CircuitCo:BeagleBone xM LCD7

Descriptions
The BeagleBoard-xM LCD7 (previously called ULCD7 Lite) provides an LCD solution with touchscreen capability for BeagleBoard-xM boards. The 7" TFT LCD screen, attached to the topside of the board, can display up to a resolution of 800x480 and is a 4-wire resistive touchscreen. The backside of the board is where the BeagleBoard-xM and additional expansion boards can be mounted. The BeagleBoard-xM LCD7 Cape is also equipped with a reset button and a connector footprint for a WiFi expansion connector.

Note: The BeagleBoard-xM LCD7 only features footprint for 5 user pushbuttons. They are not populated on the PCB.

Note: The BeagleBoard-xM LCD7 boards are shipped with stand-offs. Bracket stands are optional when purchasing the BeagleBoard-xM LCD7.

FAQ
Please visit our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page for additional help.

Revision B
In revision B, the backlight circuit being modified to provide better current control for the LCD backlight. The LCD EDID EEPROM and support for other platforms have been removed; the board is now called BeagleBoard-xM LCD7 and supports only BeagleBoard-xM.

There are also some changes on the PCB; however, these changes are not populated; therefore, they will not affect the performance of the board.

The number of PCB layers has been reduced to 4. The PCB revision is changed to BB-XM-LCD7-PCB-01.

Revision A
Initial release of BeagleBoard-xM LCD7. These boards were called ULCD7 Lite.

Angstrom Image
The BeagleBoard-xM_LCD7 is supported by following image: The file below contains the checksum for both the ZIP file and the uncompressed image.
 * Angstrom 01-11-12
 * Angstrom 01-11-12 Checksum

TI Demo Image
The image below is a TI demo image that also supports the BeagleBoard-xM_LCD7: The file below contains the checksum for both the ZIP file and the uncompressed image.
 * TI Demo 09-27-11
 * TI Demo 09-27-11 Checksum

Please follow the instructions here to write the image file to your SD card on a Windows machine.

Specifications
This section covers the specifications of the BeagleBoard-xM_LCD7 and provides a high level description of the major components and interfaces that make up the board.

Distributors

 * BoardZoo (USA)
 * (USA)
 * Special Computing (USA)
 * Avnet (USA)

System Reference Manual

 * System Reference Manual

BeagleBoard-xM LCD7 Revision B
To download all files at once please click here
 * Bill of Materials
 * Manufacturing files
 * Schematic (OrCAD)
 * Schematic (PDF)

ULCD7 Lite Revision A
To download all files at once please click here
 * Bill of Materials
 * Gerber files
 * Schematic (PDF)

To go back to the cape list, please click here