My BBB just arrived through UPS. I ordered on Amazon. I received the A5C version, I read a little bit and found that the A6 is the latest revision. Are there any known problems with the A5C or any improvements with the A6. If so, I will have have to return it and get the latest one.
As I am new, I have no clue if these revisions will have any impact on my application. Also, I noticed there is a tiny white sticker on the back of the board with Pink dot on it. Now I was wondering if that is one those water damage markers, and because there is a pink dot, I was just worried if it is showing water damage or something. Thanks On Friday, November 1, 2013 10:22:33 AM UTC-5, Gerald wrote: > > USB is only 500mA, so as long as you have no USB peripherals and Ethernet, > you should be fine. I recommend the 5V supply. > > Most USB hubs should work. There is a list on the link i sent you of the > ones we know work. > > USB Hub may not need to be powered depending on what you plug in. As long > as it does not exceed 500mA on the USB, it will be fine. Those devices you > mentioned will be under the 500mA. > > Gerald > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 10:18 AM, sid2013 <[email protected]<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> Thank you for the reply guys. >> >> Second query was that, is necessary to have the 5v power adapter ? I read >> on a lot of discussions that the OS is very shaky and crashes without the >> external power, especially with USB peripherals connected. >> >> Also, which USB hubs you all recommend? That is, if I have an external >> power source, does the USB hub need to be powered? Or can I use a normal >> passive USB hub? >> >> I currently have the Logitech Keyboard and mouse, with the Unified USB >> receiver, so I think I should be fine, but I'm planning to add the wifi >> dongle. >> >> >> On Friday, November 1, 2013 12:19:57 AM UTC-5, sid2013 wrote: >>> >>> Hello everyone, >>> >>> I have purchased a new BBB, as a hobby as well as educating myself about >>> linux and embedded programming. >>> I'm a electrical engineer with a power concentration, but I have done >>> some HDL programming and worked with MSP430's. >>> >>> I was looking at many of the getting started tutorials online, and it >>> all got me confused, as all of them were written at different points of >>> time, with most of them not aware of the new linux versions as well as the >>> TI SDK. >>> >>> I wanted to know whats my best option at getting started with this >>> board, without completely messing up the on-board image and being stranded. >>> >>> There seems to be newer versions of Ubuntu and the TI SDK, but I couldnt >>> find much on if they are working properly and how I can install them on the >>> BBB. >>> >>> My purpose for this board for starters is, that I want to SSH through my >>> windows 7 machine to the BBB and run the on board G++ compiler to do some >>> basic C++ programming and getting the GPIOs to work according to my needs. >>> >>> Please guide me to a tutorial that has the guidance for installation of >>> the latest and most stable OS for the BBB. >>> >>> My second query was that, is it possible to do Audio processing on the >>> BBB, if so, how? Are there addons to the default Angstrom OS or any other >>> OS that can help me process Audio. I was planning on using the Tiva C >>> launchpad's ADC, but I dunno how feasible this all is. >>> >>> -- >> For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "BeagleBoard" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
