Cables¶
USB Cables¶
A microUSB cable will normally be supplied with the BeagleBone Black. For other beaglebone boards like PocketBeagle, BeagleBone AI, BeagleBone AI-64 you’ll have to procure your own USB cable.
Board |
USB type |
|---|---|
BeagleBone Black |
miniUSB |
PocketBeagle |
microUSB |
BeagleBone AI |
USB-C |
BeagleBone AI-64 |
USB-C |
BeagleBone Blue |
microUSB |
BeagleBone Black Wireless |
microUSB |
BeagleBone xM |
miniUSB |
BeagleBone X15 |
microUSB |
Serial Debug Cables¶
The default serial port settings for the board are:
Setting |
Value |
|---|---|
Baud |
115,200 |
Bits |
8 |
Parity |
N |
Stop Bits |
1 |
Handshake |
None |
Standard FTDI Cable¶
The debug cable is a standard FTDI to TTL cable. Make sure you get the 3.3V version. You can purchase this from several different sources including but not limited to:
Pin 1 on the cable is the black wire and connects to pin 1 on the board, the pin with the white dot next to it.
Adafruit 4 Pin Cable (PL2303)¶
One is from Adafruit. This is a Prolific chipset based cable. Some people have reported issues with the cable causing some issues with data corruption. You experience may vary. You will need to install the Prolific drivers. Those can be downloaded from Adafruit.
Board |
Wire |
Function |
|---|---|---|
Pin 1 |
Black |
Ground |
Pin 4 |
Green |
Receive |
Pin 5 |
White |
Transmit |
Note
The naming of the signals reflect those of the cable. The swapping of TX and RX takes place on the board.
You will also find an extra RED wire on this cable. Just leave it unconnected.
FTDI 3 Pin Cable¶
You can purchase the another version direct from FTDI This cable only has three wires for connection. You can find the datasheet and a picture at Cable
Board |
Wire |
Function |
|---|---|---|
Pin 1 |
Black |
Ground |
Pin 4 |
Yellow |
Receive |
Pin 5 |
Orange |
Transmit |
Note
The naming of the signals reflect those of the cable. The swapping of TX and RX takes place on the board.
Olimex 3 Pin Cable (PL2303)¶
A third version is sold by Olimex
Board |
Wire |
Function |
|---|---|---|
Pin 1 |
Black |
Ground |
Pin 4 |
Green |
Receive |
Pin 5 |
Red |
Transmit |
HDMI Cables¶
Working HDMI Cables¶
The board uses a microHDMI cable. Sources include but are not limited to:
Bad HDMI Cables¶
High Speed HDMI Cable with Ethernet ,Type D Micro M/M Cable: Didn’t work, not grounded.
miniDP to HDMI¶
Working miniDP to HDMI¶
Note
BeagleBone-AI64 requires ACTIVE miniDP to HDMI cable or adaptor to work, your passive miniDP to HDMI setup will not work at all.