Talking BeagleY-AI and PocketBeagle 2 on Hackster Cafe

I was able to join Alex Glow on Hackster Cafe and talk about BeagleY-AI and PocketBeagle 2. Key points: Upcoming Android release on BeagleY-AI Bela GEM crowdfunding campaign uses PocketBeagle 2 TechLab workshop on PocketBeagle 2 BeagleY-AI On-The-Edge give-away from Hackster

BeagleV-Fire chosen as target for Space Grade Linux

Some of you have heard me say that when a Raspberry Pi goes into space, it’s news, but when a Beagle board goes into space, it’s Tuesday. Sure, it’s hyperbole, but it sure feels to me that I talk to a lot of people putting various boards of ours into space, especially BeagleBone Black, without […]

Using configfs for dynamic device tree overlays with BalenaOS

I spend most of my time working on BeagleBoard.org community projects, but I do a few projects of my own building IoT devices. There are a number of good software infrastructure tools out there, but I often use Balena. The problem I have faced often is not specific at all to Balena, but I’d like […]

OpenBeagle bot wars

Beagle’s choice to host its own Gitlab server at OpenBeagle.org has been a mixed bag, to say the least. We are very much entertaining the idea of utilizing a Gitlab hosting service, rather than run our own instance, but the lessons-learned from doing a bit of Internet-wide DevOps continue to sharpen our knowledge of “real-world […]

Webinar: Fun and simple electronics with PocketBeagle 2

Join Robert and me as we catch you up on the latest learning materials for working with PocketBeagle 2 and electronics using Linux and PocketBeagle TechLab Cape. The webinar is June 19, 2025 at noon US Central time. Register: here   The learning materials introduced are based in Python and Rust programming languages and utilize […]

BeagleCast: 2024 Holiday Special

The BeagleCast 2024 Holiday Special discusses developments in BeagleY-AI, community growth, and future projects for 2025—including the imminent release of PocketBeagle 2. Episode Highlights 🤖 2024 marked as the year of AI with community-driven projects. 🎉 BeagleY-AI’s promising mainline support. 🛠️ Upcoming PocketBeagle 2 features improved performance and connectivity. 💡 Exciting developments in Zephyr OS […]

Giving Thanks for Open Source, Partnerships & Community in 2024

Giving Thanks for Open Source, Partnerships & Community in 2024 It’s hard to believe 2024 is nearly over. But what a year it has been here at BeagleBoard.org Foundation. We saw the release of BeagleY-AI — our low-cost, open-source, and community-supported development platform designed for developers, hobbyists, and anyone looking for a reliable single-board computer […]

BeagleY-AI: Easy AI for Everyone

Computers are the primary driver of technology and BeagleBoard.org Foundation is bringing back the open nature of early computers with BeagleY®-AI, a move critical to innovation, business and education. BeagleY®-AI is about the size of a business card and is compatible with popular accessories, add-on hardware and enclosures available for similar sized computers, but it […]

BeagleBone Delivers Quadruple the Value at Half the Cost in Building Automation

For decades, direct digital controllers – edge processors running on low-bandwidth serial networks – have been the standard for managing commercial building systems.  In recent years, however, these devices have started showing their age. There is now mounting pressure for building owners and managers to embrace technologies such as the Internet of Things. This new […]

Whitepaper preview: A Beast in Function but Not in Cost: How HALaser Leveraged BeagleBone to Break into a Closed Market

What do microchips, stone-washed jeans, 3D printing, paint removal, and meat products have in common? All rely on laser marking, which uses a focused beam of light to ‘mark’ a surface with symbols or patterns. It’s an intricate process controlled by a system of highly specialized software and hardware components. Building such a system demands […]