Re: [beagleboard] BeagleBoard-X15 production board update

2016-09-30 Thread Nick Cripps
Thanks for the info. Will look forward to seeing them on RS in the coming weeks then. Good luck with the US distributors. On 30 Sep 2016 18:40, "Gerald Coley" wrote: > RS will have the B1 in the coming weeks. Right now we are working on a > discoloration issue with the

Re: [beagleboard] BeagleBoard-X15 production board update

2016-09-30 Thread Gerald Coley
There is metal in the ferrite and they can oxidize when exposed to high heat. As long as the heatsink it on it should be fine. If you plan to run it full board, you may need to use the fan. We are looking to coat the top of the inductors to prevent the discoloration. Here is a link to another

Re: [beagleboard] BeagleBoard-X15 production board update

2016-09-30 Thread William Hermans
> > The discoloration in now way affects the operation of the board, it is > just a side affect of the heat generated by the processor. > In no way ? Just want to be clear. I have overactive fingers sometimes too. On Fri, Sep 30, 2016 at 10:39 AM, Gerald Coley wrote: >

Re: [beagleboard] BeagleBoard-X15 production board update

2016-09-30 Thread Gerald Coley
RS will have the B1 in the coming weeks. Right now we are working on a discoloration issue with the inductors when the board gets really hot. We are thinking the B1 version will not have the same issue due to some layout changes we made as well as some other things we are working on. The plan now

[beagleboard] BeagleBoard-X15 production board update

2016-09-30 Thread Nick Cripps
Hi, Apologies if this has been covered recently. I am wondering what the current status of BeagleBoard-X15 production boards is. The wiki seems to imply that production boards would be shipping this week but, it also says that only A2 versions are currently available. Can anyone clarify what