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BeagleBone Black System
Reference Manual
Rev A5.2
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3.2
Main Connection Scenarios
This section will describe how to connect the board for use. This section is basically a
slightly more detailed description of the Quick Start Guide that came in the box. There is
also a Quick Start Guide document on the board that should also be refereed. The intent
here is that someone looking t purchase the board will be able to read this section and get
a good idea as to what the initial set up will be like.
The board can be configured in several different ways, but we will discuss the two most
common scenarios as described in the Quick Start Guide card that comes in the box.
Tethered to a PC via the USB cable
o
Board is accessed as a storage drive
o
Or a RNDIS Ethernet connection.
Standalone desktop
o
Display
o
Keyboard and mouse
o
External 5V power supply
Each of these configurations is discussed in general terms in the following sections.
For an up-to-date list of confirmed working accessories please go to
http://circuitco.com/support/index.php?title=BeagleBone_Black_Accessories
3.3
Tethered To A PC
In this configuration, the board is powered by the PC via the provided USB cable--no
other cables are required. The board is accessed either as a USB storage drive or via the
browser on the PC. You need to use either Firefox or Chrome on the PC, IEx will not
work properly.
Figure 2
shows this configuration.
Figure 2.
Tethered Configuration
