I do not know how to access it. You can read the TRM and see if there is a mechanism for accessing it and if so, what the address is.
Gerald On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 3:01 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > It doesn't seem to be my finger heating it up; it hurts after half a > second or so, and I don't think that the human body temperature is enough > to hurt the human body, generally speaking ;). Anyway, do you know how I > can access it? I have a few packages that should be able to read built-in > temperature sensors, but none of them are able to locate it automatically > and I have no idea what to give it for 'Sensor location'. I don't see > anything mounted in /dev/ that could be helpful and I don't know enough > about Linux to know where else it could be. What is the 'location' that I > need to access it? > > > On Friday, November 29, 2013 2:27:17 PM UTC, Gerald wrote: > >> That is normal operation. When you hold your finger on it your skin heats >> up making it hot The longer you hold it, the hotter it feels. >> >> The processor has on on-chip temperature sensor. You can read about it in >> the TRM found at http://www.ti.com/product/am3359 >> >> Gerald >> >> >> On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 12:49 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I was using my BBB recently and noticed that it gets pretty hot when it >>> runs for more than a few minutes (I've never really touched it while it's >>> on before). It doesn't seem to be a problem, but I was wondering if the BBB >>> had a built-in temperature sensor. I know some laptops have >>> internal thermometers, so does the BBB have one? It's meant as a minimal >>> device, so I would imagine it doesn't, but it would be nice to know if it >>> does! >>> >>> -- >>> 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 from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >> >> -- > 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 from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- 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 from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
