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Orange Pi Zero

Orange Pi Zero

Orange Pi Zero is a single board computer available at very low price. It uses the Allwinner H2 SoC, and has 256MB/512MB DDR3 SDRAM. It doesn't require any non-free firmware to run FreedomBox. However, the onboard Wi-Fi module needs proprietary firmware to work. The board is available in two versions: with 256MB RAM and 512MB RAM. The version with 512 MB RAM is recommended for FreedomBox. Even then, FreedomBox is expected to gracefully run only a small number of services.

Important: Read general advice about hardware before building a FreedomBox with this single board computer.

Download

FreedomBox SD card images are available for this device. Follow the instructions on the download page to create a FreedomBox SD card and boot the device.

Availability

Hardware

  • CPU: ARM Cortex-A7 Quad-Core (Allwinner H2)

  • RAM: 256MB/512MB DDR3 SDRAM

  • Storage: Up to 32GB on uSD slot, 2MB SPI Flash

  • Architecture: armhf

  • Ethernet: 10/100, RJ45

  • WiFi: Onboard 802.11 b/g/n, use a USB WiFi device

Non-Free Status

  • Non-free blobs required: No (without Wi-Fi)

  • Wi-Fi: no free Wi-Fi drivers + firmware available