Exploring BeagleBone: tools and techniques for building with embedded Linux

pt. I BeagleBone Basics --
ch. 1 The BeagleBone Hardware --
Introduction to the Platform --
Who Should Use the BeagleBone --
When to Use the BeagleBone --
When You Should Not Use the BeagleBone --
BeagleBone Documentation --
The BeagleBone Hardware --
BeagleBone Versions --
The BeagleBone Black Hardware --
BeagleBone Accessories --
Highly Recommended Accessories --
Micro-SD Card (for Flashing the BBB) --
External 5V Power Supply (for Flashing and Peripherals) --
Ethernet Cable (for Network Connection) --
HDMI Cable (for Connection to Monitors/Televisions) --
USB to Serial UART TTL 3.3V (for Finding Problems) --
Optional Accessories --
USB Hub (to Connect Several USB Devices to a USB Host) --
Micro-HDMI to VGA adapters (for VGA Video and Sound) --
Wi-Fi Adapters (for Wireless Networking) --
USB Webcam (for Capturing Images and Streaming Video) --
USB Keyboard and Mouse (for General-Purpose Computing) --
Capes --
How to Destroy Your BeagleBone! Ch. 3 Exploring Embedded Linux Systems --
Embedded Linux Basics --
What Embedded Linux Offers --
Is Linux Open Source and Free? --
Booting the BeagleBone --
The BeagleBone Bootloaders --
Kernel Space and User Space --
System V init (SysVinit) --
Managing Linux Systems --
The Super User --
System Administration --
The Linux File System --
Linking to Files and Directories --
Users and Groups --
File System Permissions --
Exploring the File System --
Commands for File Systems --
find and whereis --
more or less --
Linux Commands --
Standard Input and Output Redirection (>
,>
>
, and <
) --
Pipes). Adding to the Staging Area (git add) --
Committing to the Local Repository (git commit) --
Pushing to the Remote Repository (git push) --
Advanced Git --
Creating a Branch (git branch) --
Merging the Branch (git merge) --
Deleting a Branch (git branch -d) --
Conclusions on Git --
Desktop Virtualization --
Code for This Book --
Summary --
Further Reading --
ch. 4 Interfacing Electronics --
Recommended Equipment --
Digital Multimeter --
Oscilloscopes --
Basic Circuit Principles --
Voltage, Current, Resistance, and Ohm's Law --
Voltage Division --
Current Division --
Implementing Circuits on a Breadboard --
Digital Multimeters (DMMs) and Breadboards --
Example Circuit: Voltage Regulation --
Discrete Components --
Diodes --
Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) --
Smoothing and Decoupling Capacitors --
Transistors --
Transistors as Switches --
Field Effect Transistors (FETs) as Switches --
Optocouplers/Opto-isolators --
Switches and Buttons --
Hysteresis. Logic Gates --
Floating Inputs --
Pull-Up and Pull-Down Resistors --
Open-Collector and Open-Drain Outputs --
Interconnecting Gates --
Analog-to-Digital Conversion --
Sampling Rate --
Quantization --
Operational Amplifiers --
Ideal Operational Amplifiers --
Negative Feedback and Voltage Follower --
Positive Feedback --
Concluding Advice --
Summary --
Further Reading --
ch. 5 Practical BeagleBone Programming --
Introduction --
Performance of Different Languages --
Setting the BBB CPU Frequency --
Scripting Languages --
Scripting Language Options --
Bash --
Perl --
Python --
JavaScript and Java --
JavaScript and Node.js on the BBB --
Java on the BBB --
C and C++ on the BeagleBone --
C and C++ Language Overview --
Compiling and Linking --
Writing the Shortest C/C++ Program --
Variables and Operators in C/C++ --
Pointers in C/C++ --
C-Style Strings --
LED Flashing Application in C --
The C of C++ --
First Example and Strings in C++ Passing by Value, Pointer, and Reference --
Flashing the LEDs Using C++ (non-OO) --
Writing Your Own Multi-Call Binary --
C++ with Classes --
Overview of Object-Oriented Programming --
Classes and Objects --
Encapsulation --
Inheritance --
Object-Oriented LED Flashing Code --
Proc --
Process Information File System --
GLIBC and Syscall --
Summary --
Further Reading --
pt. II Interfacing, Controlling, and Communicating --
ch. 6 Interfacing to the BeagleBone Input/Outputs --
General-Purpose Input/Outputs --
Introduction to GPIO Interfacing --
GPIO Digital Output --
GPIO Digital Input --
GPIO Configuration --
Internal Pull-up and Pull-down Resistors --
GPIO Pin Configuration Settings --
C++ Control of GPIOs --
The Linux Device Tree --
The Flattened Device Tree (FDT) --
Device Tree Overlays (DTOs) --
Writing an Overlay --
Compiling and Deploying an Overlay --
The BBB Cape Manager --
Loading a Device Tree Overlay --
Removing an Overlay. Loading an Overlay on Boot --
Analog Inputs and Outputs --
Analog Inputs --
Enabling the Analog Inputs --
Input Application --
A Simple Light Meter --
Analog Outputs (PWM) --
Output Application --
Controlling a Servo Motor --
Advanced GPIO Topics --
More C++ Programming --
Callback Functions --
POSIX Threads --
Linux poll (sys/poll.h) --
Enhanced GPIO Class --
GPIO-KEYS --
Using GPIOs without Using sudo --
Summary --
Further Reading --
ch. 7 Cross-Compilation and the Eclipse IDE --
Setting Up a Cross-Compilation Toolchain --
A Toolchain for Debian --
Testing the Toolchain --
Cross-Compilation with Third-Party Libraries (Multiarch) --
Installing a Change Root --
Installing an armhf Change Root --
Emulating the armhf Architecture --
Cross-Compilation Using Eclipse --
Installing Eclipse on Desktop Linux --
Configuring Eclipse for Cross-Compilation --
Remote System Explorer --
Integrating GitHub into Eclipse --
Remote Debugging. Automatic Documentation (Doxygen) --
Adding Doxygen Support in Eclipse --
Building Debian for the BBB --
Summary --
Further Reading --
ch. 8 Interfacing to the BeagleBone Buses --
Introduction to Bus Communication --
I2C --
I2C Hardware --
The ADXL345 Accelerometer --
Using Linux I2C-Tools --
i2cdetect --
i2cdump --
i2cget --
i2cset --
I2C Communication in C --
Wrapping I2C Devices with C++ Classes --
SPI --
SPI Hardware --
SPI on the BBB --
Enabling the First SPI Bus (SPI0) --
Testing the SPI Bus --
A First SPI Application (74HC595) --
Wiring the 74HC595 Circuit --
SPI Communication Using C --
Bidirectional SPI Communication in C++ --
The Second SPI Bus (SPI1) --
The ADXL345 SPI Interface --
Connecting the ADXL345 to the BBB --
Wrapping SPI Devices with C++ Classes --
Three-Wire SPI Communication --
Multiple SPI Slave Devices on the BBB --
UART --
UARTs on the BBB --
The Arduino UART Example --
BeagleBone to Arduino Serial Communication. Echoing the Minicom Program --
UART Echo Example in C --
UART Command Control of an Arduino --
Logic-Level Translation --
Summary --
Further Reading --
ch. 9 Interacting with the Physical Environment --
Interfacing to Actuators --
DC Motors --
A BBB DC Motor Driver Circuit --
Controlling a DC Motor Using sysfs --
Controlling a DC Motor Using C++ --
Stepper Motors --
The EasyDriver Stepper Motor Driver --
A BBB Stepper Motor Driver Circuit --
Controlling a Stepper Motor Using C++ --
Relays --
Interfacing to Analog Sensors --
Protecting the BBB ADC Inputs --
Diode Clamping --
Op-Amp Clamping --
Analog Sensor Signal Conditioning --
Scaling Using Voltage Division --
Signal Offsetting and Scaling --
Analog Interfacing Examples --
Infrared Distance Sensing --
ADXL335 Conditioning Example --
Interfacing to Display Modules --
Seven-Segment Displays --
Character LCD Modules --
Remote Control BeagleBone --
Managing Services with Systemd. BBB Serial Connection to Desktop --
Starting a Custom Service on Boot --
Bluetooth --
Installing an Adapter --
Loadable Kernel Modules --
Configuring a Bluetooth Adapter --
Making the BBB Discoverable --
Android Application Development with Bluetooth --
Building Dynamic Linked Libraries --
Summary --
Further Reading --
pt. III Advanced BeagleBone Systems --
ch. 10 The Internet of Things --
The Internet of Things (IoT) --
More Sensors (Things!) --
A Room Temperature Sensor --
Texas Instruments SensorTag --
Connecting to Bluetooth Smart Devices --
Building a Linux Package --
Controlling a Bluetooth Smart Device --
The BeagleBone as a Web Server --
Installing a Web Server --
Configuring an Apache Web Server --
Creating Web Pages and Web Scripts --
PHP on the BeagleBone --
Replacing Bone101 with the Custom Web Server --
A C/C++ Web Client --
Network Communications Primer --
A C/C++ Web Client --
Secure Communication Using OpenSSL. The BeagleBone as a Web Sensor --
ThingSpeak --
The Linux Cron Scheduler --
System crontab --
User crontab --
Xively --
Getting Started with Xively's PaaS --
The Xively C Library --
Sending E-mail from the BBB --
If This Then That (IFTTT) --
The C++ Client/Server --
Managing Remote IoT Devices --
BeagleBone Remote Monitoring --
Linux Watchdog Timer --
IoT Physical Networking --
The BeagleBone and Wi-Fi --
Wireless Network Adapters --
Static IP Addresses --
Power over Ethernet (PoE) --
PoE Power Extraction Modules (PEMs) (Advanced Topic) --
Summary --
Further Reading --
Note --
ch. 11 BeagleBone with a Rich User Interface --
Rich UI BBB Architectures --
The BBB as a General-Purpose Computer --
Connecting a Bluetooth Input Peripheral --
BBB with a LCD Touch Screen Cape --
Virtual Network Computing (VNC) --
VNC Using VNC Viewer --
VNC with Xming and PuTTY --
VNC with a Linux Desktop Computer --
Fat-Client Applications --
Rich UI Application Development. Introduction to GTK+ on the BBB --
The "Hello World" GTK+ Application --
The Event-Driven Programming Model --
The GTK+ Temperature Application --
Introduction to Qt on the BBB --
Installing Qt Development Tools on the BBB --
The "Hello World" Qt Application --
Qt Primer --
Qt Concepts --
The QObject Class --
Signals and Slots --
Qt Development Tools --
A Qt Temperature Sensor GUI Application --
Simple Qt Cross-Platform Development --
Remote UI Application Development --
Fat-Client Qt GUI Application --
Multi-Threaded Server Applications --
A Multi-Threaded Temperature Service --
The Fat-Client as a Server --
Parsing Stream Data --
The BBB Client Application --
Cross-Compiling Qt Applications --
Building the Qt Libraries from Source --
Remote Deploying a Test Application --
Summary --
Further Reading --
ch. 12 Images, Video, and Audio --
Capturing Images and Video --
USB Webcams --
Video4Linux2 (V4L2) --
Image Capture Utility --
Video4Linux2 Utilities. Writing Video4Linux2 Programs --
Streaming Video --
Image Processing and Computer Vision --
Image Processing with OpenCV --
Computer Vision with OpenCV --
Boost --
BeagleBone Audio --
Core Audio Software Tools --
Audio Devices for the BBB --
HDMI and USB Audio Playback Devices --
Internet Radio Playback --
Recording Audio --
Audio Network Streaming --
Bluetooth A2DP Audio --
Text-to-Speech --
Online Text-to-Speech --
Offline Text-to-Speech --
A Bluetooth Speaking Clock and Temperature Sensor --
Summary --
Further Reading --
ch. 13 Real-Time BeagleBone Interfacing --
Real-Time BeagleBone --
Real-Time Kernels --
Real-Time Hardware Solutions --
The PRU-ICSS Architecture --
Important Documents --
Getting Started with the PRU-ICSS --
PRU-ICSS Enhanced GPIOs --
PRU-ICSS Device Tree Overlay --
The PRU-ICSS Package --
A First PRU Program --
The PRU-ICSS in Detail --
Registers --
Local and Global Memory --
PRU Assembly Instruction Set. Applications of the PRU-ICSS --
PRU-ICSS Performance Tests --
Utilizing Regular Linux GPIOs --
A PRU PWM Generator --
A PRU Sine Wave Generator --
An Ultrasonic Sensor Application --
Additional PRU-ICSS Tools --
The PRU Debugger --
The TI PRU C Compiler --
Summary --
Further Reading.