This is the slide deck for the inaugural educational session for the Ohio Local Community Team of Ubuntu.

1. The Joy of BeagleBoard
Ubuntu Ohio Local Community Team
Educational Session 2013-01
Presented by Stephen Michael Kellat
28 January 2013

2. Some Ground Rules
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Please follow along with the presentation in IRC as there will be requests to switch to
different pages of the slide deck
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As we go along, please hold your questions until the end
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If a question cannot be answered immediately, it may be “parked” to be addressed directly
via e-mail at a later time after the session. Please make sure your Launchpad profile has
your correct e-mail address and your IRC handle shown so that you can be contacted.
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This session is not credit-bearing and is not intended for use within any academic program
at the present time

3. A BeagleBoard-xM with a power supply, HDMI
cable, Cat5 cable, two USB hubs, and a small
form factor Bluetooth dongle attached while the
unit is powered up.

4. What is it?
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An ARM board
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A low power device
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A sometimes cranky device

5. An ARM Board

6. A Low Power Device

7. A Sometimes Cranky Device
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The device is based around a System on Chip (“SoC”)
– It cannot be upgraded
– If part of the SoC fails, the whole thing may die
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There is only 512 megabytes of memory
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On occasion, in lieu of core dumps, the network controller
and/or the USB controller will just cease to function in an
overload situation
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No Real Time Clock – NTP must be installed and a network
connection must be presented

8. Any Questions?