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Learning Beaglebone Python Programming

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Learning Beaglebone Python Programming

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Learning Beaglebone Python Programming
Jul, 2015 | 196 pages
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Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Learning BeagleBone Python Programming
Learning BeagleBone Python Programming
Credits
Credits
About the Author
About the Author
About the Reviewers
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Preface
Free Chapter
1
Before We Begin
Before We Begin
An overview of BeagleBone
Pulse width modulation
Tools and additional hardware
The BeagleBone design
Board comparison
Helpful resources
Summary
2
Getting Started
Getting Started
Initial setup
Updating your Debian image
Connecting to your BeagleBone
Connecting to the Internet
Using the serial console
Updating your software
The PyBBIO library
The Adafruit_BBIO library
Summary
3
Digital Outputs
Digital Outputs
GPIO modules
Interactive GPIO
Calculating resistor values for LEDs
Driving higher currents from GPIO pins
Blink
Taking advantage of the OS
Summary
4
PWM and ADC Subsystems
PWM and ADC Subsystems
PWM
ADC
Your first robot
Summary
5
User Input
User Input
Buttons
Potentiometers
Summary
6
Program Output
Program Output
LED displays
SMTP
Character LCD
Summary
7
Serial Communication
Serial Communication
Serial communication
UART
I2C
SPI
Summary
8
Interfacing with External Devices
Interfacing with External Devices
Accelerometers
Summary
9
Using the Network
Using the Network
TCP/IP
HTTP
IoT Services
Summary
10
A Practical Example
A Practical Example
Weather station
Connecting to the Internet
Weather alerts
Summary
The BeagleBone Black Pinout
The BeagleBone Black Pinout
Disabling HDMI
Disabling HDMI
Index
Index

Chapter 5. User Input

In this chapter, you will learn how to let your BeagleBone programs receive user input through external hardware. We will cover the following topics:

  • Buttons

  • Potentiometers

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