Sub-1GHz Bands, Augmented Alarm and Alert systems, Bird Feeder Defender, or Home Decoration Projects? What projects do you want to work on next?

It's early but there looks like there is a lot of interest in a Sub-1GHz projects.   Is there any particular board or kit that any of you would be interested in using to build your projects?

I have been a big fan of the enocean products (315, 868 and 902MHz).  I do prefer the 902MHz products as I have considerable experience (commercial and home-base) with this line.  I even have a project in mind for some parts for a backyard solar and control system.

I'm surprised that no one has mentioned the BeaglePlay and BeagleConnect Freedom.  Maybe because they are already being roadtested?

Hi Ralph,

I have a BeagleConnect Freedom, and it's a brick for me currently, because Windows is not yet supported (sure I could use Linux, but I had other plans for it). Also, currently the "Quick Start" documentation online simply says "To do".

I was also thinking of the new BeaglePlay / BeagleConnect Freedom. I've got one on thr way to road test.

@shabaz I'm also (mostly) Windows so I hope the BeagleConnect Freedom will be usable. The standard TI tools (Code Composer Studio, etc.) are available for Windows, so I'd have thought things shoudl be OK.

The documentation is certainly sparse at the moment. I'm sure they;re busy getting the product off the ground, but I hope that it does get padded out and doesn't stay that way permanently.

I was also thinking of the new BeaglePlay / BeagleConnect Freedom. I've got one on thr way to road test.

@shabaz I'm also (mostly) Windows so I hope the BeagleConnect Freedom will be usable. The standard TI tools (Code Composer Studio, etc.) are available for Windows, so I'd have thought things shoudl be OK.

The documentation is certainly sparse at the moment. I'm sure they;re busy getting the product off the ground, but I hope that it does get padded out and doesn't stay that way permanently.

Hi Fred,

I think the Linux documentation (apart from the Quick Start) should (fingers crossed) be better, I did briefly see it but I didn't examine it because I wanted to use Windows. On Windows, the device cannot currently be brought up because it needs a device driver, or there's some other error. I raised it on the BeagleBone mailer, and was told that there is an issue with Windows currently, I didn't check further for now.

I had signed up for a Digikey webinar on the BeaglePlay/BCF integration with Home Assistant, but unfortunately wasn’t able to attend.  I haven’t gone through it yet, but they seemed to have Demo images on GitHub - so I’m a little surprised that their documentation is so sparse.  I had assumed that if I wanted to try it out that I would be using a Linux development base.  I’ve been interested in trying Home Assistant, so that’s the context of my engagement.  You guys are are way ahead of me in Beagle board experience…

To be honest I'm not surprised the Windows usage isn't ready today, it is likely not a priority scenario (I'm not following their expected scenarios such as Home Assistant, so I certainly don't blame them for that), but it's definitely not a good look that the Quick Start is not worked on (same with the instructions on how to build an image when I checked about a month ago, but that too is likely not a priority to document for them, but gets irritating quickly when multiple paths start getting blocked).

For their preferred deployment scenarios, it may well be documented, I have not checked. I suspect it will work very well with Home Assistant if they have already demo'd it.