I own a copy of DR Molloy's book too. I'd have to say it is probably the best of all the ones I've read, or have seen. One caveat however. If you expect to figure out advanced software topics related to embedded hardware . . . well, let me just say that none of the books out there will suffice.
And, I'm not exactly sure it's so much the advanced aspect so much as being very thorough and complete. For example, nothing out there really covers UIO, which is what the uio_pruss is based on. Passed that, nothing really covers the separate hardware modules all that well either. The books I've read at most skim the topic. So, can one figure out all this low level detail on their own ? Sometimes, I wonder. I do think it would be very nice if there were a book that did cover such details however. On Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 9:34 AM, Graham <[email protected]> wrote: > I checked that URL, and it takes me to a CircuitCo (The manufacturer of > the BBB) video on youTube about how the BBB is manufactured. > > Very modern surface mount manufacturing processes. Worth a look if you > have never visited a SMT factory. > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=FcqQvH41OR4 > > You are correct, not a lot of Python programming in that book. > > For some good Python examples on the BBB, look at the tutorials section at > Adafruit. > > https://learn.adafruit.com/category/beaglebone > > Adafruit has a good GPIO/SPI/I2C library for Python > > https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Python_GPIO > > --- Graham > > == > > > > > > > > On Monday, November 30, 2015 at 8:50:51 AM UTC-6, [email protected] wrote: >> >> I agree Graham, an excellent book with almost everything.I recently >> purchased the book after getting the BBB a few weeks prior and as mentioned >> it covers all most everything. I was a little disappointed in the lack of >> python programming and that the primary PC supporting the book was using >> Windows which I don't have. >> I am using Ubuntu 15.04 on my desktop and sometimes hesitate if I am nor >> sure if the command(s) listed in the various chapters are for the BBB or >> desktop. >> Also, the book mentions what looks like a URL: tiny.cc/ebb101 . This >> doesn't seem to connect to anything? >> >> On Sunday, January 11, 2015 at 9:58:20 PM UTC-6, Graham wrote: >>> >>> A new Beaglebone book, by Derek Molloy, focused on the Beaglebone Black >>> started shipping last week. >>> >>> >>> http://www.amazon.com/Exploring-BeagleBone-Techniques-Building-Embedded/dp/1118935128/ >>> >>> If you want to do anything more than make a few of the on-board LEDs >>> turn on and off, this is the book that you want. About 500 pages of >>> Beaglebone information, tools, programming, the Linux commands you need to >>> run it, how to use Git, discussions of Device Trees, plus the fundamentals >>> of interfacing to the BBB. Unlike a lot of the other simpler books, which >>> were written when Beaglebone used the Angstrom distribution, this one is >>> written for the Debian distribution. >>> >>> I have been working with the Beaglebone Black for about nine months, but >>> this book answered several things that were bothering me, just by searching >>> the index for the topics. >>> >>> If you are going to spend $55 on a Beaglebone Black, then spend the >>> additional $30 for this book. This is the practical manual and"how to" >>> book that should come with the BBB. >>> >>> It is scoring five out of five stars in every Amazon review, so far. I >>> agree with those ratings. >>> >>> --- Graham >>> >>> == >>> >> -- > 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. > -- 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.
