Pocket Beagle - Review

Name: Pocket Beagle
Rating: 4.4375 (4 reviews)

mnitin59 over 5 years ago

RoadTest: Pocket Beagle

Author: mnitin59

Creation date: 7 Aug 2019

Evaluation Type: Development Boards & Tools

Did you receive all parts the manufacturer stated would be included in the package?: True

What other parts do you consider comparable to this product?: Raspberry pi Zero, ATTiny

What were the biggest problems encountered?: Hardware design and the I/O Ports, Pin Configuration

Detailed Review:

Product Unboxing

I'm very thankful to Element 14 community for giving me the opportunity for reviewing Pocketbeagle Hardware. I have received this hardware within 8 days of getting selected for this road test.
The parcel box was very good in condition and kept with safety wrappers which felt nice and helpful. I check with the Board packing it was very awesome and attractive for hardware hobbyist which for getting a mini-computer for managing all kind of work task in daily life.

Fig 1.1 Parcel Box

Fig 1.2 Unboxing Box

Fig 1.3 Upside view of the Box

Fig 1.4 Wrapping out the PocketBeagle Hardware

Fig 1.5 Backside view of the cover board

Fig 1.6 Front Side view of the PocketBeagle Box

Hardware Review

The PocketBeagle is very awesome hardware for developing an interactive project in electronics and smart devices. The setup for this hardware is very easy and its plug and play device.
The webpage gets configured and help to command on I/O port to control and get the sensor data.

Technical Review:

Specification	Rating (5)
Electronics assembly	4
Interconnection track	4
Component Selection	5
Optimization in design	3
Connectivity and networking	5

Conclusion

The PocketBeagle is Awesome hardware as it can be used in any project and help to reduce complexity for the day-to-day problems. Even it's useful for makers, engineers, and developers to use it for innovative use in projects like robotics, communication, IoT, etc.