Developer's FAQ

Table of Contents Intro to BeagleBoard.org Family of products How is BeagleBoard.org funded? Logo licensing Hands on with PocketBeagle & Bonescript exercise - boot to blink onboard LED How does BeagleBoard.org manage example/default distribution / image Customizations Submitting / Testing changes to BB.org branches / mainline Linux Boot process U-boot boot sequence Linux boot / SystemD Device trees Recommendations on tools / languages Thoughts on Bonescript / where it is headed Thoughts on Adafruit_BBIO Developing for PRUs Developing drivers / kernel modules for other devices Debugging / Support Support forums to monitor for the community Dealing w/ returns / debugging questions Connectivity issues: Windows / MAC / Linux drivers Migration from other Linux SBCs like Raspberry Pi Migration from microcontroller boards like Arduino and Launchpad/Energia Cape/PocketCape development / support Documentation strategy Working with Seeed Grove and mikroBUS Click boards Custom board bring-up Consulting resources

Intro to BeagleBoard.org

Family of products

How is BeagleBoard.org funded?

Logo licensing

• Logos
• Trademarks
• Branding

Hands on with PocketBeagle & Bonescript exercise - boot to blink onboard LED

How does BeagleBoard.org manage example/default distribution / image

Customizations

• bb-customizations
• The Beagle experience defined
• Plans

Submitting / Testing changes to BB.org branches / mainline Linux

Boot process

U-boot boot sequence

Linux boot / SystemD

Device trees

Recommendations on tools / languages

Thoughts on Bonescript / where it is headed

Thoughts on Adafruit_BBIO

Developing for PRUs

• PRU example

Developing drivers / kernel modules for other devices

Debugging / Support

Support forums to monitor for the community

Dealing w/ returns / debugging questions

Connectivity issues: Windows / MAC / Linux drivers

• Using the virtual serial
• Using the hardware serial

Migration from other Linux SBCs like Raspberry Pi

Migration from microcontroller boards like Arduino and Launchpad/Energia

Cape/PocketCape development / support

Documentation strategy

Working with Seeed Grove and mikroBUS Click boards

• I2C drivers
• SPI drivers

Custom board bring-up

Consulting resources

• Resources