BeagleBone Rev C With 4GB Flash Memory

The Beaglebobe speaks for itself as a great device. This review is for the seller Robocraze.My beagle bone stopped working The pmic in beaglebone stopped working. It was passed the return date. I felt so bad I thought I lost all my money. I contacted the seller. Lucky for me the seller lived in Bangalore. The seller replaced my board with a brand new board on the spot. Thanks for all the help Robocraze.

the eMMC storage of 4GB is the best aprt with 1GHz processor, as well as sd card can be inserted for flash purpose much simpler than Raspberry. On-board peripherals also included like ADC, PWM which is much easier to handle unlike raspberry where peripherals had to be added.

Initially, I got a damaged product then the seller replaced it without arguments.

Go for BBB , it is best to learn linux device drivers.Unlike raspberry pi, it has highly customisable.

product packings was very good. I bought it for around 4800. Functionality of product is very good .

An Excellent product to enhance your tech skills.

Good product, comes with basic accessories, good start up board if you are stating up with linux development for embedded system

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My experience.I've purchased:- a power supply- a nano wireless dongle- a micro HDMI - HDMI cable- an HDMI - male DVI adapter- a powered USB hub (four ports - switchable (on/off)- usb keyboard- wireless mouseThe DVI adapter I use to connect to PC monitors with DVI input. HDMI displaysaren't always easy to find and are usually tied up with disc players or cableTV connections. A DVI monitor can be a dedicated display AND can be found atcomponent resellers (Re-PC locally) for considerably less than new.Also, as may have been noted elsewhere, the power supply is essential to bootingthe built in OS, as well as either booting from the MicroSD card or flashing theonboard eMMC (Angstrom - Default).Not to mention, as may have also been noted elsewhere, in booting either from anmicroSD card or to the onboard OS REQUIRES holding down the power button (helpfulto have small fingers in doing so) - a bit of an inconvenience.It came with micro USB - USB cable.Trial and error got the main page (CONNECTED) working.Interesting to find that (from Youtube) plugging in the nano dongleturns the beagleboard ON.Wasn't working initially. Could''ve been my OS (Bodhi Linux).Could've been the OS configuration. Could've also been thecomponents connected to the Beagleboard. Reduced the componentsto the bare minimum and removed the complications of an existingOS by booting Live CD and trying it that way. If it worked at all,seemed to suggest that less is better at least in troubleshooting.Haven't been able to get the wireless dongle to work.Frustrating in that it seems to (at least everything I've looked at)be predicated upon ONE specific connection. Doesn't seem to, in Linux,(like Windows) be able to see a list of available connections from whichto choose. (Again, maybe I'm missing something.)The Powered USB doesn't work. Might be what I've got.If I use a regular unpowered USB hub that works, but, in terms oftrying to setup external storage via an external drive, figure also:keyboard, mouse, wireless dongleand that doesn't quite look like a viable alternative.Also, I haven't been able to get a Debian install to boot from Micro SD.Built in Angstrom works just fine. Again, maybe I'm doing something wrong.So, so far, based on the advert, I haven't been able to use thebeagleboard black to it's full potential.By comparison, I've played with the Raspberry Pi:Changed OS.Installed XBMC.Configured for Headless connection.Connected to HDMI as well as DVI monitor (with adapter).Played around a little with Scratch - a LOT with Python.I HAVE logged in via SSH to the beagleboard and used theGateway for JS scripting, but, what I've saved and run hasn't worked.(And that's no more than copying the script off the main page and thensaving it.) I didn't find it too troublesome getting in using the onboardtools and settings.Did a basic "hello world" test in Python. That worked.Tried doing the same in JS (javascript). That didn't.The blinking LEDs script worked.Overall, my estimation (and I'm no expert by any means), is thatthe Beagle Bone black is a robust hobby board that still has some considerablekinks to be worked through. I had considerable trouble getting a bootable OSonto or working from a MicroSD card. Apparently there's also a server sideOS that boots, but, not to a GUI.The raspberry pi may not be as robust, but, in comparison, it's far easier toget up and running with an SD OS than the Beaglebone Black. Who knows, in thenear future, they may work that out. It is VERY new in the market. It's predecessorthe (more costly) beaglebone has been out for considerably longer and has considerably more information,support, and support videos out.Also, NOT all beagle board capes work with this board. Capes are addon boards thatextend the functionality of the primary board. There are compatibility notes on the board site letting you know which boards work and which ones don't.If, you're willing to dive in, have a considerable knowledge and comfort level workingwith relatively new technology then this might be a worthwhile investment. If not, considerthe raspberry pi or arduino (arduino esplora - for beginners or those who would rather not oraren't as comfortable tinkering). There's a wealth of online support sites and videos for either of those than the beagle boards (and the beagle bone black - specifically).

I was up and running on BeagleBone Black within 5 minutes of arrival to prove it worked. The instructions for simple tethered control are great and the preloaded JavaScript interface helps to try a few test controls. My hope is to use this as an alternative to my Raspberry Pi for a few tasks since power consumption seems lower and hardware interfacing is a bit more straightforward.One note is that a lot of articles on this product state that it ships with power cords and other items. This only came with a USB cable. Many external reviews led me to believe I'd get a 5V wall wart with it.Either way, it seems like a great product so far and I'm working on some proofs of concepts such as WiFi setup and Arduino control.**Update**The GPIO logic is great and I am anxious to use it once my initial setup is complete, but it's proven difficult to get the Linux side of BB up and running. Angstrom is very touchy and it didn't help that the pre-installed distro didn't work correctly (SSH was broken). I had to flash the device before I could do anything and that failed the first few times leaving me temporarily with a paperweight. Linux is up and running again but networking is unpredictable and I've spent a few days trying to configure wired and wireless access. I configured the same RA2800 chipset on Raspberry Pi in just a few minutes, so far BB is a disappointment and eating up my time. It would be better is Ubuntu were available.My hope is to configure VNC, WiFi, and run it from a battery like I do my RPi. This will be the true test of whether it's a better option since my Pi setup works perfectly for this.In the meantime, the serial connection just failed, so I'm back to the paperweight and need to flash it again. This takes 45 minutes -- make sure it's plugged into a wall outlet and do not stop the flash or you will leave it in a half-state that cannot be used. Flashing again will fix it (but you won't find these tips anywhere on the BeagleBone instructions).More updates to come...sorry BB, you've lost two stars and are down to 3.

One of the most popular development boards around.In the market of low cost SoB (System On a Board) platforms currently lead by the $25-$35 Raspberry pi the new beaglebone black really steps in as a player. It's very similar at a basic level but when you break out the details, for about $10 more you get a lot like tons more GPIO, and a remarkably better user experience for newcomers. With the raspberry pi are 'required' to get half a dozen parts to get started making that $35 SoB computer $135.. with the BBB, you can take it out of the box plug it into your PC using the uncluded USB cable and you are ready to get started.Granted those peripherals you need for the Raspberry Pi are generally really helpful with the BBB, they are just a bit more optional. Making the BBB a much lower entry level financially if you don't already have most of those odds and ends.Ready to start programing? BBB even has that covered. Not only can you connect in over the USB and do "networking over USB" with special drivers you the BBB comes with a pre-loaded Angstrom linux image on the board and it includes a web based interactive getting started walkthrough that will take you from the initial plug in all the way to a BoneScript interactive guide then right to the the Cloud9 web based IDE and you can start coding.I have been working with the Raspberry pi for well over a year, and i finally made the jump to add the BBB black to my collection. I will never get rid of my RasPi's but i have a new found appreciation for the simplicity of the BBB and the tremendous amount of work that was put into making this Dev board truly work out of the box. To go from first plug in, to writing BoneScripts in 20-30 minutes is pretty awesome.

I have been thinking about buying a Linux based small form factor device for a while and looked at many different types, Raspberry Pi, Gumstix, Panda and the Beagleboard's, among others. I had leaned toward the Beagleboard's, but got caught up in the popularity of the "Pi". Although the Pi is a great "starter" unit, especially when packaged with a basic electronics kits for learning GPIO, I found the Pi a bit.... lacking. Finally, one day, frustrated with it, I decided to bite the bullet and buy an $85 Bone (heck, I had a $45 Amazon gift card, so why not). Unknown to me, the day before, Beagleboard released the "Black" for $45. So I got excited after looking at the specs and ordered one.When I got it, I plugged it in, and after mucking about on the embedded webpages for not even 10 minutes... I was totally taken aback by the quality, engineering, thorough (and clean) design choices. I have read notes from several hard core Beaglebone developers and there are some things they have minor issues with, regarding GPIO (Which appeared to be a distro problem more then a Beaglebone problem), but for the most part even they couldn't fault the new design. It is clearly, a more mature product then the "Pi", which makes sense, Beagleboard has been at it longer.There is one "CON" if you want to call it that. the "Black" has one USB A jack, whereas the "Pi" for example has two. That is, the Pi can handle "keyboard" and "mouse" whereas the "Black" can only handle one or the other, without a USB hub. This is a little inconvenient, but considering its other qualities... its barely worth mentioning.

This is certainly one Linux computer you don't want to ignore if you're a hardware hacker. This is a step up from Arduino and other microcontrollers. But the BeagleBone Black team has created BoneScript to bridge the gap between Arduino hacking and Linux programming.This is a great little piece of kit. There are lots of tutorials on how to set up the BeagleBone Black and lots of project ideas to research.I don't have the time to write a whole tutorial in this review, I just wanted to give an idea of how quickly and easily you can get started once you unpack this. All you need to start is included. All you need is a computer with USB.It works right out of the box by plugging the included USB cable into your Windows, Linux or Mac system. This immediately lets you access a flash storage where USB networking and serial comm drivers are ready to install for your system. Drivers are included for Windows, Mac & Linux. Once these drivers are installed, you can then connect to any services running on the BeagleBone Black.I will certainly be snapping up more of these as I work on projects. The Raspberry Pi is cute and all, but this is faster, smaller, and doesn't cost much more. I guess if you were short on cash and didn't feel strongly about the size and speed of the system, a 512 MB Raspberry PI at $35 would be alright. But if you can afford to pay an extra $10 - 20, get the BeagleBone Black. You'll be glad you did