{"id":4961,"date":"2015-01-21T19:16:57","date_gmt":"2015-01-21T19:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/?p=4961"},"modified":"2020-03-05T01:22:23","modified_gmt":"2020-03-05T01:22:23","slug":"getting-started-with-the-beaglebone-black","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/getting-started-with-the-beaglebone-black\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Started with the BeagleBone Black"},"content":{"rendered":"
This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Getting Started with BeagleBone Black<\/a>. This post\u00a0was written by\u00a0Rui Santos and Lu\u00eds Perestrelo authors of BeagleBone For Dummies<\/a> *<\/div>\n

Introduction\"beagleboneblack_image\"<\/h2>\n

The BeagleBone Black is a low-cost embedded Linux computer that has found love in the workbenches of many hobbyists, engineers and developers. Operating at 1GHz, providing the possibility to have lots of memory (thanks to its microSD card slot) and access to the Internet, this tiny board is a quite powerful computer on its own. (It also looks great. Something about those rounded edges, probably) Its niche, however, is probably the fact that it features an absurd amount of input and output pins, along with several interfaces that allow different devices to be connected and different communication protocols to be used (you can see a list of those by the end of this post). This bridges the gap between the realms of computing and electronics, allowing to create complex and ambitious electronic projects — often interacting with the Web — while experiencing little to none software or hardware constraints.<\/p>\n

BBB Specifications<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u00a0<\/td>\nBeagleBone Black Rev. C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Processor<\/td>\nSitara AM3358, 1GHz\u00a0ARM\u00ae Cortex-A8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GPU<\/td>\n\u00a0SGX530 3D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SDRAM Memory<\/td>\n\u00a0512MB DDR3L 800MHz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Onboard\u00a0Storage<\/td>\n\u00a04GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MicroSD<\/td>\n\u00a0MicroSD Card Slot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USB 2.0 Client<\/td>\n\u00a0MiniUSB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USB 2.0 Host<\/td>\n\u00a0Dual\u00a0USB Connector<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Video\/Audio Output<\/td>\n\u00a0Micro-HDMI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ethernet<\/td>\n\u00a010\/100, RJ45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Power Source<\/td>\nMini USB or 5V DC jack<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Operating System<\/td>\nLinux, Debian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Price<\/td>\nFrom $50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Let\u2019s take a look into the\u00a0BeagleBone Black pinout! \"BBB_GPIO\"<\/a><\/p>\n

What do you need?<\/h2>\n

One of the advantages of this board over a Raspberry Pi<\/a> is that it requires very little hardware to setup, you only need the following accessories:<\/p>\n