A cape is an add-on board for electronics of various types for a Beagle Board (and Black).
Similar to the Arduino Shields. RaspberryPi doesn't use cute terms like this, but the concept of cape or shield is easy to communicate and it easier to communicat than add-on board, or external interface, at least among the initiated. On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 9:50 AM, Roland Jollivet <[email protected]> wrote: > Why is it called a cape? Is it, as in a cloak? > > Roland > > > On 2 December 2013 00:00, Alex Joni <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I finally got a bit of round tuit and managed to start delivering > > bbb_parport capes, along with some additional items [3][4]. > > They are available here: http://webshop.juve.ro > > > > If you have any questions, drop me an email at alex AT joni D0t ro > > > > Some notes on the bbb_parport cape [1]: > > - these are capes designed to fit a BBB (Beaglebone Black) [2] > > - the pinout on the DB25 matches default LinuxCNC parport pinouts > > (stepper_mm, stepper_inch) > > - there are a couple versions of the cape, depending on the options > needed > > > > Regards, > > Alex > > > > [1] - > > > http://webshop.juve.ro/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_2&products_id=1 > > [2] - http://beagleboard.org/Products/BeagleBone%20Black > > [3] - a case for bbb+cape: > > > http://webshop.juve.ro/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_3&products_id=3 > > [4] - I plan to include 4G SD cards with MachineKit in the near future > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Rapidly troubleshoot problems before they affect your business. Most IT > > organizations don't have a clear picture of how application performance > > affects their revenue. With AppDynamics, you get 100% visibility into > your > > Java,.NET, & PHP application. Start your 15-day FREE TRIAL of AppDynamics > > Pro! > > > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=84349351&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > HPCC Systems Open Source Big Data Platform from LexisNexis Risk Solutions > Find What Matters Most in Your Big Data with HPCC Systems > Open Source. Fast. Scalable. Simple. Ideal for Dirty Data. > Leverages Graph Analysis for Fast Processing & Easy Data Exploration > http://p.sf.net/sfu/hpccsystems > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- ><> ... Jack "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart"... Colossians 3:23 "If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the precipitate" - Henry J. Tillman "Anyone who has never made a mistake, has never tried anything new." - Albert Einstein "You don't manage people; you manage things. You lead people." - Admiral Grace Hopper, USN "a nanosecond is the time it takes electrons to propigate 11.8 inches" - " - http://youtu.be/JEpsKnWZrJ8 "Life is complex: it has a real part and an imaginary part." - Martin Terma ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HPCC Systems Open Source Big Data Platform from LexisNexis Risk Solutions Find What Matters Most in Your Big Data with HPCC Systems Open Source. Fast. Scalable. Simple. Ideal for Dirty Data. Leverages Graph Analysis for Fast Processing & Easy Data Exploration http://p.sf.net/sfu/hpccsystems _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
