Basic Proto Cape

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Descriptions

Basic Proto Cape

The Basic Proto Cape is designed to break out 26 signals from the expansion headers of the BeagleBone Black including GPIO, I2C, SPI, UART, PWM, analog inputs, +5V, +3V3, and +1.8V (analog). These signals can be accessed via a 26-pin male header.








Revision Changes

Revision A1

Initial release of Basic Proto Cape.



Software Support & Compatibility

All revisions are compatible with BeagleBone and BeagleBone Black.


There is a device tree overlay associated with this cape and can be loaded by follow:

   echo "cape-bone-proto" > /sys/devices/bone_capemgr.*/slots

To have the device tree file loaded on startup:

   sudo sh -c "echo CAPE=cape-bone-proto >> /etc/default/capemgr"

Then reboot the system.



Specifications

Followings are some specifications of the Basic Proto Cape:

Mechanical Specifications

Size 2.15" x 2.825"
Layers 2
PCB Thickness .062"
RoHS Compliant Yes



Signal Usage

Basic Proto Cape

Signals That Are Broken Out

Power VDD_5V
VDD_3V3EXP
GND
SPI SPI0_CS0
SPI0_D1
SPI0_D0
SPI0_SCLK
I2C I2C2_SCL
I2C2_SDA
Analog Input VDD_ADC (+1.8V)
AIN6
AIN5
AIN4
GNDA_ADC
UART UART1_TXD
UART1_RXD
PWM EHRPWM1A
EHRPWM1B
ECAPPWM0
GPIO GPIO1_16
GPIO2_2
GPIO2_3
GPIO2_4
GPIO2_5
GPIO0_22



Distributors

Please visit Where To Buy for a list of distributors who carry BeagleBoardToys' capes.



Product Images



Documentations

Basic Proto Cape Revision A1

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