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 and is not listed here, please contact *[support@beagleboard.org]and let us know.

Capes
Capes are expansion boards that can be plugged into the expansion headers of the BeagleBone Black that add functionality. These were originally made for the BeagleBone. For the most part, compatibility has been maintained in the design of the BeagleBone Black, but there are a few exceptions. The sections below list the boards that have been verified as either compatible or not compatible. This is not a complete list and as these capes are tested, this section will be updated to reflect the results.

Compatible Capes

 * LCD3 Rev A2
 * Battery Cape
 * BeagleBone Breadboard
 * BeagleBone Breakout
 * Weather Cape

Incompatible Capes

 * BeagleBone HDMI Cape The Beaglebone Black already has HDMI onboard and the driver can only support one interface.
 * DVI-D Cape The Beaglebone Black already has HDMI onboard. You MAY be able to use SOME resolutions and get both to work, but you will have the same image on both displays if you do. There is only one LCD interface on the board. You cannot have two monitors with different data.
 * DVI-D W/Audio Cape See above.
 * TiWi_5E w/_Chip_Antenna
 * TiWi-5E w/Ext Antenna
 * TiWi-BLE w/Chip Antenna
 * TiWi-BLE w/Ext Antenna

5VDC 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

If you plan to use capes or add your own circuitry, higher amperage may be required.

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

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.....Orange....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.....Receive Pin 5.....Orange.....Transmit

'''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

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


 * Amazon
 * Staples
 * Mediabridge
 * Monoprice



Supported Monitors and Resolutions
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. If you have a monitor 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.

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

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.

Keyboards
BTC       USB        6100C Inland    USB        70010 Gear Head Wireless   KB3800TPW Microsoft Wireless   800

Mice
Microsoft Wireless   1000

USB HUBS
To Be Updated

WIFI Adapters
To Be added

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