Hello again, As an addendum -- I tried installing the greycat labs bbio via apt-get. Sadly, every time that I try importing it via python, i get an immediate seg fault.
cannot for the life of me figure out how to make PWM work. It's frustrating as someone who really wants to learn the platform but isn't a linux ninja :\ Banging my head on the wall :( Any and all input is appreciated - On Sat, Feb 20, 2016 at 4:53 PM, Jeff Pedlow <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Robert, > > Thank you very kindly for getting back to me. > > To clarify, do you mean I should install the greycatlabs bbio package? and > its compatible with 4.1? :) > > Reading: > https://github.com/graycatlabs/PyBBIO/wiki/Installing-PyBBIO > > it appears that it is not compatible with anything higher than 3.8? > > > Tried a couple things without much success: > > Wanted to see if it was installed from the getgo (as the adafruit library > was) First tried: > >>from bbio import * # > https://github.com/graycatlabs/PyBBIO/wiki/Using-PyBBIO > > And got a seg fault > Then further tried to see if the module was actually installed via: > >>help('modules') > and > pydoc modules > > and both seg faulted. > > I apologize for being 'a little slow' on this front. > > Thanks kindly! :) > > On Sat, Feb 20, 2016 at 2:08 PM, Robert Nelson <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> >> On Feb 20, 2016 3:54 PM, "Jeff Pedlow" <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > Hi Robert, >> > >> > Thank you VERY kindly for getting back to me. I am a little new to >> linux, but am trying to learn as I go here, so apologies if I'm not >> answering very well. >> > >> > OS: >> > EMMC flash image: >> https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-02-11/flasher/BBB-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.3-console-armhf-2016-02-11-2gb.img.xz >> > SD image: >> https://debian.beagleboard.org/images/bone-debian-8.3-lxqt-4gb-armhf-2016-01-24-4gb.img.xz >> > >> > >> > Using the stock installed python and adafruit python bbio library >> included on the SD image. >> > >> > First step was to see if I could make a PIN go hi/low to flash an LED >> using python (simple enough) >> > import Adafruit_BBIO.GPIO as GPIO >> > GPIO.setup("P8_10", GPIO.OUT) >> > GPIO.output("P8_10", GPIO.HIGH) >> > GPIO.output("P8_10", GPIO.LOW) >> > >> > And the LED hooked to P8_10 works and I can make it blink. Life is >> good. Huzzah! >> > >> > >> > >> > Next step.. was to TRY to run this in python: (from the adafruit bbb >> servo tutorial) >> > import Adafruit_BBIO.PWM as PWM >> > PWM.start("P8_13", 95.0, 60) >> > PWM.set_duty_cycle("P8_13", 97.0) #This Errors with: "IOError: [Errno >> 2] No such file or directory: '/slots'" >> > PWM.stop("P8_13") >> > PWM.cleanup() #This Errors with: "IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or >> directory: '/slots'" >> >> There's a patch for this but it breaks, 3.8.. >> >> For now us pybbio lib. >> >> > >> > And nothing happens. >> > >> > From this point I've become successful at horribly confusing myself >> about listings in /sys/class and /lib/firmware and .dtbo files and >> /sys/devices/platform/bone_capemgr/slots and have NO idea where to go to >> get PWM to work in python, let alone how to successfully troubleshoot the >> issue. >> > >> > Any and all input appreciated. Really humbling experience thus far. >> > >> > Thanks >> > >> > -Jeff >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > On Sat, Feb 20, 2016 at 1:35 PM, Robert Nelson <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> On Feb 20, 2016 2:47 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > >> >> > Hi There, >> >> > >> >> > Im trying to get a basic servo project running on my BBB >> >> > >> >> > I had installed Debian 8.3 (the image provided on the beaglebone >> page, running the 4.1 kernel) kernel on it and tried to get PWM working >> without success (apparently both the adafruit and greycat python bbio >> libraries only work on 3.8), interestingly enough bonescript also refuses >> to work. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > I have tried reverting to earlier images via microsd without success: >> >> > -The Device doesnt become reachable via ping to 192.168.7.2 after >> several hours and attempting to power cycle >> >> > -The "External Drive" does not connect to windows upon boot >> >> > -While attempting to flash the emmc, the USRleds do not cycle in the >> 'cylon' style. >> >> > >> >> > I've tried to make the Debian 8.3 image work, via trying to install >> an older kernel via apt without success (the device appears to be operating >> but is unreachable via USB/ping/etc): >> >> > "sudo apt-get install linux-image-3.8.13-bone70 >> linux-headers-3.8.13-bone70 mt7601u-modules-3.8.13-bone70" >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > I really DON'T know what to do -- I would have hoped that PWM would >> work out of the box on the default Debian 8.3 image. Perhaps there's >> something I need to do to make it work that isn't apparent to a novice like >> me. >> >> > >> >> > Unfortunately, rolling back to a 3.8 kernel via imaging or apt >> doesn't seem to allow the BBB to communicate with my windows machine after >> attempting to do so, and only 4.1 kernel images seem to work successfully >> in that sense, with the caveat that PWM doesnt work. >> >> >> >> PWM, should be working on v4.1, what software stack are you using to >> interface to the pwm's? >> >> >> >> Regards, >> > >> > >> > > -- 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.
