10 projects in 10 days???

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So my question is When are we going to get a 10 projects in 10 days feature for the Beaglebone series of boards?? Come on Element14, make this happen.

gsgill112 · Answer

cstanton I was thinking Starting from Blinking LED Project and ending with LCD Interfacing Project with GUI Should cover the basics and also give ready made software templates for future projects . Regards, GS Gill

afmishaq · Answer

That is a good idea. Here are my thoughts. The PocketBeagle is very easy to get started with and program. You really need no setup. Connect it to the usb port and it makes an ip network connection. Really seamless, I have tried it with both Windows and Linux. You connect to the onboard webserver, and off you go. Plenty of ways to program. It has sufficient power to make a decent IoT device. The problem is that you cut the umbilical cord and it does not have much connectivity. So, my idea for the first project would be to build inexpensive wifi connectivity using ESP8266 or nRF2401 modules. Faiz Ishaq

mp2100 · Answer

I bought some adafruit micro usb connectors just to add connectivity to my pocket beagle. https://www.adafruit.com/product/1833 It solders directly into the pins on the PB, so I’d add Ethernet or a wifi dongle there. (Still working through the correct combination of debian and wpasupplicant.conf to get it working consistently)

dkibbey · Answer

Love this idea. Will check with the team to see where we can fit it in!

littleben1 · Answer

AWESOME!!!! I figured I had just been ignored. would love to see some more projects with the BBB, especially since you have that great little thing called 'analog in' that doesn't exist on the pi's

abrain · Answer

One option could be to use a MikroElektronika clock board to add on the connectivity? They’re not that cheap, but are a simple way to add features, and there are many of them, so maybe it would be good to introduce one or more of the range, since the PocketBeagle can support two of them. i like the idea of something IoT like as a target to aim for, so we need to get agreed on some kind of progression from flashing a LED in hello world style to an IoT connected device, basically in 10 steps....

littleben1 · Answer

yeah I know on the BBB they are on the p9 header and are rated at 1.8 volts. the power pins just above them are for the 1.8v. so if I'm correct P9_32 pin is set at 1.8v, or at least I remember reading that somewhere

littleben1 · Answer

even the pocket has 1.8v analog in

10 projects in 10 days???

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