May 18, 2009 -- Digi-Key announced that it is shipping Revision C of the fanless, open source BeagleBoard embedded development board from BeagleBoard.org. The latest version of the board offers increased design flexibility with twice the memory (256 MB RAM), an additional high-speed USB port, and an LCD expansion connector.
Based on a Texas Instruments (TI) OMAP3530 processor, the BeagleBoard bridges desktop and embedded development by delivering laptop-like performance in a pocketsize, 3x3-inch form factor for projects ranging from robots, netbooks, and mobile Internet devices to entire Linux distributions and gaming frameworks.
Specifically, according to the distributor, BeagleBoard revision C key features and benefits include the following:
-- The latest board integrates a high-speed dedicated-host USB port that can be used with a standard A-type connector to add a high-speed USB hub connected to TV tuners, network adapters, keyboards and mice, web cameras, hard drives, or other USB peripherals. At the same time, it can act as a USB device via the USB on-the-go port, potentially translating one USB device class into another.
-- The LCD expansion interface can be used with an adapter board to connect to different displays, such as RGB LCD panels and LVDS panels.
-- 256 MB RAM gives developers the flexibility to implement more instructions and run more than one program with faster loading times.
-- Three pulse width modulation (PWM) signals on the expansion connector allow for motor driver functions or PWM signaling, making it ideal for projects like robotics.
-- An integrated TI TPS65950 power management device supports up to 13 channels of power management and incorporates audio and USB - all on a single chip (http://www.ti.com/tps65960-pr).
-- The OMAP3530 processor incorporates an ARM Cortex-A8, graphics engine, high-performance TI TMS320C64x+ digital signal processor (DSP) and video accelerators (http://www.ti.com/omap35x-bbrevc).
-- A USB 2.0 on-the-go MMC/SD/SDIO and DVI-D, found on previous BeagleBoard versions, are also available with Revision C.
BeagleBoard Revision C (Digi-Key part # 296-23428-ND) is now available on Digi-Key's global websites. The cost is $149.
On the Web:
http://beagleboard.org
www.digikey.com
