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It is possible to install Android 11 on C61 Board.

SECO Android 11 BSP support every possible C61 configuration, regardless ram size, eMMC size and peripheral. You can also install Android on C61 board with 1 Giga of ram, but clearly the performance will be reduced, and it will be possible to run only 1 single application after startup.

Run Android 11 on SBC-C61 board with 1 Giga RAM is deprecated.

You can install Android 11 on C61 board following one of these 3 different procedures:

Via OTG cable

Using uSD card

Using USB key

HOW TO install SECO Android 11 BSP on onboard eMMC via OTG cable

Info

Requirements

  • A Linux or windows PC

  • And USB OTG cable

To flash Android 11 on SECO board using a OTG cable, please follow these simple steps:

  1. Download the correct SECO Android 11 image for your board referring to the SECO BSP table.

  2. Identify the jumper for RECOVERY BOOT on the board, and insert it. Refer to the table a the bottom of this page for identifying the RECOVERY BOOT JUMPER on the board.

  3. Connect OTG cable between Board and PC.

  4. Power On the board

  5. There are different procedures according to the system that you are using

Flashing from Linux

  • Extract the downloaded archive

    • tar xzf <ANDROID_11_BSP>.tar.gz

  • Enter in the uncompressed folder

    • cd <ANDROID_11_BSP_FOLDER>

  • Execute the script “android_flash.sh" with superuser privileges

    • sudo ./android_flash

  • Wait until the end of the procedure

  • Power off, remove jumper and connection

  • Restart the board

Flashing fron Windows

  • Extract the downloaded archive

  • Open Windows terminal console

  • Enter in <Android_BSP_folder>

    • cd Android_BSP_folder

  • Copy the right partition file to name “partition-table.img”

    • copy partition-table-13GB-ab.img partition-table.img

  • Execute “android_flash.bat batch file

    • android_flash.bat

  • Wait until the end of the procedure

  • Power off, remove jumper and connection

  • Restart the board

HOW TO install and boot SECO Android 11 BSP on external uSD card

Info

Requirements:

  • A Linux PC

  • An empty uSD CARD (min size = 8 GB)

To prepare a bootable Android 11 uSD for SECO board, please follow these simple steps:

N.B. To follow this procedure, please use a Linux PC

  1. Download the correct SECO Android 11 image for your board referring to the SECO BSP table.

  2. extract the downloaded image:

    • tar xzf <ANDROID_IMAGE_FILENAME>.tar.gz

  3. enter in the Android IMAGE folder:

    • cd <ANDROID_IMAGE_FOLDER>

  4. Insert a clean uSD card in the card reader of your Linux computer

  5. Identify the path to your uSD card:

    • lsblk

  6. execute the script android_sd_create.sh to flash the card

    • ./android_write_device.sh /dev/<PATH_TO_SD_CARD>

To boot from uSD card

  1. Identify the jumper for ALTERNATE BOOT on the board, and insert it. Refer to the table a the bottom of this page for identifying the ALTERNATE BOOT JUMPER on the board.

  2. Insert the uSD card in the cad slot solder in the board

  3. Power On the board

HOW TO install SECO Android 11 BSP from USB key

Info

Requirements:

  • A Linux or Windows PC

  • An empty USB KEY

  • A SECO board with at least a bootable u-boot on it*

*If your system is not bootable, you cant install Android via USB. Please write a valid u-boot bootloader on the board using one of the previous procedure to flash it

This procedure is divided in 3 step:

STEP 1)

Download the SECO Unified USB recovery key Installation Key (SUIK) image from this link: https://secospa-my.sharepoint.com/:u:/g/personal/giuseppe_pagano_seco_com/EeSYoMu4oohPhHj43pD5YTcB6cm-2OE8yVxGmBPxpLa_0w?e=guFL63

Write the binary USB recovery key image on the USB pen. If you do not know how to write a raw image on a USB stick, please refer to this procedure:

Write a raw image on USB key using Rufus

STEP 2)

Download the Android11 image for selected board. Please refer to table “SECO ANDROID 11 BSP table“ to chose the right one.

Extract the downloaded image on the first partition of the USB key (FAT32 filesystem with the label =IMAGE“IMAGES”) amd rename the target forlder to ANDROID.

Espell Disconnect the USB ker from the PC

STEP 3)

Insert the SUIK USB key on the one USB pot port of the SECO Board

Power on the board.

You can follow installation process via seria serial console.

SECO ANDROID 11 BSP table

BOARD

BSP name

Download link

C61

Android 11

RECOVERY BOOT JUMPER (BOOT from usb OTG)

BOARD

Jumper name

Position

Picture

SBC-C61

CN52

1-2

OTG connectors

BOARD

Connecton name

Picture

SBC-C61

CN36-OTG

ALTERNATE BOOT JUMPER (boot from uSD)

BOARD

Jumper name

Position

Picture

SBC-C61

CN52

2-3