Questions tagged [beagleboard]

The BeagleBoard is an ultra-low cost, high performance, low power ARM Cortex-A8 (OMAP3/DM37x/AM335x) based single board computer designed by BeagleBoard.org community members.

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Handling power-off of an embedded board

I'm working with an embedded board (a BeagleBoard), running a Linux distribution (Angstrom Linux). I would like to gently halt the operating system when a given button is pushed on the board. What I plan to do is : At the init, launch a "power-off"…
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BeagleBoard/Simulink - Capture data from external command into variable

I'm trying to capture the output from a sensor attached my BeagleBoard xM while running the compiled code externally on the hardware from Simulink. I have the output being piped to a scope and I get a single integer value of '2' that displays on…
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Using cross-compilation tools in kernel-build

I'm in the middle of building a linux kernel on a beagleboard-xm (following this tutorial - I'm on step 10). I keep requiring a lot of cross-compilation tools with the prefix arm-linux-gnueabi. The only one I've been able to install is…
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Touchscreen not working in android on beagleboard xM

I have a custom Android (2.3) running on a Beagleboard xM. Currently we are trying to replace a small resistive touchscreen with a bigger, capacitive one. However we can't seem to get the touch working with our android. (The resistive always worked…
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Beaglebone gpio input not working

I am using beaglebone to access digital input from specific pin using sysfs interface. And I can change the output states but not the input :(. What I did is, I have two pins pinA and pinB. pinA I made it output and pinB I made input. Connected pinA…
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How to set up toolchain to compile for beaglebone on OS X?

I want to be able to cross-compile C code on my MacBook targeting the ARM7a on my new beaglebone. There are a lot of examples of how to do this in linux, but they all require packages that haven't been necessarily set up on OS X yet. So, I'd like…
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What is the best way to run ntpdate at reboot, only after network is ready

I'm using a BeagleBone, and since it has no built in RTC and battery back up, it loses the date on every reboot. I can easily set the date with the command: /usr/bin/ntpdate -b -s -u pool.ntp.org But if the power goes out and back on for the house…
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Capturing images with mjpg-streamer at a higher resolution than 640x480

I'm using mjpg-streamer on Angstrom Linux on a BeagleBone and have been able to capture images from the stream. I can’t however seem to get the resolution to go above 640x480. When I try to set that option the result says it is streaming at the…
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Reading analog-in on BeagleBone, avoiding "segmentation fault" error

I am new to the Beaglebone, and was moving along at a pretty good click until this strange problem popped-up. I spent all weekend trying to figure it out before posting here. I am trying to read analog input using multiple sensors from a beaglebone…
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Loading HEX data into memory

I am compiling baremetal software (no OS) for the Beagleboard (ARM Cortex A8) with Codesourcerys GCC arm EABI compiler. Now this compiles to a binary or image file that I can load up with the U-Boot bootloader. The question is, Can I load hexdata…
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What is in the "bootstrap code area" in a modern MBR?

I'm reading the wikipedia article on Master Boot Record and specifically curious about what (if anything) needs to be in the "bootstrap code area" for the MBR to be readable in modern systems. I used parted to create an MBR on an SD card then used…
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How to record I2S audio microphone in Beaglebone AI

I am trying to record in a Beaglebone AI from a Circular Microphone Board TIDA-01454. I have checked that the CMB's output is correct with an I2S DAC(I can hear the mics sound). However, I cant record in the Beaglebone AI, this is what happens when…
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I2S Input configuration Beaglebone ALSA

I am trying to capture sound from a Circular Microphone Board (TIDA-01454) in a Beaglebone AI. I have succesfully configured the ADCs of the CMB via I2C, and checked that the I2S output is working correctly with an external DAC. However my next step…
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Beaglebone BlackLib library no longer working with debian 10

For a while I've been using BlackLib to run the IO on BeagleBone blacks and greens. Specifically for SPI and some GPIO. Recently I have undergone an overdue upgrade to the latest image, Debian 10.3. I have discovered that BlackLib no longer works…
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How to run a C++, PortAudio application on startup on Angstrom Linux on a BeagleBoard?

I have a command-line application called xooky_nabox that was programmed using c++. It reads a puredata patch, processes signals from the audio in jack of a beagleboard and outputs signals through the audio out jack. I want the application to run…
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