Beagleboard:BeagleBone Black Accessories

This page provides information on the various accessories that have been verified to work on the BeagleBone Black. This is not a comprehensive list, but if you know that one does work or does not work and is not listed here, please contact [mailto:support@beagleboard.org Support] and let us know.

Enclosures
Logic Supply Special Computing Adafruit Laser Goodies Adafruit Clear Top Case This case is the best I have seen!

Power Supplies
The board uses the same power supply as the Beaglebone. 5VDC, 1A, 2.1mm, CENTER POSITIVE. The power supply is not supplied with the board.



Sources for supplies that work include:


 * Adafruit
 * Sparkfun
 * Logic Supply

If you plan to use capes or add your own circuitry, higher amperage may be required. Make sure that you have a grounded connection. This can be the USB cable or the HDMI cable.

USB Cables
This will normally be supplied with the BeagleBone Black, but in the case of the RevA4, it was not. The connector on the board is a miniUSB type B female connector and requires a miniUSB type B male mating connector. The original BeagleBone uses a miniUSB type AB connector.



Serial Debug Cables
The default serial port settings for the board are:

Baud   115,200 Bits      8 Parity    N Stop Bits 1 Handshake None

Debug Header Right Angle Adapter

Standard FTDI Cable
The debug cable is a standard FTDI to TTL cable. Make sure you get the 3.3V version. You can purchase this from several different sources including but not limited to:


 * DigiKey
 * |pcrid|19038771501|plid| Newark
 * Sparkfun
 * FTDI
 * Adafruit



Pin 1 on the cable is the black wire and connects to pin 1 on the board, the pin with the white dot next to it.

Adafruit 4 Pin Cable (PL2303)
One is from *Adafruit. This is a Prolific chipset based cable. Some people have reported issues with the cable causing some issues with data corruption. You experience may vary. You will need to install the Prolific drivers. Those can be downloaded from Adafruit.



Board      Wire    Function Pin 1.....Black.....Ground Pin 4.....Green.....Receive Pin 5.....White....Transmit

'''NOTE: The naming of the signals reflect those of the cable. The swapping of TX and RX takes place on the board.'''

You will also find an extra RED wire on this cable. Just leave it unconnected.

FTDI 3 Pin Cable
You can purchase the another version direct from *FTDI This cable only has three wires for connection. You can find the datasheet and a picture at *Cable

Board    Wire       Function Pin 1.....Black......Ground Pin 4.....Yellow.....Transmit Pin 5.....Orange.....Receive

'''NOTE: The naming of the signals reflect those of the cable. The swapping of TX and RX takes place on the board.'''

Olimex 3 Pin Cable (PL2303)
A third version is sold by *Olimex

Board    Wire       Function Pin 1.....Blue......Ground Pin 4.....Green.....Receive Pin 5.....Red.......Transmit

Working HDMI Cables
The board uses a microHDMI cable. Sources include but are not limited to:


 * Amazon
 * Staples
 * Mediabridge
 * Monoprice NOTE: Reports are that this cable does not work with the Adafruit Clear Top Case.



Bad HDMI Cables
High Speed HDMI Cable with Ethernet ,Type D Micro M/M Cable: Didn't work, not grounded.

USB Cables
To be added.

Supported Monitors
The following monitors and resolutions have been tested for operation with the BeagleBone Black. Check here often as we will update the list as we confirm the operation. Let [mailto:support@beagleboard.org Support] know the model and resolution at which it works and we will add it to the list. Only the highest resolution is listed below.

Links are not provided as they change frequently. So, search on the model number to find a source for these.

Sony   Model LMD-2450W     1280 x 1024 @60Hz Hitachi Model LD9000T      1280 x 720  @60Hz Samsung UN32EH500F         1280 x 1024 @60Hz Samsung P2770HD Syncmaster 1280 x 1024 @60Hz MAG    GML 2226 2200M      1280 x 1024 @60Hz ASUS   VW266H              1280 x 1024 @60Hz Asus   VE278H               720 x  480 @60Hz HP     TSS-23x11           1280 x 1024 @60Hz Acer   S230HL              1280 x 1024 @60Hz Acer   S231HL              1280 x 720  @60Hz ASUS   VH238H              1280 x 720  @50Hz Sharp Aquos TV

Unsupported Monitors
LG 37LH30 - did not seem to work, the display didn't even recognize that anything was plugged in at all.

Supported Televisions
The following TVs and resolutions have been tested for operation with the BeagleBone Black. Check here often as we will update the list as we confirm the operation. If you have a TV that works fine, let us know the model and resolution at which it works and we will add it to the list. Only the highest resolution is listed below.

Links are not provided as they change frequently. So, search on the model number to find a source for these.

Vizio E371VL  1280x720    @60Hz. Vizio E322VL  1920x1080 @24Hz. Panasonic TX-L19X10BW 1280x720 @60Hz.

HDMI Adapters
The following adapters were tested and have been verified to work with the Beagle Bone Black.

HDMI Type A to VGA M/F with 3.5mm Stereo Adapter
HDMI to VGA Website Additional Parts Required: (Click on the links to view the parts)
 * 1) Stereo Adapter (Included)
 * 2) VGA Male to VGA Male
 * 3) Micro-USB Cable
 * 4) HDMI to Mini HDMI

EDID Information: Section "Monitor" # Block type: 2:0 3:fd # Block type: 2:0 3:fc Identifier "LCDTV16" VendorName "___" ModelName "LCDTV16" # Block type: 2:0 3:fd HorizSync 30-49 VertRefresh 57-63 # Max dot clock (video bandwidth) 90 MHz # Block type: 2:0 3:fc # DPMS capabilities: Active off:no Suspend:no  Standby:no Mode   "1360x768"      # vfreq 60.366Hz, hfreq 47.991kHz DotClock       86.000000 HTimings       1360 1424 1536 1792 VTimings       768 771 777 795 Flags  "+HSync" "+VSync" EndMode Mode   "1280x768"      # vfreq 60.247Hz, hfreq 48.077kHz DotClock       80.000000 HTimings       1280 1344 1472 1664 VTimings       768 771 778 798 Flags  "+HSync" "-VSync" EndMode # Block type: 2:0 3:fd # Block type: 2:0 3:fc EndSection

Mini HDMI to Composite/CVBS/RCA AV Video Converter
ViewHD Website Additional Parts Required: (Click on the links to view the parts) EDID Information: # EDID version 1 revision 3 Section "Monitor" # Block type: 2:0 3:fc Identifier "HDMI TO AV" VendorName "SNY" ModelName "HDMI TO AV" # Block type: 2:0 3:fc # Block type: 2:0 3:fd HorizSync 14-70 VertRefresh 48-62 # Max dot clock (video bandwidth) 150 MHz # DPMS capabilities: Active off:no Suspend:no  Standby:no Mode   "1920x1080"     # vfreq 50.000Hz, hfreq 56.250kHz DotClock       148.500000 HTimings       1920 1968 2012 2640 VTimings       1080 1084 1089 1125 Flags  "+HSync" "+VSync" EndMode Mode   "720x480"       # vfreq 59.940Hz, hfreq 31.469kHz DotClock       27.000000 HTimings       720 736 798 858 VTimings       480 489 495 525 Flags  "-HSync" "-VSync" EndMode # Block type: 2:0 3:fc # Block type: 2:0 3:fd EndSection
 * 1) RCA Audio Video Composite Cable
 * 2) Mini USB Data Cable
 * 3) HDMI to Mini HDMI Converter
 * 4) HDMI to Mini HDMI

HDMI-F to Micro HDMI-M Adapter
This adapter is compatible with the Blackberry Z10. Click here to view.

Keyboards
Make sure that you plug the keyboard into the USB Host connector before powering on the board. BTC       USB        6100C Inland USB 70010 Gear Head Wireless   KB3800TPW Microsoft Wireless   800 Logitech MK320 Keyboard/Mouse Combo Logitech MK710 Keyboard/Mouse Combo Logitech MK260 Keyboard/Mouse Combo Inland Keyboard and Mouse Combo Solidtek KB-5010BU Keyboard+Roller Ball

Mice
Make sure that you plug the mice into the USB Host connector before powering on the board. Microsoft Wireless   1000 Logitech M705 Logitech M600 Logitech M310

USB HUBS
Make sure that you plug the HUB into the USB Host connector before powering on the board. Inland 4 Port Manhattan 10-port HUB 4-Port USB Cable HUB D-LINK DUB-H7 Trust HU-5770 7-Port Powered Hub

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