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Rapid BeagleBoard Prototyping with MATLAB and Simulink

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Product type Book
Published in Oct 2013
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781849696043
Pages 152 pages
Edition 1st Edition
Languages
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Table of Contents (15) Chapters close

Rapid BeagleBoard Prototyping with MATLAB and Simulink
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
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Preface
1. Introducing BeagleBoard 2. Installing Linux on the BeagleBoard 3. C/C++ Development with Eclipse on Windows 4. Automatic Code Generation 5. Digital I/O and Serial Communication 6. Voice Recognition 7. Digital Video-Based Motion Detection Wrapping Up Index

Installing Ubuntu for BeagleBoard on a Windows 7 PC


After installing the development software on the host PC, we now need to install an embedded operating system to a microSD card for BeagleBoard. We will install a precompiled image (that contains the Ubuntu operating system for BeagleBoard) into the microSD card. Using a precompiled image is much easier and faster than building your own operating system. An automated installation tool called targetupdater has been provided in MATLAB for automated installation and configuration.

Follow the succeeding steps to install the Linux operating system (Ubuntu 11.04) for BeagleBoard. A detailed step-by-step guide can be found at www.mathworks.com/help/simulink/ug/update-firmware-on-the-beagleboard-hardware.html.

  1. Start the update firmware process using one of the following methods:

    • Click on Continue at the end of the targetinstaller process

    • Or enter targetupdater in the MATLAB command window

  2. In the Update firmware dialog, choose BeagleBoard and click on...

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