How This Book Is Structured
There is no doubt that some of the topics in this book are quite complex—the Beagle boards are complex devices! However, everything that you need to master the devices is present in the book within three major parts.
- Part I, “Beagle Board Basics”
- Part II, “Interfacing, Controlling, and Communicating”
- Part III, “Advanced Beagle Board Systems”
In the first part in the book, you learn about the hardware and software of the Beagle board platform in Chapters 1 and 2 and subsequently gain more knowledge through these three primer chapters:
- Chapter 3, “Exploring Embedded Linux Systems”
- Chapter 4, “Interfacing Electronics”
- Chapter 5, “Practical Beagle Board Programming”
If you are a Linux expert, electronics wizard, and/or software guru, then feel free to skip the primer chapters; however, for everyone else, you'll find a concise but detailed set of materials to ensure...
