Introduction

BeagleBone AI-64 like its predecessor BeagleBone AI, is designed to address the open-source community, early adopters, and anyone interested in a low cost 64-bit Dual Arm® Cortex®-A72 processor based Single Board Computer (SBC). It also offers access to many of the interfaces and allows for the use of add-on boards called capes, to add many different combinations of features. A user may also develop their own board or add their own circuitry.

Note

AI-64 has been equipped with a minimum set of features to allow the user to experience the power of the processor and is not intended as a full development platform as many of the features and interfaces supplied by the processor are not accessible from BeagleBone AI-64 via onboard support of some interfaces. It is not a complete product designed to do any particular function. It is a foundation for experimentation and learning how to program the processor and to access the peripherals by the creation of your own software and hardware.

BeagleBone Compatibility

The board is intended to provide functionality well beyond BeagleBone Black or BeagleBone AI, while still providing compatibility with BeagleBone Black’s expansion headers as much as possible. There are several significant differences between the three designs.

Table 12 Table: BeagleBone Compatibility

Feature	AI-64	AI	Black
SoC	TDA4VM	AM5729	AM3358
Arm CPU	Cortex-A72 (64-bit)	Cortex-A15 (32-bit)	Cortex-A8 (32-bit)
Arm cores/MHz	2x 2GHz	2x 1.5GHz	1x 1GHz
RAM	4GB	1GB	512MB
eMMC flash	16GB	16GB	4GB
Size	4” x 3.1”	3.4” x 2.1”	.4” x 2.1”
Display	miniDP + DSI	microHDMI	microHDMI
USB host (Type-A)	2x 5Gbps	1x 480Mbps	1x 480Mbps
USB dual-role	Type-C 5Gbps	Type-C 5Gbps	mini-AB 480Mbps
Ethernet	10/100/1000M	10/100/1000M	10/100M
M.2	E-key	-	-
WiFi/ Bluetooth	-	AzureWave AW‑CM256SM	-

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BeagleBone AI-64 Features and Specification

This section covers the specifications and features of the board and provides a high level description of the major components and interfaces that make up the board.

Table 13 Table: BeagleBone AI-64 Features and Specification

	Feature
Processor	Texas Instruments TDA4VM
Graphics Engine	PowerVR® Series8XE GE8430
SDRAM Memory	LPDDR4 3.2GHz (4GB) Kingston Q3222PM1WDGTK-U
Onboard Flash	eMMC (16GB) Kingston EMMC16G-TB29-PZ90
PMIC	TPS65941213 and TPS65941111 PMICs regulator and one additional LDO.
Debug Support	2x 3 pin 3.3V TTL header: WKUP_UART0: Wake-up domain serial port UART0: Main domain serial port
	10-pin JTAG TAG-CONNECT footprint
Power Source	USB C or DC Jack (5V @ >3A)
PCB	4” x 3.1”
Indicators	1x Power & 5x User Controllable LEDs
USB-3.0 Client Port	Access to USB0 SuperSpeed dual-role mode via USB-C (no power output)
USB-3.0 Host Port	TUSB8041 4-port SuperSpeed hub 1x on USB1, 2x Type A Socket up-to 2.8A total depending on power input
Ethernet	Gigabit RJ45 link indicator speed indicator
SD/MMC Connector	microSD (1.8/3.3V)
User Input	Reset Button Boot Button Power Button
Video Out	miniDP
Audio	via miniDP (stereo)
Weight	192gm (with heatsink)
Power	Refer to Main Board Power section

Board Component Locations

This section describes the key components on the board. It provides information on their location and function. Familiarize yourself with the various components on the board.

Board components

This section describes the key components on the board, their location and function.

Front components locationBack components location

Fig. 60 BeagleBone AI-64 board front components location

Table 14 BeagleBone AI-64 board front components location

Feature	Description
User & power LEDs	USR0 - USR4 user LEDs & Power (Board ON) LED indicator
UART debug ports	3pin Wake-up domain and Main domain UART debug ports
USB C	Power, connectivity, and board flashing.
Barrel jack	Power input (accepts 5V power)
Mini-Display port	Output for Display/Monitor connection
Dual USB-A	5Gbps USB-A ports for peripherals (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Keyboard, etc)
GigaBit Ethernet	1Gb/s Wired internet connectivity
mikroBUS Shuttle	16pin mikroBUS Shuttle connector for interfacing mikroE click boards
P8 & P9 cape header	Expansion headers for BeagleBone capes.
Reset button	Press to reset BeagleBone AI-64 board (TDA4VM SoC)
Power button	Press to shut-down (OFF), hold down to boot (ON)
Boot button	Boot selection button (force to boot from microSD if power is cycled)
M.2 Key E	PCIE M.2 Key E connector