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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

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Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2014
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ISBN-13 9781783982905
Length 206 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Hunyue Yau Hunyue Yau
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Table of Contents (13) Chapters Close

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

Profiles


The Bluetooth functionality is described in terms of profiles defined by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG). There are two main profiles of interest to us and one profile is worth mentioning. There are two different profiles that offer network connectivity, namely, Personal Area Networking (PAN) and Dial-up Networking (DUN). They both offer TCP/IP connectivity but in a different manner. It is important to repeat that network connectivity is offered by either of these options; this does not necessarily imply Internet connectivity.

Some mobile devices support the DUN or PAN profiles as a means of obtaining Internet connectivity and not exporting it. Despite this, it can still be used to provide connectivity between the device and the BeagleBone.

While we won't discuss it, it is worth mentioning Serial Port Profile (SPP). SPP emulates a serial port over Bluetooth at both the BeagleBone end and the mobile device end. If TCP/IP connectivity is not needed, SPP can provide a simple...

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