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by jokr004 3377 days ago
> If you haven't used a BB product, check out the thing that I think is the biggest upside of these...the built in pair of PRUs.

I've been looking at boards for days now trying to find the perfect one to suit my needs and this is exactly what I've been looking for. I've seen the beagleboard before but I never noticed this feature before. I'm glad I saw this post this morning!
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khedoros1 3377 days ago
The blog says that it was announced just on the 13th.
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rthille 3376 days ago
Well, sort of: http://hackaday.com/2016/01/11/introducing-the-beaglebone-bl... It's been kicking around for more than a year...
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gregschlom 3377 days ago
That board was announced on the 13th, but other BeagleBone boards have had this feature (the 2 PRUs) for a while.
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khedoros1 3377 days ago
Yeah, definitely. I assumed they'd been talking about some feature on the new board, although looking back in the thread, I can see how that might've been an unsound assumption.

I've actually got a Beaglebone Black sitting on the desk next to me. I haven't gotten around to playing with the PRUs, but I know of their existence and general capabilities.

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