PocketBeagle Board: The USB-Key-Fob Computer

BeagleBoard.org? PocketBeagle is controlled by Octavo?s SiP based on Texas Instruments? AM335x ARM? Cortex?-A8

Based on Octavo Systems' OSD3358-SM 21 mm x 21 mm system-in-package (SiP) OSD3358-512M-BSM which includes 512 MB DDR3 RAM, 1 GHz ARM Cortex-A8 CPU, 2x 200 MHz PRUs, ARM Cortex-M3, 3D accelerator, power/battery management and EEPROM. The ability to purchase the Octavo SiP independently offers flexibility to expand the Beagle? design into any custom application without the need to tackle complex design hurdles such as the DDR3 memory. PocketBeagle allows rapid development to production.

PocketBeagle Features

• Low-cost Linux computer with tremendous expansibility
• Opportunity to learn many programming aspects from educators on-line
• Openness and flexibility tear down limits on the user's imagination
• 72 expansion pin headers with power and battery I/Os
• Eight analog inputs
• 44 digital I/Os and numerous digital interface peripherals
• microUSB host/client and microSD connectors

Software Compatibility

• Debian GNU/Linux images customized for BeagleBone
• Cloud9 IDE on Node.js with BoneScript library
• Any BeagleBone Black software not needing access to unavailable expansion pins