[beagleboard] Running android on Beaglebone black

Hi, I have been running Angstrom on the BBB for some time now, however I would prefer a OS that does not need a battery backup I have found that just switching OFF the BBB (with Angstrom or Debian) causes startup problems due to improper shutdowns. Is it possible to avoid this by using android

Re: [beagleboard] Starting with USB host connected to BBB

Thanks for the reply. So I can power up the BBB with the USB devices plugged in ?? thanks a On Wednesday, April 23, 2014 7:55:25 PM UTC+5:30, Gerald wrote: > > Common ground is good. > > Gerald > > > > On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 9:20 AM, >wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I just would like to know, if there wo

[beagleboard] Starting with USB host connected to BBB

Hi, I just would like to know, if there would be any problem with startups if the BBB would be powered up with a +5V adapter, and some USB devices like USB pen drive, USB-Serial converters connected to the BBB via an externally powered USB hub ?? The BBB is connected to an external +5V adapte

[beagleboard] Strange wifi issue with BBB

Hi, I have managed to setup wifi on the BBB (running on default Angstrom) using an Edimax wifi module (as described in derek malloy's vide tutorial). The BBB connects to the personal hotspot from my samsung phone without any problems, but I am unable to get the BBB to connect to my home wifi ro

[beagleboard] Re: Help me running my first Hello word application on beagle board

If you have setup remote terminal access (see derek malloy's video tutorial on how to do this), then this should be easy. Copy the executable file from Debug folder of the Eclipse project, see the project workspace on the right, expand the Debug folder then copy the file to the BBB root folder,

[beagleboard] Re: Why beaglebone black restarts after a shutdown ??

thanks I will try that out. On Thursday, March 13, 2014 8:27:17 PM UTC+5:30, meerutmicr...@gmail.com wrote: > > Hi, > > I have noticed that the beaglebone black starts up after a shutdown. > > I have a C++ program running in the bbb, the bbb is backed by an external > +5V battery pack. When the

[beagleboard] Re: serial port programming in c++

On Wednesday, February 19, 2014 9:47:46 PM UTC+5:30, ss sefat wrote: > > i connected the arduino usb with bbb. bbb recognize arduino as > /dev/ttyACM0 . now i want to communicate with arduino using serial > communication in c++ . i tried several times using fopen() .bt bt bbb > cannot open "/d

[beagleboard] Re: When GPIO overlay is necessary ?

An interesting idea indeed, I will give it a try. The pins can be exported via a bash script or through C++ command ??? thanks a On Wednesday, January 15, 2014 3:36:12 AM UTC+5:30, Mirko Fucci wrote: > > > Hi BBB experts, > > i've studied some tutorials about GPIO overlay and everything is work

Re: [beagleboard] Unable to acess GPIO pins after applying device tree overlay.

Thanks, I got that working, but now I am having problem getting P9_13 and P9_12 GPIOs. Most times I can export the GPIOs but sometimes I get an error that the GPIO cannot be exported. The problem I believe is mostly in P9_13 (configured as input). Do you think the problem could be the same as

[beagleboard] Unable to acess GPIO pins after applying device tree overlay.

Hi, I seem to have a strange problem with my BBB. I am using the device tree overlay given below. /* > > * Copyright (C) 2012 Texas Instruments Incorporated - > > http://www.ti.com/ > > * > > * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify > > * it under the terms of

[beagleboard] How to add a udev rule to beaglebone ??

Hi, I am using beaglebone black running on stock Angstrom linux. I would like to add the following udev rule. SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="24e0", MODE="0666" The above rule should give read/write privileges to USB devices. I have added the rule to the rules.d folder in etc folder and lib

[beagleboard] Problem with microUSB connector

Hi, I just noticed a problem with the beaglebone black, the microUSB connector wears out very quickly, I have two units which have this problem, I bought these some months ago, I used a new microUSB cable but the problem remained. Although it is not a serious problem for me as I use the externa

[beagleboard] Is this LCD screen suitable for the BeagleBone black??

Hi, I saw this LCD screen in sparkfun site.. https://www.sparkfun.com/products/8335 Is this suitable for the Beaglebone black ?? If not can anyone please suggest a suitable LCD screen and maybe also a touchscreen for the Beaglebone black thanks a -- For more options, visit http://beagle

[beagleboard] Re: Can someone please calify the differences on OS's for BBB

The OP is not interested in desktop, just a system to run an application to 'monitor and control things..' On Thursday, November 28, 2013 8:09:08 AM UTC+5:30, seul...@gmail.com wrote: > > Can someone please clarify for me some of the reasons one would put > Angstom vs ubuntu or android on the BB

[beagleboard] Re: Can someone please calify the differences on OS's for BBB

Here is my experience which is not much compared to some members in this forum... 1. Fast booting, lot of people have mentioned that ubuntu has a slow boot up speed compared to Angstrom. The boot and shutdown speed of the default version of Angstrom is quite fast. 2. Hardware support may be li

[beagleboard] Re: Ethernet on BBB is setup for static IP but unable to access server

I managed to solve the problem, but I cannot understand how the solution works. After adding a delay of 30 seconds and then executing the ifconfig settings causes the ethernet to be setup correctly. So this script works correctly. #!/bin/bash #setup the ethernet address sleep 30 ifconfig eth

[beagleboard] Ethernet on BBB is setup for static IP but unable to access server

Hi, I had installed lighttpd webserver on my BBB, and I had disabled bonescript service, the bonescript socket service. This allowed me to use port 80. I was able to access lighttpd server using an ethernet cable. Suddenly today I found that I cannot access my web server on BBB it using the Et

[beagleboard] Recommended battery for beaglebone...or the TPS65217 PMIC

Hi, I am trying to add a battery backup to the beaglebone, I tried to use a nokia cellphone battery, such as the BP-4L, but it does not charge the battery. Could anyone recommend a battery for the beaglebone.. thanks a -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You receiv

[beagleboard] Powering the beaglebone black with a battery.

Hi, I would like to power the board with a 5V supply using an adapter (similar to a mobile charger). The battery is there to allow the beaglebone to shutdown correctly...shutdown procedure is initiated immediately after the power (+5VDC) fails. I read this article on battery powering the beagl

Re: [beagleboard] Re: shutdown procedure required for beaglebone black ?? [Completed]

thanks that was very helpful.. On Monday, October 14, 2013 12:49:54 AM UTC+5:30, Gerald wrote: > > Nope. If you do it the way I just said, the board is powered off after it > is done. Then you can pull the power. > > Pull the power without letting the kernel unmount the eMMC or SD card, and > y

[beagleboard] Re: shutdown procedure required for beaglebone black ??

So pulling out the power with properly shutting down the system could corrupt the eMMC ??? On Sunday, October 13, 2013 4:39:05 PM UTC+5:30, arunbarn...@gmail.com wrote: > > Hi, > > I am trying to use the beaglebone black (in factory default settings) in a > control application, where the BBB in

[beagleboard] shutdown procedure required for beaglebone black ??

Hi, I am trying to use the beaglebone black (in factory default settings) in a control application, where the BBB interfaces to a 20x4 character LCD, 18 button keypad, and a RS 232 connection using ttyO4 port (connects to RS 485 network using appropriate drivers). I have almost developed the h

[beagleboard] receive on ttyO4 does not work on c++

Hi, I have managed to get I2c and some gpios working on the BBB using c++ as the development tool. WIth UART I can send data using the ttyO4 port, but I am unable to receive any data on it. I have used the code given in this site...serial port example code

[beagleboard] Re: Cross Compile from Ubuntu on PC

Not sure if my reply is relevant to your problem. I am using Eclipse (Indigo) on Ubuntu 12.04 (64 bit), I have been able to configure Eclipse for cross-compilation for the beaglebone black. I followed the video tutorials given on derek malloy's site. WIth the eclipse I am able to cross-compile

[beagleboard] Setting up IP address manually.

Hi, I am using the BeagleBone black for my project, it uses the default Angstorm installation. I have managed to setup ethernet using the conman tools as described in tutorials. How can I setup the ethernet IP address from a C or C++ program ??? Please help. thanks a -- For more options,

[beagleboard] Re: How to get started on serial ports on the BBB

Sure I understand, its not the hardware that is the problem, I need some C++ or C tutorials for the BeagleBone black that can help me. Which of the USART ports can I use ?? Something that runs by default after power up would be good. thanks a On Tuesday, October 1, 2013 1:02:41 AM UTC+5:30, a

[beagleboard] How to get started on serial ports on the BBB

Hi, I am little confused about serial ports on the BBB. How can the BBB be connected to a RS 232 port ?? Do I have to use a USB-serial converter ?? or can this be done using the USART I/O pins on the BBB ? I have seen a tutorial on adafruit that explains serial ports using python, I would lik

[beagleboard] i2c adapter number verification

Hi, I am trying to connect the beaglebone to the MCP23016 I2C port expander. I am using eclipse environment and C++ According to this link ( https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git/tree/Documentation/i2c/dev-interface) the I2C adapter number is assigned dynamically