BeagleBone Black - Table 5. Processor Features; High Level Features

REF: BBONEBLK_SRM
BeagleBone Black System
Reference Manual
Rev A5.2
Page 49 of 108
NOTE: Figure 29 is an older block diagram and the higher frequency is not reflected. As
soon an updated picture is available, this will be changed. You can also refer to the
updated datasheet for the XAM3359 processor.
6.2.2 High Level Features
Table 5 below shows a few of the high level features of the Sitara processor.
Table 5. Processor Features
Operating Systems
Linux, Android, Windows
Embedded CE,QNX,
ThreadX
MMC/SD
3
Standby Power
7 mW
CAN
2
ARM CPU
1 ARM Cortex-A8
UART (SCI)
6
ARM MHz (Max.)
275,500,600,800,1000
ADC
8-ch 12-bit
ARM MIPS (Max.)
1000,1200,2000
PWM (Ch)
3
Graphics
Acceleration
1 3D
eCAP
3
Other Hardware
Acceleration
2 PRU-ICSS,Crypto
Accelerator
eQEP
3
On-Chip L1 Cache
64 KB (ARM Cortex-A8)
RTC
1
On-Chip L2 Cache
256 KB (ARM Cortex-
A8)
I2C
3
Other On-Chip
Memory
128 KB
McASP
2
Display Options
LCD
SPI
2
General Purpose
Memory
1 16-bit (GPMC, NAND
flash, NOR Flash, SRAM)
DMA (Ch)
64-Ch EDMA
DRAM
1 16-bit (LPDDR-400,
DDR2-532, DDR3-606)
IO Supply (V)
1.8V(ADC),3.3V
USB Ports
2
Operating
Temperature
Range (C)
-40 to 90
6.2.3 Documentation
Full documentation for the processor can be found on the TI website at
http://www.ti.com/product/am3359 for the current processor used on the board. Make
sure that you always use the latest datasheets and Technical Reference Manuals (TRM).