ALLO – Sparky SBC

The Sparky Single Board Computer is a credit card-sized board that’s just perfect for Volumio: since it has been designed with Audio in mind. A true open hardware, community-supported embedded computer for developers and hobbyists. The Sparky SBC is comparable in performances with the Raspberry PI 3, with a couple of differences:

• It does not feature integrated Wi-fi or Bluetooth
• It has high quality onboard clocks, so its better suited for Audio applications

But that does not mean that Sparky can do only audio, since its also very flexible: it also provides the flexibility to use any of the Raspberry PI add-on boards currently available. Piano Hi-Fi DAC, Volt AMP, Cheapo DAC, GIGA dual Ethernet, Telecom Analog Shield and GSM Shield add-on boards are also available.

Features

• CPU: ARM Cortex A9 Quad Core Processor at 1.1GHz
• RAM: 1 GB DDR3L RAM
• Display: HDMI, MIPI
• 1080p@60fps HD decoding capability
• USB 3.0 on OTG, USB 2.0
• Expansion Shields ready (Piano DAC, Piano DAC 2.1, Volt, Kali, Cheapo DAC, GIGA, LCD, Camera, eMMC, etc.)
• Ethernet: On board Single Ethernet port 10/100Mbps
• External Storage: Micro SD up to 32GB and eMMC slot up to 64GB for storing information and loading operating systems
• Connector: 40 pin connector (Raspberry Pi compatible) to enhance your “real world” projects or connect the shields
• 50 Pin Telecom Connector
• Power: The board uses up to 10W of power and can be powered from the USB connector, or a separate 3.7V / 3500mAh battery power supply
• Supports Linux & Android

Tech Specs