PocketBeagle development board, in distribution
PocketBeagle is based on the Octavo Systems OSD3358-SM 21 x 21 mm system-in-package (SIP) that includes 512 MB DDR3 RAM, 1-GHz ARM Cortex-A8 CPU, 2x 200-MHz PRUs, ARM Cortex-M3, 3D accelerator, power/battery management and EEPROM. The ability to source the Octavo SIP independently offers flexibility to expand a BeagleBone design into any custom application without the need tackle complex design hurdles such as the DDR3 memory, allowing for rapid development to production.
The $25 board brings;
a low-cost Linux computer with expansion capability
– opportunity to learn many programming aspects from educators online
– 72 expansion pin headers with power and battery I/Os
– eight analogue inputs
– 44 digital I/Os and numerous digital interface peripherals
– microUSB host/client and microSD connectors
Software compatibility:
– Debian GNU/Linux images customized for BeagleBone
– Cloud9 IDE on Node.js with BoneScript library
– Any BeagleBone Black software not needing access to unavailable expansion pins
Digi-Key Electronics; www.digikey.com
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