Where To Start With Starter Development Kits: BeagleBone Blue

Building mobile robots made quick and affordable.

BeagleBone Blue is an affordable and complete robotics controller, and it is built around the popular BeagleBone open hardware computer. It is a complete, Linux-enabled robotics computer.

Not only is it Linux-enabled, it is also 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.

Furthermore, it utilizes the pre-configured WiFi access point, so that starting your code development is as simple as connecting a battery and opening your web browser.

  • What is the BeagleBone Blue for? Robotics.
  • How much does the BeagleBone Blue cost? Currently available at $79.94.
  • What’s in the box? Board.

Tech Specs of the BeagleBone Blue

Product Category Single Board Computers
Processor Brand OSD3358
RAM Size 512MB
Processor Brand Texas Instruments
Processor Type TI AM3358
Frequency  1GHz
Interface Type  I2C, SPI, UART, USB
Operating Supply Voltage 9-18V
Core ARM Cortex A8
Flash 4GB
Memory Type DDR3
Operating Systems Ardupilot, Debian, ROS
PC Card Interface micro SD
Audio Interfaces No
Daughter Cards Yes

Documentation

Reference Designs

Source BeagleBone Farnell Element 14

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