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Chapter 11
Support Information
All support for BeagleBone Black design is through BeagleBoard.org community at BeagleBoard.org forum.
11.1
Hardware Design
Design documentation can be found on the eMMC of the board under the documents/hardware directory when
connected using the USB cable. Provided there is:
• Schematic in PDF
• Schematic in OrCAD (Cadence Design Entry CIS 16.3)
• PCB Gerber
• PCB Layout (Allegro)
• Bill of Material
• System Reference Manual (This document).
This directory is not always kept up to date in every SW release due to the frequency of changes of the SW.
The best solution is to download the 昀椀les from http://www.beagleboard.org/distros
We do not track SW revision of what is in the eMMC. SW is tracked separately from the HW due to the frequency
of changes which would require massive relabeling of boards due to the frequent SW changes. You should
always use the latest SW revision.
To see what SW revision is loaded into the eMMC follow the instructions at https://elinux.org/Beagleboard:
Updating_The_Software#Checking_The_Angstrom_Image_Version
11.2
Software Updates
It is a good idea to always use the latest software. Instructions for how to update your software to the latest
version can be found at:
http://elinux.org/BeagleBoneBlack#Updating_the_eMMC_Software
11.3
Production board boot media
• BeagleBone Black Rev C3a
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