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as a software dev, what kind of stuff can I do with this?

jarmitage 9y ago
You can do hobbyist, IoT, industrial, robotics... Some links: https://beagleboard.org/project https://beagleboard.org/project https://beagleboard.org/gsoc https://beagleboard.org/gsoc https://www.hackster.io/beagleboard/ https://www.hackster.io/beagleboard/ https://github.com/search?q=beagleboard&ref=opensearch https://github.com/search?q=beagleboard&ref=opensearch https://hackaday.com/tag/beagleboard/ https://hackaday.com/tag/beagleboard/ https://learn.adafruit.com/search?q=beagleboard& https://learn.adafruit.com/search?q=beagleboard& https://www.google.com/search?q=beagleboard+projects https://www.google.com/search?q=beagleboard+projects
bjt2n3904 9y ago
Same things you can do with an RPi and/or BeagleBone black -- though without HDMI it's focused on more embedded / headless / wireless things. Think IOT.
- it_learnses 9y ago
  pardon my ignorance, but despite their website, specs, and a list of their projects, I haven't been able to figure out whether this would easily connect to my laptop via USB, and I could deploy some code on it for starters. Do I need any additional pluggable hardware?
  - m_t 9y ago
    http://beagleboard.org/Support/BoneScript/updates/ http://beagleboard.org/Support/BoneScript/updates/ It seems that the easiest way to get started is to use a microSD card.
    - jdkticom 9y ago
      Etcher is a bit easier than the old 7-zip + win32diskimager solution: https://beagleboard.org/getting-started#update https://beagleboard.org/getting-started#update
  - carussell 9y ago
    If it's anything like the BeagleBone Black Debian-based image, you can connect with USB to get access to a shell, or access the Cloud9 IDE through your browser. It's very plug-and-play friendly. (The BeagleBone variants also have ethernet/WiFi, which can be used for the same, but I can't tell if the PocketBeagle does wireless or not.) EDIT: Here's a video for the Blue: https://youtu.be/pTpUMajQS_U?t=170 https://youtu.be/pTpUMajQS_U?t=170 Starting around 2:50, she shows opening up the onboard Cloud9 instance after plugging in the MicroUSB cable.
jdkticom 9y ago
I'll be showing off an infrared camera and a handheld MAME console I built at Maker Faire New York then sharing the design info. Working on pushing to github later this afternoon.

You can do hobbyist, IoT, industrial, robotics... Some links: https://beagleboard.org/project https://beagleboard.org/project https://beagleboard.org/gsoc https://beagleboard.org/gsoc https://www.hackster.io/beagleboard/ https://www.hackster.io/beagleboard/ https://github.com/search?q=beagleboard&ref=opensearch https://github.com/search?q=beagleboard&ref=opensearch https://hackaday.com/tag/beagleboard/ https://hackaday.com/tag/beagleboard/ https://learn.adafruit.com/search?q=beagleboard& https://learn.adafruit.com/search?q=beagleboard& https://www.google.com/search?q=beagleboard+projects https://www.google.com/search?q=beagleboard+projects

bjt2n3904 9y ago

Same things you can do with an RPi and/or BeagleBone black -- though without HDMI it's focused on more embedded / headless / wireless things. Think IOT.

it_learnses 9y ago
pardon my ignorance, but despite their website, specs, and a list of their projects, I haven't been able to figure out whether this would easily connect to my laptop via USB, and I could deploy some code on it for starters. Do I need any additional pluggable hardware?
- m_t 9y ago
  http://beagleboard.org/Support/BoneScript/updates/ http://beagleboard.org/Support/BoneScript/updates/ It seems that the easiest way to get started is to use a microSD card.
  - jdkticom 9y ago
    Etcher is a bit easier than the old 7-zip + win32diskimager solution: https://beagleboard.org/getting-started#update https://beagleboard.org/getting-started#update
- carussell 9y ago
  If it's anything like the BeagleBone Black Debian-based image, you can connect with USB to get access to a shell, or access the Cloud9 IDE through your browser. It's very plug-and-play friendly. (The BeagleBone variants also have ethernet/WiFi, which can be used for the same, but I can't tell if the PocketBeagle does wireless or not.) EDIT: Here's a video for the Blue: https://youtu.be/pTpUMajQS_U?t=170 https://youtu.be/pTpUMajQS_U?t=170 Starting around 2:50, she shows opening up the onboard Cloud9 instance after plugging in the MicroUSB cable.

jdkticom 9y ago

I'll be showing off an infrared camera and a handheld MAME console I built at Maker Faire New York then sharing the design info. Working on pushing to github later this afternoon.