BeagleBone Black microcomputer

TheBeagleBone Black is a low-cost, community-supported development platform that is suitable for professionals and hobbyists alike. Boot Linux in less than 10 seconds and start developing your projects with just one USB cable.

The BeagleBone Black is the latest addition to the BeagleBoard.org family and, like its predecessors, is designed for the open source community, first-time users, and anyone interested in a low-cost ARM Cortex-A8 processor. It has been equipped with a minimal set of features that allow the user to experience the power of the processor, and is not intended as a full-fledged development platform, as many of the features and interfaces provided by the processor are not available from the BeagleBone Black through the embedded system. It is not a complete product designed to perform any specific function. It is a framework for experimenting and learning how to program the processor and access peripherals by creating your own software and hardware. It also offers access to many interfaces and allows the use of additional expansion cards to add many different combinations of functions. The user can also design their own board or add their own circuits.

Processor: AM335x 1GHz ARM® Cortex-A8

• 512MB DDR3 RAM
• 4GB 8-bit eMMC built-in flash memory
• 3D graphics accelerator
• NEON floating-point accelerator
• 2x PRU 32-bit microcontroller

Connectors

• USB client/host
• Ethernet
• HDMI
• 2x 46 pin headers

Compatible software

• Debian
• Android
• Ubuntu
• etc.

Specifications:

Processor: Sitara AM3358BZCZ100 1 GHz, 2000. MIPS.

Graphics engine: SGX530 3D, 20 million polygons / sec.

SDRAM memory: 512 MB DDR3L 800 MHz

Built-in flash memory: 4 GB, 8-bit built-in MMC

PMIC: TPS65217C PMIC regulator and one additional LDO.

Debugging support: optional built-in 20-pin CTI JTAG, serial connector

Power supply: miniUSB USB or DC power supply socket

PCB: 3.4 inches x 2.1 inches

Indicators: 1-Power, 2-Ethernet, 4-user-controlled LEDs

HS USB 2.0 client port: access to USB0, client mode via miniUSB

HS USB 2.0 host port: access to USB1, type A socket, 500 mA LS / FS / HS

Serial port: access to UART0 via 6-pin 3.3V TTL connector.

Ethernet: 10/100, RJ45

SD / MMC connector: microSD, 3.3 V

User input:
reset button
boot button
power button

Video output:
16b HDMI, 1280x1024 (max.)
1024x768,1280x720,1440x900, 1920x1080 at 24 Hz with EDID support

Audio: via HDMI interface, stereo

Expansion connectors:
5 V power supply, 3.3 V, VDD_ADC (1.8 V)
3.3V I/O for all signals
McASP0, SPI1, I2C, GPIO (69 max.), LCD, GPMC, MMC1, MMC2, 7
AIN (1.8 V max.), 4 timers, 4 serial ports, CAN0,
EHRPWM (0,2), XDMA interrupt, power button, expansion board ID (can be combined up to 4)

Board elements:

DC Power - DC power is the main DC input that accepts 5V power.

Power Button - The Power Button alerts the CPU to the need to turn off power and is used to turn off power to the board.

10/100 Ethernet - This is a connection to a local area network.

Serial Deb ug - Serial Debug is the serial debug port.

USB Client - A USB client is a miniUSB connection to a PC that can also power the board.

BOOT switch - The BOOT switch can be used to force a boot from a microSD card when the board power is turned off and disconnected and power is re-applied to the board.

LED. The user can use four blue LEDs.

Reset Button - The reset button allows the user to reboot the processor.

microSD - A microSD card can be installed in the microSD slot.

microHDMI - The microHDMI connector is where the display is connected.

USB Host - Various USB interfaces such as Wi-Fi, BT, keyboard, etc. can be connected to the USB host.

Sitara AM3358BZCZ100 - processor for the board.

Micron 512 MB DDR3L or Kingston 512 MB DDR3 is the RAM with double data rate.

The TPS65217C PMIC provides the power buses for the various components on the board.

TheSMSC Ethernet PHY is the physical network interface.

Micron eMMC is an on-chip MMC that holds up to 4GB of data.

TheHDMI Framer provides control of an HDMI or DVI-D display via an adapter.

Overall dimensions: 86.36mm x 53.34mm

Resources for developers Wiki: BeagleBone Black System Reference Manual

Included in the package:

1. BeagleBone Black

2. Mini USB to USB type A cable

3. Instruction card with a link to the support Wiki address.

Weight: 0.039 kg