From owner-freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Tue Sep 29 02:17:31 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-arm@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2FF82A0B8CD for ; Tue, 29 Sep 2015 02:17:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rpaulo@me.com) Received: from mr11p00im-asmtp004.me.com (mr11p00im-asmtp004.me.com [17.110.69.135]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0E7041489 for ; Tue, 29 Sep 2015 02:17:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rpaulo@me.com) Received: from akita.hsd1.ca.comcast.net (c-73-162-13-215.hsd1.ca.comcast.net [73.162.13.215]) by mr11p00im-asmtp004.me.com (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7.0.5.35.0 64bit (built Mar 31 2015)) with ESMTPSA id <0NVF001KC2CW1630@mr11p00im-asmtp004.me.com> for freebsd-arm@freebsd.org; Tue, 29 Sep 2015 02:17:23 +0000 (GMT) X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:,, definitions=2015-09-29_03:,, signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 kscore.is_bulkscore=3.68374314385633e-09 compositescore=0.959434806229091 phishscore=0 kscore.is_spamscore=0 rbsscore=0.959434806229091 recipient_to_sender_totalscore=0 spamscore=0 urlsuspectscore=0.959434806229091 adultscore=0 kscore.compositescore=0 circleOfTrustscore=0 suspectscore=0 recipient_domain_to_sender_totalscore=0 bulkscore=0 recipient_domain_to_sender_domain_totalscore=0 recipient_to_sender_domain_totalscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=8.0.1-1412110000 definitions=main-1509290036 Message-id: <1443493039.1907.1.camel@me.com> Subject: Re: BeagleBone Green From: Rui Paulo To: Jim Thompson , George Rosamond Cc: "freebsd-arm@freebsd.org" Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2015 19:17:19 -0700 In-reply-to: <967B69D5-19FA-40FE-BBFD-DFB231EEBC8D@netgate.com> References: <56099322.1080804@ceetonetechnology.com> <967B69D5-19FA-40FE-BBFD-DFB231EEBC8D@netgate.com> Content-type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Mailer: Evolution 3.16.5-1 MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: "Porting FreeBSD to ARM processors." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2015 02:17:31 -0000 On Mon, 2015-09-28 at 16:37 -0500, Jim Thompson wrote: > > > On Sep 28, 2015, at 2:21 PM, George Rosamond < > > george@ceetonetechnology.com> wrote: > > > > 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 > > > > It wasn't available at the event, but it looks like the specs (and > > I > > think the chipset) are the same, if not identical. > > > > Anyone have one and build successfully? > > > > g > > > Differences between the Beaglebone Green and Beaglebone Black: > > 2x Grove connectors on Beaglebone Green (as you outlined) > > 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. It just makes it much more complicated to boot FreeBSD with the lack of microSD. Probably not that attractive to FreeBSD users. -- Rui Paulo