The BeagleBoard is an entry-level and cost-effective open-source hardware platform manufactured by Texas Instruments featuring an OMAP processor. It has seen success due to its large Linux community. The BeagleBoard has undergone several revisions since 2008 to improve performance and functionality, doubling RAM and increasing processor speeds. To set up the BeagleBoard, users connect a monitor via HDMI, power it using a USB hub connected to the computer, and access it via serial terminal to view the boot up process and configure settings.

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About Beagle Board:
BeagleBoard is an entry level cost open embedded hardware manufactured by
Texas Instruments. It boasts a Cortex-A8 OMAP processor with a graphics and
DSP accelerated. It has a large community open embedded Linux community for
which it has been really a success.
www.beagleboard.org
TimeLine:
Feb 2008 Rev A concept
June 2008 Rev B launched broad availability with Digi-Key
May 2009 Rev C doubles RAM to 256MB
Jan 2010 Rev C4 bumps performance to 720MHz and resolves USB
power supply stability issue
June 2010 xM Rev A board speed to 1Ghz doubly ram and DSP speed
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Fig: Beagle Board XM :- A powerful board from TI
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Activity 1: Setting up BeagleBoard
Equipments Required: 1) Beagle Board
2) LCD Monitor with DVI-D Input (BeagleBoard gives digital as output, so VGA
being analog won’t work)
3) Serial to usb Cable, HDMI – DVI-D cable, 5V / 2A DC Adapter , Self Powered Usb
Hub, USB Keyboard & Mouse, SD MMC Card (atleast 1GB), Speaker (optional)
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Now power on the board, monitor, hub and you will see the beagleboard boot up
Setting the serial Communication:
Plug the usb to serial with usb connected to PC and serial to beagleboard with the
cable provided. Go to device manager and determine the com port
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Serial Cable to USB
Convertor to PC
Usb host cable to power
hub keyboard, mouse
Power Supply
HDMI –DVI-D
cable to monitor
SD MMC Card

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Open Hyperterminal and give connection a name
Put the COM port no found on the previous step
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Put the serial setting as shown in the fig
Now dial and power on the beagleboard or press reset on see the board boot up
You can stop the autoboot and tweak with boot loader args by pressing any key
within 3 secs
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Android Booted up
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