# BeagleBoard's Back with Jason Kridner

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2026-05-07
- Length: 1h 10m
- Episode: 723
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2026-05-07-beagleboards-back-with-jason-kridner
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/723-beagleboards-back-with-jason-kridner/

## Summary

Jason Kridner of BeagleBoard.org discusses the evolution of the BeagleBoard project, highlighting new products like the Beagle Y AI, the $1 Beagle Connect Zepto microcontroller, and the BeagleBadge. He explains the strategic shift toward accessible form factors, the integration of the Microbus standard, and the importance of open-source hardware in education and professional automation. Kridner also addresses supply chain challenges, the role of Zephyr and Linux in embedded development, and his concerns about the future of low-level engineering skills in the age of AI.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2026-05-07-beagleboards-back-with-jason-kridner#t=0) Introduction and Beagle Y AI
- [3:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2026-05-07-beagleboards-back-with-jason-kridner#t=191) Beagle Connect Zepto and Education
- [8:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2026-05-07-beagleboards-back-with-jason-kridner#t=512) Microbus and Click Boards
- [11:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2026-05-07-beagleboards-back-with-jason-kridner#t=676) Supply Chain and Pocket Beagle 2
- [12:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2026-05-07-beagleboards-back-with-jason-kridner#t=732) Application Areas and Beagle 5Fire
- [20:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2026-05-07-beagleboards-back-with-jason-kridner#t=1226) Open Hardware and Tooling
- [30:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2026-05-07-beagleboards-back-with-jason-kridner#t=1811) Beagle Connect Freedom and Graybus
- [37:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2026-05-07-beagleboards-back-with-jason-kridner#t=2245) WebAssembly and MCU Boot
- [49:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2026-05-07-beagleboards-back-with-jason-kridner#t=2961) BeagleBadge and Zephyr
- [56:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2026-05-07-beagleboards-back-with-jason-kridner#t=3396) The Bow Chip and Castellated Headers

## Topics

- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Open-source hardware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/open-source-hardware)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- BeagleBoard.org (company)
- Beagle Y AI (product)
- Beagle Connect Zepto (product)
- Pocket Beagle 2 (product)
- BeagleBadge (product)
- Beagle 5Fire (product)
- Microbus (other)
- Click (product)
- Zephyr (other)
- Linux (other)
- Raspberry Pi (product)
- TI (company)
- Microelectronica (company)
- Graybus (other)
- WebAssembly (other)
- MCU boot (other)
- Bow Chip (chip)
- Bella (product)
- GEM (product)
- Alibaba (company)

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