[beagleboard] BeagleBone Black shipments

2017-02-13 Thread Heinz Hummel
Hi, I already know the updated list of original BBB shipments from the Wiki. But just for my personal interest: does anybody have an idea how much BBBs have been shipped in total, including the ones form third party manufacturers like element14? Thanks! Heinz -- For more options, visit

[beagleboard] Re: Analog input cape/wiring scheme

2017-02-13 Thread Heinz Hummel
Thaks for all the ideas what perhaps could be done different. But to come back to my original question: is there an open-hardware-cape or a wiring schematic available somewhere which utilitises the ADC inputs and I could use as starting point for my own layout? -- For more options, visit

[beagleboard] Understanding Context Switches in Xenomai-Linux POSIX skin

2017-02-13 Thread agm6274
I'm basically trying to figure out if my program is handled by the Linux kernel (secondary mode) or the Xenomai kernel (primary mode) and also figureo ut when the switch happens. I'm running a RT (Real Time) program on BeagleBone Black with Xenomai and trying to figure how to

Re: [beagleboard] Re: Analog input cape/wiring scheme

2017-02-13 Thread woody.lois via BeagleBoard
On Tue, 2/14/17, William Hermans wrote: Subject: Re: [beagleboard] Re: Analog input cape/wiring scheme To: beagleboard@googlegroups.com Date: Tuesday, February 14, 2017, 4:01 AM By the way, the whole software interface for

[beagleboard] Re: How to use the beaglebone with aurdino modules such as the gps neo 6m?

2017-02-13 Thread Graham
Google is your friend. Why don't you Google "Beaglebone black gps" and start reading about what others have done, with applicable tutorials, videos, projects. == On Monday, February 13, 2017 at 6:43:16 PM UTC-6, helpme...@gmail.com wrote: > > So I am new to beaglebone and just wanted to know

Re: [beagleboard] Re: Analog input cape/wiring scheme

2017-02-13 Thread William Hermans
By the way, the whole software interface for the on chip ADC is already in place, and functional. You simply need to load the driver, or have a device tree overlay do that for you. Then you setup the IIO driver to tell it if you would rather operate in single-shot, or continuous mode. Then you

Re: [beagleboard] Re: Analog input cape/wiring scheme

2017-02-13 Thread William Hermans
On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 11:44 AM, Rob van der Putten wrote: > Hi there > Why is I2C a better choice then SPI? > The BBB has both. > > > Regards, > Rob > >From a software developers perspective, I2C is far simpler. One call to ioctl() to set the mode of the file descriptor, then

[beagleboard] How to use the beaglebone with aurdino modules such as the gps neo 6m?

2017-02-13 Thread helpmebear65
So I am new to beaglebone and just wanted to know how can I use the gps neo 6m module with the beaglebone black. It would nice if anyone could point me to the correct direction. -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed

[beagleboard] recommended method for upgrading OS on BBB?

2017-02-13 Thread mzimmers
Hi, all - I'd like to upgrade the OS on my BBB to Debian Jessie (it's currently running Wheezy). I know there are several pages already on how to do this, but I wanted to know there's a particular method that's recommended. Specifically, is it really best to use the MicroSD card approach? I

Re: [beagleboard] Ubuntu 16.04.4 unable to load desktop from eMMC

2017-02-13 Thread Robert Nelson
On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 4:13 PM, wrote: > After flashing into the eMMC the last Ubuntu 16.04.4, > BBB boots up connected through HDMI to the TV, but no more than the terminal > is shown at the display. > > Does Ubuntu include the desktop environment? Nope, that's up to you...

[beagleboard] Re: Can I disable loading of device tree at boot?

2017-02-13 Thread acheesehead
Ok. Figured that out. Added dtb=null to uEnv.txt. That got me to the following output. It hangs at Starting kernel. I figure I need some minimal device tree to at least get the I2C for the power chip set up. U-Boot 2017.03-rc1-dirty (Feb 13 2017 - 15:07:27 -0700) OMAP3630/3730-GP ES1.2,

[beagleboard] Ubuntu 16.04.4 unable to load desktop from eMMC

2017-02-13 Thread yolcopc
After flashing into the eMMC the last Ubuntu 16.04.4, BBB boots up connected through HDMI to the TV, but no more than the terminal is shown at the display. - Does Ubuntu include the desktop environment? - If not, can it be installed easily? Which desktop is your recommendation? -

[beagleboard] Re: BES v0.8 does not recognize the USB Gamepad

2017-02-13 Thread yolcopc
You're right, the link was wrong, but that is the USB gamepad. The BBB is sourced by a power supply (5V, 2A) but maybe the low-cost gamepad is the root cause of the issue, because no USB device is detected. I keep looking for a solution, and if there is none, I will buy a better gamepad.

[beagleboard] How to use the u-blox neo-6m gps module with beaglebone?

2017-02-13 Thread helpmebear65
If anyone can help me by giving me pointers then it would be helpful, thanks. -- 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

Re: [beagleboard] How to prevent flashing SD card image to eMMC?

2017-02-13 Thread Robert Nelson
On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 1:02 PM, ags wrote: > I downloaded a new image onto an SD card and booted my BBB. I then edited > the /boot/uEnv.txt file to remove the comment from the last line to enable > flashing to the eMMC upon reboot. It worked as expected. > > Now I

[beagleboard] Can I disable loading of device tree at boot?

2017-02-13 Thread Todd Peterson
I am porting RT Linux 4.9.7 to a custom board. When u-boot tries to load /boot/dtbs/4.9.7-armv7-rt-x4/ompam3-beagle-xm.dtb, it gets an error of FDT_ERR_BADSTRUCTURE. I have looked at the .dts file and removed stuff that are not on the board, like dvi and still get the error. I'm thinking that if

[beagleboard] Microsoft Remote Desktop - stuck at "Negotiating Credentials"

2017-02-13 Thread ags
I have a BBB A6A (2GB eMMC) running 3.8 kernel: uname -a Linux BBB-A6A-1 3.8.13-bone50 #1 SMP Tue May 13 13:24:52 UTC 2014 armv7l GNU/Linux I now also have a BBB 0C0 (4GB eMMC) and BBBWireless, both running the 4.4. kernel: uname -a Linux BBB-WA5-1 4.4.30-ti-r64 #1 SMP Fri Nov 4 21:23:33

Re: [beagleboard] Re: Analog input cape/wiring scheme

2017-02-13 Thread William Hermans
On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 5:20 AM, Rob van der Putten wrote: > Hi there > > > On 13/02/17 13:01, evilwulfie wrote: > > I use a single rail opamp to level convert and protect the analog input. >> > > It's probably easier to use an SPI ADC (EG: MCP3201) running on 5V and > then do the

[beagleboard] RE: Uable to connect to the BeagleBone Black

2017-02-13 Thread 骥野
Hi Jason, You are right after a long time of wait I can log into the BBB again. I use the ‘dmesg’ and 'journalctl', I found the following: >>is interface usb0 up and configured?: Cannot assign requested address can't open '/var/lib/misc/udhcpd.leases': No such file or directory Feb 13 14:49:07

[beagleboard] Re: BES v0.8 does not recognize the USB Gamepad

2017-02-13 Thread Andrew Henderson
There are a number of reasons why you might be having trouble. Your original link to your gamepad pointed to your order, requiring that I enter your Aliexpress login information to view it. I pulled the gamepad product ID out of the URL and came to this product page:

Re: [beagleboard] BB-CAPE-DISP-CT43 source files/drivers?

2017-02-13 Thread Robert Nelson
> Thanks, Robert. I needed to add the am335x-bbw-bbb-base.h board file and > I'm getting syntax errors on the dts file compile (krogoth, 4.4.11 kernel), > but it's a good start. Thanks! If you are using mainline dtc, add: DTC_FLAGS += -Wno-unit_address_vs_reg I haven't fully pushed mainline

Re: [beagleboard] BB-CAPE-DISP-CT43 source files/drivers?

2017-02-13 Thread John Adamson
On Monday, February 13, 2017 at 10:33:41 AM UTC-5, RobertCNelson wrote: > > On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 8:41 AM, John Adamson > wrote: > > Hi, > > > > {Apologies if posting here and at Element14 is considered cross-posting, > I > > was given the impression that it is

[beagleboard] Re: AOSONG AM2302 (DHT) on BBGW doesn't work

2017-02-13 Thread Davide Aguiari
I can confirm the sensor works with a Cortex M4 microcontroller (Udoo neo full) with an Arduino sketch with Adafruit Arduino library. Same wires, same jumpers. Il giorno lunedì 13 febbraio 2017 15:55:04 UTC+1, Dennis Lee Bieber ha scritto: > > On Mon, 13 Feb 2017 04:57:49 -0800 (PST), Davide

Re: [beagleboard] BB-CAPE-DISP-CT43 source files/drivers?

2017-02-13 Thread Robert Nelson
On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 8:41 AM, John Adamson wrote: > Hi, > > {Apologies if posting here and at Element14 is considered cross-posting, I > was given the impression that it is two different communities} > > I'm trying to bring up the BB-CAPE-DISP-CT43. There's a 4GB

[beagleboard] Re: Uable to connect to the BeagleBone Black

2017-02-13 Thread Jason Kridner
below... On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 10:13 AM 骥野 wrote: > Already do so. > thanks for having the list in cc. > > On Feb 13, 2017, at 11:04, Jason Kridner wrote: > > Cc beagleboard@googlegroups.com and I will reply. > On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 9:56

[beagleboard] Re: Uable to connect to the BeagleBone Black

2017-02-13 Thread 骥野
Already do so. On Feb 13, 2017, at 11:04, Jason Kridner > wrote: Cc beagleboard@googlegroups.com and I will reply. On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 9:56 AM ??

[beagleboard] BB-CAPE-DISP-CT43 source files/drivers?

2017-02-13 Thread John Adamson
Hi, {Apologies if posting here and at Element14 is considered cross-posting, I was given the impression that it is two different communities} I'm trying to bring up the BB-CAPE-DISP-CT43. There's a 4GB distribution image that supports the display and touch screen, but I'd really like to get

[beagleboard] Re: SPI1 and AD5592r

2017-02-13 Thread Graham
Marc: It is my experience that half the AD parts expect bits on the SPI to be LSb first, the other half expect bits on the SPI bus to be MSb first, and the third half have a configuration bit that allows the part to respond to either bit order by configuration. But you need to understand the

Re: [beagleboard] PCB based on the beaglebone black

2017-02-13 Thread Gerald Coley
How much are you looking to spend? Gerald On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 6:14 AM, Khalid Alshamkhany < khalidalshamkh...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I would like to make a IoT PCB board based on the Beaglebone black, but > without HDMI. I want to add a bunch of sensors, in addition to a GSM module

[beagleboard] PCB based on the beaglebone black

2017-02-13 Thread Khalid Alshamkhany
Hello, I would like to make a IoT PCB board based on the Beaglebone black, but without HDMI. I want to add a bunch of sensors, in addition to a GSM module etc. I am not an expert PCB designer nor I got the schematics, but I know what are the things that should go on the board. So, could

[beagleboard] Re: Initially load capes on AM335x without EEPROM

2017-02-13 Thread khalidalshamkhany
Hello Julien, I am working on similar project (custom BBB board). I have tested my system on the BB board and i am ready to move to the PCB design (same uP & RAM etc... but not EEPROM). This post had given me some insight on what problems to expect. My question is unrelated to the discussion

[beagleboard] Re: AOSONG AM2302 (DHT) on BBGW doesn't work

2017-02-13 Thread Davide Aguiari
The problem is here, in bbb_dht_read.c // Record pulse widths for the expected result bits. for (int i=0; i < DHT_PULSES*2; i+=2) { // Count how long pin is low and store in pulseCounts[i] while (!bbb_mmio_input(pin)) { if (++pulseCounts[i] >= DHT_MAXCOUNT) { // Timeout

[beagleboard] Re: AOSONG AM2302 (DHT) on BBGW doesn't work

2017-02-13 Thread Davide Aguiari
I tried with the latest stable image too. Fresh flash with dd. cat /etc/dogtag BeagleBoard.org Debian Image 2016-11-06 uname -a Linux beaglebone 4.4.30-ti-r64 #1 SMP Fri Nov 4 21:23:33 UTC 2016 armv7l GNU/Linux cat /etc/debian_version 8.6 I installed the Adafruit library (Log:

[beagleboard] Re: Analog input cape/wiring scheme

2017-02-13 Thread Rob van der Putten
Hi there On 13/02/17 13:01, evilwulfie wrote: I use a single rail opamp to level convert and protect the analog input. It's probably easier to use an SPI ADC (EG: MCP3201) running on 5V and then do the level translation in the digital signal. Regards, Rob -- For more options, visit

Re: [beagleboard] Analog input cape/wiring scheme

2017-02-13 Thread evilwulfie
I use a single rail opamp to level convert and protect the analog input. On 2/13/2017 2:03 AM, Heinz Hummel wrote: > Hi, > > I want to use the analog inputs of the BBB but not with a range of > 0..1,8 V but with 0..5V (which is more "natural" for most > applications). Software side is not a

[beagleboard] Re: UAV Drone out of a BBBW

2017-02-13 Thread 'woody stanford' via BeagleBoard
Back. Bad party at my place but drones don't build themselves. Again usual disclaimer, I'm not saying if this thing will actually work at this point (the suspense is killing me). But what we do up is a "Bill of Materials". You will leave your nervousness about this behind you and understand

[beagleboard] Analog input cape/wiring scheme

2017-02-13 Thread Heinz Hummel
Hi, I want to use the analog inputs of the BBB but not with a range of 0..1,8 V but with 0..5V (which is more "natural" for most applications). Software side is not a problem, but for hardware side I'm not sure how to deal with AIN, AGND and ADC. So my question: is there a open-hardware-cape

Re: [beagleboard] SPI1 and AD5592r

2017-02-13 Thread woody.lois via BeagleBoard
On Mon, 2/13/17, John Syne wrote: Subject: Re: [beagleboard] SPI1 and AD5592r To: beagleboard@googlegroups.com Date: Monday, February 13, 2017, 2:51 AM On Feb 12, 2017, at 1:27 PM, Marc M wrote: