Tuesday, April 7, 2015

20140814 - BeagleBone Black - Getting Started - Demos and Information

UPDATE: Apr 7, 2015 - Some of this information is included for historical value

20140814 - BeagleBone Black - Getting Started - Demos and Information

Specifications: BBB vs rPI



BBB model B
BBB model C
rPI rev B
rPI rev B+
SoC
AM3358/9
AM3358/9
Broadcom BCM2835
Broadcom BCM2835
CPU
Cortex-A8 1ghz
Cortex-A8 1ghz
700mhz Arm1176 (Arm11 ARMv6 instruction set)
700mhz Arm1176 (Arm11 ARMv6 instruction set)
GPU
PowerVR SGX530 200mhz
PowerVR SGX530 200mhz
Broadcom VideoCore IV 250mhz OpenGL ES 2.0 MPEG-2 and VC-1 1080p
Broadcom VideoCore IV 250mhz OpenGL ES 2.0 MPEG-2 and VC-1 1080p
Memory
DDR3 512mb
DDR3 512mb
512mb (shared with GPU)
512mb (shared with GPU)
USB 2.0
1x Standard A Host (direct) 1x mini B device port (direct)
1x Standard A Host (direct) 1x mini B device port (direct)
2 via onboard 3 port USB hub
4 via onboard 5 port USB hub
Video output
Micro-HDMI and cape add ons
Micro-HDMI and cape add ons
Composite RCA, HDMI (full size), raw LCD Panels via DSI
Composite RCA (on 3.5mm jack), HDMI (full size), raw LCD Panels via DSI
Video input


15-pin MIPI camera interface connector
15-pin MIPI camera interface connector
Audio output
Micro-HDMI and cape add ons
Micro-HDMI and cape add ons
3.5mm jack, HDMI, I2S audio
3.5mm jack, HDMI, I2S audio
Onboard Storage
8-bit eMMC 2gb (Angstrom pre-installed) microSD card
8-bit eMMC 4gb (Debian pre-installed), microSD card
SD card slot
microSD card slot
Onboard Network
Fast Ethernet MII based
Fast Ethernet MII based
10/100 Mbits Ethernet
10/100 Mbits Ethernet
Low-Level Peripherals
4x UART, 8x PWM, LCD, GPMC, MMC1, 2x SPI, 2x I2C, A/D converter, 2x CAN Bus, 4 Timers
4x UART, 8x PWM, LCD, GPMC, MMC1, 2x SPI, 2x I2C, A/D converter, 2x CAN Bus, 4 Timers
8x GPIO, UART, I2C bus, SPI bus w/2 chip selects, I2S audio
17x GPIO, UART, I2C bus, SPI bus w/2 chip selects, I2S audio
power ratings
210-460mA @5v
210-460mA @5v
700mA (3.5W) @5v
600mA (3.0W) @5v
Power Source
mini USB or 2.1mm x 5.5mm 5v Jack
mini USB or 2.1mm x 5.5mm 5v Jack
5v via MicroUSB or GPIO header
5v via MicroUSB or GPIO header
Size
86.4 mm x 53.3 mm (3.4 in x 2.1 in apx)
86.4 mm x 53.3mm (3.4 in x 2.1 in apx)
85.6 mm x 56mm (3.37 in x 2.2 in apx)
85.6 mm x 56mm (3.37in x 2.2in apx)
Weight
39.68 g (1.4oz)
39.68g (1.4oz)
45g (1.6oz)
45g (1.6oz)
Optional Accessories
BeagleBoard Zippy/Zippy 2, BeagleTouch Display, Beagle LCD2 Expansion board, BeagleJuice (battery pack), WLAN (wireless), BeadaFrame, 4DLCD Cape
BeagleBoard Zippy/Zippy 2, BeagleTouch Display, Beagle LCD2 Expansion board, BeagleJuice (battery pack), WLAN (wireless), BeadaFrame, 4DLCD Cape
Camera, Gertboard, Infrared Camera, HAT (Hardware Attached on Top) Expansion boards
Camera, Gertboard, Infrared Camera, HAT (Hardware Attached on Top) Expansion boards

There are a number of expansion boards for both the BBB and the rPI.

Was looking for some hard numbers on the community/users of both boards, and couldn’t come up with anything.
If G+ communities are any indication then rPI has BBB beat by a long shot. With 169,000+ members vs the 2600+ members of BBB or the 1800 member of a different BBB communitie (thou you have to figure at least some of those are cross-overs)

There are Beaglebone Clones the IGEPv2 has slightly more ram, built-in Bluetooth and Wi-FI, a USB host, ethernet, microSD

BeagleBoard.org Getting Started Tutorial: (This is where we are going to start!)
Inspire BeagleBone Black Resources:
Visual of BeagleBone Black GPIO (Java needed):
Tinker Now - Things to tinker with has many BBB projects:

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