Beagleboard.org BeagleBone Blue MCU Development Board BBONE-BLUE

BeagleBone Blue Robotics Development Board

The BeagleBone Blue from beagleboard.org is a development board aimed at building robotics systems quickly and easily. This BeagleBone board is a single board computer (SBC) which is built on the foundations of the original BeagleBone board. The Blue is based on the impressive Octavo OSD3358 System-in-Package (SIP).
The BeagleBone Blue offers tonnes of wired and wireless connectivity which enables you to add devices such as DC motors, encoders, servos and other popular peripherals for embedded robotics designs. This computer board is Linux-enabled and is capable of a real-time Linux system.

More about the Octavo OSD3358 SIP:

The OSD3358 device consists of the AM335x MPU, 1GB DDR3L memory, the TPS65217C PMIC, the TL5209 LDO voltage regulator, plus all of the required passive components. The OSD3358 offers all the components in one package for simplified design, easy interfacing and straight-forward power sequencing.
The OSD3358 SIP is perfect for integrating into robotics designs as it contains lots of functionality within one small BGA package.

What's on-board?

SIP: Octavo OSD3358
Processor: AM3358BZCZ100 1GHz ARM Cortex-A8
Memory: 4GB eMMC flash, 512MB DDR3
PRU: 2 x 32-bit 200MHz
WiFi: WiLink 2.4GHz 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.1 and BLE
USB: 1 x USB A 2.0 Host, 1 x microUSB 2.0 Client
Buttons: reset, boot, power
Antennas: 2 x antennas
SD Card: microSD card slot
LED Indicators: 4 x battery level, 1 x charger, 6 x User
Sensors: 9 axis IMU, Barometer
Motor Control: 4 x DC motor driver, 4 x quadrature encoder inputs, 8 x servo motor outputs
Debug: JTAG test points
Power: microUSB, 18V DC Jack, 3.3/5V JST-SH
Battery: 2-cell LiPo support with balancing, 6-16V charger input
Power Management: PMIC with LDO, 6V 4A regulator for servo motor
Interfaces: UART, I2C, SPI, CAN, GPIO

Software Compatibility

Cloud9 UDE
ROS
ArduPilot
MATLAB
Simulink
LabVIEW

What else will you need?

A full list of recommended accessories can be found on the product datasheet.

Looking for Inspiration?

This BeagleBone board enables you to prototype and design many different robotics designs, for example, quadcopters, remote control cars or even a Rubik’s Cube solver. If you're stuck for ideas, the BeagleBoard website has a bunch of community-supported resources to spark your imagination: https://beagleboard.org

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BeagleBone Blue Datasheet

BeagleBone Blue Schematic