BeagleBone Black
What is BeagleBone?
BeagleBone* is a series of 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.

The BeagleBoneBlack ™ has been a popular development platform for Students, Hobbyists, and Developers for many years. It has sold millions of units.
As its popularity grew, it became a favourite Linux Single Board Computer for industrial developers.
The TI (Texas Instruments) ”Sitara™ system-on-chip at the heart of Beagle contains an Imagination SGX530 GPU. Until now, this has been just a block on the system diagram and was a “black box” to most Beagle users.
Technical Specifications
SoC | AM3358/9 |
CPU | Cortex-A8 + Dual PRU (200MHz) |
GPU | PowerVR SGX530 |
Video | Micro-HDMI, cape add-ons |
RAM | 512 MiB DDR3 |
Flash | 8GB e.MMC Optional SLC NAND configuration |
Storage | 8-bit eMMC (Rev B: 2 GB Ångström pre-installed, Rev C: 4 GB Debian pre-installed ), microSD card 3.3 V Supported (No Card Supplied) |
Battery Charger | Mini USB or 2.1 mm x 5.5 mm 5 V jack |
Low-level peripherals | 4xUART, 8× PWM, LCD, GPMC, MMC1, 2× SPI, 2× I²C, A/D Converter, 2× CAN bus, 4 Timers |
USB | 1 x Standard A host port (direct). 1x mini B device port (direct) |
Ethernet | Fast Ethernet (MII based) |
Audio | Micro-HDMI, cape add-ons |
Size | 86.40 mm × 53.3 mm (3.402 in × 2.098 in) |
Weight | 39.68 g (1.400 oz) |
Suggest Distributor | Digi-Key |
Est. Price | $65 |
Check out our Fun with Beagle video series on the Imagination University Programme website to help you get started with the BeagleBone Black.
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