I have found these references to be the most helpful.

The Linux Programming Interface 
<https://www.safaribooksonline.com/library/view/the-linux-programming/9781593272203/>
 by Michael Kerrisk
Linux Kernel Development, Third Edition 
<https://www.safaribooksonline.com/library/view/linux-kernel-development/9780768696974/>
 by Robert Love
Linux Device Drivers, 3rd Edition 
<https://www.safaribooksonline.com/library/view/linux-device-drivers/0596005903/>
 by Jonathan Corbet ...

Regards,
John




> On Dec 7, 2015, at 7:01 AM, Chelsea Orefice <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hi John,
> 
> These are very helpful links. I was wondering if there was an online document 
> on all functions that I can code BBB in either in C, C++, python, etc.
> 
> Thanks,
> Chelsea
> 
> On Thu, Dec 3, 2015 at 11:12 PM, John Syne <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> Hi Chelsea,
> 
> Here are some reference I have found helpful:
> 
> http://www.analog.com/library/analogdialogue/archives/39-05/op_amp_applications_handbook.html
>  
> <http://www.analog.com/library/analogdialogue/archives/39-05/op_amp_applications_handbook.html>
> http://www.analog.com/library/analogDialogue/archives/39-06/data_conversion_handbook.html
>  
> <http://www.analog.com/library/analogDialogue/archives/39-06/data_conversion_handbook.html>
> 
> Regards,
> John
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On Dec 3, 2015, at 5:57 PM, Chelsea Orefice <[email protected] 
>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi John, 
>> 
>> Just wanted to say thank you for really helping me with this. It has been a 
>> struggle for me and my team to get help from different resources at school 
>> as well as our liaisons where we are getting our design requirements from. 
>> (This is our senior engineering project.) 
>> 
>> I am having still a little difficulty in understanding how the circuitry I 
>> shared with you may give me a single input instead of differential that the 
>> ADC requires.I attached the actual design of the system, so if you could 
>> help me understand how it won't work it'd be much appreciated.
>> 
>> Also, may you tell me your background in relation to all of this? You are 
>> very knowledgeable in this area, and when I relay some of this information 
>> to my team I would like to share from whom I received this information from. 
>> 
>> 
>> Sincerely,
>> Chelsea
>> 
>> On Thu, Dec 3, 2015 at 7:01 PM, John Syne <[email protected] 
>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>> Hi Chelsea,
>> 
>> I have cc beagleboard because someone else might learn from this discussion. 
>> Looking at the link you provided, it won’t work because ADS1278 requires a 
>> differential input. Look at page 39 for circuits that will work for you.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> John
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Dec 3, 2015, at 3:52 PM, Chelsea Orefice <[email protected] 
>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> My apologies. Please let me know if this link works. (You will need to just 
>>> copy and paste in search bar). If that doesn't work I will send it as an 
>>> attachment. Will also look at the diagram as well.
>>> 
>>> http://cnx.org/resou 
>>> <http://cnx.org/resou>rces/72628d36f0c24bc80ff94e5c0bf6df2b27a86751/opamp4.png
>>> 
>>> Thanks again,
>>> Chelsea
>>> 
>>> On Thursday, December 3, 2015 at 6:46:49 PM UTC-5, john3909 wrote:
>>> Look at page 39 for a suitable input circuit. 
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> John
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Dec 3, 2015, at 3:03 PM, Chelsea Orefice <[email protected] <>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi John,
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks for getting back to me. I was actually looking at that same ADC 
>>>> converter as you posted in your reply. Just looking for some clarification 
>>>> on a few things. What type of error would a simple resistor divider 
>>>> introduce into the system? I am currently using a cascaded inverting op 
>>>> amp system. Not really sure if this will scale the input voltage to a 
>>>> level that is compatible with my ADC.
>>>> 
>>>> The circuit diagram looks like this: 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Looking forward to your reply,
>>>> Chels
>>>> 
>>>> On Thursday, December 3, 2015 at 5:07:41 PM UTC-5, Chelsea Orefice wrote:
>>>> Hi everyone,
>>>> 
>>>> I am new to the world of using MCUs and am looking for some assistance on 
>>>> a project that I am currently working on. To sum things up quickly, I am 
>>>> building a data aggregation unit that can convert analog voltage readings 
>>>> to digital values that is to be stored on a USB or SD card. The DAU will 
>>>> collect 3 types of signals, a buffer signal, clipped signal, and a signal 
>>>> passed through a LPF. In the end, the data should be stored as either a 
>>>> MatLab file or .xml file. However, I am facing a few road blocks relating 
>>>> to my design. 
>>>> 
>>>> 1.) I need to use a 24 bit ADC for high resolution purposes based on 
>>>> design requirements that were just given to me as I will be collecting 
>>>> data from .1mV to 50V and it has to have a high sample speed rate. Has 
>>>> anyone connected an external ADC to the BBB? If so, what was the brand of 
>>>> your external ADC? How did you connect the ADC to the BBB? (It'd be 
>>>> greatly appreciated to be able to see a design).
>>>> 
>>>> 2.) If you have had a similar project to this, was wondering how you went 
>>>> about it. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> As I said before, all of this is very new to me. So thank you for taking 
>>>> the time to help me out. 
>>>> 
>>>> Chelsea
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
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