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Two New PocketBeagle Capes Debut at Embedded World

Christine Long

The leading international trade show and conference for embedded systems with over 32,000 visitors was the perfect place for the PocketBeagle® TechLab Cape and the PocketBeagle® GamePup Cape to make their debut. With plenty of IO and interesting features, these two additions to PocketBeagle® are a great way to have fun while learning embedded programming or to start a larger project.   PocketBeagle® GamePup Cape is ideal for making a handheld arcade emulator, your own games or otherwise taking your PocketBeagle® on-the-go. With a 160×128 LCD display, USB host, I2C EEPROM, 10 user programmable buttons, LiPo battery port and buzzer, … Continue reading Two New PocketBeagle Capes Debut at Embedded World

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Still Seats Available in the PocketBeagle® Workshop Today Embedded World

Cathy Wicks

A few seats are still available for a no-additional-cost Hands-On Coding Workshop with BeagleBoard.org® PocketBeagle® , TODAY – February 27, 2019 from 2:30-5:30pm.  Room: Krakau Register at the conference desk in NCC Ost Join our co-founder, Jason Kridner.  This getting started workshop with … Continue reading Still Seats Available in the PocketBeagle® Workshop Today Embedded World

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Join BeagleBoard.org at Embedded World 2019

Cathy Wicks

Join BeagleBoard.org at Embedded World Exhibition and Conference, February 26-28, 2019. in Nürnberg, Germany. Workshop Register Now for a no-additional-cost Hands-On Coding Workshop with BeagleBoard.org® PocketBeagle® , February 27, 2019 from 2:30-5:30pm This getting started workshop with PocketBeagle® will cover the … Continue reading Join BeagleBoard.org at Embedded World 2019

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Berkeley Students Mentor High School Robotics using BeagleBone® Black

Cathy Wicks

Pioneers in Engineering at UC Berkeley is a student outreach organization passionate that no student should be denied a quality STEM education experience. The university student members promote science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education through an exciting, mentorship-based robotics … Continue reading Berkeley Students Mentor High School Robotics using BeagleBone® Black

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BeagleBoard.org® Members Elected to Board of Open Source Hardware Association

Cathy Wicks

BeagleBoard.org® is proud to announce two of our board members have been elected as OSHWA board members!  Both Jason Kridner and Drew Fustini will be joining the 2018-2020 board. The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) is a non-profit organization that … Continue reading BeagleBoard.org® Members Elected to Board of Open Source Hardware Association

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Educator Highlight: Derek Molloy, Teaching with PocketBeagle® and More in New Book

Cathy Wicks

Derek Molloy, announces the inclusion of PocketBeagle® and BeagleBone® Black Wireless into the second edition of the popular book, Exploring BeagleBone®: Tools and Techniques for Building with Embedded Linux 2nd Edition.   He also talks to us about introducing new development platforms into … Continue reading Educator Highlight: Derek Molloy, Teaching with PocketBeagle® and More in New Book

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Poursteady: From BeagleBone® Maker Project to Global Coffee Equipment Company

Cathy Wicks

Little did Stephan von Muehlen, CEO of Poursteady, know five years ago that helping out two engineering friends at a World MakerFaire demo would be the start of a successful, global, commercial coffee equipment company.  Poursteady, is a unique IoT … Continue reading Poursteady: From BeagleBone® Maker Project to Global Coffee Equipment Company

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Using BeagleBone Blue to build an Autopilot Robot (part 1) – Circuit Cellar article

Pedro Bertoleti

Hi folks! My name is Pedro Bertoleti and I’m a software engineer from Brazil. The October issue of Circuit Cellar’s magazine came out yesterday (9/18/2018), and I’ve written one of the articles of this issue (Title: “Building an Autopilot Robot (part 1)”, page 16). This article shows the groundwork for reliable  speed estimation based in the accelerometer measurements and uses this speed in a PID controller to make an Autopilot system for a 4-wheel robot. This project uses as development kit the amazing BeagleBone Blue, a board focused on robotics projects usage.   Autopilot Robot – project features   This … Continue reading Using BeagleBone Blue to build an Autopilot Robot (part 1) – Circuit Cellar article

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Educator Highlight: Steven F. Barrett, Author, Embedded Systems Educator and Beagle Lover

Cathy Wicks

Steven F. Barrett, professor of ECE and Associate Dean for Academic Programs at the University of Wyoming has been writing educational journal articles and textbooks for use in microcontroller and embedded systems courses for over 13 years.  A prolific and inspired writer, … Continue reading Educator Highlight: Steven F. Barrett, Author, Embedded Systems Educator and Beagle Lover

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GSoC 2018 Brings Students and BeagleBoard.org® Mentors Together

Cathy Wicks

This summer, three students successfully completed  Google Summer of Code 2018 (GSoC) projects mentored by BeagleBoard.org®. GSoC, sponsored by Google, is a global program in it’s thirteenth year, focused on bringing more student developers into open source software development during a … Continue reading GSoC 2018 Brings Students and BeagleBoard.org® Mentors Together

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Great Teaching Ideas Can Recieve a Lab of BeagleBoard.org® PocketBeagle® Boards

Cathy Wicks

BeagleBoard.org® Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, is announcing a new program as part of our continued commitment to education in the use of open-source software and hardware. Educators in schools can apply for the opportunity to receive up to 30 PocketBeagle® boards from the BeagleBoard.org® Foundation. The … Continue reading Great Teaching Ideas Can Recieve a Lab of BeagleBoard.org® PocketBeagle® Boards