Programming the BeagleBone Black: Getting Started with JavaScript and BoneScript

Programming the BeagleBone Black: Getting Started with JavaScript and BoneScript Synopsis

Program your own BeagleBone Black projects!Build creative BeagleBone Black devices--no prior programming or electronics experience required. In Programming the BeagleBone Black, electronics guru Simon Monk explains essential application development methods through straightforward directions and cool downloadable examples. Discover how to navigate the board, write and debug code, use expansion capes, and control external hardware. Easy-to-follow plans show you how to wire up and program a Web-controlled roving robot and an e-mail notifier that lights an incandescent lamp. Set up the BeagleBone Black and explore its featuresConnect to your computer via USB or EthernetUse the BeagleBone Black as a stand-alone PCWrite and execute BoneScript codeUse JavaScript functions and timersPerform analog and digital I/OWork with expansion capes and modulesDesign Web interfaces that control electronicsAssemble and program a robot and an e-mail notifier

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