Congratulations! You've completed the first stage of your journey. You have your BeagleBone Blue up and working--no gathering dust in the bin for this piece of HW. It is now ready to start connecting to all sorts of interesting devices in all sorts of interesting ways. One thing that is important to note: the system is not going to be nearly as stable as your PC or Mac. The HW and SW is new, but you'll be successful even though you might have to return and complete some steps again. In the next chapter you'll learn how to program the BeagleBone Blue, an excellent first step in your quest to create amazing projects.
BeagleBone Robotic Projects - Second Edition
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BeagleBone Robotic Projects - Second Edition
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Overview of this book
BeagleBone Blue is effectively a small, light, cheap computer in a similar vein to Raspberry Pi and Arduino. It has all of the extensibility of today’s desktop machines, but without the bulk, expense, or noise. This project guide provides step-by-step instructions that enable anyone to use this new, low-cost platform in some fascinating robotics projects. By the time you are finished, your projects will be able to see, speak, listen,
detect their surroundings, and move in a variety of amazing ways.
The book begins with unpacking and powering up the components. This includes guidance on what to purchase and how to connect it all successfully, and a primer on programming the BeagleBone Blue. You will add additional software functionality available from the open source community, including making the system see using a webcam, hear using a microphone, and speak using a speaker.
You will then learn to use the new hardware capability of the BeagleBone Blue to make your robots move, as well as discover how to add sonar sensors to avoid or find objects. Later, you will learn to remotely
control your robot through iOS and Android devices. At the end of this book, you will see
how to integrate all of these functionalities to work together, before developing the most impressive robotics projects: Drone and Submarine.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Title Page
Credits
Foreword
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface
Free Chapter
Getting Started with the BeagleBone Blue
Programming the BeagleBone Blue
Making the Unit Mobile - Controlling Wheeled Movement
Avoiding Obstacles Using Sensors
Allowing Our BeagleBone Blue to See
Providing Speech Input and Output
Making the Unit Very Mobile - Controlling Legged Movement
Using a GPS Receiver to Locate Your Robot
By Land, By Sea, By Air
Customer Reviews