Dingoo A320

Dingoo A320

Manufacturer	Dingoo Digital Technology Company Ltd.[1]
CPU	Ingenic JZ4732(or JZ4740) @ 336MHz (underclocked from 400MHz) (MIPS architecture)
Website	dingoo.cn

The Dingoo A320 is a gaming handheld that supports music and video playback and open game development. The system features an on-board radio and recording program. It is available in two colors—white and black—with a third color, pink, announced for future release. It was released in February 2009. It sold over 1 million.

Dingoo focuses on games and digital products, and is located in the Futian District, Shenzhen.^[1]

Hardware

A black Dingoo.

Specifications

• CPU Ingenic JZ4732 @ 336 MHz, underclocked from 360 MHz (clocks up to 433 MHz) (MIPS architecture)
• RAM 32MB @ 112 MHz (Underclocked from 133 or 166 dependent on unit)
• Internal Storage 1/2/4GB flash
• Additional Storage MiniSD/SDHC (MicroSD/SDHC with adapter)
• Input D-Pad, 2 shoulder, 4 face, Start & Select buttons, Mic.
• Outputs Stereo Speakers, Headphone Jack & TV-out w/ included cable
• I/O USB 2.0
• Display 2.8" LCD, 320x240 resolution, 65.5K colors
• Battery 3.7V 1700-1800 mAH (6.29WH) Li-Ion, approx. 7 hours run time
• Video Playback RM, MP4, 3GP, AVI, ASF, MOV, FLV, MPEG
• Audio Playback MP3, WMA, APE, FLAC, RA
• Radio Digital FM Tuner
• Recording Supports digital recording of voice (MP3 and WMA formats) and FM radio at 8 kHz
• Software Support Free official and unofficial SDKs Available
• Dimensions 125 × 55.5 × 14mm) / (4.92in x 2.17in x 0.59in)
• Weight 3.8 oz (110g)^[2]

Function

Games

• 3D,Game Boy Advance, Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo and more.

Original

Some original games are Chinese and English; others are Chinese only.

• 7 Days salvation
• Ultimate Drift
• Dream Drift
• Dingoo Snake
• Amiba's Candy
• Hell Striker
• Decollation Warrior

Homebrew

• Rubido
• MineSweeper
• AstroLander
• SameGoo
• Formula1
• Rick Dangerous (port)
• Duke Nukem 3D (Dingux port)

Emulation

Official

• 3D
• GBA
• NES
• Neo Geo
• SNES
• CPS1
• CPS2
• Sega Mega Drive/Genesis^[2]

Community-based

• Atari 800 8-bit computers
• Atari 2600 (Dingux only)
• Atari 5200
• Atari 7800
• Atari Lynx
• ColecoVision
• Commodore 64
• Commodore Amiga
• Magnavox Odyssey 2
• MSX (openMSX Dingux)
• Neo Geo
• Neo Geo Pocket
• Nintendo Game Boy and GameBoy Color
• Nintendo Game Boy Advance
• PC Engine
• PlayStation (Dingux only)
• Sega Genesis/Mega Drive/Mega-CD (Dingux only)
• Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear (in progress, working for most games)
• WonderSwan and WonderSwan Color (in progress, working for most games)
• ZX Spectrum (GP2Xpectrum for Dingux, Unreal Speccy Portable for native OS)

Arcade games

• Centipede and Millipede
• CPS-1
• CPS-2
• FinalBurn Alpha (Dingux only)
• MAME ^[3]
• Mikie (Konami arcade game)
• Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man

Video player

• Video containers: RMVB, RM, AVI, WMV, FLV, MPEG, MP4, ASF, MOV
• Video codecs: WMV1, WMV3, WMV7, WMV8.1, WMV9, MP42, mp4v, DIV3, DiVX5, XViD, MJPG, MPEG1, MPEG2
• LCD resolution: 320×240

Audio player

• Audio formats: MP3, WMA, APE, FLAC, WAV, AC3, MOD, S3M, XM
• Channels: Stereo
• EQ Function

Photo viewer

• Supports JPG, BMP, GIF, PNG File Formats

Text reader

• Supports TXT file formats (English and Chinese)
• Support English text to speech
• Further functions include bookmarking, auto browsing, font sizing, and it can open while music is playing.^[2]

Radio receiver

• FM Radio
• Wide channel range from 76.0–108.0 MHz, support manual/auto channel scanning, FM recording and can keep playing while using other application. User can save up to 40 channels.^[2]

Audio recording

• Voice and radio recording
• Voice recording and supports MP3/WAV formats.^[2]

Other

• Supports SWF File Format (only Flash 6)
• U-disk virus protection: Built-in anti-virus software protection, to keep the system at its best performance.
• USB 2.0 Transmission Interface: Windows 2000/XP/Vista and Mac OS X support^[2]

File browser

• allows you to find files on your Dingoo (games, music, videos, photos, voice recordings)^[2]

Firmware

A Dingoo running an alpha version of a Linux port

Official firmware

• Firmware V1.01
• Firmware V1.02
• Firmware V1.03
• Firmware V1.10 (Added Multi-Language Support)
• Firmware V1.11 (Added Korean Language Support)
• Firmware V1.20 (Y & B button bug fix and more)
• Firmware V1.22

Unofficial firmware

Team Dingoo released the first unofficial firmware with user customizable theming possibilities. The system files were moved from hidden memory to an accessible memory location, allowing users to change the graphical settings. This firmware is updated regularly.

• a320-1.03TD-3
• a320-1.03TD-2
• a320-1.03TD-1

µC/OS-II

The native operating system of the Dingoo A320 is µC/OS-II,^[4] a low-cost priority-based pre-emptive real time multitasking operating system kernel for microprocessors, written mainly in the C programming language. It is mainly intended for use in embedded systems. All official software for the Dingoo A320 (including its emulators) run on µC/OS-II.

Linux

A Linux kernel was generally released by Booboo on Google Code on May 18, 2009.

A dual boot installer called "Dingux" was released June 24. This allows for dual booting the original firmware or Linux without the need for connection to a PC.

Enthusiasts have successfully run Linux versions of many games, including Prboom engine (Doom, Hexen, Heretic), Build engine (Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior), Quake, Dodgin' Diamonds 1 & 2, Biniax 2, GNU Robbo, Super Transball 2, Defendguin, Waternet, Sdlroids, Spout, Tyrian, Rise of the Triad, Open Liero, REminiscence, Blockrage, and the OpenBOR game engine.

The Dingoo can run emulators: ScummVM, SMS Plus, Gmuplayer, FinalBurn Alpha, Gnuboy, GpSP, MAME, PSX4ALL, Snes9x, PicoDrive, openMSX, GP2Xpectrum, and FCEUX.

See also

• Similar portable Linux-based gaming devices:
  • GP32
  • GP2X
  • GP2X Wiz
  • GP2X Caanoo
  • Pandora (console)
  • Gemei X760+
• Mi2 console
• List of Linux-based, handheld gaming devices

Reviews

• Dingoo A320 review by Tech Radar
• Dingoo A320 Review by Gadgetoid (English)
• Dingoo A320 Review at Bordersdown forums (previously NTSC-uk) (English)

External links

• Dingoo Official Website (English)
• Dingoo Digital Unofficial Support and Discussion Forum Website (English)
• Dingoonity: Dingoo A320 Development and Discussion forum (English)
• Dingoo A320 FAQ (English)
• Dingoo-Scene A320 News Blog (English)
• Dingoo Video-Audio Codec Analysis (English)
• Emuboards A320 News (English)
• DCEmu A320 News (English)
• PDRoms Dingoo News & Files (English)
• A320 Wiki
• Gx-mod A320 Support and development (French)
• Booboo's Dingoo Linux Blog (English)
• Vice ( Dingoo native)

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Shenzhen Dingoo Technology Co., Ltd.
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} http://www.dingoo.cn/en_index.asp
3. ^ MAME for DINGOO
4. ^ "OpenHandhelds.org development forums". http://forum.openhandhelds.org/viewforum.php?f=35. Retrieved 2009-07-15.