That is normal operation. When you hold your finger on it your skin heats up making it hot The longer you hold it, the hotter it feels.
The processor has on on-chip temperature sensor. You can read about it in the TRM found at http://www.ti.com/product/am3359 Gerald On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 12:49 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > I was using my BBB recently and noticed that it gets pretty hot when it > runs for more than a few minutes (I've never really touched it while it's > on before). It doesn't seem to be a problem, but I was wondering if the BBB > had a built-in temperature sensor. I know some laptops have > internal thermometers, so does the BBB have one? It's meant as a minimal > device, so I would imagine it doesn't, but it would be nice to know if it > does! > > -- > For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BeagleBoard" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
