[HH] BeagleBone Black Has Arrived

[Nuno Sucena Almeida]

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On 05/06/2013 09:46 PM, Tom Metro wrote:
> How are these micros wired to the main CPU? Via some serial interface,
> like I2C? What connectivity do they have to the outside world? Are they
> driving the GPIO pins on the board? How do you load code into them?
> 
> I guess you could use one of them as an on-board watchdog.

local/global shared (mapped) memory, gpio pins/registers can also be
used through mmap(ed) addresses and are multiplexed with the main core,
it's very cool actually.

For more detailed on the PRUs, search for SPRUHF8 (AM335x PRU-ICSS
Reference Guide). Searching for "PRU Beaglebone" also gives some
interesting results.

cheers,
Nuno

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