Re: [beagleboard] Which pins are the best for my application

Louis, thanks for the schematics and the explanations. It looks as if you already did the work I want to do. I want to create a stupid cape, to break out the in- and outputs. Did you post your cape anywhere? Especially the eagle files? Kalle -- For more options, visit

[beagleboard] Which pins are the best for my application

Hi there, I've chosen the BeagleBone Black to build a horse feeding machine - and this is my first attempt on embedded systems. I'm sitting in front of the reference manual looking at the expansion header P8 / P9 pinout to find out, which pins are the best for my application. I need 8 digital

Re: [beagleboard] Which pins are the best for my application

Thanks for the hint with the USB - I had fear that USB and serial input are connected somehow. A powered hub is already bought. So for Serial I'll chose Pin 26 UART1 RXD and Pin 24 UART1_TXD. The voltage at the IO pins will always be in correct level, because I'll use optocouplers to protect

Re: [beagleboard] Which pins are the best for my application

Got it! Thank you Kalle -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups BeagleBoard group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to