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Revision as of 10:12, 29 August 2014
Contents
Descriptions
The BeagleBone Black Skywire Cellular Cape provides a cellular link capability for BeagleBone Black boards. The onboard Nimbelink Skywire Module is a pre-certified, Verizon compatible cellular modem allowing your device to connect to the Internet of Things!
FAQ
Please visit our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page for additional help.
Revision Changes
Revision A1
Initial release of BeagleBone Black Skywire Cape
Software Support
- Software to be developed
Getting Started
Required setup:
- A BeagleBone Black Skywire Cape
- A BeagleBone Black(with supported software)
- A Nimbelink Skywire Module
- A 5V DC power supply (we recommend 5V - 2A)
Following the instructions below to start using your BeagleBone Black Skywire Cape:
You can start using the board.
Specifications
Followings are some specifications of the BeagleBone Black Skywire Cape:
Capabilities
- Cellular Communication through the Nimbelink Skywire Module
- 2X CAN lines
- Xbee socket for Wifi/BlueTooth/Zigbee Modules
- 4 Port USB hub
- Two ports broken out to USBA connectors, one port directly wire to Skywire Module, and one port is broken out to a four pin header
Electrical Specifications
Power | 3.3V via BeagleBone header |
4V via on board switching power supply | |
5V via BeagleBone header | |
5VRAW via BeagleBone header | |
Supported Cellular Modems | Skywire 1xRTT (2G) |
Skywire GSM/GPRS (2G) | |
Skywire CDMA EVDO (3G) | |
Skywire GSM/HSPA+ (3G) | |
Skywire LTE (4G) | |
LED Indicators | 5V Power LED |
5V Power LED | |
User LED | |
5V Power LED | |
User LED | |
5V Power LED | |
User LED | |
5V Power LED | |
User LED | |
Switches | One power switch |
One reset switch | |
Five user Switches | |
Connectors | One 46-position male headers |
One 20-position male header | |
One 6-position male connector (removed since rev. A2) |
Mechanical Specifications
Size | 4.00" x 2.50" |
Layers | 4 |
PCB Thickness | .062" |
RoHS Compliant | Yes |
Signal Usage
The BeagleBone LCD3 Cape uses 39 signals including:
- VDD_3V3EXP
- SYS_5V
- DGND
- PWR_BUT
- SYSRESETn
- EHRPWM1A
- GPIO1_16
- GPIO1_19
- I2C2_SCL
- I2C2_SDA
- GPIO1_17
- GPIO3_19
- GPIO3_16
- GPIO0_3
- AIN0
- AIN1
- AIN2
- AIN3
- GPIO0_7
- LCD_VSYNC
- LCD_HSYNC
- LCD_PCLK
- LCD_EN
- LCD_DATA[0..15]
EEPROM
EEPROM Suport | Yes |
Board Name | BeagleBone LCD3 Cape |
Version | 00A2 |
Manufacturer | BeagleBoardToys |
Part Number | BB-BONE-LCD3-01 |
Pins Used | 45 |
Distributors
- Boardzoo (USA)
- Arrow Electronics (US)
- Digi-Key (USA)
- Mouser Electronics (USA)
- Special Computing (USA)
- Tigal (Austria)
Product Images
Documentations
System Reference Manual
Hardware Files
BeagleBone LCD3 Revision A2
To download all files at once please click here
BeagleBone LCD3 Revision A1
To download all files at once please click here
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