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. 381 System block diagram#

I2C-Usage diagram

Fig. 382 I2C-Usage diagram#

System on Chip (SoC)#

SoC eMMC power switch

Fig. 383 SoC eMMC power switch#

SoC DDR Power

Fig. 384 SoC DDR Power#

SoC MIPI CSI DSI HDMI

Fig. 385 SoC MIPI CSI DSI HDMI#

SoC power

Fig. 386 SoC power#

SoC sys, ADC, and Clock

Fig. 387 SoC sys, ADC, and Clock#

SoC USB GMAC Audio

Fig. 388 SoC USB GMAC Audio#

Power management#

Barrel jack#

Barrel jack power input

Fig. 389 Barrel jack power input#

0.8V DCDC buck#

0.8V DCDC buck converter

Fig. 390 0.8V DCDC buck converter#

3.3V DCDC buck#

3.3V DCDC buck converter

Fig. 391 3.3V DCDC buck converter#

1.8V LDO#

1.8V LDO regulator

Fig. 392 1.8V LDO regulator#

PMIC#

PMIC Buck

Fig. 393 PMIC Buck#

PMIC Control

Fig. 394 PMIC Control#

PMIC LDO

Fig. 395 PMIC LDO#

General Connectivity and Expansion#

microUSB 3.0 port#

microUSB 3.0 port

Fig. 396 microUSB 3.0 port#

P8 & P9 cape header pins#

P8 cape header

Fig. 397 P8 cape header#

P9 cape header

Fig. 398 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. 399 P8, P9, and mikroBUS level shifters#

Buttons and LEDs#

Boot select buttons#

Boot select buttons

Fig. 400 Boot select buttons#

User LEDs and Power LED#

User LEDs and power LED

Fig. 401 User LEDs and power LED#

Power and reset button#

Power and reset button

Fig. 402 Power and reset button#

Wired and wireless connectivity#

Ethernet#

Ethernet

Fig. 403 Ethernet#

Ethernet LevelShifter and Strapping

Fig. 404 Ethernet LevelShifter and Strapping#

WiFi & Bluetooth#

WiFi and Bluetooth

Fig. 405 WiFi and Bluetooth#

Memory, Media and Data storage#

DDR memory#

2GB DDR4 Memory chip1

Fig. 406 2GB DDR4 Memory chip1#

2GB DDR4 Memory chip2

Fig. 407 2GB DDR4 Memory chip2#

eMMC#

16GB eMMC

Fig. 408 16GB eMMC#

microSD#

microSD card connector

Fig. 409 microSD card connector#

EEPROM#

16GB EEPROM

Fig. 410 16GB EEPROM#

Multimedia I/O#

CSI0#

CSI0 camera interface

Fig. 411 CSI0 camera interface#

CSI1#

CSI1 camera interface

Fig. 412 CSI1 camera interface#

DSI#

DSI display interface

Fig. 413 DSI display interface#

CSI & DSI level shifter#

CSI & DSI level shifter

Fig. 414 CSI & DSI level shifter#

HDMI#

HDMI display interface

Fig. 415 HDMI display interface#

Debug#

UART debug port#

UART Debug port

Fig. 416 UART Debug port#

JTAG debug port#

JTAG debug port

Fig. 417 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 82 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