Oh, my long reply disappeared... -Jack
On Thursday, January 8, 2015 at 2:00:41 PM UTC-8, William Hermans wrote: > > May I add, that I think it is really cool that you as a dad are willing to > work with your son on a project as this. For multiple and possible obvious > reasons. But that I do not exactly know your level of experience in this > "arena" You're potentially going to run into several road blocks on this > journey with your son. Just do not give up, as there is usually a way to > work around issues of this nature. Sometimes, it just takes thinking about > your project a little differently, and sometimes even just a little > searching the internet to get an idea of what all your options are. > > On Thu, Jan 8, 2015 at 2:50 PM, William Hermans <yyr...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Like Robert says, the Arduino IDE ( wiring ) is packaged for x86 / x86-64 >> not ARM. *HOWEVER* since the Arduino IDE is based on wiring, you can create >> your own IDE using this with different pre-compiled binaries for a specific >> target. Which was done for the MSP430 launchpad ( Energia ) >> http://energia.nu/ >> >> With that said, this could turn into a huge project on it's own, and >> probably is not worth it - for you end goals. So, there is nothing stopping >> you from writing your code on an x86 system, and still using the Beaglebone >> Black in conjunction with an Arduino board. If that is what you're trying >> to achieve. e.g. >> >> >> 1. Program the Arduino via Arduino IDE, then upload the code to the >> target. >> 2. Write a native binary for the Beaglebone Black - to communicate >> with the Arduino. >> 3. Connect the two boards through circuitry. Just be aware that some >> Arduinos use 5v I/O, where as the beagelbone black uses 3v3. So a level >> shifter may be required. >> >> So that's it from a 30,000FT view, now all that remains to figure out is >> exactly how you wish to communicate with the two boards. SPI, I2C, UART, >> etc. >> >> >> >> On Thu, Jan 8, 2015 at 1:54 PM, Robert Nelson <robert...@gmail.com >> <javascript:>> wrote: >> >>> On Thu, Jan 8, 2015 at 11:24 AM, Jack_RobotDad <ja...@silbermans.net >>> <javascript:>> wrote: >>> > Hello, >>> > >>> > I am working on a small robot project with my son. I need to install >>> the >>> > Arduino IDE 1.6 (e.g., nightly build Linux 32) into my BBB. >>> > The Arduino IDE from the repository installed easy using application >>> > management, but it does not support the Arudino Due boards as is. >>> > >>> > I have basically downloaded the lasted files from the Arduino site and >>> > followed the instructions from here to create a link on the BBB desktop >>> > >>> https://bhargavg.wordpress.com/2011/12/23/creating-an-arduino-desktop-launcher-for-ubuntu-11-10-with-desktop-file/ >>> > >>> > I have done the install and it is working on regular Linux PCs running >>> > Ubuntu and Linux Mint, but I can't make it work on the BBB for some >>> reason. >>> > On the BBB when I click over the icon I created to execute the arduino >>> code, >>> > nothing happens. >>> > >>> > I am getting the Arduino IDE Nighly Builds Linux 32 from here >>> > http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Software#toc4 >>> >>> The Arduino IDE ^^^ is packaged for 32bit/64bit "x86"... Not "arm" >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> -- >>> Robert Nelson >>> http://www.rcn-ee.com/ >>> >>> -- >>> 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 beagleboard...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> > -- 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 beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
