Just curious… Anybody know why the #BeagleBoneBlack was designed with a mini USB port instead of a micro USB port?
At the time mini cables were easier to find and less expensive.
Yeah that’s a good point. Maybe a future rev could switch to a micro port?
No plans to move to a micro port. The last thing we need is another interruption in production. The reason is was designed with a mini port was that when the BeagleBone was designed, micro cables were hard to get and expensive.
Oh ok. I can certainly understand that production disruptions are a big deal.
If/when you are looking at the next version of the board I’d love to be involved. As I’ve mentioned before I think the biggest win would be hardware video decode acceleration, but I’m sure I’ll have more feedback after using the board more in a production environment.
I will keep in mind.
Gerald