Capes are daughter-board add-on products for BeagleBone®-family and PocketBeagle®-family products. Each extends the functionality of your BeagleBone or PocketBeagle for new exciting capabilities. Hundreds of cape designs are available in the community and now there is also a line of BeagleBoard.org® capes readily available from numerous world-wide distributors to help you achieve your learning and design goals.
BeagleBoard.org® Capes
for PocketBeagle
BeagleBoard.org PocketBeagle TechLab Cape
For getting your first introduction to programming, Linux, or hacking the Linux kernel itself.
- USB-to-serial
- USB host
- Reset button
- 2 push buttons
- Analog light sensor
- Tri-color LED
- SPI GPIO expander with 2-digit 7-segment display
- I2C Accelerometer
- I2C EEPROM
- mikroBus header
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BeagleBoard.org PocketBeagle GamePup Cape
For making a handheld arcade emulator, your own games or otherwise taking your PocketBeagle on-the-go.
- 160x128 LCD display
- USB host
- 10 user programmable buttons
- LiPo battery port (charge via PocketBeagle)
- Buzzer for sound output
- I2C EEPROM
- mikroBus header
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for BeagleBone
BeagleBoard.org BeagleBone Comms Cape
For industrial communication applications. Provides an array of communication protocols including one RS485, one CAN, two analog 4–20 mA current loops, and two 3A 50V interfaces allowing the control of high current loads.
- RS485
- CAN
- 2x 4-20ma current loop inputs
- 2x 3A 50V sinks for high-current loads
- I2C EEPROM
- 4x 3A motor outputs up to 46V
- I2C EEPROM
BeagleBoard.org BeagleBone Power Cape
Complete power interface for your BeagleBone. Provides regulated 3.3V and System out (Typically 5V) from the BeagleBone itself as well as an on-board regulator to provide a separate additional 3.3V (up to 1.0A) and 5V (up to 1.3A) out. The input voltage can go up to 30V. It also includes an interface to the BeagleBone power button and system reset.
BeagleBoard.org BeagleBone Proto Cape
Provides a blank slate to design any type of application that you can imagine. Along with plated through-holes for external component soldering, there are a few on-board components, such as buttons, a multi-colored LED, and a basic LED to assist in the design process. The ID EEPROM is also capable of having the address be re-assigned to allow for a seamless integration into the BeagleBone cape schema.
- 2x push-buttons
- RGB LED
- single-color LED
- I2C EEPROM
BeagleBoard.org BeagleBone Robotics Cape
Everything needed for mobile robotics. Loaded with innovative features and a comprehensive software library designed to effortlessly take your robotics concepts from design to reality. A huge array of on-board sensors and controllers and even more expansion options gives you everything you need for your robotics project.
- 9-Axis IMU: Invensense MPU-9250
- Barometer: Bosch BMP280
- 4 x H-Bridge DC motor controllers
- 8-Channel Servo/ESC output
- 5V 2A switching regulator for robust power supply (8V -18V input voltage)
- 6V 4A regulated power supply to protect servos
- Charges a 2-cell LiPo battery
- 4 Quadrature encoder inputs
- GPS input with EM-406/EM-506 style UART connector
- Headers for I2C, UART, SPI, ADC, PWM, GPIO connectivity
- Supports DSM2 and DSMX satellite radios
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Community Capes
In addition to the BeagleBoard.org Capes, a number of community capes have been deemed BeagleBoard.org Approved and are supported by the official BeagleBoard.org software images.
There is also a self-serve cape registry on eLinux.org. This is the official place for third parties to document their capes.
Even lower touch, there is a Google Doc cape registry. To add your own cape or cape idea, use the Google Form for cape ideas.
