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BeagleBone Robotic Projects

Author : Richard Grimmett

Publisher : Packt Publishing Ltd

Page : 374 pages

File Size : 10,56 MB

Release : 2013-12-26

Category : Computers

ISBN : 1783559330

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Book Description

Develop practical example projects with detailed explanations; combine the projects in a vast number of ways to create different robot designs, or work through them in sequence to discover the full capability of the BeagleBone Black. This book is for anyone who is curious about using new, low-cost hardware to create robotic projects that have previously been the domain of research labs, major universities or Defence departments. Some programming experience would be useful, but if you know how to use a personal computer, you can use this book to construct far more complex systems than you would have thought possible.



BeagleBone Robotic Projects

Author : Dr. Richard Grimmett

Publisher : Packt Publishing Ltd

Page : 221 pages

File Size : 36,32 MB

Release : 2017-06-13

Category : Computers

ISBN : 1788291298

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Exciting new capabilities to enable even easier DIY robotics with BeagleBone Blue About This Book Build powerful robots with the all new BeagleBone Blue Communicate with your robot and teach it to detect and respond to its environment Control walking, rolling, swimming, and flying robots with your iOS and Android mobile devices Who This Book Is For This book is for anyone who is curious about using new, low-cost hardware to create robotic projects and have previously been the domain of research labs, major universities, or defence departments. Some programming experience would be useful, but if you know how to use a personal computer, you can use this book to construct far more complex systems than you would have thought possible. What You Will Learn Power on and configure the BeagleBone Blue Get to know Simple programming techniques to enable the unique hardware capabilities of the BeagleBone Blue. Connect standard hardware to enable your projects to see, speak, hear, and move Build advanced capabilities into your projects, such as GPS and sonar sensors Build complex projects that can fly, or go under or on the water In Detail BeagleBone Blue is effectively a small, light, cheap computer in a similar vein to Raspberry Pi and Arduino. It has all of the extensibility of today's desktop machines, but without the bulk, expense, or noise. This project guide provides step-by-step instructions that enable anyone to use this new, low-cost platform in some fascinating robotics projects. By the time you are finished, your projects will be able to see, speak, listen, detect their surroundings, and move in a variety of amazing ways. The book begins with unpacking and powering up the components. This includes guidance on what to purchase and how to connect it all successfully, and a primer on programming the BeagleBone Blue. You will add additional software functionality available from the open source community, including making the system see using a webcam, hear using a microphone, and speak using a speaker. You will then learn to use the new hardware capability of the BeagleBone Blue to make your robots move, as well as discover how to add sonar sensors to avoid or find objects. Later, you will learn to remotely control your robot through iOS and Android devices. At the end of this book, you will see how to integrate all of these functionalities to work together, before developing the most impressive robotics projects: Drone and Submarine. Style and approach Develop practical example projects with detailed explanations, combine the projects in a vast number of ways to create different robot designs, or work through them in sequence to discover the full capability of the BeagleBone Blue.



BeagleBone Robotic Projects - Second Edition

Author : Richard Grimmett

Publisher :

Page : 230 pages

File Size : 14,96 MB

Release : 2017-06-13

Category : Computers

ISBN : 9781788293136

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Exciting new capabilities to enable even easier DIY robotics with BeagleBone BlueAbout This Book* Build powerful robots with the all new BeagleBone Blue* Communicate with your robot and teach it to detect and respond to its environment* Control walking, rolling, swimming, and flying robots with your iOS and Android mobile devicesWho This Book Is ForThis book is for anyone who is curious about using new, low-cost hardware to create robotic projects and have previously been the domain of research labs, major universities, or defence departments. Some programming experience would be useful, but if you know how to use a personal computer, you can use this book to construct far more complex systems than you would have thought possible.What You Will Learn* Power on and configure the BeagleBone Blue* Get to know Simple programming techniques to enable the unique hardware capabilities of the BeagleBone Blue.* Connect standard hardware to enable your projects to see, speak, hear, and move* Build advanced capabilities into your projects, such as GPS and sonar sensors* Build complex projects that can fly, or go under or on the waterIn DetailBeagleBone Blue is effectively a small, light, cheap computer in a similar vein to Raspberry Pi and Arduino. It has all of the extensibility of today's desktop machines, but without the bulk, expense, or noise. This project guide provides step-by-step instructions that enable anyone to use this new, low-cost platform in some fascinating robotics projects. By the time you are finished, your projects will be able to see, speak, listen, detect their surroundings, and move in a variety of amazing ways.The book begins with unpacking and powering up the components. This includes guidance on what to purchase and how to connect it all successfully, and a primer on programming the BeagleBone Blue. You will add additional software functionality available from the open source community, including making the system see using a webcam, hear using a microphone, and speak using a speaker.You will then learn to use the new hardware capability of the BeagleBone Blue to make your robots move, as well as discover how to add sonar sensors to avoid or find objects. Later, you will learn to remotely control your robot through iOS and Android devices. At the end of this book, you will see how to integrate all of these functionalities to work together, before developing the most impressive robotics projects: Drone and Submarine.Style and approachDevelop practical example projects with detailed explanations, combine the projects in a vast number of ways to create different robot designs, or work through them in sequence to discover the full capability of the BeagleBone Blue.



Mastering BeagleBone Robotics

Author : Richard Grimmett

Publisher : Packt Publishing Ltd

Page : 364 pages

File Size : 41,63 MB

Release : 2014-12-22

Category : Computers

ISBN : 1783988916

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Book Description

If you want a simple guide to building complex robots, then this book is for you. You'll need some programming knowledge and experience working with mechanical systems.



BeagleBone: Creative Projects for Hobbyists

Author : Charles Hamilton

Publisher : Packt Publishing Ltd

Page : 905 pages

File Size : 19,42 MB

Release : 2017-07-20

Category : Computers

ISBN : 1788399269

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Book Description

Learn to build amazing robotic projects using the powerful BeagleBone Black. About This Book Push your creativity to the limit through complex, diverse, and fascinating projects Develop applications with the BeagleBone Black and open source Linux software Sharpen your expertise in making sophisticated electronic devices Who This Book Is For This Learning Path is aimed at hobbyists who want to do creative projects that make their life easier and also push the boundaries of what can be done with the BeagleBone Black. This Learning Path's projects are for the aspiring maker, casual programmer, and budding engineer or tinkerer. You'll need some programming knowledge, and experience of working with mechanical systems to get the complete experience from this Learning Path. What You Will Learn Set up and run the BeagleBone Black for the first time Get to know the basics of microcomputing and Linux using the command line and easy kernel mods Develop a simple web interface with a LAMP platform Prepare complex web interfaces in JavaScript and get to know how to stream video data from a webcam Find out how to use a GPS to determine where your sailboat is, and then get the bearing and distance to a new waypoint Use a wind sensor to sail your boat effectively both with and against the wind Build an underwater ROV to explore the underwater world See how to build an autonomous Quadcopter In Detail BeagleBone is a microboard PC that runs Linux. It can connect to the Internet and run OSes such as Android and Ubuntu. You can transform this tiny device into a brain for an embedded application or an endless variety of electronic inventions and prototypes. This Learning Path starts off by teaching you how to program the BeagleBone. You will create introductory projects to get yourselves acquainted with all the nitty gritty. Then we'll focus on a series of projects that are aimed at hobbyists like you and encompass the areas of home automation and robotics. With each project, we'll teach you how to connect several sensors and an actuator to the BeagleBone Black. We'll also create robots for land, sea, and water. Yes, really! The books used in this Learning Path are: BeagleBone Black Cookbook BeagleBone Home Automation Blueprints Mastering BeagleBone Robotics Style and approach This practical guide transforms complex and confusing pieces of technology to become accessible with easy- to-succeed instructions. Through clear, concise examples, you will quickly get to grips with the core concepts needed to develop home automation applications with the BeagleBone Black.



Learning BeagleBone Python Programming

Author : Alexander Hiam

Publisher : Packt Publishing Ltd

Page : 196 pages

File Size : 25,43 MB

Release : 2015-07-14

Category : Computers

ISBN : 1784390801

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Book Description

BeagleBone is a barebone computer that can be configured and customized for different applications and is almost half the price of a standard computer. This book will cover the basics of how BeagleBone Black's hardware interface subsystems work, and can be controlled using two popular Python libraries for BeagleBone Black. You will be introduced to BeagleBone Black's GPIO, PWM, ADC, UART, SPI, I2C, and eQEP subsystems. We will then dive deep into more complex built-in peripherals, demonstrating different ways to receive input from a user including buttons, potentiometers, and rotary encoders with the eQEP module. We will also learn about interfacing with external devices; this will be demonstrated using the serial modules to interface with external devices such as temperature sensors and accelerometers. Towards the end of the book, we will present a couple of real-world problems and demonstrate how to solve them with the skills you've acquired.



Programming the BeagleBone

Author : Yogesh Chavan

Publisher : Packt Publishing Ltd

Page : 180 pages

File Size : 11,76 MB

Release : 2016-01-28

Category : Computers

ISBN : 1784399035

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Book Description

Master BeagleBone programming by doing simple electronics and Internet of Things projects About This Book Quickly develop electronics projects that interact with Internet applications using JavaScript and Python Learn about electronics components such as sensors and motors, and how to communicate with them by writing programs A step-by-step guide to explore the exciting world of BeagleBone—from connecting BeagleBone to doing electronics projects and creating IoT applications Who This Book Is For If you want to learn programming on embedded systems with BeagleBone by doing simple electronics projects, this book is for you. This book is also helpful to BeagleBone owners who want to quickly implement small-scale home automation solutions. It is assumed that you have familiarity with C and Python programming. Some familiarity with electronics is helpful but not essential. What You Will Learn Connect your BeagleBone to a computer in different ways and get the Cloud9 IDE running to quick-start programming on the BeagleBone Get to know about BeagleBone extension pins such as GPIO and how to connect various electronics components with BeagleBone Read and write to various electronics components such as LED, Push-button, sensors, and motors Grasp in-depth theory on Analog, PWM, and BUS programming and the electronics components used in programs Handle data to and from various BUS supporting modules such as UART, I2C, and SPI using the Adafruit BBIO Python library Write real-life IoT applications in JavaScript and Python such as shooting an e-mail on overheat and controlling a servo motor remotely Make use of online free cloud services to store and analyze sensor data collected on the BeagleBone Discover what else can be done using the BeagleBone Get to grips with embedded system BUS communication In Detail The whole world is moving from desktop computers to smartphones and embedded systems. We are moving towards utilizing Internet of Things (IoT). An exponential rise in the demand for embedded systems and programming in the last few years is driving programmers to use embedded development boards such as Beaglebone. BeagleBone is an ultra-small, cost-effective computer that comes with a powerful hardware. It runs a full-fledged Debian Linux OS and provides numerous electronics solutions. BeagleBone is open source and comes with an Ethernet port, which allows you to deploy IoT projects without any additions to the board. It provides plenty of GPIO, Anlaog pins, and UART, I2C, SPI pins which makes it the right choice to perform electronics projects. This gives you all the benefits of Linux kernel such as multitasking, multiusers, and extensive device driver support. This allows you to do programming in many languages including high-level languages such as JavaScript and Python. This book aims to exploit the hardware and software capabilities of BeagleBone to create real-life electronics and IoT applications quickly. It is divided into two parts. The first part covers JavaScript programs. The second part provides electronics projects and IoT applications in Python. First, you will learn to use BeagleBone as tool to write useful applications on embedded systems. Starting with the basics needed to set up BeagleBone and the Cloud9 IDE, this book covers interfacing with various electronics components via simple programs. The electronics theory related to these components is then explained in depth before you use them in a program. Finally, the book helps you create some real-life IoT applications. Style and approach An easy-to-follow guide full of real-world electronics programs and quick troubleshooting tips using BeagleBone. All the required electronics concepts are explained in detail before using them in a program and all programs are explained in depth. Most of the theory is covered in the first part; while the second part gives you some quick programs.



Building Networks and Servers Using BeagleBone

Author : Bill Pretty

Publisher : Packt Publishing Ltd

Page : 110 pages

File Size : 23,94 MB

Release : 2015-05-28

Category : Computers

ISBN : 1784399981

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Book Description

If you are a developer with BeagleBone experience and want to learn how to use it to set up a network and file server, then this book is ideal for you. To make the most of this book, you should be comfortable with the Linux operating system and know how to install software from the Internet, but you do not have to be a network guru.



Getting Started with Electronic Projects

Author : Bill Pretty

Publisher : Packt Publishing Ltd

Page : 176 pages

File Size : 13,20 MB

Release : 2015-01-13

Category : Computers

ISBN : 1783554525

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Book Description

This book is aimed at hobbyists with basic knowledge of electronics circuits. Whether you are a novice electronics project builder, a ham radio enthusiast, or a BeagleBone tinkerer, you will love this book.



BeagleBone Media Center

Author : David Lewin

Publisher : Packt Publishing Ltd

Page : 164 pages

File Size : 32,16 MB

Release : 2015-01-31

Category : Computers

ISBN : 1784390224

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Book Description

Whether you are a hobbyist or a professional, this book will get you fully equipped to resolve the most commonly occurring media-related challenges. If you want to expand your horizons beyond lighting an LED and push the limits of your board, this is just the book for you. Working knowledge of BeagleBone is assumed.