Google Chromecast

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This page will be dedicated to the hardware specifications, descriptions, and information related to the Google Chromecast (H2G2-42).

Purchase

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Purchase the Google Chromecast at Amazon

Specs

  • Azure Wave AW-NH387 - 802.11 b/g/n WLAN, Bluetooth, FM combo module IC
  • Marvell 88DE3005 (DE3005-A1)
  • Micron 29F16G08CBACA (2GiB Flash NAND)
  • Micron 3FE77D9PXV (512MB RAM)

CPU Info

The following info has been pulled from /proc/cpuinfo on the Chromecast.

Processor       : ARMv7 Processor rev 0 (v7l)
BogoMIPS        : 1594.16
Features        : swp half thumb fastmult vfp edsp thumbee neon vfpv3
CPU implementer : 0x41
CPU architecture: 7
CPU variant     : 0x3
CPU part        : 0xc09
CPU revision    : 0
Hardware        : MV88DE3100
Revision        : 0301
Serial          : 0000000000000000

Software

At its core Google Chromecast is Android. Items below can be found that help describe the Chromecast operating environment.

  • Chromecast Build.prop - A build.prop that details all the config props setup on the device in its shipped configuration.

UART

After taking the Google Chromecast apart and also removing the shielding, you receive access to a 17 point unpopulated pad. This pad contains an RX, TX and GND for UART. Currently this only displays console output from the initial boot process.

  • Settings: 115200 8n1
  • Console Out: Log
Google Chromecast UART Pinout

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