In this chapter, we have familiarized ourselves with the additional hardware devices and understood what the host computer is. We have looked at how we connect these devices, set up the Windows PC as a host computer, and install the Linux operating system for the BeagleBoard from the Windows host PC. Finally, we have learned about using the PuTTY terminal program to log into the BeagleBoard and control it.
There are many resources available online if you wish to further explore the BeagleBoard, the Ubuntu operating system, and the MATLAB/Simulink support package for BeagleBoard. These include the following:
BeagleBoard-xM Community: http://beagleboard.org/Products/BeagleBoard-xM
Ubuntu at BeagleBoard: http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu
BeagleBoard Support from MATLAB/Simulink: www.mathworks.co.uk/hardware-support/beagleboard.html
Ubuntu community and support documents: https://help.ubuntu.com/community
Now we have the rapid prototyping tools at the host PC in place and get the BeagleBoard...