> > *As I said in my first post. Nothing says you have to run the Arduino IDE > on the Beagelbone, just because the beaglebone is connected to, and > communicating with the Arduino. Did you miss this part of my post ? Or did > I miss something in yours ?*
Let me put it another way. Porting the IDE could be a very useful learning experience for you and your son. However it is not necessary, and potentially a huge time sink. At least if I understand your posts correctly. The Arduino controller can still be programmed via your sons Linux PC. Once programmed, it does not matter where the code came from, as long as it is running on the Arduino, and functioning correctly. On the beaglebone side it gets a bit more complicated. You can compile natively, or cross compile. In the end however, again it does not matter really. So long as the code is there, and functioning correctly. With that said, there is no Arduino IDE for the beagelbone, to compile binaries for the beaglebone. This is where your son will have to pick up another language. I would recommend C first, and C++ second. Since Arduino libraries seem to be loosely based on C++. Also fundamental understanding of gcc toolchains, and the stdlib for Linux is a must. On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 6:36 PM, William Hermans <yyrk...@gmail.com> wrote: > Using an external embedded board(s) actually makes perfect sense. > Especially for robotics. > > As I said in my first post. Nothing says you have to run the Arduino IDE > on the Beagelbone, just because the beaglebone is connected to, and > communicating with the Arduino. Did you miss this part of my post ? Or did > I miss something in yours ? > > > > On Thu, Jan 8, 2015 at 4:17 PM, <j...@silbermans.net> wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> Thank you all for the quick replies. Such a good community. >> >> Long story short why I am trying to do this. Basically for fun and to >> enable my soon to go where he wants to go. >> >> We have been doing Arduino as a stand alone robot controller and Lego >> robots with RobotC since he has 10 or 9. We have fun and we are not even >> close to explore the limits of the Arduino Uno yet. >> >> I would like my 13 years old to expand a bit on his experience with >> embedded systems. By the way, his primary PC has been a Linux machine for >> years now. He stays on the GUI level. No,he is normal kid that also plays >> tennis at national level in the US (with some international tennis travel >> too). He loves to go out camping, just in case you are wondering. >> >> Anyway, I good way to get him in embedded Linux would be with an easy >> transition using something he is already familiar with. i.e., the Arduino >> IDE running in Linux, in this case in our cool BBB Rev C. We can do this >> using WiFi/VNC to the BBB to use the Arduino IDE, in this case V1.6 to >> support the Due.Then we start to build from there with communication >> between the two boards with the Arduino doing the low level control and >> Linux doing some planning all being developed "inside the BBB". >> >> Why the Due? To make an easy transition of the I/O interfacing we will do >> to 3.3V controllers. >> >> In summary this is an education exercise to let his imagination run free >> and have building blocks for the future. >> >> So lets assume I need the hardware I mentioned (BBB + Arduino Due). I >> know I could be programming the robot(s) only using the BBB, this is coming >> in the near future, that is why I got the BBB. I know there are other >> solutions there. But this is the hardware I have ;-) >> >> If I was using the Arduino UNO or Mega the IDE I can install on the BBB >> would do it. Again, the Due is part of our plans of 3.3V and learning. >> >> I wonder how hard is to compile from source for the ARM and where I can >> find a step to step guide. I know it can be done since there is an Arduino >> IDE available already that install on the BBB (1.01 I guess). And there is >> one pre-installed on the Udoo Board that can generate code to the Due. >> >> Sorry about the long reply. >> Thank you all in advance for any help. >> >> If I manage to compile the IDE package I will give it back to the >> community. >> >> -Jack >> >> >> On Thursday, January 8, 2015 at 2:35:37 PM UTC-8, Mike Bell wrote: >>> >>> On 01/08/2015 04:50 PM, William Hermans 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> >>> wrote: >>> >>> On Thu, Jan 8, 2015 at 11:24 AM, Jack_RobotDad <ja...@silbermans.net> >>>> 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/ >>>> >>>> http://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=155132.0 >>> >>> A quick search revels the above link, indicating that linaro have some >>> version of the IDE packaged. >>> >>> As the IDE is Java it should be possible to make this work, albeit with >>> some effort. >>> >>> Mike >>> >> -- >> 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. >> > > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. 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