Yes, I use BBBs as standalone system. But I don't connect a keyboard, mouse or screen. Instead I connect LAN and use the PC to control the BBB.
On LINUX it's simple to remote control other systems over LAN. It doesn't matter which version is installed on PC or BBB. (But when both versions are based on the same distribution, like Ubuntu is based on Debian, you need not understand different file systems.) Don't use cross-compiling at the beginning. You'll face a bunch of additional pitfalls and it's complicated to help you in case of any trouble. Just store, compile and test your software on the BBB (SD card). Your project sounds interesting. Another user of libpruio made a low cost EKG system. I learned - type: low speed controller with complex signal processing. - input: analog from Brain Computer Interface (number of channels?). What about the former mentioned 'lengthy calculations'? - output: 1 PWM signal to a H-bridge. The BBB can sample up to 7 channels of ADC data (12 bit, 0V to 1V8). Further channels need additional hardware. The BBB has up to 5 PWM output pins (0.5 Hz to 50 MHz). The project seems to be doable. BR -- 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/d/optout.
