This page provides information on the various accessories that have been verified to work on the BeagleBone Black.

This is not a comprehensive list, but if you know that one does work or does not work and is not listed here, please contact Support and let us know.





Enclosures

Special Computing

Adafruit

Laser Goodies

Adafruit Clear Top Case This case is the best I have seen!

Hammond Mfg.

Power Supplies

The board uses the same power supply as the Beaglebone. 5VDC, 1A, 2.1mm, CENTER POSITIVE. The power supply is not supplied with the board.

Sources for supplies that work include:

If you plan to use capes or add your own circuitry, higher amperage may be required.

Make sure that you have a grounded connection. This can be the USB cable or the HDMI cable.



USB Cables

This will normally be supplied with the BeagleBone Black, but in the case of the RevA4, it was not.

The connector on the board is a miniUSB type B female connector and requires a miniUSB type B male mating connector.

The original BeagleBone uses a miniUSB type AB connector.











Serial Debug Cables

The default serial port settings for the board are:

Baud 115,200

Bits 8

Parity N

Stop Bits 1

Handshake None





Debug Header Right Angle Adapter



Standard FTDI Cable

The debug cable is a standard FTDI to TTL cable. Make sure you get the 3.3V version. You can purchase this from several different sources including but not limited to:

Pin 1 on the cable is the black wire and connects to pin 1 on the board, the pin with the white dot next to it.

Adafruit 4 Pin Cable (PL2303)

One is from *Adafruit. This is a Prolific chipset based cable. Some people have reported issues with the cable causing some issues with data corruption. You experience may vary. You will need to install the Prolific drivers. Those can be downloaded from Adafruit.





Board Wire Function Pin 1.....Black.....Ground

Pin 4.....Green.....Receive

Pin 5.....White....Transmit



NOTE: The naming of the signals reflect those of the cable. The swapping of TX and RX takes place on the board.

You will also find an extra RED wire on this cable. Just leave it unconnected.

FTDI 3 Pin Cable

You can purchase the another version direct from *FTDI

This cable only has three wires for connection. You can find the datasheet and a picture at *Cable



Board Wire Function Pin 1.....Black......Ground

Pin 4.....Yellow.....Transmit

Pin 5.....Orange.....Receive



NOTE: The naming of the signals reflect those of the cable. The swapping of TX and RX takes place on the board.

Olimex 3 Pin Cable (PL2303)

A third version is sold by *Olimex

Board Wire Function Pin 1.....Blue......Ground

Pin 4.....Green.....Receive

Pin 5.....Red.......Transmit



HDMI Cables

Working HDMI Cables

The board uses a microHDMI cable. Sources include but are not limited to:

Bad HDMI Cables

High Speed HDMI Cable with Ethernet ,Type D Micro M/M Cable: Didn't work, not grounded.

USB Cables

To be added.



Monitors and Resolutions

Supported Monitors

The following monitors and resolutions have been tested for operation with the BeagleBone Black. Check here often as we will update the list as we confirm the operation.

Let Support know the model and resolution at which it works and we will add it to the list. Only the highest resolution is listed below.



Links are not provided as they change frequently. So, search on the model number to find a source for these.



Sony Model LMD-2450W 1280 x 1024 @60Hz

Hitachi Model LD9000T 1280 x 720 @60Hz

Samsung UN32EH500F 1280 x 1024 @60Hz

Samsung P2770HD Syncmaster 1280 x 1024 @60Hz

MAG GML 2226 2200M 1280 x 1024 @60Hz

ASUS VW266H 1280 x 1024 @60Hz

Asus VE278H 720 x 480 @60Hz

HP TSS-23x11 1280 x 1024 @60Hz

Acer S230HL 1280 x 1024 @60Hz

Acer S231HL 1280 x 720 @60Hz

ASUS VH238H 1280 x 720 @50Hz

Sharp Aquos TV Dell S244OL 1920 x 1080 @60HZ



Unsupported Monitors

LG 37LH30 - did not seem to work, the display didn't even recognize that anything was plugged in at all.

Supported Televisions

The following TVs and resolutions have been tested for operation with the BeagleBone Black. Check here often as we will update the list as we confirm the operation.

If you have a TV that works fine, let us know the model and resolution at which it works and we will add it to the list. Only the highest resolution is listed below.



Links are not provided as they change frequently. So, search on the model number to find a source for these.



Vizio E371VL 1280x720 @60Hz.

Vizio E322VL 1920x1080 @24Hz.

Panasonic TX-L19X10BW 1280x720 @60Hz.



Unsupported Televisions

HDMI Adapters

The following adapters were tested and have been verified to work with the Beagle Bone Black.

HDMI Type A to VGA M/F with 3.5mm Stereo Adapter

HDMI to VGA Website

Additional Parts Required: (Click on the links to view the parts)





EDID Information:

Section "Monitor" # Block type: 2:0 3:fd # Block type: 2:0 3:fc Identifier "LCDTV16" VendorName "___" ModelName "LCDTV16" # Block type: 2:0 3:fd HorizSync 30-49 VertRefresh 57-63 # Max dot clock (video bandwidth) 90 MHz # Block type: 2:0 3:fc # DPMS capabilities: Active off:no Suspend:no Standby:no Mode "1360x768" # vfreq 60.366Hz, hfreq 47.991kHz DotClock 86.000000 HTimings 1360 1424 1536 1792 VTimings 768 771 777 795 Flags "+HSync" "+VSync" EndMode Mode "1280x768" # vfreq 60.247Hz, hfreq 48.077kHz DotClock 80.000000 HTimings 1280 1344 1472 1664 VTimings 768 771 778 798 Flags "+HSync" "-VSync" EndMode # Block type: 2:0 3:fd # Block type: 2:0 3:fc EndSection

Mini HDMI to Composite/CVBS/RCA AV Video Converter

ViewHD Website

Additional Parts Required: (Click on the links to view the parts)



EDID Information:

# EDID version 1 revision 3 Section "Monitor" # Block type: 2:0 3:fc Identifier "HDMI TO AV" VendorName "SNY" ModelName "HDMI TO AV" # Block type: 2:0 3:fc # Block type: 2:0 3:fd HorizSync 14-70 VertRefresh 48-62 # Max dot clock (video bandwidth) 150 MHz # DPMS capabilities: Active off:no Suspend:no Standby:no Mode "1920x1080" # vfreq 50.000Hz, hfreq 56.250kHz DotClock 148.500000 HTimings 1920 1968 2012 2640 VTimings 1080 1084 1089 1125 Flags "+HSync" "+VSync" EndMode Mode "720x480" # vfreq 59.940Hz, hfreq 31.469kHz DotClock 27.000000 HTimings 720 736 798 858 VTimings 480 489 495 525 Flags "-HSync" "-VSync" EndMode # Block type: 2:0 3:fc # Block type: 2:0 3:fd EndSection

HDMI-F to Micro HDMI-M Adapter

This adapter is compatible with the Blackberry Z10. Click here to view.

Keyboards

Make sure that you plug the keyboard into the USB Host connector before powering on the board.

BTC USB 6100C

Inland USB 70010

Gear Head Wireless KB3800TPW

Microsoft Wireless 800

Logitech MK320 Keyboard/Mouse Combo

Logitech MK710 Keyboard/Mouse Combo

Logitech MK260 Keyboard/Mouse Combo

Inland Keyboard and Mouse Combo

Solidtek KB-5010BU Keyboard+Roller Ball



Mice

Make sure that you plug the mice into the USB Host connector before powering on the board.

Microsoft Wireless 1000

Logitech M705

Logitech M600

Logitech M310



USB HUBS

Make sure that you plug the HUB into the USB Host connector before powering on the board.

Inland 4 Port

Manhattan 10-port HUB

4-Port USB Cable HUB

D-LINK DUB-H7

Trust HU-5770 7-Port Powered Hub



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