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Introduction
The BeagleBone delivers the bare bones with a very affordable price and the greatest access to interface signals for sensors and controls, while eliminating the need for additional equipment with a single cable development environment.
Specifications
700-MHz superscalar ARM Cortex™-A8
256-MB DDR2 RAM
1-port USB 2.0 host
Integrated 10/100 Ethernet
microSD slot and 2-GB microSD card with validation and demonstration image from the Angstrom Distribution
USB 2.0 flexible device port with ability to supply power
On-board USB-to-serial/JTAG over shared USB device port
3.3-V 2× 46-pin peripheral with multiplexed LCD signals and battery-control expansion headers
Board size: 3.4” × 2.1”
Applications
3D printers and industrial robotics
Autonomous robots and flying drones
Web servers and Internet-enabled kiosks
Home media centers and automation
In-vehicle entertainment and monitoring
Thin clients and digital signage
Development with Ubuntu, Android™, Open Embedded, Windows® Embedded, QNX, Symbian, Debian, Fedora, Gentoo and more ..
We have been using this board for DAQ at a Windmill -- it works really good with Ubuntu and Perl because of its many GPIO we are running alot of sensors (like 4x12 on it with a AVR controller)
If you didn't win one of the free kits why not come on over and take a look that the product details, videos, and see if you would like to buy one for yourself.
Thank you all for applying. This RoadTest is now closed. We are pleased to announce the following members that have been selected to receive a Beaglebone:
Arkadiusz Biela
Joe Fabiano
Michael Burr
Steven Morlock
William Winter
Congratulations! Your product will be shipped to the address each of you provided when you applied for this RoadTest. As a reminder, element14 and our supplier partners send these products free-of-charge because we place high value upon your unbiased, detailed product review. Please post your review back here within 3-6 weeks of receiving your item.
For those who were not selected to win this product, enrollment for the Agilent U1272A HH DMM and U1177A Bluetooth Adapter Road Test is open .
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What do you all think about this comment on the BeagelBoard BeagelBoard vs the Raspberry Pi???
""In a recent interview with Linux User & Developer, Raspberry Pi developer Eben Upton got a chance to talk about the performance of the upcoming SoC that is due out later this month. “Raspberry Pi, in terms of multimedia, outperforms any other dev board in existence – which is nice,” explained Eben, “In terms of general purpose computing, it’s got this 700MHz ARM11, and our benchmark shows it’s about 20 per cent slower than a BeagelBoardBeagelBoard for general purpose computing. But, you know, it’s a quarter of the price.”"" source http://bit.ly/xYpCry
I am interested in testing this as a controller for gathering sensor information and displaying it on my Harley. Lateral G force, acceleration, direction (compass), temp, etc.
I would like to get this brilliant piece of engineering because i would use it for a fully prepared touch screen, wifi, bluetooth, gps equipped in car media and online center. that would be awsome! Thanks so much!
