The source for embedded design innovators and hobbyists BeagleBoard.org promotes and motivates open source development on ARM(R) microprocessor-based systems. The key objectives of the organizations are to: * Enable hobbyists and innovators to explore new domains and experiment with their ideas on an open platform * Enable such experiments to be conducted cost effectively - to nurture innovation - by enabling the supply of ultra-low-cost hardware platforms * Bring together communities by providing the basic infrastructure to exchange ideas BeagleBone BeagleBoard-xM The BeagleBone delivers the bare bones with a most affordable price and the greatest access to interface inte signals for sensors and controls, while eliminating the need for additional equipment with a single cable development environment. The BeagleBoard-xM has extra MIPS and extra memory, blurring the lines between desktop and embedded software development and accelerating the development of open source software on ARM. * * * * * * * * Specifi cations: S * >700-MHz superpe erscalar ARM CortexTM-A8 256-MB DDR2 RAM 1-port USB 2.0 host Integrated 10/100 Ethernet microSD slot and 2-GB microSD card with validation and demonstration image Go to BeagleBoard.org to order your BeagleBone from the Angstrom (U.S. $89) Distribution USB 2.0 flexible device port with ability to supply power On-board USB-to-serial/JTAG over shared USB device port 3.3-V 2x 46-pin peripheral with multiplexed LCD signals and battery-control expansion headers Board size: 3.4" x 2.1" Applications of BeagleBoard-xM and BeagleBone: * 3D printers and industrial robotics * Autonomous robots and flying drones * Web servers and Internet-enabled kiosks * Home media centers and automation * In-vehicle entertainment and monitoring * * * * * * * * Specifications: * 1-GHz super-scalar ARM Cortex-A8 * 512-MB LPDDR RAM * 4-port USB 2.0 hub Hub provided 10/100 Ethernet microSD slot and 4-GB microSD card with validation and demonstration image from the Angstrom Distribution USB 2.0 flexible OTG p port ort with ability to supply power DB-9 serial and 14pin JTAG connectors 1.8-V 20-pin peripheral and LCD expansion headers Camera port Go to BeagleBoard.org to order your BeagleBoard-xM DVI-D and S-video (U.S. $149) Board size: 3.25" x 3.25" * Thin clients and digital signage * Development with Ubuntu, AndroidTM, Open Embedded, Windows(R) Embedded, QNX, Symbian, Debian, Fedora, Gentoo and more ... The boards from BeagleBoard.org are not intended to replace commercial development environments, but instead offer a community-supported platform that can be used as the basis for building more complete development systems and as a target for community software baselines. For more complete development environments, please consider one of the ARM microprocessor evaluation modules from Texas Instruments. www.ti.com/armmpuevm SPRT555B