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Deepak Khatri authored5c0e0b81
Introduction
BeagleV Ahead is an open-source RISC-V Single Board Computer (SBC) in the form factor of BeagleBone Black. It has the same P8 & P9 cape header pins as BeagleBone Black allowing you to stack your favourite BeagleBone cape on top to expand it's capability. Featuring a powerful quad-core RISC-V processor BeagleV Ahead is designed as an affordable RISC-V enabled pocket-size computer for anybody who want's to dive deep into the new RISC-V ISA.
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Pinout Diagrams
Choose the cape header to see respective pinout diagram.
Detailed overview
BeagleV Ahead is build around T-Head TH1520 RISC-V SoC with quad-core Xuantie C910 processor clocked at 1.85GHz with a 4 TOPS NPU, support for 64-bit DDR, and audio processing using a single core C906.
| Feature | Description |
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| Processor | T-Head TH1520 (quad-core Xuantie C910 processor) |
| PMIC | DA9063 |
| Memory | 4GB LPDDR4 |
| Storage | 16GB eMMC |
| WiFi/BlueTooth |
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| Ethernet |
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| microUSB 3.0 |
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| HDMI |
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| Other connectors |
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Board components location
This section describes the key components on the board, their location and function.
Front components location
BeagleV Ahead board front components location
| Feature | Description |
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| Power LED | Power (Board ON) indicator |
| JTAG (TH1520) | TH1520 SoC JTAG debug port |
| Barrel jack | Power input |
| GigaBit Ethernet | 1Gb/s Wired internet connectivity |
| User LEDs | Five user LEDs, :ref:`board-power-and-boot` section provides more details. These LEDs are connect to the AM6254 SoC |
| Reset button | Press to reset BeagleV Ahead board (TH1520 SoC) |
| Power button | Press to shut-down (OFF), hold down to boot (ON) |
| P8 & P9 cape header | Expansion headers for BeagleBone capes. |
| UART debug header | 6 pin UART debug header |
| USB boot button | Hold and reset board (power cycle) to flash eMMC via USB port |
| SD boot button | Hold and reset board (power cycle) to boot from SD Card |
| mikroBUS shuttle | 16pin mikroBUS shuttle connector for interfacing mikroE click boards |
| 16GB eMMC | Flash storage |
| RTL8211F | Gigabit IEEE 802.11 Ethernet PHY |
Back components location
BeagleV Ahead board back components location
| Feature | Description |
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| DA9063 | Dialog semi Power Management Integrated Circuit (PMIC) |
| microUSB 3.0 | Power & USB connectivity as client or Host (OTG) |
| Antenna connector | 2.4GHz/5GHz uFL connector |
| AP6203BM | Ampak WiFi & BlueTooth combo |
| DSI | MIPI Display connector |
| CSI0 & CSI1 | MIPI Camera connectors |
| TH1520 | T-Head quad-core C910 RISC-V SoC |
| Mini HDMI | HDMI connector |
| microSD | SDCard holder |
| 4GB RAM | 2 x 2GB LPDDR4 RAM |