You need to find and read sources about embedded Linux. Then, since your project could be done using any number of languages, you need to figure that out too. Past that, you're going to have to figure out what hardware you're going to use. Which will indicate if you're using SPI. I2C, UART, onboard ADC's or PWM's etc.
In your shoes, I'd start off with and continue using these instructions: https://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/BeagleBone+Black. You can use either Debian or Ubuntu with these build instructions. I've been using these instructions since last year ( around 14 or slightly more months ), and they're very consistent. You could also start off with a premade Debian console image if you like. You can definitely compile natively on the board, but if you plan on cross compiling, you're going to need to understand the gcc toolchain thoroughly. For setup and use. Any other specific questions ? On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 7:24 PM, <ccrislerath...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have a significant project that I want to accomplish this fall/winter. I > would like to build a digital controller for my greenhouse. I have been a > software engineer for 35 years so the programming will be easy. I don't > have any experience with microprocessors and need to learn so that I can > do. What introductory and intermediate sources of information would people > recommend? I am thinking about a BBB running Ubuntu but am open to > suggestions. > > Thank you, > Chuck Crisler > > -- > 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 beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
