Published: September 2014 Pages: 160
This wickedly inventive guide shows you how to program and build fun and fascinating projects with the BeagleBone Black. You’ll learn how to connect the BeagleBone Black to your computer and program it, quickly mastering BoneScript and other programming tools so you can get started right away. 30 BeagleBone Black Projects for the Evil Genius is filled with a wide variety of do-it-yourself LED, sensor, robotics, display, audio, and spy gadgets. You’ll also get tips and techniques that will help you design your own ingenious devices.
Features step-by-step instructions and helpful illustrations
Provides full schematic and breadboard layout diagrams for the projects
Includes detailed programming code
Removes the frustration factor—all required parts are listed along with sources
Build these and other clever creations:
High-powered LED Morse code sender
RGB LED fader
GPS tracker
Temperature sensor
Light level indicator
Web-controlled rover
Plant hydration system
Sentinel turret
7-segment clock
Display for sensor information
Internet radio
Imperial march indicator
Intruder alert using Twitter API
Lie detector
Auto dog barker
Christopher Rush (Preston, UK) has a degree in Computer Network Technology and has spent the last 10 years working for Premier Farnell (CPC), an electronic distribution company. He also runs a MakerSpace blog and blogs regularly on the Element14 Community page for BeagleBone Black.
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