Transcript Beagle Bone Black An Introduction Presented By: Steven A. Berneberg ©Steven A. Berneberg.

Beagle Bone Black
An Introduction
Presented By: Steven A. Berneberg
©Steven A. Berneberg
Agenda
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Mechanical Introduction.
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Electrical Introduction.
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Operating System Options.
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Programming Introduction.
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Useful URL's and other reference material.
Mechanical Introduction
Mechanical Introduction (Con't)
BBB Dimensions
Mechanical Introduction (Con't)
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BBB in Altoids can.
Mechanical Introduction (Con't)
BBB Expansion Connectors
Mechanical Introduction (Con't)
BBB Expansion Cape
Electrical Introduction
BBB Feature Table
Electrical Introduction (Con't)
BBB Connections
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DC power – main DC input, 5VDC
Power button – alerts the processor to initiate the power down
sequence.
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10/100 Ethernet
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Serial Debug
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USB Client – miniUSB connector to a PC that can also power the
board.
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Boot Switch – used to force a boot from the SD card if power is cycled.
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uSD slot
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Four user LED's
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Reset button
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microHDMI connector
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USB Host
Electrical Introduction (Con't)
USB Host
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USB Host
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USB, Type A, female connector
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Full LS/FS/HS Host support
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Up to 500mA of current @ 5V.
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However, under USB power Host can only
supply between 50 and 100mA @ 5V.
Serial Debug Port
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Serial debug is provided via UART0 on the processor
via a single 1x6 pin header. In order to use the
interface a USB to TTL adapter will be required. The
header is compatible with the one provided by FTDI
and can be purchased for about $12 to $20 from
various sources. Signals supported are TX and RX.
Operating System Options
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Android
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Angstrom
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Ubuntu
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Debian
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ArchLinux
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Fedora
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Many others
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www.beagleboard.org/Getting%20Started
Loading OS
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Load OS onto microSD card
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BBB powered down and unplugged
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Insert microSD into slot.
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Hold “User Boot” button down, plug in power and
keep holding down the button until you see the bank
of 4 LED's light up for a few seconds. Release the
button.
It will take anywhere from 30-45 minutes to flash
the image onto the on-board chip. Once completed,
the bank of 4 LED's to the right of the ethernet port
will stay lit up at the same time.
User Boot Button Location
Programming Introduction
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Many languages:
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Java
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Python
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C/C++
Methods:
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Eclipse
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Command Line
Useful URL's
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www.beagleboard.org
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www.learn.adafruit.com/category/beaglebone
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Good learning site.
elinux.org/Beagleboard:BeagleBone_Black_FAQ
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Main BBB support site.
General information Wiki
Lots on YouTube.
Next Month
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More on programming
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Trevor and Bob will cover more methods
for programming BBB