BeagleBone® Blue is the affordable and complete robotics controller built around the popular BeagleBone® open hardware computer. Linux-enabled, Blue is community-supported and fully open-source. High performance, flexible networking capabilities are coupled with a real-time capable Linux system and a compelling set of peripherals for building mobile robots quickly and affordably. Utilizing the pre-configured WiFi access point, starting your code development is as simple as connecting a battery and opening your web browser.
Processor
Octavo Systems OSD3358 1GHz ARM® Cortex-A8
512MB DDR3 RAM
4GB 8-bit on-board flash storage
2×32-bit 200-MHz programmable real-time units (PRUs)
On-board flash programmed with Linux distribution
Connectivity and sensors
Battery: 2-cell LiPo support with balancing, 6-16V charger input
Wireless: 802.11bgn, Bluetooth 4.1 and BLE
Motor control: 8 6V servo out, 4 DC motor out, 4 quad enc in
Sensors: 9 axis IMU, barometer
Connectivity: HighSpeed USB 2.0 client and host
Other easy connect interfaces: GPS, DSM2 radio, UARTs, SPI, I2C, analog, buttons, LEDs
Software Compatibility
Debian, ROS, Ardupilot, ...
Graphical programming, Cloud9 IDE on Node.js
For more information, please click BeagleBone Blue product page, and github