Quick Start Guide#
This section provides instructions on how to hook up your board. This Beagle requires a 5V @ 1A (5W) power supply to work properly via either USB Type-C power adapter or via cape header pins.
Recommended adapters can be found at Power supplies section.
What’s In the Box#
In the box you will find two main items,
Instruction card
Note
A USB-C to USB-C / USB-A to USB-C cable is not included, but recommended for the tethered scenario and creates a developer experience where the board can be used immediately with no other equipment needed.
Tip
For board files, 3D model, and more, you can checkout PocketBeagle 2 repository on OpenBeagle.
Creating bootable microSD card#
To get started with creating a bootable microSD card, you need folloiwing items,
Up to date bb-imager-rs
microSD card (8GB or larger)
Tip
If required you can manually download the image from beagleboard.org distros page, for example, https://www.beagleboard.org/distros/pocketbeagle2-debian-12-9-2025-01-15-minimal
Fig. 184 Distros selection#
To begin you have to select PocketBeagle 2 from the list of boards, then select the image you want to flash, and finally select the microSD card. After doing this you have to select the config button to configure the image and then click on the flash button to start the flashing process.
Fig. 185 Board and image selection#
Below image shows the configuration options available for the image.
Tip
You can enable Skip Verification as shown in the image below,
which will make the flashing process faster by skipping the verification step.
Fig. 186 Configuration options#
Make sure to select the correct microSD card and click on the flash button to start the flashing process.
Fig. 187 Flashing in progress#
Once the flashing is done, you will see the following screen.
Fig. 188 Flashing done#
Your microSD card is now ready to boot PocketBeagle 2.
Methods of operation#
Directly tethered to a PC via USB-C port.
With TechLab Cape for sesors, USB host, LEDs and Buttons.
Main Connection Scenarios#
This section describes how to connect and power the board and serves as a slightly more detailed description of the Quick Start Guide included in the box. The board can be configured in several different ways, but we will discuss the two most common scenarios.
Tethered to a PC via the USB cable
Attached to a cape like TechLab Cape