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Design & specifications#

If you want to know how BeagleV Ahead board is designed and what are it’s 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#

System block diagram

Fig. 259 System block diagram#

I2C-Usage diagram

Fig. 260 I2C-Usage diagram#

System on Chip (SoC)#

SoC eMMC power switch

Fig. 261 SoC eMMC power switch#

SoC DDR Power

Fig. 262 SoC DDR Power#

SoC MIPI CSI DSI HDMI

Fig. 263 SoC MIPI CSI DSI HDMI#

SoC power

Fig. 264 SoC power#

SoC sys, ADC, and Clock

Fig. 265 SoC sys, ADC, and Clock#

SoC USB GMAC Audio

Fig. 266 SoC USB GMAC Audio#

Power management#

Barrel jack#

Barrel jack power input

Fig. 267 Barrel jack power input#

0.8V DCDC buck#

0.8V DCDC buck converter

Fig. 268 0.8V DCDC buck converter#

3.3V DCDC buck#

3.3V DCDC buck converter

Fig. 269 3.3V DCDC buck converter#

1.8V LDO#

1.8V LDO regulator

Fig. 270 1.8V LDO regulator#

PMIC#

PMIC Buck

Fig. 271 PMIC Buck#

PMIC Control

Fig. 272 PMIC Control#

PMIC LDO

Fig. 273 PMIC LDO#

General Connectivity and Expansion#

microUSB 3.0 port#

microUSB 3.0 port

Fig. 274 microUSB 3.0 port#

P8 & P9 cape header pins#

P8 cape header

Fig. 275 P8 cape header#

P9 cape header

Fig. 276 P9 cape header#

mikroBUS shuttle connector#

mikroBUS shuttle connector

P8, P9, and mikroBUS helper circuitry#

mikroBUS reset circuitry
P8, P9, and mikroBUS level shifters

Fig. 277 P8, P9, and mikroBUS level shifters#

Buttons and LEDs#

Boot select buttons#

Boot select buttons

Fig. 278 Boot select buttons#

User LEDs and Power LED#

User LEDs and power LED

Fig. 279 User LEDs and power LED#

Power and reset button#

Power and reset button

Fig. 280 Power and reset button#

Wired and wireless connectivity#

Ethernet#

Ethernet

Fig. 281 Ethernet#

Ethernet LevelShifter and Strapping

Fig. 282 Ethernet LevelShifter and Strapping#

WiFi & Bluetooth#

WiFi and Bluetooth

Fig. 283 WiFi and Bluetooth#

Memory, Media and Data storage#

DDR memory#

2GB DDR4 Memory chip1

Fig. 284 2GB DDR4 Memory chip1#

2GB DDR4 Memory chip2

Fig. 285 2GB DDR4 Memory chip2#

eMMC#

16GB eMMC

Fig. 286 16GB eMMC#

microSD#

microSD card connector

Fig. 287 microSD card connector#

EEPROM#

16GB EEPROM

Fig. 288 16GB EEPROM#

Multimedia I/O#

CSI0#

CSI0 camera interface

Fig. 289 CSI0 camera interface#

CSI1#

CSI1 camera interface

Fig. 290 CSI1 camera interface#

DSI#

DSI display interface

Fig. 291 DSI display interface#

CSI & DSI level shifter#

CSI & DSI level shifter

Fig. 292 CSI & DSI level shifter#

HDMI#

HDMI display interface

Fig. 293 HDMI display interface#

Debug#

UART debug port#

UART Debug port

Fig. 294 UART Debug port#

JTAG debug port#

JTAG debug port

Fig. 295 JTAG debug port#

Mechanical Specifications#

Top

Bottom

BeagleV Ahead top BeagleV Ahead bottom

Front

Left

Right

BeagleV Ahead top BeagleV Ahead left BeagleV Ahead right
Table 80 Dimensions & weight#

Parameter

Values

Size

96.5×60.7×19.9mm

Max heigh

21.1mm

PCB Size

96.5x60.5*1.6mm

PCB Layers

10 layers

PCB Thickness

1.6mm

RoHS compliant

yes

Gross Weight

128.8g

Net weight

49.7g