BeagleBoard

The BeagleBoard is a development board for the TI OMAP3530 system-on-chip.

Specifications

• Texas Instruments OMAP3530 processor
• 128 or 256 MiB DDR RAM (depends on revision)
• 256 MiB NAND Flash
• I/O connections:
  • DVI-D via HDMI connector
  • S-Video
  • USB On-The-Go
  • USB host (revision C only)
  • SD/MMC
  • Stereo audio
  • RS-232
  • JTAG
  • +5 VDC power

Hardware Revisions

B

The B revisions of the BeagleBoard do not have USB host support, and only have 128 MiB RAM.

C

The C revisions add a direct LCD interface, enable USB host support, and double RAM to 256 MiB. In addition, revision C3 provides support for a backup battery for the real time clock.

Derivatives

IGEPv2 BOARD

BeagleBoard-derived design adding ethernet (SMSC LAN922i,) 802.11b/g WiFi (Marvell 86W8686B1,) Bluetooth 2.0 (CSR BC4ROM/21e,) and with 512 MiB each DDR SDRAM and NAND Flash.

• IGEPv2 Platform site

Embest DevKit8000

Similar to BeagleBoard, but does not use Package-on-Package memory. Only has 128 MiB each DDR SDRAM and NAND Flash. Has ethernet, provided by a Davicom DM9000 chip.

• DevKit8000 page

EBVBeagle Board

Clone of BeagleBoard C2, should be identical in layout and function, ships with DVI and serial cables, AC adapter, 2 GiB MMC card, USB hub, and USB ethernet adapter.

• EBVBeagle Board Page

ICETEK-OMAP3530-MINI

Does not use Package-on-Package memory. Has more exposed pins on expansion interface. v2 is similar to BeagleBoard B revisions, albeit only with 128 MiB NAND Flash. v3 is similar to BeagleBoard C2, but with 512 MiB NAND Flash instead of 256.

• ICETEK-OMAP3530-MINI v2 (Chinese language, Google translation to English)
• ICETEK-OMAP3530-MINI v3 (Chinese language, Google translation to English)

Always Innovating Touch Book

The Always Innovating Touch Book is a commercial tablet PC/netbook device based on a modified BeagleBoard B7 design, with similar specifications to the BeagleBoard C2.

• Always Innovating web site
• Innovating Touch user community web site
• touchbookfans unofficial fan page

RISC OS port

Jeffrey Lee is working on porting RISC OS 5 to the BeagleBoard as part of the RISC OS Open project.

Further information is available in the RISC OS Open wiki. RISC OS Open also builds and hosts ROM releases, etc.

See also

• BeagleBoard.org
• Thread discussing BeagleBoard port on RISC OS Open forums
• Beagle Board on Wikipedia