Quick Start#

What’s included in the box?#

When you purchase a brand new BeagleV-Fire, In the box you’ll get:

BeagleV-Fire board
Quick-start card

Tip

For board files, 3D model, and more, you can checkout BeagleV-Fire repository on OpenBeagle.

Unboxing#

Tethering to PC#

To connect BeagleV-Fire board to PC via USB Type C receptacle you need a USB type C cable. Connection guide for the same is shown below:

Tip

To get a USB type C cable you can checkout links below:

Fig. 300 BeagleV-Fire tethered connection#

Flashing eMMC#

Flash the latest image on eMMC#

Access UART debug console#

Note

Some tested devices that are working good includes:

To access a BeagleV-Fire serial debug console you can connected a USB to UART to your board as shown below:

Fig. 301 BeagleV-Fire UART debug port connection#

To see the board boot log and access your BeagleV-Fire’s console you can use application like tio to access the console. If you are using Linux your USB to UART converter may appear as /dev/ttyUSB. It will be different for Mac and Windows operatig systems. To find serial port for your system you can checkout this guide.

[lorforlinux@fedora ~] $ tio /dev/ttyUSB0
tio v2.5
Press ctrl-t q to quit
Connected