Starting out with beagle board

[Oliver Graff]

Hi,
I'm looking to start out with beagle board. I saw it at the NYC maker faire and was very interested. I'd like to learn more about embedded commuting. I'm only 15 and therefore on a tight budget so I'm wondering what you all would recommend for starting out on a minimal budget.

Thanks

[Jeff Osier-Mixon]

Hi Oliver, welcome to the group!

The first place to go is http://beagleboard.org, the portal for all things BeagleBoard.  The System Reference Manual is there, which is a great document both to start with and to refer to. 

In my (not humble) opinion, one good place to start is with an article I wrote last year on getting started (http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-beagle-board/index.html).  It discusses the kinds of cables you will need to make the rev. C board work.  You need fewer cables with the xM, as it has an onboard USB hub and ethernet port.  In general, it costs about $200 to get started with either board, assuming you already have a monitor and USB keyboard/mouse you can use, if you want to use those things.

Another good place to get started is the wiki at http://elinux.org/BeagleBoard.  There is a ton of information there and a lot of links to follow. 

I am currently working on a book on the BeagleBoard that should be available toward the middle of next year.

Good luck,

Jeff

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