Description
BeagleBone Black is a low-cost, open source, community-supported development platform for ARM® Cortex™-A8 processor developers and hobbyists. Boot Linux in under 10-seconds and get started on Sitara™ AM335x ARM Cortex-A8 processor development in less than 5 minutes with just a single USB cable.
BeagleBone Black ships with the Debian GNU/Linux™ in onboard FLASH to start evaluation and development. Many other Linux distributions and operating systems are also supported on BeagleBone Black including:
- Ubuntu
- Android
- Fedora
BeagleBone Black's capabilities can be extended using plug-in boards called “capes” that can be plugged into BeagleBone Black's two 46-pin dual-row expansion headers. Capes are available for, VGA, LCD, motor control, prototyping, battery power and other functionality.
Features
BeagleBone | |
Example Applications | Robotics, motor drivers, Twitter printer, data backup, SDR base station, USB data acquisition and more |
Board size | 3.4" x 2.1" |
DDR memory | 512 MB |
Development environment | Fully functional terminal interface directly in the browser and the ability to run Python, Ruby and INO Sketches directly in the Cloud9 IDE, in addition to JavaScript on Node.JS and in your web browser |
Ethernet | On-chip 10/100 Ethernet |
JTAG | Optional |
Memory | Memory: 4GB eMMC memory that’s pre-loaded with Debian GNU/Linux™distribution and that frees up your microSD card slot |
More info | |
Power Options | Via USB or 5V DC input |
Price (USD) Per Unit | $55.00 (Suggested Retail Price) |
Processor | 1GHz AM3359 Sitara ARM Cortex-A8 |
USB | 1-port USB 2.0 Host 1-port USB 2.0 Client |
Version Date | 14 May 2014 |