Nimbelink:SkywireCape

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 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

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]

Distributors

 * Boardzoo (USA)
 * Arrow Electronics (US)
 * Digi-Key (USA)
 * Mouser Electronics (USA)
 * Special Computing (USA)
 * Tigal (Austria)

System Reference Manual

 * Latest

BeagleBone LCD3 Revision A2
To download all files at once please click here
 * Bill of Materials
 * Manufacturing Files
 * Schematic (PDF)
 * Schematic (OrCAD)

BeagleBone LCD3 Revision A1
To download all files at once please click here
 * Bill of Materials
 * Manufacturing Files
 * Schematic (PDF)
 * Schematic (OrCAD)

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