> > *Thanks William Hermans:* > * I am thinking this would require digging into the TI documentation. At > an age past 70, I might not be able to accomplish that soon. ** ;-) * >
Yes, there is information in the TRM, and datasheet etc. However, there is a lot of information that is not immediately obvious just by reading that literature. Couple that with the usual TI way of documenting stuff . . . You wind up bouncing all around those 5k pages of TRM, just to figure out one thing . . .truth be told though, I could not say how it couple be better. Short of someone writing a book, and explaining things in a short and concise manner. On Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 12:24 PM, Jer Lopez <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for the informative reply. I do see that the book is about the best > on the BBB. As mentioned, I was hoping for a little more on Python > and more information directly associated with Linux. I am using Ubuntu > (15.4) and I am certainly not a Linux/Unix guru. > I mentioned Python because that is what I have been using on my desktop. > But, I did just order a book on C++ as that seems to be best supported > in the book. > > On 11/30/2015 11:45 AM, William Hermans wrote: > > 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. > > > Thanks William Hermans: > I am thinking this would require digging into the TI documentation. At an > age past 70, I might not be able to accomplish that soon. ;-) > > a few years back I was reasonably proficient at using Atmel AVR devices > and C and assembly to accomplish what I wanted to do. In that environment > it was based on Windows XP-PRO and the Atmel tool set and a commercial (low > cost) C complier. I did not really want to learn C++. But, I can see that > using > C++ and QT might be an interesting thingto learn > > > 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]> >> [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. 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