Design & specifications#
If you want to know how BeagleV-Ahead board is designed and what are its high-level specifications then this chapter is for you. We are going to discuss each hardware design element in detail and provide high-level device specifications in a short and crisp form as well.
Block diagram#

Fig. 512 System block diagram#

Fig. 513 I2C-Usage diagram#
System on Chip (SoC)#

Fig. 514 SoC eMMC power switch#

Fig. 515 SoC DDR Power#

Fig. 516 SoC MIPI CSI DSI HDMI#

Fig. 517 SoC power#

Fig. 518 SoC sys, ADC, and Clock#

Fig. 519 SoC USB GMAC Audio#
Power management#
Barrel jack#

Fig. 520 Barrel jack power input#
0.8V DCDC buck#

Fig. 521 0.8V DCDC buck converter#
3.3V DCDC buck#

Fig. 522 3.3V DCDC buck converter#
1.8V LDO#

Fig. 523 1.8V LDO regulator#
PMIC#

Fig. 524 PMIC Buck#

Fig. 525 PMIC Control#

Fig. 526 PMIC LDO#
General Connectivity and Expansion#
microUSB 3.0 port#

Fig. 527 microUSB 3.0 port#
P8 & P9 cape header pins#

Fig. 528 P8 cape header#

Fig. 529 P9 cape header#
mikroBUS shuttle connector#

P8, P9, and mikroBUS helper circuitry#


Fig. 530 P8, P9, and mikroBUS level shifters#
Wired and wireless connectivity#
Ethernet#

Fig. 534 Ethernet#

Fig. 535 Ethernet LevelShifter and Strapping#
WiFi & Bluetooth#

Fig. 536 WiFi and Bluetooth#
Memory, Media and Data storage#
DDR memory#

Fig. 537 2GB DDR4 Memory chip1#

Fig. 538 2GB DDR4 Memory chip2#
eMMC#

Fig. 539 16GB eMMC#
microSD#

Fig. 540 microSD card connector#
EEPROM#

Fig. 541 16GB EEPROM#
Multimedia I/O#
CSI0#

Fig. 542 CSI0 camera interface#
CSI1#

Fig. 543 CSI1 camera interface#
DSI#

Fig. 544 DSI display interface#
CSI & DSI level shifter#

Fig. 545 CSI & DSI level shifter#
HDMI#

Fig. 546 HDMI display interface#
Debug#
UART debug port#

Fig. 547 UART Debug port#
JTAG debug port#

Fig. 548 JTAG debug port#
Mechanical Specifications#
Parameter |
Values |
---|---|
Size |
96.5x60.7x19.9mm |
Max height |
21.1mm |
PCB Size |
96.5x60.5x1.6mm |
PCB Layers |
10 layers |
PCB Thickness |
1.6mm |
RoHS compliant |
yes |
Gross Weight |
128.8g |
Net weight |
49.7g |