PandaBoard
The PandaBoard is a single-board computer that was designed and supported by a free developer community . There are two versions of the board. The newer revision from 2011 with the abbreviation ES is based on the OMAP 4460 SoC from Texas Instruments with a maximum clock frequency of 1.2 GHz. The variant previously published in 2010 uses an OMAP4430 with 1 GHz clock frequency. Otherwise, both board variants do not differ significantly from each other.
The panda board was sold for around 150 to 180 euros.
Specifications
The following table lists the specifications of the panda board:
| Panda board | Pandaboard ES | |
|---|---|---|
| Size: | 114.3 mm x 101.6 mm | |
| System-on-a-Chip : | TI OMAP4430 | TI OMAP4460 |
| CPU: | ARM - Cortex-A9 -CPU with two cores | |
| Clock frequency: | 1 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Graphics processor: | PowerVR SGX540 | |
| Random access memory: | 1 GB DDR2 - SDRAM (energy-saving architecture) | |
| USB 2.0 ports: | 2 (each loadable up to 500 mA), 1 × USB OTG | |
| Video output: | HDMI , DVI-D | |
| Audio output: | 3.5 mm jack plug (analog), HDMI (digital) | |
| Audio input: | 3.5 mm jack plug (analog) | |
| Non-volatile memory: | SD / MMC / SDIO card reader (up to 32 GB) | |
| Network: | 10/100 MBit Ethernet , Wireless LAN 802.11 b / g / n, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR | |
| Debug interfaces: | GPIO pins, 14-pin JTAG , UART | |
| Real time clock : | available, but not battery-backed | |
| Power supply: | 5 volts; via power supply unit (round plug) or USB | |
| Others: | 2 buttons, 3 LEDs (2 freely programmable), PINs for display and camera connection | |
The board has a power consumption of around 3 to 6 watts, depending on the CPU load, without a load on the USB port. The hardware design is like Beagleboard free . An ARM Cortex A9 processor is used.
Operating systems
Various Linux distributions and Linux-based operating systems are available for the Pandaboard. These include Ubuntu , Arch Linux and Ångström as classic distributions as well as operating systems such as Android and Meego . Because OpenBSD is ported to the ARM microprocessor architecture, it can be installed on the PandaBoard and the PandaBoard ES, as well as on different versions of the BeagleBoards , Cubieboards and the pcDuino . The OpenBSD / armv7 project has existed since 2013.
There is also RISC OS , an operating system that goes back to the first ARM processors. RISC OS is very fast and with its GUI (= WIMP -> W indows I cons M ouse P ointer) follows a very compact and own operating philosophy, which uses consistent drag & drop. It is an independent system that is currently being further developed and is not based on Linux.
Similar devices
Web links
- PandaBoard.org - former project page, archived in March 2017
- www.omappedia.org - OMAP ProjektWiki omappedia.org about the PandaBoard
- www.omappedia.org - Main differences between the PandaBoard and PandaBoard ES
- www.golem.de/1010/79013.html - Report about PandaBoard ES on IT news portal Golem.de from 2010
- elinux.org/PandaBoard ES
Individual evidence
- ↑ Get Involved: PandaBoard. Archived from the original on October 13, 2014 ; Retrieved July 3, 2013 .
- ↑ PandaBoard System Reference Manual. (PDF) Archived from the original on December 2015 ; Retrieved June 12, 2013 .
- ↑ own measurement
- ↑ http://www.golem.de/1010/79013.html
- ↑ https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Mini-Mainboard-mit-Doppelkern-Prozessor-von-ARM-1102088.html
- ↑ PandaBoard - Arch Linux ARM. Retrieved April 4, 2014 .
- ↑ PandaBoard - OMAPpedia. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on December 31, 2015 ; Retrieved July 3, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ OpenBSD / armv7 .
