these two products here.
In comparison to older MACCHIATObin revisions, the MACCHIATObin Single Shot and Double Shot offer even more flexibility to engineers in regards to price, performance and the functionality set they desire on their MACCHIATObin board.
As part of the revision 1.3, both these boards also bring several board layout improvements which aim to further ease and enhance the usage of various connectivity options on the MACCHIATObin.
To read more on these products, or to download the official Product Change Notification, click here.
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No, the board does not require an assembly kit.
MACCHIATObin board is mini ATX size so it will fit to any mini ATX case.
Board dimensions are 15 × 15 cm (or 5.9 × 5.9 inches).
Available hardware documentation includes block diagram, schematics, and layout. Documents for both the MACCHIATObin Single Shot and MACCHIATObin Double Shot are available at their respective Products pages, under Technical Documentation.
User is root, no password required.
Linux does not display anything when typing in passwords in the Bash prompt or the terminal. As long as you were able to see the username being typed in.
Additional USB devices such as mice, keyboards, network adapters and external storage can be connected via a USB hub.
There is no on/off switch, just connect the power supply to the board to power on the board.
NOOBS stands for New Out of Box Software.
Armada 88F8040 – quad Cortex A72 based CPU.
System on a Chip (SoC) is a method of placing all necessary electronics for having computing, network and fast IOs on a single chip.
Because it is the best in class regarding performance and power.
The MACCHIATObin board has an on-board SPI flash with U-Boot loaded. Two images in two partitions are enabled to avoid U-Boot corruption. By default, the board will boot from the 1st partition and will boot from the 2nd partition in case the 1st partition is corrupted.
The Armada 88F8040 is a very powerful processor which clocks up to 2.0GHz. Note that the MACCHIATObin Double Shot utilizes full 2.0GHz of processing capacity from the ARMADA 88F8040, whereas the MACCHIATObin Single Shot clocks up to 1.6GHz.
No, 2.0GHz is the maximum supported frequency.
The processor does not need a heatsink in most cases because it has a very low power dissipation. However, we have added a heatsink because the board can be used in different conditions that might require cooling.
0-80 Celsius ambient temperature.
Regarding system memory, the MACCHIATObin Double Shot board comes with the standard 4GB DDR4 DIMM (not included with the MACCHIATObin Single Shot). The MACCHIATObin can also be purchased with 16GB DDR4 DIMM. Extra storage capacity can be added via various supported peripherals (SATA, eMMC, microSD card, USB 2.0 and USB 3.0).
MACCHIATObin’s hardware interfaces include dual SFP+ 10GbE/RJ45 ports (2x copper connectors not mounted on MACCHIATObin Single Shot), SFP+ 2.5GbE port, RJ45 1GbE port, PCIe x4, 3x SATA 3.0, USB2.0, USB3.0, eMMC and SD card. Read more about the specifications here.
Currently, the list of supported file systems includes Buildroot, Ubuntu and OpenWrt.
Prebuilt images or source code archives for various software components are available at the Products pages, under Software table.
Since the MACCHIATObin has no HDMI, we do not plan on supporting Android.
No, it is an open community board so any open source software can be used.
No such plan on our end.
No such plan on our end.
No size limitation on our end, we will support any SDHC card that meets the specifications.
No size limitation on our end, we will support any SDHC card that meets the specifications.
There are PCIe to HDMI cards available if anyone manages to operate it please share with us.
This is an embedded processor designed primarily for computing, storage and networking, so it does not support VGA or HDMI.
There are USB touch-screens with Linux drivers, if anyone manages to operate it please share with us.
The MACCHIATObin can play any codec that is supported by mainline Linux.
The MACCHIATObin Double Shot and older revisions have 4 network ports – 2x 10GbE ports via copper or SFP, 1x 2.5GbE SFP port and 1GbE RJ45 port. The MACCHIATObin Single Shot has 2x 10GbE SFP ports, 1x 2.5GbE port and 1GbE RJ45 port.
No, but any WiFi card that is supported by Linux can be used..
No, but there are modules that are supported by mainline Linux, if anyone manage to operate it please share with us.
In such cases, a USB HUB can be used.
Please use the power supply that came together with your MACCHIATObin.
Not currently.
No current plan to support PoE.
MACCHIATObin Single Shot or Double Shot products can be ordered on SolidRun’s website or at Avnet’s website.
Pre-orders started, we are already shipping.
Package contents vary between MACCHIATObin Single Shot and MACCHIATObin Double Shot. Please consult this page.
The MACCHIATObin Single Shot starts at $269, whereas the MACCHIATObin Double Shot starts at $369. Yes, international purchases are available.
No.
Please contact SolidRun directly for re-seller and distribution opportunities and pricing at sales@SolidRun.com
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