Additional Support Information#

All support for this design is through BeagleBoard.org community at BeagleBoard.org forum.

Certifications and export control#

Export designations#

  • HS: 8471504090

  • US HS: 8543708800

  • EU HS: 8471707000

Hardware Design#

You can find all BeagleBone AI-64 hardware files here under the hw folder.

Production board boot media#

Software Updates#

Follow instructions below to download the latest image for your BeagleBone AI-64:

  1. Go to BeagleBoard.org distro page.

  2. Filter Software Distributions for BeagleBone AI-64 from dropdown and download the image.

Filter Software Distributions for BeagleBone AI-64

Fig. 304 Filter Software Distributions for BeagleBone AI-64#

Tip

You can follow the Update board with latest software guide for more information on flashing the downloaded image to your board.

To see what SW revision is loaded into the eMMC check /etc/dogtag. It should look something like as shown below,

root@BeagleBone:~# cat /etc/dogtag
BeagleBoard.org Debian Bullseye Xfce Image 2022-01-14

RMA Support#

If you feel your board is defective or has issues, request an Return Merchandise Application (RMA) by filling out the form at http://beagleboard.org/support/rma . You will need the serial number and revision of the board. The serial numbers and revisions keep moving. Different boards can have different locations depending on when they were made. The following figures show the three locations of the serial and revision number.

Troubleshooting video output issues#

Warning

When connecting to an HDMI monitor, make sure your miniDP adapter is active. A passive adapter will not work. See miniDP to HDMI accessories section for tested cables list.

Getting Help#

If you need some up to date troubleshooting techniques, you can post your queries on link: BeagleBoard.org forum

Change History#

This section describes the change history of this document and board. Document changes are not always a result of a board change. A board change will always result in a document change.

Document Change History#

This table seeks to keep track of major revision cycles in the documentation. Moving forward, we’ll seek to align these version numbers across all of the various documentation.

Table 30 Table 1: Change History#

Rev

Changes

Date

By

0.0.1

AI-64 initial prototype

September 2021

James Anderson

0.0.2

AI-64 final prototype

December 2021

James Anderson

0.0.3

AI-64 initial production release

June 9, 2022

Deepak Khatri and Jason Kridner

Board Changes#

Be sure to check the board revision history in the schematic file in the BeagleBone AI-64 git repository . Also check the issues list .

Rev B#

We are starting with revision B based on this being an update to the BeagleBone Black AI. However, because this board ended up being so different, we’ve decided to name it BeagleBone AI-64, rather than simply a new revision. This refers to the Seeed release on 21 Dec 2021 of “BeagleBone AI-64_SCH_Rev B_211221”. This is the initial production release.

Mechanical Details#

Dimensions and Weight#

Table 31 Dimensions & weight#

Parameter

Value

Size

104 * 83* 37 mm

Max heigh

23 mm

PCB Size

102.5*80*2.0 mm

PCB Layers

14 layers

PCB Thickness

2.0 mm

RoHS compliant

Yes

Gross Weight

249g

Net Weight

193g

Silkscreen and Component Locations#

Board Dimensions

Fig. 305 Board Dimensions#

Top silkscreen

Fig. 306 Top silkscreen#

Bottom silkscreen

Fig. 307 Bottom silkscreen#

Pictures#

BeagleBone AI-64 front

Fig. 308 BeagleBone AI-64 front#

BeagleBone AI-64 back

Fig. 309 BeagleBone AI-64 back#

BeagleBone AI-64 back with heatsink

Fig. 310 BeagleBone AI-64 back with heatsink#

BeagleBone AI-64 front at 45° angle

Fig. 311 BeagleBone AI-64 front at 45° angle#

BeagleBone AI-64 back at 45° angle

Fig. 312 BeagleBone AI-64 back at 45° angle#

BeagleBone AI-64 back with heatsink at 45° angle

Fig. 313 BeagleBone AI-64 back with heatsink at 45° angle#

BeagleBone AI-64 ports

Fig. 314 BeagleBone AI-64 ports#