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A description how to solder the pins to the Beagle Board
*** THIS PAGE NEEDS to be Updated for Photos of the Beagle ABC ***
Unpack
components
prepare 1.27 mm connectors
insert into board
IMPORTANT: the header is sitting between the BB-XM socket and the socket soldered to the Openmoko Beagle Hybrid! The 2.54 mm header is soldered to the Openmoko Beagle Hybrid.
trim overlong pins (could short circuit with backplane of LCM)
solder at corner and align
solder all pins and trim overlong pins
add GND connector tabs and double-sided tape
connect display
boot and be happy!
