[beagleboard] Re: Beaglebone keeps shutting down when trying to drive a motor

2014-05-10 Thread Uncle Joe
Well, I've overcome the problem. I was using a GPIO as GND to the ESC. This was convenient since those pins are next to each other. Once I used true GND, then the problem went away. But why would using a GPIO as a GND cause a shutdown? I know it will restrict the amount of current sinked due to

[beagleboard] Beaglebone keeps shutting down when trying to drive a motor

2014-05-10 Thread Uncle Joe
Help, I'm struggling to drive a simple ESC and brushless motor combination with the Beaglebone. I've already spent 1/2 a day figuring out the right arming sequence (caused by a +- 0.01 ms error in timing). But once I arm the ESC, the Beaglebone shuts off immediately. Most of the time, it shuts

Re: [beagleboard] path of least resistance to Debian

2014-05-10 Thread William Hermans
Well John, this is why people like me research hardware to use with various OSes, and distro's Unlike Windows that can almost have any hardware tossed at it ( whether it works well or not ), Linux, or specifically Debian in this case can be very finicky. I dont recall what the topic was of the Vid

Re: [beagleboard] Pros and Cons for the various BBB operating systems.

2014-05-10 Thread William Hermans
Debian has probably been around longer than 99% of the other distro's out there. Angstrom in fact is based on another distro, that was based off of Debian. Debian also has loads of documentation out there on the Web. However, some of the documentation on the web is outdated, or based on older vers

[beagleboard] Can't get SPI overlay to work with anything other than Angstrom kernel release

2014-05-10 Thread Jimmy Johnson
Hello, I have recompiled the Beaglebone Black RT Linux kernel following these instructions: http://dev.ardupilot.com/wiki/building-for-beaglebone-black-on-linux/ I'm trying to get SPI working, it seems to load okay when I execute the SPI0 overlay(no errors in dmesg) but the drivers don't appea

Re: [beagleboard] Pros and Cons for the various BBB operating systems.

2014-05-10 Thread Philip Polstra
What are you trying to do? Definitely affects the answer to your question. On May 10, 2014 6:31 PM, "David Farning" wrote: > Hey all, > > I am pretty new to the Beaglebone so I might have my facts a bit off. > I am trying to determining the most appropriate OS for my use. > > -- Angstrom -- > Pr

[beagleboard] Pros and Cons for the various BBB operating systems.

2014-05-10 Thread David Farning
Hey all, I am pretty new to the Beaglebone so I might have my facts a bit off. I am trying to determining the most appropriate OS for my use. -- Angstrom -- Pros. 1. Very lean embedded OS. 2. Much of the existing documentation and tutorials are based on angstrom. Cons. 1. Steeper learning curve

Re: [beagleboard] Cases in the UK

2014-05-10 Thread Philip Polstra
BBB case should work with BBW it will just have extra holes. On May 10, 2014 5:37 PM, "wwinter86" wrote: > Hi, > Does anyone know for any cases for the original BeagleBone (not Black)?, I > have the original (A3) > and on ebay and Amazon I can only find cases for the BeagleBone Black. > > -- > Fo

Re: [beagleboard] transparent rs-232 connection

2014-05-10 Thread Przemek Klosowski
> PC -> rs232 -> BBB -> WIFI -> BBB -> rs232 -> remote device > This seems complicated---are you limited by a proprietary PC software that has to use the serial port on the PC? if not, a simpler solution would be PC -> network -> wifi -> serial server (e.g. antaira 601) -> remote. -- For more opt

Re: [beagleboard] Cases in the UK

2014-05-10 Thread Bill Mar
https://specialcomp.com/beagleboard/bone.htm We designed it and build it here, so can customize it as needed. On Sat, May 10, 2014 at 3:37 PM, wwinter86 wrote: > Hi, > Does anyone know for any cases for the original BeagleBone (not Black)?, I > have the original (A3) > and on ebay and Amazon I

Re: [beagleboard] BeagleBoard Data Acquisition Platform

2014-05-10 Thread John Syn
From: John Brookes Reply-To: Date: Saturday, May 10, 2014 at 3:31 PM To: Subject: Re: [beagleboard] BeagleBoard Data Acquisition Platform > And only 2000$ too! > j Yeah, but it is really amazing piece of technology running at 3.6GSPS. BTW, most of the DSP is done in the FPGA. Regards, Jo

[beagleboard] Atlantic Canada Timezone

2014-05-10 Thread mike rankin
I'm having trouble finding the Atlantic Canada Timezone for setting up the time being pulled over ethernet from the instructions at: http://www.circuidipity.com/getting-started-with-beaglebone-black.html Inside usr/share/zoneinfo/ I cannot find the Atlantic timezone. -- For more options, visit

[beagleboard] Cases in the UK

2014-05-10 Thread wwinter86
Hi, Does anyone know for any cases for the original BeagleBone (not Black)?, I have the original (A3) and on ebay and Amazon I can only find cases for the BeagleBone Black. -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

Re: [beagleboard] BeagleBoard Data Acquisition Platform

2014-05-10 Thread John Brookes
And only 2000$ too! j On Sat, May 10, 2014 at 6:15 PM, John Syn wrote: > > From: John Brookes > Reply-To: > Date: Saturday, May 10, 2014 at 7:28 AM > To: > Subject: Re: [beagleboard] BeagleBoard Data Acquisition Platform > > My dear Penguin, > > Yes, the desired SPS rate is rather low, as I

Re: [beagleboard] Audio Cape and Debian

2014-05-10 Thread John Syn
From: erg Reply-To: Date: Saturday, May 10, 2014 at 11:08 AM To: Subject: Re: [beagleboard] Audio Cape and Debian > getting closer but not quite there. > > To get the version information lsb_release -a return > root@beaglebone:~# lsb_release -a > No LSB modules are available. > Distrib

Re: [beagleboard] customize cap-universal-00A0.dts

2014-05-10 Thread Robert Nelson
On Sat, May 10, 2014 at 4:09 PM, cecco wrote: > Hi Robert, > this is my file: > ubuntu@arm:~$ cat /etc/default/capemgr > # Default settings for capemgr. This file is sourced by /bin/sh from > # /etc/init.d/capemgr.sh > > # Options to pass to capemgr > CAPE=BB-BONE-BRT-Tdl2 > #CAPE=cape-universal >

Re: [beagleboard] BeagleBoard Data Acquisition Platform

2014-05-10 Thread John Syn
From: John Brookes Reply-To: Date: Saturday, May 10, 2014 at 7:28 AM To: Subject: Re: [beagleboard] BeagleBoard Data Acquisition Platform > My dear Penguin, > > Yes, the desired SPS rate is rather low, as I was feeling limited by the > actual possibilities here. I am a pattern recognize

Re: [beagleboard] path of least resistance to Debian

2014-05-10 Thread John Syn
From: William Hermans Reply-To: Date: Saturday, May 10, 2014 at 12:39 AM To: Subject: Re: [beagleboard] path of least resistance to Debian > I can not disagree more with John on this last point. If you need a support > system for Debian, use Debian as the support system. Also, stay away f

Re: [beagleboard] customize cap-universal-00A0.dts

2014-05-10 Thread cecco
Il giorno sabato 10 maggio 2014 23:09:48 UTC+2, cecco ha scritto: > > Hi Robert, > this is my file: > ubuntu@arm:~$ cat /etc/default/capemgr > # Default settings for capemgr. This file is sourced by /bin/sh from > # /etc/init.d/capemgr.sh > > # Options to pass to capemgr > CAPE=BB-BONE-BRT-Tdl2

Re: [beagleboard] customize cap-universal-00A0.dts

2014-05-10 Thread cecco
Hi Robert, this is my file: ubuntu@arm:~$ cat /etc/default/capemgr # Default settings for capemgr. This file is sourced by /bin/sh from # /etc/init.d/capemgr.sh # Options to pass to capemgr CAPE=BB-BONE-BRT-Tdl2 #CAPE=cape-universal this is my dmesg report (partial) ubuntu@arm:~$ dmesg | grep ca

Re: [beagleboard] Audio sample rate

2014-05-10 Thread Maxim Podbereznyy
8, 16, 32, 44.1, 48, 96, 192 khz am335x does not care because the audio IC is the master for the sample rate 2014-05-10 23:31 GMT+04:00 Nicolae Rosia : > is this the only sample rate available? > On May 10, 2014 11:46 AM, "Maxim Podbereznyy" wrote: > >> 192khz >> >> >> 2014-05-10 12:17 GMT+04:0

Re: [beagleboard] Audio sample rate

2014-05-10 Thread Nicolae Rosia
is this the only sample rate available? On May 10, 2014 11:46 AM, "Maxim Podbereznyy" wrote: > 192khz > > > 2014-05-10 12:17 GMT+04:00 Nicolae Rosia : > >> Hello, >> >> I was wondering if Beaglebone Black with the Audio Cape Rev. B can sample >> audio natively (no software resampling) at 8kHz. I

Re: [beagleboard] Audio Cape and Debian

2014-05-10 Thread erg
getting closer but not quite there. To get the version information lsb_release -a return root@beaglebone:~# lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Debian Description:Debian GNU/Linux 7.4 (wheezy) Release:7.4 Codename: wheezy Step 1 copy the audio devic

Re: [beagleboard] customize cap-universal-00A0.dts

2014-05-10 Thread Robert Nelson
On Sat, May 10, 2014 at 11:14 AM, cecco wrote: > > Hello to everyone! > I've just experimented this things in last week, and with suggestion of that > "special community" I've solved the same problem. > Today I’ve downloaded last release of Ubuntu (14.04-05-06) with Linux arm > 3.8.13-bone49 #1 ke

Re: [beagleboard] customize cap-universal-00A0.dts

2014-05-10 Thread cecco
Hello to everyone! I've just experimented this things in last week, and with suggestion of that "special community" I've solved the same problem. Today I’ve downloaded last release of Ubuntu (14.04-05-06) with Linux arm 3.8.13-bone49 #1 kernel from here and written the image with "sudo ./setup_

[beagleboard] Re: HDMI output from Beagle board

2014-05-10 Thread Abdul Anas
Hi Denis, Could you please give the result of your investigation? you were able to connect Beagle board xm to HDMI TV? Regards, Abdul. On Friday, January 23, 2009 3:49:12 PM UTC+5:30, dgleeson422111 wrote: > > Hi Guys > > This is confusing. > > We have a Phillips with 4 HDMI connectors on the b

Re: [beagleboard] path of least resistance to Debian

2014-05-10 Thread Brian Lloyd
On Sat, May 10, 2014 at 5:37 AM, Tomáš Franke wrote: > May you recommend me a GPS module that can be used as time reference for > BB or RPI applications, please? > I figured someone had gotten here before me. For people wanting to interface GPS to BB for position and timing functions here is an

Re: [beagleboard] path of least resistance to Debian

2014-05-10 Thread Brian Lloyd
On Sat, May 10, 2014 at 5:18 AM, Peter Washington wrote: > Hi Brian, > > The project right now is turning the BBB into a GPS-disciplined NTP >> server. The plan is to have a local UTC display (I think Nixies would be >> cool for that classic retro look but 7-segment LED displays would be OK too >

Re: [beagleboard] BeagleBoard Data Acquisition Platform

2014-05-10 Thread John Brookes
My dear Penguin, Yes, the desired SPS rate is rather low, as I was feeling limited by the actual possibilities here. I am a pattern recognizer bird myself, and looking primarily at 2 problems: 1. Non Invasive medical diagnostics. These use NIR, electronic noses, and perhaps EEG, EMG. 2. The quant

Re: [beagleboard] Re: Automotive Cape

2014-05-10 Thread Micka
Any news? Micka, On Apr 2, 2014 2:31 PM, wrote: > All the options listed above; > > CAN > ODBII via SN1110 OBD to UART Interpreter > Mini-PCIe for 3G-LTE/GPS card > 6 axis accel and gyro > RTC > USB expansion for WiFi dongle > Bi directional GPIO for vehicle signals (Ignition in GPIO_0 wakeup do

[beagleboard] Creative Common Attribution-ShareAlike

2014-05-10 Thread GTagliabue
Hi, I'm new to OpenHardware and Creative Common Attribution-ShareAlike. I need some help to understand better how to manage my development activities. I bought a couple of BeagleBone Black and started to develop on it a home energy control unit with multiprotocol connectivity. To extend the BBB

Re: [beagleboard] path of least resistance to Debian

2014-05-10 Thread Tomáš Franke
May you recommend me a GPS module that can be used as time reference for BB or RPI applications, please? Omikron On 10.5.2014 12:18, Peter Washington wrote: Hi Brian, The project right now is turning the BBB into a GPS-disciplined NTP server. The plan is to have a local UTC display (

Re: [beagleboard] Audio sample rate

2014-05-10 Thread Maxim Podbereznyy
192khz 2014-05-10 12:17 GMT+04:00 Nicolae Rosia : > Hello, > > I was wondering if Beaglebone Black with the Audio Cape Rev. B can sample > audio natively (no software resampling) at 8kHz. I know the audio IC can, > but I don't if the BBB can. > > Best regards > > -- > For more options, visit htt

[beagleboard] Audio sample rate

2014-05-10 Thread Nicolae Rosia
Hello, I was wondering if Beaglebone Black with the Audio Cape Rev. B can sample audio natively (no software resampling) at 8kHz. I know the audio IC can, but I don't if the BBB can. Best regards -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because yo

[beagleboard] transparent rs-232 connection

2014-05-10 Thread Richard-tx
I need to create a transparent rs-232 connection from my pc to a remote device. I thought that the BBB would be a good solution. I need to connect the serial port to a BBB which then connects to a remore BBB over wifi and then out the BBB serial port. I need to do this without logging into ei

Re: [beagleboard] path of least resistance to Debian

2014-05-10 Thread William Hermans
Sorry I missed a question. There are a couple ways to view cross compiling versus compiling native. In the end though it is up to you whether one way or another is better. For example, it might be quicker to cross compile the dependencies for Node.js, etc. But setting up the environment for such

Re: [beagleboard] path of least resistance to Debian

2014-05-10 Thread William Hermans
I can not disagree more with John on this last point. If you need a support system for Debian, use Debian as the support system. Also, stay away from using X, and Window managers if you can help it. Cross compiling from Windows does work, I've had this working since early on, but for most ( some ?

[beagleboard] Re: Official eQEP driver Support

2014-05-10 Thread Strawson
I believe it is enabled. From my last post: the PWMSS clock config returns CLKCONFIG 0x111 = 000100010001 According to pg 1492 of the reference manual, PWMSS_EQEP_EN is bit 4 in this register which appears to be true. Furthermore the interrupt timer register QUTMR is incrementing away just fin

Re: [beagleboard] BeagleBoard Data Acquisition Platform

2014-05-10 Thread sa_Penguin
32 channels is - a lot. At 16-bit, too. On the other hand, the actual sample rate is quite low: 200K sample/sec This sounds like the backbone of a 32-channel audio mixing desk. Which is fine, if that's what you are into... Personally, I'd prefer 2 [or even 1] ADC channel, with a MUCH higher samp