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You're reading from BeagleBone Robotic Projects Developer or hobbyist, you'll love the way this book helps you turn the BeagleBone Black into a working robot. From listening and speaking to seeing and moving, we'll show you how ‚Äì step by step.

Product type Paperback

Published in Dec 2013

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781783559329

Length 244 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

BeagleBone

Concepts

Single Board Computers

Author (1):

Richard Grimmett

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Table of Contents (18) Chapters

BeagleBone Robotic Projects

Credits

About the Author

About the Reviewers

www.PacktPub.com

Preface

1. Getting Started with the BeagleBone Black FREE CHAPTER

2. Programming the BeagleBone Black

3. Providing Speech Input and Output

4. Allowing the BeagleBone Black to See

5. Making the Unit Mobile – Controlling Wheeled Movement

6. Making the Unit Very Mobile – Controlling Legged Movement

7. Avoiding Obstacles Using Sensors

8. Going Truly Mobile – Remote Control of Your Robot

9. Using a GPS Receiver to Locate Your Robot

10. System Dynamics

11. By Land, Sea, and Air

Index

Connecting the BeagleBone Black to a wireless USB keyboard

You've been able to control your projects using a LAN connection, but you don't want to always have your projects tethered in this manner. In this section I'll show you how to connect via a wireless keyboard.

Prepare for lift off

Break out your USB keyboard. It should come with a USB dongle. Plug the USB dongle into the USB hub, and plug the hub into the BeagleBone Black USB port. If you are using a standard USB 2.4 GHz wireless keyboard, the entire system should look similar to what is shown in the following image:

You can also use one of the 2.4 GHz wireless keyboards that look more like a gaming controller in the same manner.

Engage thrusters

Apply power to the USB hub and the BeagleBone Black. After some time, the unit should power on to display the log-in prompt. As you type in the username you should see the characters, similar to what is shown in the following image: