BeagleBone Black

BeagleBone Black

BeagleBone® Black is a low-cost, highly-featured, community-supported development platform for programmers and hobbyists. Users can get Linux up and running in less than 10 seconds and start programming in less than five minutes with just a single USB cable. Like its predecessors, the BeagleBone® Black was designed with the open source community, first-time users and anyone interested in an affordable processor based on the ARM® Cortex™-A8 architecture in mind. It is equipped with a minimal set of peripherals to allow the user to experience the power of the processor, and offers access to multiple interfaces and allows the use of additional boards called capes to add many different combinations of features. The user can also develop their own board or add their own circuits.

Plate features

• Memory
  • SDRAM: 512MB DDR3L 800MHZ
  • Built-in flash memory: 4 GB, 8-bit embedded MMC (eMMC) memory
• SD/MMC connector for microSD
• Power management: the TPS65217C PMIC is used together with a separate LDO to power the system
• Debugging support: Optional 20-pin CTI JTAG connector, serial connector
• Power source
  • USB mini-USB or DC socket
  • External 5VDC via expansion connector
• Connectivity
  • High-speed USB 2.0 client port: Access to USB0, client mode via mini-USB
  • USB 2.0 high-speed host port: USB1 access, type A socket, 500 mA LS/FS/HS
  • Serial port: Access to UART0 via 6-pin 3.3 V TTL connector
  • 10/100M Ethernet (RJ45)
• User input/output
  • Reset button
  • Start button
  • Power button
  • LED power indicator
  • 4 user-configurable LEDs
• Audio/video interfaces
  • HDMI type D interface
  • LCD interface
  • Stereo sound via HDMI interface
• Expansion interfaces via 2x 46-pin main connectors
  • LCD, UART, eMMC
  • ADC, I2C, SPI, PWM
• Compact size of a mint tin