BeagleBoard
The BeagleBoard is a low-power, low-cost open source hardware single-board computer produced by Texas Instruments in association with Digi-Key. The BeagleBoard was also designed with open source software development in mind, and as a way of demonstrating the Texas Instrument's OMAP3530 system-on-a-chip.[5] The board was developed by a small team of IT engineers as an educational board that could be used in colleges around the world to teach open source hardware and open source software capabilities. It is also sold to the public under the Creative Commons share-alike license.
BeagleBoard
Features
The BeagleBoard measures approximately 75 by 75 mm and has all the functionality of a basic computer.[6] The OMAP3530 includes an ARM Cortex-A8 CPU (which can run Windows CE, Linux, Risc OS[7] or Symbian), Android is also being ported[8], a TMS320C64x+ DSP for accelerated video and audio decoding, and an Imagination Technologies PowerVR SGX530 GPU to provide accelerated 2D and 3D rendering that supports OpenGL ES 2.0. Video out is provided through separate S-Video and HDMI connections. A single SD/MMC card slot supporting SDIO, a USB On-The-Go port, an RS-232 serial connection, a JTAG connection, and two stereo 3.5 mm jacks for audio in/out are provided.
Built-in storage and memory are provided through a PoP chip that includes 256 MB of NAND flash memory and 256 MB of RAM (128 MB on earlier models).
The board uses up to 2 W of power and can be powered from the USB connector, or a separate 5 V power supply. Because of the low power consumption, no additional cooling or heat sinks are required.
Rev C4 Specifications
- Package on Package POP CPU/Memory chip.
- Processor TI OMAP3530 Processor - 720 MHz ARM Cortex-A8 core
- 'HD capable' TMS320C64x+ core (520 MHz up to 720p @30 fps)[9]
- Imagination Technologies PowerVR SGX 2D/3D graphics processor supporting dual independent displays[6]
- 256 MB LPDDR RAM[9]
- 256 MB NAND Flash memory[9]
- Peripheral connections[10]
- DVI-D (HDMI connector chosen for size - maximum resolution is 1280×1024)
- S-Video
- USB OTG (mini AB)
- 1 USB port
- SD/MMC card slot
- Stereo in and out jacks
- RS-232 port
- JTAG connector
- Power socket (5 V barrel connector type)
- Development[11]
- Boot code stored in ROM
- Boot from NAND memory, SD/MMC, USB, or Serial
- Alternative Boot source button.
- Has been demonstrated using Android,[12] Angstrom Linux,[13] Fedora, Ubuntu, Gentoo[14] and Maemo Linux distributions,[15] the Windows CE operating system,[16] Symbian,[17] QNX[18] and a development version of RISC OS 5[19] made available by RISC OS Open.
BeagleBoard-xM
Features
A modified version of the BeagleBoard called the BeagleBoard-xM started shipping on August 27, 2010. The BeagleBoard-xM measures in at 82.55 by 82.55 mm and has a faster CPU core (clocked at 1 GHz compared to the 720 MHz of the BeagleBoard), more RAM (512 MB compared to 256 MB), onboard Ethernet jack, and 4 port USB hub. The BeagleBoard-xM lacks the on board NAND and requires the memory and OS to be stored on to a microSD card. The addition of the Camera port to the -xM provides a simple way of importing video via Leopard Board cameras.[20][21]
Specifications
- Package on Package POP CPU/memory chip.
- Processor TI DM3730 Processor - 1 GHz ARM Cortex-A8 core
- 'HD capable' TMS320C64x+ core (800 MHz up to 720p @30 fps)[9]
- Imagination Technologies PowerVR SGX 2D/3D graphics processor supporting dual independent displays[6]
- 512 MB LPDDR RAM[9]
- 4 GB microSD card is supplied with the BeagleBoard -xM loaded with Angstrom.
- Peripheral connections[10]
- DVI-D (HDMI connector chosen for size - maximum resolution is 1280×1024)
- S-Video
- USB OTG (mini AB)
- 4 USB ports
- Ethernet port
- MicroSD/MMC card slot
- Stereo in and out jacks
- RS-232 port
- JTAG connector
- Power socket (5 V barrel connector type)
- Camera port
- Expansion port
BeagleBone
Features
Announced in the end of October 2011, the BeagleBone is a barebone development board with a ARM Cortex-A8 processor running at 720 MHz, 256 MB of RAM, two 46-pin expansion connectors, on-chip Ethernet, a microSD slot, and a USB host port and multipurpose device port which includes low-level serial control and JTAG hardware debug connections, so no JTAG emulator is required. The BeagleBone is initially priced $89(US).[22]
Optional expansion boards
- BeagleBoard Zippy - Feature Expander daughter Card for BeagleBoard
- BeagleBoard Zippy2 - 2nd generation Zippy. (UART, EEPROM, 100BASE-T, SD-Slot, RTC, I2C(5 V))
- BeagleTouch Display - Touchscreen 4.3" OLED panel with touchscreen, and drivers for Angstrom Linux built by Liquidware.
- BeagleLCD2 Expansion Board - 4.3" Wide Aspect LCD Panel + Touchscreen with Interface Board. Developed by HY Research.
- BeagleJuice - Lithium Ion Battery pack for portability developed and built by Liquidware.
- BeagleToy WLAN adapter featured on beaglezoo.com - This additional expansion card enables wireless connectivity functionality for the BeagleBoard.
Optional enclosures
- Beagle Board RevC Clear Acrylic Case - Just fitted case for a BeagleBoard alone. (without Zippy2)
- BeagleLCD2 Clear Acrylic Case - Just fitted case for BeagleBoard with BeagleLCD2
Clones
- Touch Book - an hybrid netbook/tablet device that includes 512 MB of RAM, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 6 USB ports, 8.9 screen / touchscreen, keyboard and touchpad.
- IGEPv2 - a slightly larger board that includes more RAM, built-in Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, a USB host, an Ethernet jack, and use micro SD cards instead of regular SD.
- ICETEK Mini Board (Chinese)[23]
- Tianye IT SOM35XKIT - a Development board based on TI OMAP3530 including 5 inch WVGA LCD, touch screen USB Ethernet jack.
Similar products
- Raspberry Pi Similar to BeagleBoard xM but more powerful GPU and featuring 1080p hardware accelerated video decoding of H.264
- PandaBoard Similar to BeagleBoard xM, but dual-core (dual-core 1 GHz OMAP4430, 1 GB RAM).
- Hawk Board Low power OMAP SBC with SATA & VGA out.
- Gumstix Overo COMs use the OMAP3503 or the OMAP3530 to provide a full product line of BeagleBoard-compatible products for hobbyist, robotic and commercial use.
- OSWALD - developed by Oregon State University students for computer science education, uses the OMAP3530.
- Empower Technologies's EMP3503 and EMP3530 single-board computers running LEOs (RTOS)[24]
- DevKit8000 - Development board based on TI OMAP3530 from Embest
- DevKit8500D - Development board based on TI DM3730 from Embest
- SBC8530 - compact single board computer based on TI DM3730 features UART, 4 USB Host, USB OTG, Ethernet, Wi-Fi/BT, Audio, TF, LCD, DVI-D and S-Video from Embest
- SBC8018 - low-cost AM1808 SBC with SATA & 2-channel Camera interfaces from Embest
- OpenSourceMID.org - a tablet MID device based on OMAP3530 including 7 inch LCD, touch screen, Wi-Fi, 3G, Camera, GPS, G-sensor functions.*
- Tianyeit SOM35xKIT a development board based on TI OMAP3530, sold with 5 Inch WVGA LCD and Touchscreen
See also
References
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- ^ "Digi-Key Announces New Open Source BeagleBoard Development Board". Digi-Key. May 13, 2009. http://dkc1.digikey.com/us/en/mkt/Press/BeagleBoardC.html. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
- ^ "BeagleBoard-xM page". September 14, 2010. http://beagleboard.org/hardware-xM. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
- ^ BeagleBoard page at elinux.org, referenced 2011-05-12
- ^ Coley, Gerald (2009-08-20). "Take advantage of open-source hardware". EDN. http://www.edn.com/article/458593-Take_advantage_of_open_source_hardware.php. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
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- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ed8wHdGV6sI&feature=related Porting Android on Beagle Board XM
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- ^ a b ""OMAP3530 BeagleBoard" ''Boot Options'': page 9". Dkc1.digikey.com. 2009-05-27. http://dkc1.digikey.com/us/en/tod/Texas_Instruments/BeagleBoard/beagleBoard.html. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
- ^ a b "Android On Beagle". Beagleboard.org. http://beagleboard.org/project/android/. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
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- ^ a b "Neuvoo Project". Neuvoo. Neuvoo Devs. http://neuvoo.org/. Retrieved 2010-01-05.
- ^ a b Paul, Ryan (2008-08-01). "TI launches hackable Beagle Board for hobbyist projects". Arstechnica.com. http://arstechnica.com/journals/linux.ars/2008/08/01/ti-launches-hackable-beagle-board-for-hobbyist-projects. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
- ^ a b http://www.windowsfordevices.com/news/NS5111878566.html
- ^ "The Wild Ducks Project". wildducks.org. http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/wildducks/index.php?title=Wild_ducks_project/Symbian. Retrieved 2011-31-3.
- ^ "Foundry27 BSP for BeagleBoard". community.qnx.com. http://community.qnx.com/sf/wiki/do/viewPage/projects.bsp/wiki/Bspdown_ti_omap_3530_evm. Retrieved 2010-12-03.
- ^ Farrell, Nick (2009-04-27). "Snaps leak of RISC OS5 on Beagleboard". The Inquirer. http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1051924/snaps-leak-risc-os5-beagleboard. Retrieved 2011-06-28. "A snap of an RISC OS 5, running on a Beagleboard device powered by a 600 MHz ARM Cortex-A8 processor with a built-in graphics chip, has tipped up on the world wide wibble. The port developed by Jeffrey Lee is a breakthrough for the shared-source project because it has ported the OS without an army of engineers."
- ^ http://groups.google.com/group/beagleboard/msg/609bba9be3422b1d
- ^ http://beagleboard.org/hardware-xM
- ^ http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/BeagleBoardorg-BeagleBone/ $89 dev board includes Cortex-A8 CPU, Ethernet, JTAG
- ^ "Mini Board". eLinux.org. http://elinux.org/Mini_Board. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
- ^ http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Empower-EMP3503-and-EMP3530/
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