Exploring BeagleBone : Tools and Techniques for Building with Embedded Linux.
In-depth instruction and practical techniques for building with the BeagleBone embedded Linux platform Exploring BeagleBone is a hands-on guide to bringing gadgets, gizmos, and robots to life using the popular BeagleBone embedded Linux platform. Comprehensive content and deep detail provide more tha...
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Table of Contents:
- Exploring BeagleBone; About the Author; About the Technical Editors; Credits; Acknowledgments; Contents; Introduction; Part I BeagleBone Basics; JavaScript and Node.js on the BBB 1; Chapter 1 The BeagleBone Hardware; Introduction to the Platform; Who Should Use the BeagleBone; When to Use the BeagleBone; When You Should Not Use the BeagleBone; echo and cat ; BeagleBone Documentation; The BeagleBone Hardware; BeagleBone Versions; The BeagleBone Black Hardware; BeagleBone Accessories; Highly Recommended Accessories; Micro-SD Card (for Flashing the BBB)
- External 5V Power Supply (for Flashing and Peripherals)Ethernet Cable (for Network Connection); HDMI Cable (for Connection to Monitors/Televisions); USB to Serial UART TTL 3.3 V (for Finding Problems); Optional Accessories; USB Hub (to Connect Several USB Devices to a USB Host); Micro-HDMI to VGA adapters (for VGA Video and Sound); Wi-Fi Adapters (for Wireless Networking); USB Webcam (for Capturing Images and Streaming Video); USB Keyboard and Mouse (for General-Purpose Computing); Capes; How to Destroy Your BeagleBone!; Summary; Support; Chapter 2 The BeagleBone Black Software.
- Linux on the BeagleBoneLinux Distributions; Communicating with the BBB; Installing Drivers; Network Connections; Internet-over-USB; Regular Ethernet; Ethernet Crossover Cable; Communicating with the BBB; Serial Connection over USB; Serial Connection with the USB-to-TTL 3.3 V Cable; Connecting through Secure Shell (SSH); Secure Shell Connections using PuTTY; Chrome Apps: Secure Shell Client; Transferring Files Using PuTTY/psftp over SSH; Controlling the BeagleBone; Basic Linux Commands; First Steps; Basic File System Commands; Environment Variables; Basic File Editing; What Time Is It?
- Package ManagementInteracting with the BBB On-board LEDs; Shutdown; Node.js, Cloud9, and BoneScript; Introduction to Node.js; Introduction to the Cloud9 IDE; Introduction to BoneScript; Summary; Further Reading; Chapter 3 Exploring Embedded Linux Systems; Embedded Linux Basics; What Embedded Linux Offers; Is Linux Open Source and Free?; Booting the BeagleBone; The BeagleBone Bootloaders; Kernel Space and User Space; System V init (SysVinit); Managing Linux Systems; The Super User; System Administration; The Linux File System; Linking to Files and Directories; Users and Groups.
- File System PermissionsExploring the File System; Commands for File Systems; find and whereis; more or less; Linux Commands; Standard Input and Output Redirection (>,>>, and <); Pipes (