UBIQON ORANGE PI ONE

Wiring & Installation Guide

Install Ubiqon on an Orange Pi One, connect the coin slot, and prepare the microSD card for your Ubiqon Piso WiFi system.

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Requirements

01
Orange Pi One

Orange Pi One single-board computer for the Ubiqon system.

02
MicroSD Card

16GB Class 10 microSD card or larger.

03
Ubiqon System Image

Download the latest Ubiqon .img system image.

04
Orange Pi Power Supply

5V DC, minimum 2A.

05
Coin Slot Power Supply

12V DC, minimum 2A.

Default Coin Slot Wiring

The default Ubiqon Orange Pi One configuration uses GPIO12 for the coin slot pulse input and GPIO11 for the coin slot set pin.

Function Orange Pi GPIO Physical Pin
Coin Slot Pulse GPIO12 / PA12 Pin 3
Coin Slot Set Pin GPIO11 / PA11 Pin 5
Ground GND Pin 6

Coin Slot Configuration

Configure the coin slot for:

Pulse Output: HIGH
Set Pin: ACTIVE HIGH

Wiring

Coin Slot Pulse
→
Orange Pi GPIO12
Physical Pin 3
Coin Slot Set
→
Orange Pi GPIO11
Physical Pin 5
Power Supply GND
→
Orange Pi GND
Physical Pin 6
Important: The Orange Pi GPIO pins are 3.3V logic. Do not connect a 12V signal directly to a GPIO pin. The coin-slot pulse and set-pin signals connected to GPIO12 and GPIO11 must be electrically compatible with 3.3V GPIO.

Power Requirements

Device Required Power
Orange Pi One 5V DC / 2A minimum
Coin Slot 12V DC / 2A minimum
Important: Never connect the 12V coin-slot power supply directly to the Orange Pi power input. The Orange Pi requires 5V power.

Flashing the Ubiqon System Image

Ubiqon is distributed as a compressed .img system image. Use balenaEtcher to write the image directly to the microSD card.

1. Download the Ubiqon Image

Download the latest Orange Pi One image from the Ubiqon download page.

Download Ubiqon Image

2. Prepare the microSD Card

Use a 16GB Class 10 microSD card or larger.

Insert the microSD card into your Windows PC using an SD or microSD card reader.

3. Download balenaEtcher

Download the official balenaEtcher application for Windows.

Download balenaEtcher

Official balenaEtcher Windows installer.

4. Start balenaEtcher

Open balenaEtcher on your Windows PC.

5. Select the Ubiqon Image

Click Flash from file and select the downloaded Ubiqon .img file.

6. Select the microSD Card

Select the 16GB Class 10 microSD card as the target drive.

Important: Make absolutely sure that the selected drive is the microSD card. Flashing will erase the selected drive.

7. Flash the Image

Click Flash and wait for balenaEtcher to finish writing and validating the image.

8. Remove the microSD Card

After flashing and verification are complete, safely eject the microSD card from Windows.

Start the Orange Pi One

  1. Insert the flashed microSD card into the Orange Pi One.
  2. Connect the network cable.
  3. Connect the coin slot wiring.
  4. Connect the required common ground.
  5. Connect the 5V power supply to the Orange Pi One.
  6. Connect the 12V power supply to the coin slot.
  7. Power on the system.
Important: The Orange Pi One requires 5V power. Do not connect a 12V power supply to the Orange Pi One.

After Installation

  1. Allow Ubiqon to finish starting.
  2. Connect to the Ubiqon network.
  3. Access the Ubiqon portal.
  4. Configure the network settings.
  5. Configure the coin slot.
  6. Verify the coin slot pulse is detected.

Troubleshooting

Orange Pi does not boot

  • Check that the microSD card was flashed successfully.
  • Make sure the card is at least 16GB Class 10.
  • Check the 5V power supply.
  • Use a reliable power supply rated for at least 2A.

Coin is not detected

  • Check the coin-slot pulse connection to GPIO12 / physical pin 3.
  • Check the coin-slot set connection to GPIO11 / physical pin 5.
  • Check the common ground connection.
  • Confirm the coin slot is configured for Active High.
  • Verify that the GPIO signals are 3.3V-compatible.