User Manual
For an up-to-date list of confirmed working accessories please go to
http://elinux.org/Beagleboard:BeagleBone_Black_Accessories
3.4.2
Connecting Up the Board
1. Connect the big end of the HDMI cable as shown in
Figure 7
to your HDMI monitor.
Refer to your monitor Owner’s Manual for the location of your HDMI port. If you
have a DVI-D Monitor go to
Step 3
, otherwise proceed to
Step 4.
Figure 7 Connect microHDMI Cable to the Monitor
2. If you have a DVI-D monitor you must use a DVI-D to HDMI adapter in addition to
your HDMI cable. An example is shown in
Figure 8
below from two perspectives.
If you use this configuration, you will not have audio support.
To microHDMI Cable
To the Monitor
3. If you have a single wireless keyboard and mouse combination such as seen in
Figure
9
below, you need to plug the receiver in the USB host port of the board as
shown in
Figure 10
.
Figure 8 DVI-D to HDMI Adapter
Figure 9 Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo