[beagleboard] BBConsole - Wireless console for BeagleBone Black
You all may be interested in this BBConsole - Wireless console for BeagleBone Black http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/881094/emal/8470974 These guys created a similar one for the Pi and I got to play with an early model. I know this team (we judge robotic competition together and our kids go to the same IT program in High School). The Pi model is here https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1842571016/piconsole-anywhere-console-for-raspberry-pi/ I like the design of the BBB one better because it sites between the pins. Eric Palmer Richmond VA -- 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.
Re: [beagleboard] Where did all the BBB go?
Also pay attention here on this mail ist. I have gotten two because someone says there are at website X right now and I went and ordered them. On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 10:48 AM, Gerald Coley ger...@beagleboard.orgwrote: Excellent advice! Gerald On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 9:44 AM, David Funk dwf...@gmail.com wrote: Be prepared to buy right away and put your name on Adafruits email me when in stock. When you get the email, buy it then, don't wait. I had to sit through a couple of cycles before that sunk in. This is a very popular board. -david On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 12:03 AM, C Hedstrom chad.hedst...@gmail.comwrote: I keep seeing numbers like 10,000 shipped since January, and Adafruit had three (3) for sale a week ago and already sold out. Where on earth did all these BBB go? Did you sell the entire lot to the bitcoin miners or something? I had to pay $65 to get a BBB back in February and shorted mine out two weeks ago, was heartened to see the Debian official image finally came out; can't seem to find anyone on the internet to buy a replacement from for under $80. Project is dead in the water indefinitely until I can find another one at a reasonable price. I see a ton of BBB on ebay for $100+ but that's ridiculous. At this point I might as well wait for the Tre to come out in May... Sincerely, Frustrated in Dallas -- 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. 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. -- Eric Palmer -- 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.
[beagleboard] BBB as wifi access point
I may not be thinking about this perfectly but this is what I want to do I will build a robot that I want to control from a web page(s) from an ipad. The robot will be used far away from any buildings and other wifi. If I set up the BBB as a wifi access point I can connect to it from my ipad. I want to use the latest debian image to start this. I'm not really a linux networking person so how would I proceed? Thanks in advance for your advice. -- Eric Palmer -- 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.
Re: [beagleboard] Re: python gui?
I think I'm going with web. Thanks. On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 6:36 PM, l...@ansync.com wrote: I'm using a GUI app now running on the BBB which is a web server backend using Chromium in kiosk mode as the GUI. You can also use Python's native Tkinter, but that looks kind of dated. PyQt and WxWidgets are available, but I've never done those personally. -- 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. -- Eric Palmer -- 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.
[beagleboard] python gui?
In my day job I erite backend code. Not gui stuff. I'm building a large robot and will use a BBB and display for data display and more. I would like to use python. What gui tools work with python on the BBB? I could also do this with node.js o some other web server. But python might be fun. -- Eric Palmer -- 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.
Re: [beagleboard] Re: Developing for BeagleBone Black
Do we know if the adafruit library works on the new debian distro from Robert. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 7, 2014, at 7:29 PM, michael.du...@gmail.com wrote: Using Python -- along with the Adafruit BBIO Python library -- works quite well, and gives you all the development power of Python and associated native and third party libraries. Lighter weight than Java or C++, much higher level than C. I can't speak to Lua (no experience with it). Easy to get things running, and seems to run well under Angstrom. -- 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. 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.
Re: [beagleboard] Re: Availability - how come nobody has any BeagleBone Black to sell?
In two months I have been able to get 3. 2 off this list when someone announces when some suppliers have them in stock. Eric On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 10:30 AM, David Funk dwf...@gmail.com wrote: You get them by ordering them and waiting. That's how I got mine. -david On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 3:58 AM, Satz Klauer satzkla...@googlemail.comwrote: On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 3:08 PM, David Funk dwf...@gmail.com wrote: and then the boards would not be available for it's intended market. Hm...where is the difference to current situation? While reading this thread from the beginning it seems for me the produced boards got lost and nobody knows where... -- 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. -- Eric Palmer -- 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.
Re: [beagleboard] New to Beaglebaord and single board computers
The BBB is linux based and is a bit sensitive to current draw and applied voltage. You might want to start with a more forgiving platform like an arduino uno. that said there are lots of resources on line and places to get kits of parts and parts Videos and Web Sites Sparkfun.com adafruit.com learing.adafruit.com derekmolloy.ie digikey.com mouser.com I could keep going youtube channels = sparkfun derek molloy adafruit general search arduino, beaglevome black You will need a good solidering iron power supply(s) multimeters and probes prototype boards jumpers components like led, servos, motor controllers and whatever on and on this is a hobby that you can spend much $$ but don't have to to get started. So go to adafruit or sparkfun and pick a project, buy parts for the project and get building and prrogramming. Don't try to buy everything you need/want at first. Get experience with simple and build from there Eric PS I'm, building a robot with BBB one subsysem at a time. I am playing with arduino for concepts I don't fully undersandd first and then coding and redesigning for the BBB. I have little time with my job so I plan on spending a year or two building the robot. good luck On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 2:29 PM, jeganath.perial...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Everyone, I am very new to this single board computers and Beaglebaord .But i am very much interested doing project in electronics .Though i am having bachelors degree in electronics and communication engineering , i don't have much hardware experience. currently i am working as software engineers. This field seems to be very interesting and innovative. Since i am a newbie i need your guidance and support to start with. I don't know what to buy, means what are all the others parts needed to setup a project . I am very much interested in robotics ,image processing , sensing and media etc. Please all of you give suggestions ,ideas and list of products to buy to start with beagleboard.. note : i am planning to buy beaglebone black. Thanks Regards, iJegan -- 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. -- Eric Palmer -- 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.
Re: [beagleboard] Re: Availability - how come nobody has any BeagleBone Black to sell?
I'm not sure this is really going to happen. The same supply and demand problems existed for the Pi and it has caught up. In the last month I have gotten 3 BBB so be resourceful. On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 10:05 AM, Bogdan Teodorescu bogdan.teodore...@quartzmatrix.ro wrote: So the answer is clear: move to other platform. Don't wait for the stock go for a new board. The producer is not thinking how to cover demand but how to increase price. As a marketing strategy is the worse it can be - more and more potential users will move to other platforms and in a couple of month we will see plenty of boards on stock but no demand. it is an old story but it seems some lessons are never learned. *From:* beagleboard@googlegroups.com [mailto:beagleboard@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Gerald Coley *Sent:* Monday, March 10, 2014 3:54 PM *To:* beagleboard@googlegroups.com *Subject:* Re: [beagleboard] Re: Availability - how come nobody has any BeagleBone Black to sell? It is real. But, if you wait until you see it in stock, it may be a while before you will get one. Gerald On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 6:41 AM, Satz Klauer satzkla...@googlemail.com wrote: Am Donnerstag, 27. Februar 2014 15:54:05 UTC+1 schrieb Giuseppe Iellamo: Just to say our order on RS (italy) placed one month ago got cancelled. And now they say it will be available on July. This seems to be the situation for Europe in general. I did not find even one shopt that was able to sell a single piece. RS are the more funny ones here, they do massive online advertising for the BBB but are not able to ship before end of july (perhaps). So the BBB seems to be more a rumour than a real product here... -- 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. 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. 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. -- Eric Palmer -- 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.
Re: [beagleboard] When to power sensors connected to the BeagleBone Black?
If everything is driven form the same power source, even with voltage dividers or regulators, can we assume that turning on all devices at the same time, with one power switch, is safe or do we need to somehow put a delay into powering on everything but the BBB board? Eric On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 9:58 AM, Gerald Coley ger...@beagleboard.org wrote: I put that in there for a reason. It may not happen all the time, but eventually you could blow up the processor. Gerald On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 8:56 AM, Matthew Witherwax ablec...@gmail.comwrote: As part of the Control of Mobile Robotics class offered through Cousera, the students are building robots based around the BeagleBone Black. The robot has 5 infrared distance sensors and 2 reflectance sensors used for odometry. These sensors are connected via voltage dividers to pins 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, and 49 of P9, and are powered from the same power supply used to power the BeagleBone Black. The System Manual has a rather explicit warning: NOTE: DO NOT APPLY VOLTAGE TO ANY I/O PIN WHEN POWER IS NOT SUPPLIED TO THE BOARD. IT WILL DAMAGE THE PROCESSOR AND VOID THE WARRANTY. NO PINS ARE TO BE DRIVEN UNTIL AFTER THE SYS_RESET LINE GOES HIGH. My concern is the current arrangement would allow the sensors to begin driving the pins before the SYS_RESET line goes high; however, I am a software guy just starting down the hardware path. Thus far many in the class have been using the robot without issue. Is my concern invalid? Thank you for your time. -- 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/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 beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- Eric Palmer -- 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/groups/opt_out.
Re: [beagleboard] When to power sensors connected to the BeagleBone Black?
Awesome Gerald we are lucky to have you on this mail list and be participating so much. Thanks On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 10:09 AM, Gerald Coley ger...@beagleboard.orgwrote: Yes you can do that Use the 3.3V to enable the regulators. Gerald On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 9:03 AM, Matthew Witherwax ablec...@gmail.comwrote: Thanks Gerald. That is exactly the response I was expecting and exactly the feeling I had. Never really like playing Russian roulette myself. Do you see any issue with powering the sensors via a voltage regulator like http://www.pololu.com/product/2098 that can be turned on via a pin on the BBB once it is up and running? On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 8:58 AM, Gerald Coley ger...@beagleboard.orgwrote: I put that in there for a reason. It may not happen all the time, but eventually you could blow up the processor. Gerald On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 8:56 AM, Matthew Witherwax ablec...@gmail.comwrote: As part of the Control of Mobile Robotics class offered through Cousera, the students are building robots based around the BeagleBone Black. The robot has 5 infrared distance sensors and 2 reflectance sensors used for odometry. These sensors are connected via voltage dividers to pins 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, and 49 of P9, and are powered from the same power supply used to power the BeagleBone Black. The System Manual has a rather explicit warning: NOTE: DO NOT APPLY VOLTAGE TO ANY I/O PIN WHEN POWER IS NOT SUPPLIED TO THE BOARD. IT WILL DAMAGE THE PROCESSOR AND VOID THE WARRANTY. NO PINS ARE TO BE DRIVEN UNTIL AFTER THE SYS_RESET LINE GOES HIGH. My concern is the current arrangement would allow the sensors to begin driving the pins before the SYS_RESET line goes high; however, I am a software guy just starting down the hardware path. Thus far many in the class have been using the robot without issue. Is my concern invalid? Thank you for your time. -- 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/groups/opt_out. -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google Groups BeagleBoard group. To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/topic/beagleboard/_5Puwswy-RQ/unsubscribe. To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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 beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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 beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- Eric Palmer -- 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/groups/opt_out.
Re: [beagleboard] When to power sensors connected to the BeagleBone Black?
Yes I get that. On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 10:14 AM, Gerald Coley ger...@beagleboard.orgwrote: I am not sure how to take that!Not sure if it is luck or something else. Gerald On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 9:12 AM, Eric Palmer e...@ericfpalmer.com wrote: Awesome Gerald we are lucky to have you on this mail list and be participating so much. Thanks On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 10:09 AM, Gerald Coley ger...@beagleboard.orgwrote: Yes you can do that Use the 3.3V to enable the regulators. Gerald On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 9:03 AM, Matthew Witherwax ablec...@gmail.comwrote: Thanks Gerald. That is exactly the response I was expecting and exactly the feeling I had. Never really like playing Russian roulette myself. Do you see any issue with powering the sensors via a voltage regulator like http://www.pololu.com/product/2098 that can be turned on via a pin on the BBB once it is up and running? On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 8:58 AM, Gerald Coley ger...@beagleboard.orgwrote: I put that in there for a reason. It may not happen all the time, but eventually you could blow up the processor. Gerald On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 8:56 AM, Matthew Witherwax ablec...@gmail.comwrote: As part of the Control of Mobile Robotics class offered through Cousera, the students are building robots based around the BeagleBone Black. The robot has 5 infrared distance sensors and 2 reflectance sensors used for odometry. These sensors are connected via voltage dividers to pins 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, and 49 of P9, and are powered from the same power supply used to power the BeagleBone Black. The System Manual has a rather explicit warning: NOTE: DO NOT APPLY VOLTAGE TO ANY I/O PIN WHEN POWER IS NOT SUPPLIED TO THE BOARD. IT WILL DAMAGE THE PROCESSOR AND VOID THE WARRANTY. NO PINS ARE TO BE DRIVEN UNTIL AFTER THE SYS_RESET LINE GOES HIGH. My concern is the current arrangement would allow the sensors to begin driving the pins before the SYS_RESET line goes high; however, I am a software guy just starting down the hardware path. Thus far many in the class have been using the robot without issue. Is my concern invalid? Thank you for your time. -- 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/groups/opt_out. -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google Groups BeagleBoard group. To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/topic/beagleboard/_5Puwswy-RQ/unsubscribe. To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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 beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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 beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- Eric Palmer -- 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/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 beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- Eric Palmer -- 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/groups/opt_out.
Re: [beagleboard] doubt: where we have to submit our idea?
Do you want to show off your project or something else? Get feedback? Eric On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 3:39 PM, Nitin Jain nitinjain.2...@gmail.com wrote: Sir, i am a 2nd year student of ECE from DTU. I have been working on my project for last two months and i want to share my idea , for this where do i have to submit my idea? -- 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/groups/opt_out. -- Eric Palmer -- 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/groups/opt_out.
Re: [beagleboard] Re: Availability - how come nobody has any BeagleBone Black to sell?
Thanks, just got me one! Good timing looking at email. Eric On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 5:09 PM, Carl-Fredrik Sundström audio...@gmail.comwrote: Adafruit has some beagles in stock right now. I didn't receive stock notification that I had requested just saw it by chance. -- 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/groups/opt_out. -- Eric Palmer -- 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/groups/opt_out.
[beagleboard] boot from SD or boot on BBB - flawed thinking?
I need more space than is available on the BBB. I will be using wheesy 7.2 Debian (unless there are reasons to use another linux) and have installed wheezy on the BBB and also have a boot from SD. Should I consider just booting from the SD card and changing it to 2 partitions and extend the rootfs from the 2nd partition. Or should I boot from the BBB and just add space via the SD card. I have seen instructions for converting a SD boot card to 2 partitions and extending the 2nd partition to be part of the rootfs. I have not seen examples of just using a bank SD card for more space. I'm thinking if I just boot from the sd card maybe there will be some speed considerations but everything I install will be on that card right? So I can move that card to another BBB or even duplicate the SD card should I want more than one BBB to use the same software. Help me understand how my thinking is flawed or not. Thanks -- Eric Palmer -- 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/groups/opt_out.
Re: [beagleboard] PyBBIO GSoC proposal, features and call for mentors
I will use this library. Having the standard features that arduino libraries have (steppers, servos, lcd, etc.) would be really great. I can test some of these. I know python, use 2.x, and have some arduino familiarity (but not a library geek). I have a BBB and have wheesy 7.2 debian loaded. I have a variety of sensors, controls, motors etc. to test. I do have limited time however since I work 2 jobs. Eric Sent from my iPad On Feb 28, 2014, at 8:19 AM, deepak karki deepa...@gmail.com wrote: Hey guys! As you know beagleboard is now officially participating in GSoC 2014. I look forward to contribute towards PyBBIO hosted by Alexander Hiam. github.com/alexanderhiam/PyBBIO PyBBIO is an arduino style python library for IO control on the beaglebone black, blending in the ease of python with the familiarity of arduino. It currently supports high speed GPIO (via mmap), PWM, ADC, interrupt handling and also UART at its core. The project also aims to provide the standard Arduino API - for Servos, XBee radio, EEPROM, SD card, stepper motors, Ethernet/WiFi Shield, Liquid crystal (Hitachi HD44780) etc. Another exiting feature is the BBIO server -- think of it as a microframework to rapid prototype browser or mobile based webapps. Brilliant for home automation, remote monitring projects etc. I think this library will be of great use to community members and during the summer I plan to work on the following : - Give arduino like SPI and I2C interface - Integrate PRU functionality into the library - Asynchronous Programming techniques (triggers, timers etc.) - Development of arduino type libraries and examples along with fritzing images I would love to hear from the community about what they would love to see in the library!! So if there is anything else you think that'll add value to the library, please do tell me :D I'm also looking for a few more mentors to join in for the project! So if you have the time and the interest to mentor the project this summer, I would love it! Thanks, Deepak Karki -- 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/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 beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[beagleboard] wheezy 7.2 terminal challenges
Using a mac 10.8.5 to access ssh on a newly installed wheezy 7.2 BBB Tried three SSH clients iterm2 (iterm.app) terminal chrome secure shell extension iterm2 and terminal set to xterm-256colors. Terminal works okay with vi and mac osx arrow keys. iterm2 and chrome extensions don't behave when mac arrow keys are used and insert characters and new lines. I abhore terminal and how I can use iterm2 or chrome extension. Suggestions on what to do next? Thanks -- Eric Palmer -- 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/groups/opt_out.
Re: [beagleboard] Re: Availability - how come nobody has any BeagleBone Black to sell?
http://www.microcenter.com/product/430528/BeagleBone_Black I ordered one on Friday and go it on Tuesday. Not sure if they are still in stock. $5 premium. = $49 On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 9:17 AM, Gerald Coley ger...@beagleboard.orgwrote: 26 week times is not true. That is what the computer systems spits out to show when the WHOLE PO is filled! We are shipping daily as you can clearly see!! Gerald On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 11:53 PM, Venkat Bommakanti achar...@gmail.comwrote: Just got an email alert - 26 week backorder time ! Great (unfair) free market forces in play ;!) We definitely don't see the member count of grps such as this swell at these rates... We need some semblance of fairness here, no ;?) -- 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/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 beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- Eric Palmer -- 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/groups/opt_out.
Re: [beagleboard] Re: OS for BBB
William, which version are you using. I'm new (3 days) to BBB and loaded wheezy 7.2 last night. So far so good. Eric On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 12:57 PM, William Hermans yyrk...@gmail.com wrote: I should also point out that in the PC / x86 world Debian is know to be very solid / stable. MY experiences with Debian on the Beaglebone black has been no different. On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 10:54 AM, William Hermans yyrk...@gmail.comwrote: So, just reading the above link for minix which i thought sounded interesting. However . . . No USB No ADC No PWM No SPI No Audio Seems to be also based on ARMEL Someone correct me if wrong here. All of the above are important in my book. With the exception of audio. Also, no mention of UART ( but does mention tty (Terminal) ) ? Anyhow, I use Debian. Firstly because I have had years of experience with Debian on the desktop. Secondly Debian is very well documented all over the internet. An answer in 90% of cases is only a google session away - when needed. Also, a good bit of the community here uses / supports it. The first reason above is the major reason I use Debian. In a word: Familiarity On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 7:54 AM, Thomas Cort linuxg...@gmail.com wrote: Which OS do you guys use for BeagleBone? And can you mention why you like it? I use Minix. I like it because it's open source (BSD licensed), got a great community, and is easy to develop/customize. More info here: http://wiki.minix3.org/DevelopersGuide/MinixOnARM On Thursday, February 27, 2014 2:31:52 AM UTC-5, Hari Krishna Malladi wrote: Hey folks, Which OS do you guys use for BeagleBone? And can you mention why you like it? I use Angstrom solely for the Bonescript library and because it supports my MT7601 based WiFi dongle without much hassle. -- 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/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 beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- Eric Palmer -- 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/groups/opt_out.
Re: [beagleboard] Re: which os
William Thanks I hope to stick with debian. I am going to use ansible to provision the bbb so that I can redo it should I need to reimage the board or want to duplicate the configuration. I use ansilbe for building out load balances cloud web servers (and other things). http://www.ansible.com/ I am aware of the low current issue so will have to really pay attention to circuit design. I think I'm going to learn a lot of EE stuff real soon. Eric. On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 2:03 PM, Marcus Diogo mvdiog...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Eric, just be attention on the power problem. You cant use much current and power from the bbb pins; If you use python you could try to change from one os to another os but debian looks better. 2014-02-27 15:51 GMT-03:00 William Hermans yyrk...@gmail.com: For what it is worth. I got my beaglebone black last year when they were first being sold to the public( we had two on pre-order). At the time I was working with the MSP430 launchpad, and talking back and forth with several people from this community about the BBB as we all were learning. What I found is that Angstrom was counter productive when it came to do almost anything. NO documentation that I could find, and everything was like pulling teeth. Much like how many Linux distributions were 10+ years ago . . . Personally I prefer forward progress with any OS I do use. So after about a week of trying to no avail, I found Roberts compile from source instructions for Debian. Since then, I have never looked back. Everything is solid. Granted you may not get the package list an x86 distro may have, but that has everything to do with the architecture, and nothing to do with the distro. On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 6:01 PM, Eric Palmer e...@ericfpalmer.comwrote: Thanks I will have one BBB for data acquisition (temp, light levels, other) and they will be on wifi initially. Maybe ZigBee later. The other one will be in a robot I am building that will be about 16 inches round and maybe a foot high. Steppers, Servos, motors and a video camera (openCV). If I need more than one BBB I am fine with that. I got my first BBB today and am installing wheezy 7.2 on it now. I found angstrom a touchy form the start. Thanks On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 7:25 PM, si c s.campbell...@gmail.com wrote: while not shifting from OS to OS as you may want to do, i can share my experience with you. i tried to follow a lot of the documentation that comes with the BBB and angstrom. and on two different BBB platforms i had the same issues with both boards, broken angstrom packages etc, problem after problem, almost enough hair pulling and dead ends to make me throw the BBB in the bin for good. and the god bless em, R.C Nelson comes to the party. since i install debian and followed his doco basically all i had to do was get the os on the emmc then run two or three scripts that were downloaded and volia i have a happy BBB doing what i want it too, zero problems and reasonable learning curve. plus everyone else has tried his image theres a log of doco and help on the groups here. Plus, Robert will nudge you in the right direction if you ask too. always helpful. maybe Eric if you specify what you want to do down the road people can share their experiences, my BBB just streams data to a NAS. i run a gui on it (lxde) on a rce debian special. good luck, i would put it to you to try one the rcn debian images he's put together for a better initial experience. -- Eric Palmer -- 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/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 beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- Marcus de Vasconcelos Diogo da Silva Uma montanha até um cego consegue desviar,mas é nas pedras menores que nós muitas vezes tropeçamos e caimos! -- 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/groups/opt_out. -- Eric Palmer -- 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
[beagleboard] using usb gadget with wheezy 7.2
I'm looking for good directions for installing usb gadget tty for BBB under wheezy 7.2. I was following http://github.jfet.org/BBKNotes1.html but it did not work. Thanks -- Eric Palmer -- 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/groups/opt_out.
[beagleboard] Re: which os
Thanks I will have one BBB for data acquisition (temp, light levels, other) and they will be on wifi initially. Maybe ZigBee later. The other one will be in a robot I am building that will be about 16 inches round and maybe a foot high. Steppers, Servos, motors and a video camera (openCV). If I need more than one BBB I am fine with that. I got my first BBB today and am installing wheezy 7.2 on it now. I found angstrom a touchy form the start. Thanks On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 7:25 PM, si c s.campbell...@gmail.com wrote: while not shifting from OS to OS as you may want to do, i can share my experience with you. i tried to follow a lot of the documentation that comes with the BBB and angstrom. and on two different BBB platforms i had the same issues with both boards, broken angstrom packages etc, problem after problem, almost enough hair pulling and dead ends to make me throw the BBB in the bin for good. and the god bless em, R.C Nelson comes to the party. since i install debian and followed his doco basically all i had to do was get the os on the emmc then run two or three scripts that were downloaded and volia i have a happy BBB doing what i want it too, zero problems and reasonable learning curve. plus everyone else has tried his image theres a log of doco and help on the groups here. Plus, Robert will nudge you in the right direction if you ask too. always helpful. maybe Eric if you specify what you want to do down the road people can share their experiences, my BBB just streams data to a NAS. i run a gui on it (lxde) on a rce debian special. good luck, i would put it to you to try one the rcn debian images he's put together for a better initial experience. -- Eric Palmer -- 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/groups/opt_out.
[beagleboard] which os
I just got my first BBB and will be slowly building a robot over the next year. I don't need a gui, will use opencv and hope to do most programming in python. Without starting OS wars, which OS should I consider: angstrom, ubuntu or debian? Can I start with angstrom and then move to one of the others over time? I will be using a provisioning system (ansible see http://ansibleworks.com/) to load packages, and push source code, so changing to another OS will not be too painful. Thanks -- Eric Palmer -- 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/groups/opt_out.
Re: [beagleboard] Re: Availability - how come nobody has any BeagleBone Black to sell?
+1 on $75 Sent from my iPhone On Feb 21, 2014, at 9:28 AM, Gerald Coley ger...@beagleboard.org wrote: Expedite fees? Well we used to do that on the earlier boards. But there is zero buffer on these boards. The idea of loosing say $700,000 is not something that makes a lot of sense. Having deals and POs in place with distributors and then telling them, Oh sorry, you have to pay more is tough. I am thinking of maybe taking the price to say $75 in the future. Gerald On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 11:51 PM, anil.gupta...@gmail.com wrote: Appreciate the figures of 700/day on supply and 140,000 on back orders (200 days of supply.. phew!). This is an awesome product. What you saw until October was just people trying it out. They've concluded it is a good product and are ordering it in greater quantities. That is where we are and I hear similar stories from others. An order build up of 140,000 in two months, even with supply of 700/day suggests an incoming demand of 3500+ per day. I believe you will see this kind of demand continue. None of these buyers want to get into manufacturing--Circuitco is good at it. It would be a shame to see a great product go sideways due to supply issues. Given that the main constraint is lead time for some components: if sweeteners such as expedite fees can help, I think the community won't mind a higher price.. say $48 or $50, to ensure a demand-supply balance. On Friday, February 21, 2014 9:01:54 AM UTC+5:30, Gerald wrote: We did this. A year ago when we launched the product. Things were fine until roughly October. Demand has risen due to people using boards in products They never told anyone about their pending demand. They thought the boards just magically appear in the cabbage patch. We build to distributor orders and schedules. We are close to getting out of this. I appreciate your offer of help. But this is not just a analytic problem. It is a data problem. We have plugged the data into the formula and are adjusting to that new data and working to fill the pipeline and to get orders shipped. Gerald On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 9:21 PM, Anil Gupta anil.g...@gmail.com wrote: Dave, Gerald, From my experience with product fulfillment: a good plan would establish a target date when the product would be broadly available in the market with only occasional shortages. A key to this is to show back orders as a % of weekly production, and whether back orders are reducing or increasing as we fulfill back orders and receive new orders each week. There would be a weekly review of whether the target date is likely to be met, production plan and any changes, and a new date, if needed. Sudden orders and other unexpected situations are common in all kinds of fulfillment situations and there are lots of good systems to deal with this. I am happy to volunteer to do weekly analytics. elinux.org only shows monthly shipments, with little clue around demand and back order situation. It is nice to know that circuitco is in full production but we need to provide lots more facts. Dr. Anil Gupta On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 2:35 AM, David Anders dande...@gmail.com wrote: as gerald stated, circuitco is in full production of the beaglebone black and continues to ship daily to a wide range of distributors. these distributors fill back-orders first before showing stock. http://elinux.org/Beagleboard:BeagleBoneBlack#Board_Shipments Dave On Tuesday, February 18, 2014 1:46:30 AM UTC-6, anil.g...@gmail.com wrote: I have been looking for 3+ weeks and unable to find any stock anywhere. Is there a way to see the order backlog with Circuitco and current supply capability? Is the issue getting better or worse? (My anecdotal experience suggests it may be getting worse.) The current situation is frustrating. If the news is bad, let us know it early and deal with it. Right now, there is no data at all. Gerald: thanks for your timely and open updates. On Wednesday, February 12, 2014 1:25:00 AM UTC+5:30, Gerald wrote: We are focused on the community. Feel free to build it yourself however. All the materials to build it are provided for free and you don't have to pay any development costs. Gerald -- 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. 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 beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit
Re: [beagleboard] Re: Availability - how come nobody has any BeagleBone Black to sell?
Gerald The BBB is an amazing piece of work. It has gotten me excited about embedded systems like never before. Thanks On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 12:46 PM, Gerald Coley ger...@beagleboard.orgwrote: I appreciate the feedback ! We are all busting it to get things back up to the new norm! There is a long line of people between us and the parts we need. Gerald On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 11:37 AM, doog doug.la...@gmail.com wrote: On Friday, February 21, 2014 8:02:46 AM UTC-8, Gerald wrote: I just oversee the manufacturing and support of beagleboard.org. Any other issues are theirs. Gerald And you are doing one heck of a good job! I sure hope you don't let the few who keep complaining make you feel like you're not. So please keep up the good work and brush off the digs that you're not doing enough and try to enjoy what you're doing. Some of us appreciate your efforts bringing such an awesome board to us individuals so we can enjoy your efforts and do great things with it. Doug -- 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/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 beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- Eric Palmer -- 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/groups/opt_out.
Re: [beagleboard] Re: Availability - how come nobody has any BeagleBone Black to sell?
what distributors accept orders when they are out of stock. On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 8:45 AM, Robert P. J. Day rpj...@crashcourse.cawrote: On Tue, 18 Feb 2014, Gerald Coley wrote: Pick a distributor. Place an order. Do not wait until they show stock. We are basically keeping up with the back logs at most of the distributors. As you can see we ship 700 per day and no one shows stock. Ever wonder why that is? We have 140,000 board back log at this time. A lot of those orders have only come in the last couple of months. Lead times on some parts is 26 weeks. wow ... i'm glad i have a drawerful at home. :-) rday -- Robert P. J. Day Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA http://crashcourse.ca Twitter: http://twitter.com/rpjday LinkedIn: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/rpjday -- 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/groups/opt_out. -- Eric Palmer -- 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/groups/opt_out.
