Welcome to TI’s PandaBoard Overview product training module. The PandaBoard is a community-supported, high-performance, embedded dual-core ARM® Cortex™-A9 symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) board based on the OMAP4430 applications processor from Texas Instruments. The board is an optimal, one-of-a-kind tool for people looking to develop on open, Linux-based distributions such as Android™, Ubuntu and others. This module will highlight the technical features, usage and benefits of the PandaBoard. It will also explain where to find software that verifies the board’s hardware functionality while also providing some recommended complementary peripherals.