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Tag Archives: Beagleboard
Beaglebone 101: Linux Tricks for Backing up and Resizing your microSD Card
I recently came across a couple of ideas on Raspberry Pi forums that made me think “wow, that’s so crazy it might just work!” These are disk management commands that Linux allows, but probably shouldn’t. Even Linux power users go … Continue reading
Beaglebone Linux 101: Configuring Angstrom Linux
My previous two articles about the Beaglebone (here and here) focused on using it as a development platform for handling Arduino-like tasks: interacting with digital, analog and serial devices. In this article I’m going to cover the basics of using … Continue reading
Beaglebone Coding 101: Using the Serial and Analog Pins
[Updated Jan 25: Correction! There is a 1.8V voltage source on the Beaglebone: Port 9 Pin 32. Thanks to Koen Kooi for the info. I've updated the text with this information] [Update May 5: In kernel version 3.2.14, the file … Continue reading
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Tagged Beagleboard, Beaglebone, Electronics, Linux, Python
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Beaglebone Coding 101: Blinking an LED
[Updated Jan 22 - various improvements to the Python sample code at the end of the article] In November, Texas Instruments, Digi-Key and the other members of Beagleboard.org, the Beaglebone. This is a simpler, more hobbyist-friendly little brother to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Beagleboard, Beaglebone, Electronics, Linux, Python
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BeagleBoard XM and Ubuntu 11.04 – The Big Dog Still Has a Burr in its Paw
As I wrote back in December, I switched from running Ubuntu 10.10 to Angstrom on my Beagleboard XM because I was unhappy with Ubuntu’s speed. Some of Ubuntu’s code isn’t ready for the XM’s 1 gigahertz processor, so the processor … Continue reading
Netduino Meets World
[Updated August 6: Added a couple of tips to the section on using minicom to configure the XBee.] [Updated August 7: Added "Windows Weirdness" section with workarounds for problems with pySerial on Windows] Note: This article is an installment in … Continue reading
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Tagged .Net, Beagleboard, Electronics, Linux, Netduino, Python
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Beagleboard XM / Angstrom Next Steps: NTP Time Daemon and Cron
At about 8 am on January 1st, I was awakened by the beep-beep-beep of an unhappy UPS system. The power had gone off, and it stayed off for about half an hour. Mercifully (this being 8 am on January 1), … Continue reading
Beagleboard XM / Angstrom Next Steps: Assigning a Static IP
A few weeks ago I wrote about configuring a Beagleboard XM to run Angstrom Linux. At the time I was somewhat dubious about whether Angstrom would prove to be a stable platform. So far, so good. My Beagleboard XM has … Continue reading
Beagleboard XM and Angstrom – Getting the Big Dog to Run At Full Speed
When I received a Beagleboard XM low-power computer a few weeks ago, I promptly installed Ubuntu Maverick 10.10 on it. I’ve found Ubuntu’s build for Beagleboard‘s ARM-based processors to be remarkably stable on my previous generation Beagleboard C4, so this … Continue reading