This product is likely end of life. This document is here purely for support purposes should the files be required if anyone has the add-on cape.
The BeagleBone-HDMI Cape is designed by Embest to provide HDMI interface for BeagleBone. This board features a standard HDMI connector that can be connected to a monitor through an HDMI cable. The cape also provides LCD display capabilities for using with BeagleBone. Embest offers 4.3 inch and 7 inch LCD panel for selections. However, the display functions of HDMI and LCD are multiplexed, that is to say, customer cannot use the HDMI and LCD display functions at the same time. Cutbacks are made for the Ethernet connector so the BeagleBone-HDMI Cape can fit perfectly on the BeagleBone.
Features
- Dimensions: 78mm*54mm
- Working Temperature: 0 to +70 ℃
- Power supply: 3.3V or 5V
- HDMI Type A interface (supports up to 720p video display)
- LCD interface (50-pin FPC connector)
- Two 2.54mm pitch 2*23-pin header dip connectors
- Apply to BeagleBone, Embest DevKit8000, DevKit8500 and Devkit8600
- Supports for Linux 3.0 and Wince 7 OS
Provided
- One BeagleBone-HDMI CAPE Board
- One Product CD (including user manual,
- including user manual, LCD, Audio and HDMI drivers in binary file, Linux and WinCE images)
- Optional 4.3" or 7" LCD
Note: driver source code provided for Linux and drivers in binary file for WinCE
LCD drivers are for Linux OS only
BeagleBone-HDMI CAEP mounted on BeagleBone Board
Further information from https://elinux.org/Beagleboard:BeagleBone-HDMI_CAPE
The BeagleBone-HDMI Cape is designed to provide HDMI interface for BeagleBone. This board features a standard HDMI connector that can be connected to a monitor with a standard HDMI connector using a HDMI cable. The cape also provides touchscreen capability for use for BeagleBone board, features a 4.3 or 7 inch LCD panel with 20bit that is also a 4-wire resistive touchscreen. The 7" screen can display up to 800x480 and the 4.3" screen can display up to a resolution of 480x272.
Electrical Specifications
| Power | 3.3V via expansion header |
| 5V via expansion header | |
| Connectors | Two 46-position headers |
Mechanical Specifications
| Size | 78mm x 54mm |
| Layers | 4 |
| PCB Thickness | 1.6mm |
| RoHS Compliant | Yes |
EEPROM
| EEPROM Suport | No |
| Board Name | BeagleBone-HDMI CAPE |
| Version | N/A |
| Manufacturer | Embest |
| Part Number | N/A |
| Pins Used | 52 |
Documentations
| Open Source | Yes |
| System Reference Manual | Yes |
| Schematics | |
| PCB Files | No |
| Gerber Files | No |
| Bills of Materials | No |
Support files and user manual materials are attached to this document.
| embest_beaglebone_hdmi_cape.pdf | |
| BeagleBone HDMI Cape.pdf | |
