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BeagleV-Ahead
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BeagleV-Ahead is a high-performance open-source RISC-V single board computer (SBC) built around the Alibaba TH1520 SoC. It has the same P8 & P9 cape header pins as
BeagleBone Black allowing you to stack your favourite BeagleBone cape on top to expand it's capability.
Featuring a powerful quad-core RISC-V processor BeagleV Ahead is designed as an affordable
RISC-V enabled pocket-size computer for anybody who want's to dive deep into the new RISC-V ISA.
.. admonition:: License Terms
* This documentation is licensed under a `Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License `__
* Design materials and license can be found in the `git repository `__
* Use of the boards or design materials constitutes an agreement to the :ref:`boards-terms-and-conditions`
* Software images and purchase links available on the `board page `__
* For export, emissions and other compliance, see :ref:`beaglev-ahead-support`
* All support for BeagleV Ahead design is through BeagleBoard.org community at `BeagleBoard.org forum `_.
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:alt: BeagleV Ahead with hand
.. important::
This is a work in progress, for latest documentation please
visit https://docs.beagleboard.org/latest/
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**1. Introduction**
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Introduction to BeagleV Ahead board with information on each component
location on both front and back of the board.
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**2. Quick start**
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Getting started guide to enable you to start building your projects
in no time.
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**3. Design & Specifications**
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Hardware and mechanical design and specifications of BeagleV Ahead board
for those who want to know their board inside and out.
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**4. Expansion**
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Connector pinout diagrams with expansion details so that you can
easily debug your connections and create custom expansion hardware.
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**5. Demos**
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Demos and tutorials to quickly learn about BeagleV Ahead capabilities.
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**6. Support**
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Additional supporting information, images, documents, change history and
hardware & software repositories including issue trackers.
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01-introduction
02-quick-start
03-design
04-expansion
05-demos
06-support