BeagleBone Black
What is BeagleBone Black?
BeagleBone Black is a low-cost, community-supported development platform for developers and hobbyists. Boot Linux in under 10 seconds and get started on development in less than 5 minutes with just a single USB cable.
Processor: AM335x 1GHz ARM® Cortex-A8
- 512MB DDR3 RAM
- 4GB 8-bit eMMC on-board flash storage
- 3D graphics accelerator
- NEON floating-point accelerator
- 2x PRU 32-bit microcontrollers
Connectivity
- USB client for power & communications
- USB host
- Ethernet
- HDMI
- 2x 46 pin headers
Software Compatibility
- Debian
- Android
- Ubuntu
- Cloud9 IDE on Node.js w/ BoneScript library
- plus much more
- Element14 - Farnell/Newark
- Digi-Key
- Mouser
- Special Computing
- Adafruit
- Maker Shed
- Arrow
- Avnet
- Jameco
- Openhacks.com
- Tigal
- Conrad
- Watterott
- TechShare Store
- Electroshop
- Chipsee
- Tenet Technetronics
- EXP Tech
- Abra Electronics
- EmbeddedComputer.nl
- RP Electronics
- Active
- RoboSavvy
- Sumeet Instruments
- Logic Supply
- Lextronic
- GarageLab
- Dynamo Electronics
- RS Components
- Robotistan
- Embest Version
BeagleBone Black Projects
Android on Beagle
Provides a stable Google Android base port for AM335x, AM35x, AM37x, platforms. Example: Beagleboard-xM, Beaglebone, AM335x EVM, AM335x Starter Kit
Ubuntu on Beagle
Run the Ubuntu distribution on BeagleBoard (can extend to support BeagleBone, PandaBoard, etc.)
Ångström Distribution
Explore this Linux distribution tailored for embedded devices and shipped with the BeagleBone Black, BeagleBoard-xM and BeagleBone
BeagleBone Black Support
Getting Started
First step: connect your Beagle to this site
Discussion Groups
Collaborate on the Beagle community forum
IRC Group Chat
Live chat with other open-source enthusiasts
Books
Read books to help you learn fundamental concepts
Hardware Specs and Materials
Browse the BeagleBone Black wiki to find all available hardware specifications such as:- Bill of Materials
- PCB Files
- MFG Files
- Schematic (PDF)
- Schematic (OrCAD)
- System Reference Manual
