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Revision as of 07:41, 7 February 2010
The Zippy2 Ethernet Combo Board (KSZ8851SNL-BBE-EVAL) is a low cost expansion board for the BeagleBoard that provides the following peripherals:
- 10/100BaseT Ethernet
- Second SD/MMC Interface
- Second RS232 Serial Interface
- Real-Time clock with Battery Back-up
- I2C Interface (+5V level)
- AT24C01 Serial EEPROM for Board Identification
Contents
Hardware
Ethernet
The Zippy2 provides a standard 10/100BaseT ethernet interface and uses the Micrel KSZ8851SNL SPI to Ethernet controller.
SD/MMC Interface
The Zippy2 provides a second SD/MMC interface that supports both 3.3V and 1.8V SD memory cards. The
RS232 Serial Interface
The Zippy2 provides a second RS-232 serial port for the BeagleBoard. There are two serial connectors provided. Either connector is available for use: 1) standard DB9 Male connector, or 2) 2x5 shrouded header (0.1 inch pin spacing).
Real-time Clock
I2C Interface
Serial EEPROM
Connecting the Zippy2 to the BeagleBoard
Soldering the Expansion Header
Attaching the BeagleBoard
Creating a bootable SD/SDHC card in Ubuntu
Automated script
Design Documents
Software
- Demo/Test Files
- MLO (save as MLO)
- u-boot.bin (save as u-boot.bin)
- uImage (save as uImage)
- Kernel Config
- place these files on your formated SD card per the instuctions at the LinuxBootDiskFormat page
- boot your BeagleBoard while holding down the "User" button.