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BeagleBone By Example

Learn how to build physical computing systems using BeagleBone Black and Python

Publisher:Packt Publishing Limited
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|Sep 2016
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Learn how to build physical computing systems using BeagleBone Black and Python

Key Features

  • Get to grips with the fundamentals of BeagleBone
  • Leverage Python scripts to program BeagleBone for your requirements
  • Build four exciting projects, from home automation to a tele-controlled robot

Book Description

BeagleBone is a low cost, community-supported development platform to develop a variety of electronic projects. This book will introduce you to BeagleBone and get you building fun, cool, and innovative projects with it. Start with the specifications of BeagleBone Black and its operating systems, then get to grips with the GPIOs available in BeagleBone Black. Work through four types of exciting projects: building real-time physical computing systems, home automation, image processing for a security system, and building your own tele-controlled robot and learn the fundamentals of a variety of projects in a single book.
By the end of this book, you will be able to write code for BeagleBone in order to operate hardware and impart decision-making capabilities with the help of efficient coding in Python.

What you will learn

  • Program on BeagleBone Black using Python
  • Interface sensors and actuators to BeagleBone Black
  • Build your own real-time physical computing systems
  • Connect physical computing systems to cloud servers
  • Build your own home automation and home security system
  • Build your own tele-controlled robot with real-time video streaming

Who this book is for

This book is intended for hobbyists and consumers who wish to create impressive projects using BeagleBone. You must be familiar with Python programming.

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction to BeagleBone Black
  2. Circuit Fundamentals and GPIO
  3. Introduction to Physical Computing Systems
  4. Real-time physical computing systems using BeagleBone Black
  5. Connecting your physical computing systems to Internet
  6. Home Automation using BeagleBone Black
  7. Working with images using Computer Vision
  8. Home Security Systems using BeagleBone Black
  9. Exploring Robotics
  10. Building your Robot
https://github.com/packtpublishing/beaglebone-by-example
PDF ISBN: 978-1-78528-959-0
Publisher: Packt Publishing Limited
Copyright owner: © 2016 Packt Publishing Limited
Publication date: 2016
Language: English
Pages: 262
Related subjects:
Computer sciences,
Programming and languages

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