User Manual

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Table of Contents
Contents
1.0 I NTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................................... 13
2.0 C HANGE H ISTORY ................................................................................................................................................... 13
2.1 Board Changes ............................................................................................................................................... 13
3.0 C ONNECTING UP Y OUR ELEMENT 14 B EAGLE B ONE B LACK ....................................................................................... 14
3.1 What’s In the Box ........................................................................................................................................... 14
3.2 Main Connection Scenarios ........................................................................................................................... 15
3.3 Tethered To A PC ............................................................................................................................................ 15
3.4 Standalone w/Display and Keyboard/Mouse ................................................................................................. 18
4.0 ELEMENT 14 B EAGLE B ONE B LACK O VERVIEW ........................................................................................................ 24
4.1 BeagleBone Compatibility ............................................................................................................................. 25
4.2 element14 BeagleBone Black Features and Specification ............................................................................. 26
4.3 Board Component Locations.......................................................................................................................... 27
5.0 ELEMENT 14 B EAGLE B ONE B LACK H IGH L EVEL S PECIFICATION ............................................................................. 29
5.1 Block Diagram ............................................................................................................................................... 29
5.2 Processor ....................................................................................................................................................... 29
5.3 Memory .......................................................................................................................................................... 30
5.4 Power Management ....................................................................................................................................... 31
5.5 PC USB Interface ........................................................................................................................................... 32
5.6 Serial Debug Port ........................................................................................................................................... 32
5.7 USB1 Host Port .............................................................................................................................................. 32
5.8 Power Sources ................................................................................................................................................ 32
5.9 Reset Button ................................................................................................................................................... 33
5.10 Power Button ................................................................................................................................................. 33
5.11 Indicators ....................................................................................................................................................... 33
5.12 CTI JTAG Header .......................................................................................................................................... 34
5.13 HDMI Interface .............................................................................................................................................. 34
5.14 Cape Board Support....................................................................................................................................... 34
6.0 D ETAILED H ARDWARE D ESIGN ............................................................................................................................... 35
6.1 Power Section ................................................................................................................................................ 36
6.1.1 TPS65217C PMIC ......................................................................................................................................... 36
6.1.2 DC Input ........................................................................................................................................................ 38
6.1.3 USB Power ..................................................................................................................................................... 39
6.1.4 Power Selection ............................................................................................................................................. 40
6.1.5 Power Button ................................................................................................................................................. 41
6.1.6 Battery Access Pads ....................................................................................................................................... 41
6.1.7 Power Consumption ....................................................................................................................................... 42
6.1.8 Processor Interfaces....................................................................................................................................... 42