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BeagleBone Black Projects for Beginners
Prototype electronics with this affordable micro computer
By Robin Sandhu Robin Sandhu Writer University of California Robin Sandhu is a former Lifewire writer with an MBA from the University of California. Robin is also a technology consultant with companies like IBM. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on December 2, 2020 Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email Accessories & Hardware The Quick Guide to Webcams Keyboards & Mice Monitors Cards HDD & SSD Printers & Scanners Raspberry Pi With a suggested retail price of $45 and a set of features that make it a versatile mix of Raspberry Pi and Arduino, BeagleBone Black offers a great introduction to hardware development and a potential pathway from projects made as a hobbyist to commercially viable hardware products. Start using the BeagleBone Black through one of several helpful introductory projects. LED ' Hello World'
For many beginning programmers, the first coding project they complete is the common Hello World. This simple program outputs those words to the display. This project on BeagleBoard was developed by a community member to offer a similar introduction to operating the BeagleBoard Black. The project uses the Node API, which will be familiar to many web developers. The API controls a LED, which cycles through colors from red to green to blue. This simple project is a good introduction to the BeagleBone Black as a platform. NerdHut: BeagleBone Black Hello World Facebook Like Counter
Like the previous project, this project uses a familiar software API as an introduction to developing on the BeagleBone Black. The Facebook-like counter uses Facebook's OpenGraph API to receive the number of Likes for a particular node on the graph using the JSON format. The project outputs the number to a four-digit, seven-segment LED display. The project provides a simple demonstration of BeagleBone's power to easily interface with web services, while also offering many physical extension options for output. The web interfaces will be familiar to many developers. The Cloud9/Node.js script used to power the LED should also be approachable for many beginner programmers. BeagleBoard blog: Facebook Like Counter Network Monitoring Device
The BeagleBone Black is equipped with several hardware connection options. The onboard Ethernet port allows it to become a network monitoring device. This project uses technology from a company called ntop. The people at ntop provided a port of their software for BeagleBone Black. Upon compiling and installing the code, the BeagleBone monitors internet connections on your network, identifying high-bandwidth users and potential security risks. This project might serve as an affordable tool for a sysadmin running a small office network. NTOP: Using 'ntopng' and 'nprobe' on the BeagleBone One BeagleBrew
If you're an open-source tech enthusiast, the BeagleBrew project might be a great introduction to the BeagleBone Black. The BeagleBrew was developed in part by members of Texas Instruments, the designers behind the BeagleBoard project. The system uses a steel coil, a water heat exchanger, and a temperature sensor to monitor the temperature of a fermentation, and manage it using a web-based interface. It is essentially a temperature regulator, which is a simple concept that is suitable for beginner to intermediate BeagleBone enthusiasts. Texas Instruments: BeagleBrew Android on BeagleBone
Moving up the scale of complexity, the BeagleBone Android project brings the popular open-source mobile OS to the BeagleBone Black. The project, named rowboat, is an Android port for TI Sitara processors, including the AM335x chip that serves as the base for BeagleBone Black. The project has a growing community of developers. It aims to provide a stable port of Android to a number of TI processors. The rowboat port has been tested with many Android apps of various functions, including file system access, mapping, and games. This project is a great jumping-off point for developers who are interested in Android as the basis for hardware projects beyond mobile phones. ELinux: BeagleBone Android Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Subscribe Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit More from Lifewire Arduino vs Netduino: Which Is Best? What Is Wetware in Computing and Biology? 9 Best Free HTML Editors for Windows for 2022 The 4 Best Free Text Editors for Windows & Mac Microsoft Edge vs. Google Chrome The 7 Best Online Photography Classes of 2022 The 8 Best Books for Android App Development How to Install Python on Mac The 8 Best Microsoft Office Alternatives of 2022 The 7 Best Online Python Courses of 2022 The Best Mac Desktop Publishing Software of 2022 Linksys WRT3200ACM Router Review: One of the best open source routers How to Get Google Assistant for PC How to Splice and Edit Video on the iPad What Is an Amazon Fire Tablet? Krita vs GIMP Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. Cookies Settings Accept All Cookies