Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
Discussion
If you already have a BeagleBoard and it isn't a Black, read on to see what it can do.
NOTE
There is a high-end line and a low-end line for BeagleBoard.org boards. The Beagle
Boards
are
the higher-end boards, with strongest appeal to advanced Linux hackers looking for affordable
solutions with digital signal processors (DSPs) and features that can improve display perform-
ance. The Beagle
Bones
are the lower-end boards, with strongest appeal to everyday “makers”
of things, including lots of low-level I/O, but they still have reasonable display performance.
The Original BeagleBoard
The original BeagleBoard (
Figure 1-1
) came out in July 2008.
Figure 1-1. The original BeagleBoard
The original BeagleBoard used the very first ARM Cortex-A8 processor, starting at 600
MHz with 256 MB of RAM. The clock frequency was then increased to 720 MHz.
Fig-
ure 1-2
shows more details of its original features.
