Beaglebone for Dummies

Informationen zum Autor Rui Santos is a popular electronics blogger known for his expert online video tutorials and articles. His blog receives an average of 72!000 visitors per month. Luís Perestrelo is an electronics aficionado who works with digital systems for autonomous underwater vehicles and sailboats. Klappentext The definitive! easy-to-use guide to the popular BeagleBone boardBeagleBone For Dummies is the definitive beginner's guide to using the popular BeagleBone board to learn electronics and programming. Unlike other books that require previous knowledge of electronics! Linux! and Python! this one assumes you know nothing at all! and guides you step-by-step throughout the process of getting acquainted with your BeagleBone Original or BeagleBone Black. You'll learn how to get set up! use the software! build the hardware! and code your projects! with plenty of examples to walk you through the process. You'll move carefully through your first BeagleBone project! then get ideas for branching out from there to create even better! more advanced programs.The BeagleBone is a tiny computer board - about the size of a credit card - that has all the capability of a desktop. Its affordability and ease of use has made it popular among hobbyists! hardware enthusiasts! and programmers alike! and it's time for you to join their ranks as you officially dive into the world of microcomputers. This book removes the guesswork from using the popular BeagleBone board and shows you how to get up and running in no time.* Download the operating system and connect your BeagleBone* Learn to navigate the desktop environment* Start programming with Python and Bonescript* Build your first project! and find plans for many moreTo learn BeagleBone! you could spend hours on the Internet and still never find the information you need! or you can get everything you need here. This book appeals to all new and inexperienced hobbyists! tinkerers! electronics gurus! hackers! budding programmers! engineers! and hardware geeks who want to learn how to get the most out of their powerful BeagleBone. Zusammenfassung The definitive! easy-to-use guide to the popular BeagleBone board BeagleBone For Dummies is the definitive beginner's guide to using the popular BeagleBone board to learn electronics and programming. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1Part I: Getting Started with the BeagleBone 5Chapter 1: Introducing the BeagleBone 7Chapter 2: Installing the Operating System 17Chapter 3: Connecting Your BeagleBone 29Part II: Covering the Basics 47Chapter 4: Introducing the Linux Shell 49Chapter 5: Designing Circuits 89Chapter 6: Introducing Digital Electronics with the BeagleBone 107Part III: Programming with BoneScript 133Chapter 7: Introducing BoneScript 135Chapter 8: Experimenting with BoneScript 153Part IV: Programming with Python 179Chapter 9: Introducing Py thon 181Chapter 10: Experimenting with Py thon 197Chapter 11: Mastering the Ar t of Coding 237Part V: Turning Your BeagleBone into a Desktop Computer 253Chapter 12: Using Your BeagleBone Black as a Desktop Computer 255Chapter 13: Building Your Website 287Part VI: Playing with the BeagleBone 311Chapter 14: Building Your First Project 313Chapter 15: Running Your Home Automation Web Server 337Part VII: The Part of Tens 361Chapter 16: Ten Amazing Projects for the BeagleBone 363Chapter 17: Ten Resources and Tips for BeagleBone Users 371Appendix A: Troubleshooting 377Appendix B: Controlling BeagleBone's GPIOs 385Appendix C: Guide to the BeagleBone's GPIOs 389Index 393 ...

Product details

• Authors: Luís Miguel Costa Perestrelo, Lu's Miguel Costa Perestrelo, Luís Miguel, Costa Perestrelo, Luís Miguel Costa Perestrelo, Ru Santos, Rui Santos, Rui Costa Perestrelo Santos
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.02.2015
• EAN: 9781118992913
• ISBN: 978-1-118-99291-3
• No. of pages: 432
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Programming languages