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Learning BeagleBone

You're reading from Learning BeagleBone Learn how to love and care for your BeagleBone and teach it tricks

Product type Paperback

Published in Dec 2014

Publisher

ISBN-13 9781783982905

Length 206 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Linux

Concepts

Single Board Computers

Author (1):

Hunyue Yau

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Table of Contents (13) Chapters

Preface

1. Introducing the Beagle Boards

2. Software in the BeagleBone FREE CHAPTER

3. Building an LED Flasher

4. Refining the LED Flasher

5. Connecting the BeagleBone to Mobile Devices

6. Recovering from the Mistakes

7. Interfacing with the BeagleBone

8. Advanced Software Topics

9. Expansion Boards and Options

A. The Boot Process

B. Terms and Definitions

Index

Chapter 5. Connecting the BeagleBone to Mobile Devices

The BeagleBone is a naturally interconnected device. Out of the box, it comes with USB networking and the Ethernet. In the previous chapter, we put together a simple network-controlled user interface for our LED flasher. In this chapter, we will look at the options to connect a BeagleBone to a mobile device. Connecting to a mobile device is an advanced task, and this chapter provides an overview of this advanced task whereas the specific details will not be covered.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

Physical connectivity options
Android devices versus Apple iOS devices
Phone carrier limitations
Additional hardware
Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and USB
Bluetooth classic profiles (PAN/DUN)
BLE options
Near Field Communication (NFC)
NFC options

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Authors (1)

Hunyue Yau

Hunyue Yau

Hunyue Yau is an electrical engineer who graduated from the California Institute of Technology. He has worked with Linux since the early '90s, starting with the Soft Landing System. He created one of the first embedded Linux devices in 1996 with a custom-made distribution. He has worked on various products such as embedded Linux appliances, embedded BSD-based devices, and embedded Linux mobile devices. As an active member of the BeagleBoard community, he has volunteered at numerous community events, from Maker Faire to Google Summer of Code mentoring. Today, Hunyue synergizes his electrical engineering skills with embedded Linux software skills to provide turnkey embedded Linux consulting services through HY Research LLC (http://www.hy-research.com/), a company founded by him.

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