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With its hardware built around SolidRun MicroSOM platform the CuBox-i series uses scalable and open source friendly Freescale i.MX6 family of SoC (System-on-Chip) ranging from a single to quad ARM Cortex-A9 processor cores, 2D/3D hardware graphics processing unit, video decoding and encoding acceleration hardware, and HDMI 1.4 1080p 3D output support.<section end="intro" /> | With its hardware built around SolidRun MicroSOM platform the CuBox-i series uses scalable and open source friendly Freescale i.MX6 family of SoC (System-on-Chip) ranging from a single to quad ARM Cortex-A9 processor cores, 2D/3D hardware graphics processing unit, video decoding and encoding acceleration hardware, and HDMI 1.4 1080p 3D output support.<section end="intro" /> | ||
== Kodi == | == Installing Kodi == | ||
* [[OpenELEC]] | The easiest way to use Kodi on a CuBox-i is to just install a Kodi-specific OS to your mSD card with one of the following OS's: | ||
* [[GeeXboX]] | |||
* [[XBian]] | * [[OpenELEC]] - | ||
* [[GeeXboX]] - | |||
* [[XBian]] - | |||
* Yocto - | |||
== Detailed hardware specification == | == Detailed hardware specification == |
Revision as of 05:56, 19 April 2015
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SolidRun CuBox-i |
CuBox-i series (which includes CuBoxTV) is SolidRun's second-generation family of multi-purpose ARM-based mini-computers that is capable of running either Kodi on Android or on Linux, both using firmware images provided by SolidRun development team and third-parties of which many comes with Kodi pre-installed.
With its hardware built around SolidRun MicroSOM platform the CuBox-i series uses scalable and open source friendly Freescale i.MX6 family of SoC (System-on-Chip) ranging from a single to quad ARM Cortex-A9 processor cores, 2D/3D hardware graphics processing unit, video decoding and encoding acceleration hardware, and HDMI 1.4 1080p 3D output support.
Installing Kodi
The easiest way to use Kodi on a CuBox-i is to just install a Kodi-specific OS to your mSD card with one of the following OS's:
Detailed hardware specification
CuBox-i family comparison table
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Ports
- Back
- Optical S/PDIF audio out
- Power connector
- Ethernet port
- HDMI port
- Micro SD card slot1
- Upper USB port
- Lower USB port
- eSATA port
- Micro USB to RS232 port
Notes
1. Install the micro-SD card so that the contacts face UP (towards the HDMI port). To ensure contact, the card must be fully inserted, with no portion extending beyond the edge of the CuBox.
- Front
The front is not shown on the image. The LED and infrared receiver/transmitter are all behind the plastic window on the lower right.
- Status LED
- Infrared receiver
- Infrared transmitter
Physical Dimensions
- Approximately: 55mm x 55mm x 42mm (2.17 x 2.17 x 1.65 inches)
- Weight: Depends on the model being used