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Python IDLE and terminal...

mubase

Hi again.

OK. I'm getting to grips with Riotboard & Ubuntu. Still haven't solved the HDMI to VGA problem but I'm going to try a powered converter box.

I want to run IDLE but when I do I get an error about the DISPLAY environment variable..

I have heard about being able to run programs using X11 and tunneling with SSH on a host computer.. Does anyone know if this could be done with RIoTboard?? If they have or know if it's possible .......

Cheers. image

Steve.

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  • in reply to mubase

    Steve if you work at it you can set up an X display and forwarding in Putty and then you'll get all the Xwindows goodness as well form the comfort of your laptop.. Checkout Cygwin like Selsinork stated earlier on the thread the system is great for this and other Windows to 'Nix stuff such as RPI BBB etc

     

     

    Good luck ..Be nice to see a review of the board ...Cheers

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  • in reply to Problemchild

    Hi John Thanks for the info. . I've got Xwindows working. Its fantastic! A board running in tandem with my laptop and I have run some of the example X11 applications like the roving eyes an XMore but the most important for me at the moment is the IDLE python editor which I can now run. imageimage

    The link to the site mentioned above gives an example of what can be done with the Python TKinter library and the Riotboard LEDs.

    I've got it running.

    I've included a screenshot of the putty window & the X11 TKinter control panel 

    Now I can use python with the IDLE editor I've got some serious learning to do.

    I want to find out about programming the RIoTboard audio in Python. image

     

    I'd love to do a review but note: I not a seasoned pro in the embedded game. This is my first single board computer. I've had plenty experience with Arduino and AVR and some STM32 programming, all in C/C++. I was considering getting an R-PI but then I saw Riotboard...image

    I'll do a bit more learning and then submit a review .

    Cheerio 4 now.

    Steve.