Beagleboard:BeagleBone Black Accessories

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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 or does not work and is not listed here, please contact Support and let us know.


Enclosures

Special Computing
Adafruit
Laser Goodies
Adafruit Clear Top Case This case is the best I have seen!
Hammond Mfg.

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.

DC Supply.jpg

Sources for supplies that work include:

If you plan to use capes or add your own circuitry, higher amperage may be required.
Make sure that you have a grounded connection. This can be the USB cable or the HDMI cable.

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.

USB Cable.jpg



Serial Debug Cables

The default serial port settings for the board are:

Baud 115,200
Bits 8
Parity N
Stop Bits 1
Handshake None


Debug Header Right Angle Adapter

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:

FTDI Cable.jpg

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.

RPI Serial.png


   Board       Wire    Function
  Pin 1.....Black.....Ground
Pin 4.....Green.....Receive
Pin 5.....White....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.....Orange.....Receive
Pin 5.....Yellow.....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

Working HDMI Cables

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

MicroHDMI.jpg

Bad HDMI Cables

High Speed HDMI Cable with Ethernet ,Type D Micro M/M Cable: Didn't work, not grounded.

USB Cables

To be added.

Monitors and Resolutions

Supported Monitors

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.
Let Support 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
ASUS VW266H 1280 x 1024 @60Hz
Asus VE278H 720 x 480 @60Hz
HP TSS-23x11 1280 x 1024 @60Hz
Acer S230HL 1280 x 1024 @60Hz
Acer S231HL 1280 x 720 @60Hz
ASUS VH238H 1280 x 720 @50Hz
Sharp Aquos TV Dell S244OL 1920 x 1080 @60HZ

Unsupported Monitors

LG 37LH30 - did not seem to work, the display didn't even recognize that anything was plugged in at all.

Supported 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.
Vizio E322VL 1920x1080 @24Hz.
Panasonic TX-L19X10BW 1280x720 @60Hz.

Unsupported Televisions

HDMI Adapters

The following adapters were tested and have been verified to work with the Beagle Bone Black.

HDMI Type A to VGA M/F with 3.5mm Stereo Adapter

Capture.PNGHDMI to VGA Website
Additional Parts Required: (Click on the links to view the parts)

  1. Stereo Adapter (Included)
  2. VGA Male to VGA Male
  3. Micro-USB Cable
  4. HDMI to Mini HDMI


EDID Information:

Section "Monitor"
       # Block type: 2:0 3:fd
       # Block type: 2:0 3:fc
       Identifier "LCDTV16"
       VendorName "___"
       ModelName "LCDTV16"
       # Block type: 2:0 3:fd
       HorizSync 30-49
       VertRefresh 57-63
       # Max dot clock (video bandwidth) 90 MHz
       # Block type: 2:0 3:fc
       # DPMS capabilities: Active off:no  Suspend:no  Standby:no
       Mode    "1360x768"      # vfreq 60.366Hz, hfreq 47.991kHz
               DotClock        86.000000
               HTimings        1360 1424 1536 1792
               VTimings        768 771 777 795
               Flags   "+HSync" "+VSync"
       EndMode
       Mode    "1280x768"      # vfreq 60.247Hz, hfreq 48.077kHz
               DotClock        80.000000
               HTimings        1280 1344 1472 1664
               VTimings        768 771 778 798
               Flags   "+HSync" "-VSync"
       EndMode
       # Block type: 2:0 3:fd
       # Block type: 2:0 3:fc
EndSection

Mini HDMI to Composite/CVBS/RCA AV Video Converter

ViewHD.jpgViewHD Website
Additional Parts Required: (Click on the links to view the parts)

  1. RCA Audio Video Composite Cable
  2. Mini USB Data Cable
  3. HDMI to Mini HDMI Converter
  4. HDMI to Mini HDMI


EDID Information:

       # EDID version 1 revision 3
Section "Monitor"
       # Block type: 2:0 3:fc
       Identifier "HDMI TO AV"
       VendorName "SNY"
       ModelName "HDMI TO AV"
       # Block type: 2:0 3:fc
       # Block type: 2:0 3:fd
       HorizSync 14-70
       VertRefresh 48-62
       # Max dot clock (video bandwidth) 150 MHz
       # DPMS capabilities: Active off:no  Suspend:no  Standby:no
       Mode    "1920x1080"     # vfreq 50.000Hz, hfreq 56.250kHz
               DotClock        148.500000
               HTimings        1920 1968 2012 2640
               VTimings        1080 1084 1089 1125
               Flags   "+HSync" "+VSync"
       EndMode
       Mode    "720x480"       # vfreq 59.940Hz, hfreq 31.469kHz
               DotClock        27.000000
               HTimings        720 736 798 858
               VTimings        480 489 495 525
               Flags   "-HSync" "-VSync"
       EndMode
       # Block type: 2:0 3:fc
       # Block type: 2:0 3:fd
EndSection

HDMI-F to Micro HDMI-M Adapter

This adapter is compatible with the Blackberry Z10. Click here to view.

Keyboards

Make sure that you plug the keyboard into the USB Host connector before powering on the board.

BTC USB 6100C
Inland USB 70010
Gear Head Wireless KB3800TPW
Microsoft Wireless 800
Logitech MK320 Keyboard/Mouse Combo
Logitech MK710 Keyboard/Mouse Combo
Logitech MK260 Keyboard/Mouse Combo
Inland Keyboard and Mouse Combo
Solidtek KB-5010BU Keyboard+Roller Ball

Mice

Make sure that you plug the mice into the USB Host connector before powering on the board.

Microsoft Wireless 1000
Logitech M705
Logitech M600
Logitech M310

USB HUBS

 Make sure that you plug the HUB into the USB Host connector before powering on the board.

Inland 4 Port
Manhattan 10-port HUB
4-Port USB Cable HUB
D-LINK DUB-H7
Trust HU-5770 7-Port Powered Hub


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