BeagleBoard xM rev C Enclosure

So I promised a while back to post the drawings that anyone could use to create a simple enclosure for your BeagleBoard xM.  I only have a rev C board so I can only vouch for the dimensions of that particular board.  The image is a full size TIFF so you should be able to download it and and send it off to get cut.

For mine I used the folks at Pololu Robotics who have a great service, decent price and low minimum.  In fact, these parts were so cheap, in clear, that I ended up getting three cut to make the $25 order minimum.  Get together with someone else and have a bunch made! (you obviously need two here...)  They also have black and will special order colors, or send them your own.

http://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/749

You also need some simple parts to put the whole thing together.  First are some standoffs.  The holes in the board are sized for 4-40 screws so I used M/F Aluminum Standoffs with 4-40 threads.  Mouser web pages are as follows:

http://www.mouser.com/Search/ProductDetail.aspx?R=8401virtualkey53400000virtualkey534-8401
http://www.mouser.com/Search/ProductDetail.aspx?R=8405virtualkey53400000virtualkey534-8405

You will also need some 4-40 screws either 3/8" or 1/2" in length and some 4-40 washers.  I used hex head screws but head type is not important.

If you tap the bottom plate for UNC 4-40 (the holes are sized for this) and the short standoffs screw right in.  The holes in the top plate need enlarging to 0.125" (1/8") which takes just seconds with a hand drill.  The tall standoffs go on top of the board and the screws just hold the top plate on.  I added some small rubber feet to keep the whole thing from slipping around on the desk.

And as a last little bit, I also created a power cord with a right angle adapter (which also works for Arduino and Digilent ChipKit boards).  It is Mouse part

http://www.mouser.com/Search/ProductDetail.aspx?R=4840.5201virtualkey69300000virtualkey693-4840.5201

And this is a fairly nice USB to Serial cable that I found.  Not the cheapest but really reliable and I have had no trouble with this adapter and it works on Linux, Windows 7 and Mac OSX.

http://www.mouser.com/Search/ProductDetail.aspx?R=SS-USB-100virtualkey62330000virtualkey600-SS-USB-100

Hope this gets everyone going that wants one.  Feel free to email if you have questions or comments.