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Tegra 250 & Tango Development Kits

The Tegra 250 Development Board and Tegra 2 "Tango" development kits are targeted at developers creating software for linux and Android 2.2 "Froyo". The development kits are based on the same main board with the Tango adding an LCD panel, 2-touch touchpanel and "Android" buttons.

Features

For detailed specifications on the Tegra 250 Development Board, please see the details page.

  • Tegra 2 SoC (dual ARM Cortex A9 with ULP GeForce GPU)
  • 1 GB DDR2 RAM
  • 512MB 8-bit SLC NAND (on board)
  • 10.1" LCD panel with 1024x600 resolution (Tango only)
  • 2 touch multitouch screen (Tango only)
  • "Android buttons" (Home, Back, Menu, Vol +, Vol -) (Tango only)
  • Battery + on board charge controller (Tango only)
  • 3-axis Accelerometer (Tango only)
  • Rear facing camera (Tango only)
  • SD card slot
  • Bluetooth & Wifi on board
  • RJ45 ethernet connector + 10/100 LAN controller
  • Wolfson WM8903 L Audio Codec with external stereo headphone and mic jacks
  • USB ports (1 x micro USB host port, 3 x standard USB device port)
  • Power supply/charger

 

Photos

  • Tegra 250 Development Board
  • Tegra Tango

Pricing & Availability

The Tegra 250 Development Board and the Tegra Tango are no longer available through the NVIDIA Board Store. However, if you are interested in purchasing a Tegra 250 Development Board (aka a Tegra "Harmony" development kit), you can do so through our distribution partner Arrow from the Arrow website.

If you are interested in acquiring a Tegra Ventana development kit, you must first apply to become an NVIDIA registered developer. To do so, sign up to this website and when logged into your user profile page, click the "Become a Registered Developer" link.

Downloads

Below you can see OS images and user guides specific to these development platforms. For additional tools, getting started guides and whitepapers, please check the main Downloads section.

Operating System Images & Support Files

OS Images (for Tegra 250 and Tango ONLY) Host Platform Last update Size Link
NVIDIA tools, presentations, documents and whitepapers All N/A N/A URL
Android 2.2 (Froyo) for Tegra 250 & Tango ONLY Windows 02/28/11 478KB
71.3MB		 PDF
MSI
Android 2.2 (Froyo) for Tegra 250 & Tango ONLY Linux 02/28/11 478KB
63.7MB		 PDF
RUN
Linux For Tegra (L4T) Release Linux 06/28/11 N/A URL
Unofficial Linux Support (Ubuntu, Gentoo, Fedora etc) Linux Ongoing N/A URL
Windows CE 6 Windows XP/Vista/7 02/01/10 1.02MB
34.1MB		 PDF
MSI

Known Issues

  • Due to a problem with the battery charge controller on some Tango units, you must charge the battery ever 2-3 weeks. If you find that the battery is plugged into the charger but remains at <7% charge, please try charging the battery for 6-12 hours. If the battery remains at <7%, please contact NVIDIA as the battery needs to be replaced.
  • In certain power saving configurations, touching the screen or "Android buttons" at the top of the device is not adequate to wake the device. To work around this, try inserting or ejecting the SD Card to wake the device. Failing that, you will need to reset or power cycle the Tango. Alternatively, please set the screen timeout to 30 minutes (Menu->Settings->Display->Screen Timeout).
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