BeagleBone® Blue
BeagleBone® Blue is the affordable and complete robotics controller built around the popular BeagleBone® open hardware computer. Linux-enabled, Blue is community-supported and fully open-source.
PRODUCT DETAILS
BeagleBone® Blue is the affordable and complete robotics controller built around the popular BeagleBone® open hardware computer. Linux-enabled, Blue is community-supported and fully open-source. High performance, flexible networking capabilities are coupled with a real-time capable Linux system and a compelling set of peripherals for building mobile robots quickly and affordably. Utilizing the pre-configured WiFi access point, starting your code development is as simple as connecting a battery and opening your web browser.
Features
Processor
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Octavo Systems OSD3358 1GHz ARM® Cortex-A8
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512MB DDR3 RAM
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4GB 8-bit on-board flash storage
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2×32-bit 200-MHz programmable real-time units (PRUs)
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On-board flash programmed with Linux distribution
Connectivity and sensors
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Battery: 2-cell LiPo support with balancing, 6-16V charger input
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Wireless: 802.11bgn, Bluetooth 4.1 and BLE
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Motor control: 8 6V servo out, 4 DC motor out, 4 quad enc in
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Sensors: 9 axis IMU, barometer
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Connectivity: HighSpeed USB 2.0 client and host
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Other easy connect interfaces: GPS, DSM2 radio, UARTs, SPI, I2C, analog, buttons, LEDs
Software Compatibility
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Debian, ROS, Ardupilot, ...
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Graphical programming, Cloud9 IDE on Node.js
BeagleBone Boards Comparison Table
| BeagleBoard.org BeagleBone Black | SeeedStudio BeagleBone Green | BeagleBone Blue | Seeed Studio BeagleBone Green Gateway | PocketBeagle - OSD3358ARM Cortex-A8 512MB RAM | |
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| Processor | AM3358 ARM Cortex-A8 |
AM3358 ARM Cortex-A8 |
Octavo Systems OSD3358 1GHz ARM Cortex-A8 | AM3358 1GHz ARM Cortex-A8 | Octavo Systems OSD3358 1GHz ARM Cortex-A8 |
| Maximum Processor Speed | 1GHz | 1GHz | 1GHz | 1GHz | 1GHz |
| Co-processors | 2x200-MHz PRUs, ARM Cortex-M3, SGX PowerVR | 2x200-MHz PRUs, ARM Cortex-M3, SGX PowerVR | 2×32-bit 200-MHz programmable real-time units (PRUs) | 2×32-bit 200-MHz programmable real-time units (PRUs) | 2×32-bit 200-MHz programmable real-time units (PRUs) ARM Cortex-M3 |
| Analog Pins | 7 (1.8V) | 7 (1.8V) | 4 (1.8V) | 7 (1.8V) | 8 analog inputs with 6 at 1.8V and 2 at 3.3V along with 1.8V voltage references |
| Digital Pins | 65 (3.3V) | 65 (3.3V) | 24 (3.3V) | 65 | 44 |
| Memory | 512MB DDR3 (800MHz x 16), 2GB (4GB on Rev C) on-board storage using eMMC, microSD card slot | 512MB DDR3 (800MHz x 16), 4GB on-board storage using eMMC, microSD card slot | 512MB DDR3800MHZ RAM (Integrated in the OSD3358) 4GB 8-bit eMMC on-board flash storage SD/MMC Connector for microSD |
512MB DDR3, 4GB on-board storage using eMMC, microSD card slot |
512MB DDR3 RAM, 1-GHz ARM Cortex-A8 CPU |
| USB | mini-AB USB 2.0 client port, Type-A USB 2.0 host port | micro-AB USB 2.0 client port, Type-A USB 2.0 host port | USB 2.0 480Mbps Host/Client Port, USB 2.0 Host Port |
USB 2.0 Host x 2 |
USB 2.0 OTG (host/client) , micro-B connector (USB0), Bootable microSD card slot (MMC0) |
| Network | 10/100 Ethernet | 10/100 Ethernet | 2.4GHz WiFi, Bluetooth, BLE | Ethernet 10/100M Bit and Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n 2.4GHz and Bluetooth 4.1 LE |
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| Supported Interfaces | 4x UART, 12x PWM/Timers, LCD, GPMC, MMC1, 2x SPI, 2x I2C, A/D Converter, 2x CAN Bus (w/o PHY) | 4x UART, 12x PWM/Timers, LCD, GPMC, MMC1, 2x SPI, 2x I2C, A/D Converter, 2x CAN Bus (w/o PHY) 2 Grove (I2C, UART) |
4x UART, 2-cell LiPo, 2x SPI, I2C, 4x A/D converter, CAN bus (w/ PHY), 8x 6V servo motor, 4x DC motor, 4x quadrature encoder | 2 Groves (1x I2C, 1x UART), 2 x 46 pin GPIO headers | 72 expansion pin headers with power and battery I/Os, 44 digital GPIOs,3x UART, 2x I2C, 2x SPI, 4x PWM, 2 quadrature encoder inputs accessible, 2x CAN bus |
| Price | $49 | $39 | $82 | $59.90 |
$99 |
Technical details
| Dimensions | 175mm x112mm x40mm |
| Weight | G.W 36g |
| Battery | Exclude |
Part List
| BeagleBone® Blue | 1 |
ECCN/HTS
| HSCODE | 8471504090 |
| USHSCODE | 8543708800 |
| UPC | 841454119357 |
| EUHSCODE | 8471707000 |
| COO | CHINA |
| RoHS | 1 |