BEAGLEXM

BeagleBoard-xM breaks 1-GHz performance barrier for embedded design innovators and hobbyists BeagleBoard-xM delivers extra MIPS with 1-GHz ARM® Cortex™-A8 performance and extra memory with 512MB of low-power DDR RAM, enabling hobbyists, innovators and engineers to go beyond their current imagination and be inspired by the BeagleBoard.org community. Designed with the community inputs in mind, this open hardware design improves upon the laptop-like performance and expandability, while keeping at hand-held power levels. Direct connectivity is supported by the on-board four-port hub with 10/100 Ethernet, while maintaining a tiny 3.25” × 3.25” footprint. As with previous BeagleBoard.org offerings, the BeagleBoard-xM is not intended to be a complete development environment, but rather a community-supported platform that can be used as the basis for building more complete development systems and as a target for community software baselines. For a complete development system, please consider the Sitara™ AM37x Evaluation Module from Texas Instruments (www.ti.com/am37x). Specifications: Hardware: • 1-GHz super-scalar ARM Cortex™-A8 • 512-MB LPDDR RAM • High-speed USB 2.0 OTG port optionally powers the board • On-board four-port high-speed USB 2.0 hub with 10/100 Ethernet • DVI-D (digital computer monitors and HDTVs) • S-video (TV out) • Stereo audio out/in • High-capacity microSD slot and 4-GB microSD card • JTAG • Camera port Software*: • Validation and demonstration image from the Angstrom Distribution Applications of BeagleBoard-xM: • Web services • 3-D gaming • 3-D UI • Linux kernel and driver development • Boot loaders and firmware • UI framework • ARM® NEON codecs • Codec plug-ins for GStreamers • OpenGL® applications • OpenMAX™ IL applications • Ubuntu, Android, MeeGo, WinCE, QNX, Angstrom, Symbian, Debian, Gentoo and others • Home media centers • In-vehicle entertainment • Robotics • Web kiosks • Digital signage • And many more …! Compatible with: • OMAP35x processor • DaVinci™ DM37x processor • Sitara AM37x processor Go to BeagleBoard.org to order your BeagleBoard-xM (U.S. $179) – available end of June 2010 * Open source software is included for validation and demonstration purposes only. Learn about additional available software at BeagleBoard.org BeagleBoard.org BeagleBoard.org promotes and motivates open source development on OMAP™-, DaVinci- and Sitara-based systems. The key objectives of the organizations are to: • Enable hobbyists and innovators to explore new domains and experiment with their ideas on an open platform • Enable such experiments to be conducted cost effectively – to nurture innovation – by enabling supply of ultra-low-cost OMAP, DaVinci and Sitara hardware platforms • Bring together the OMAP, DaVinci and Sitara communities by providing the basic infrastructure to exchange ideas and thoughts on OMAP, DaVinci and Sitara technologies • Enhance the visibility and facilitate widespread adoption of the technology developed by the community by providing a source-controlled and consolidated project hosting service SPRT555