BeagleBone Black System
Reference Manual
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8.1 BEAGLEBONEBLACK CAPE COMPATIBILITY ....................................................................................82
8.1.1 LCD Pins ...............................................................................................................................82
8.1.2 eMMC Pins ............................................................................................................................83
8.2 EEPROM ........................................................................................................................................84
8.2.1 EEPROM Address .................................................................................................................85
8.2.2 I2C Bus ..................................................................................................................................85
8.2.3 EEPROM Write Protect .........................................................................................................85
8.2.4 EEPROM Data Format .........................................................................................................87
8.2.5 Pin Usage ..............................................................................................................................88
8.3 PIN USAGE CONSIDERATION ............................................................................................................92
8.3.1 Boot Pins ...............................................................................................................................92
8.4 EXPANSION CONNECTORS ................................................................................................................93
8.4.1 Non-Stacking Headers-Single Cape .....................................................................................93
8.4.2 Main Expansion Headers-Stacking .......................................................................................94
8.4.3 Stacked Capes w/Signal Stealing ...........................................................................................95
8.4.4 Retention Force .....................................................................................................................96
8.4.5 BeagleBone Black Female Connectors ..................................................................................96
8.5 SIGNAL USAGE ................................................................................................................................97
8.6 CAPE POWER....................................................................................................................................97
8.6.1 Main Board Power ................................................................................................................97
8.6.2 Expansion Board External Power .........................................................................................98
8.7 MECHANICAL ...................................................................................................................................98
8.7.1 Standard Cape Size ................................................................................................................98
8.7.2 Extended Cape Size ...............................................................................................................99
8.7.3 Enclosures ...........................................................................................................................100
9.0 BEAGLEBONE BLACK MECHANICAL ...................................................................................101
9.1 DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT .............................................................................................................101
9.2 SILKSCREEN AND COMPONENT LOCATIONS ...................................................................................102
10.0 PICTURES ..................................................................................................................................105
11.0 SUPPORT INFORMATION .....................................................................................................107
11.1 HARDWARE DESIGN ..................................................................................................................107
11.2 SOFTWARE UPDATES .................................................................................................................107
11.3 RMA SUPPORT..........................................................................................................................108
Figures
Figure 1. In The Box .................................................................................................... 13
Figure 2. Tethered Configuration ................................................................................. 14
Figure 3. USB Connection to the Board....................................................................... 15
Figure 4. Board Power LED ......................................................................................... 15
Figure 5. Board Boot Status ......................................................................................... 16
Figure 6. Desktop Configuration .................................................................................. 17
Figure 7. Connect microHDMI Cable to the Monitor .................................................. 18
Figure 8. DVI-D to HDMI Adapter.............................................................................. 18
Figure 9. Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo ........................................................ 19
Figure 10. Connect Keyboard and Mouse Receiver to the Board .............................. 19
Figure 11. Keyboard and Mouse Hubs ....................................................................... 19
Figure 12. Ethernet Cable Connection ....................................................................... 20