Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2015 16:37:59 -0500 From: Jim Thompson <jim@netgate.com> To: George Rosamond <george@ceetonetechnology.com> Cc: "freebsd-arm@freebsd.org" <freebsd-arm@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: BeagleBone Green Message-ID: <967B69D5-19FA-40FE-BBFD-DFB231EEBC8D@netgate.com> In-Reply-To: <56099322.1080804@ceetonetechnology.com> References: <56099322.1080804@ceetonetechnology.com>
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> On Sep 28, 2015, at 2:21 PM, George Rosamond = <george@ceetonetechnology.com> wrote: >=20 > At MakerFaire NYC this weekend, I found out that the BeagleBone Green > was released. Cheaper than the Black, the only difference I saw was > 'grooves' for four-pin connections to an array of sensors they are > offering, eg, environmental, GPS, etc >=20 > It wasn't available at the event, but it looks like the specs (and I > think the chipset) are the same, if not identical. >=20 > Anyone have one and build successfully? >=20 > g Differences between the Beaglebone Green and Beaglebone Black: 2x Grove connectors on Beaglebone Green (as you outlined)=20 Beaglebone Green eliminates microSD, HDMI and 5VDC barrel, and this is = what drives the $16 (list) price reduction. Power on Beaglebone Green is only via micro USB (Beaglebone Black uses = mini USB or separate 5VDC barrel) Otherwise, specs and chipset are, (as you surmised) identical. Jim
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