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LANC sony camera control [closed]
Hi i wish to control the zoom in and out of my sony camera through lanc port. I'll be using this one http://www.appliedlogiceng.com/index_files/Page1485.htm so I can send down LANC commands from my ...
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Stuck running CodeSourcery under Ubuntu [closed]
I installed CodeSourcery on Ubuntu Linux and am a little bit stuck: PATH is OK but the program does not appear on the dashboard or software centre. Maybe it is something within Ubuntu I should change ...
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beagleboard xm disabling serial console
I have a beagleboard XM, whose serial port is used for serial console, but I need to use it for my application. Hence I tried disabling the console parameter in uEnv.txt but still I am getting the ...
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Best Linux filesystem to use on MMC memory chip?
I have a new embedded Linux project coming up. The hardware team has chosen an MMC Flash chip (part # MTFC64GJVDN-4M) for the system's non volatile memory; data sheet at ...
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Send signal to USB with linux [closed]
I have a digital caliper/gauge: it works with FTDI interface and digimatic (or very similar) protocol. It is connected via usb port. I can connect it correctly, and I can read it with programs like ...
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What Happens when I use all of my CPU resources? [closed]
I've been trying to convert some video with ffmpeg and realized that this is taking ~97% of my cpu when I check with top. What ...
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Looking for easy USB Sound Card Chipset [closed]
Does anyone recommend a chipset for a USB Sound Card (w/input), with readily available drivers for both linux and windows.
I am making a phone line tap to record dial modem calls in the field, for ...
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Small device that runs Linux [closed]
I want to make a small device that boots Linux off of an SD card for ARM or x86. I am trying to build this from scratch. I downloaded Linux (kernel.org) and compiled it on Ubuntu.
What kind of SD ...
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Use Raspberry Pi Gpio Header as Memory Mapped Interface
Raspberry Pi is really an interesting device for its support of so many features in such a small and simple formfactor. If the GPIO expansion header can be accessed in the same way as a normal ...
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ALIX 3D1 Single Board Computer [closed]
I got an old, out of line product from one of my colleagues. It is manifactured by PC Engines. I would like to make some progress in the embedded linux world, however, the website of the product is ...
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TI Launchpad MSP430 on Serial in Linux
The MSP-EXP430G2 LaunchPad Experimenter Board User's Guide (Rev. C) in chapter 3.2 states:
The LaunchPad includes a pre-programmed MSP430G2553 device [...]
Press button P1.3 to switch the ...
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SPICE Simulator at Linux
What is the better choice to get opensource SPICE simulator on Linux?
I am fan of Proteus (Windows) is there any alternative like it?
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LED control via USB to Parallel Port in Linux
I have USB to 25pin Logilink cable. I connect it with computer with Linux and get a port in /dev/usb/lp0. When I connect LED with pin 1 and 25 as +/- of LED it lights. Now I move + pin of LED to pin2 ...
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Reading from SPI flash more than 35 bytes causes driver timeout and results to corrupt
I have connected SPI flash to my linux board (imx 233 based) running in it's SPI bus.
I have configured kernel, and SPI bus and flash chip to it.
The flash is currently on a breadboard. Before ...
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How can I access the MCP3008 ADC chip with linux spidev?
There is quite a bit of bit-banging sources to work with this 10-bit resolution chip, but I'd like to know if this kind of chips are natively supported by Linux.
Primarily I'd like this to be in C, ...
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Features to include on a new embedded Linux board to make development and debug easier?
At my work we're planning on developing a new ARM based embedded Linux board. I want to give the hardware guys some guidance on features they could add that would make the software development easier. ...
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creating an electronic scale with Linux
I have no skills with electronics, but I can code.
Which kind of hardware I can use to create an electronic scale that runs with Linux? Will Arduino fit this task? Where can I find the sensor to keep ...
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1answer
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Compile C for PIC16F88 with sdcc
I'm trying to program my school learning board with PIC16F88 on Ubuntu. I installed sdcc and picpgm.
PIC16F88 already has bootloader so I intended to compile C code in to HEX with sdcc and then ...
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tiny os that would fit on 512KB of flash [closed]
I need an os that would:
fit on wyse terminal 1200LE device (amd geode cpu, 512KB of flash, 32MB of ram)
run ssh server, support usb and serial connections
Is there anything out there that could ...
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Mini2440 Emulation Procedure : please, how to?
I want to emulate the friendlyARM board, the Mini2440 or the mini6410, so I can get to practice the embedded programming, the QT programming and this due to some financial difficulties and strange ...
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1answer
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USB I2C adapter and Cognimem on Mac OS X?
I am a newbie when it comes to electronics, but because of some things I'm being exposed to at work, I've grown a bit of an interest. I was given a Cognimem CM1K chip on a board, which is essentially ...
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FPGA or Microprocessor for Computer Vision based Robot for Indoor Navigation [closed]
I'm building an Indoor navigation robot which can be used in offices and factories especially in closed spaces with good lighting. I've already found out the algorithm i need to use for Indoor ...
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1answer
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Processing RXTX issue [closed]
I am new to Processing and attempting to write code to communicate with my Arduino - on a linux platform.
When I run the following code:
println(Serial.list());
...
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3answers
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Linux PCB with support for GPU accelerated X Windows
I'm looking for a Linux PCB (ARM or Intel)
with a GPU that can run debian linux and use the GPU in X Windows.
Preferably with an HDMI output or at least a DVI output.
Something that is available on ...
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What development boards have good RTOS support?
I'm looking for a relatively low-cost (<$50 would be ideal) development board with real support for an RTOS. It doesn't matter if the RTOS is manufacturer-supported or a separate project, but I'd ...
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Would anyone know how to use the InterSense Navchip sensor with Linux?
I've recently begun using the InterSense Navchip for some experiments related to INS(Inertial navigation systems). Would anyone know how to make this work with Linux? They provide a sample tool for ...
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Building a mobile device with arm [closed]
I'm trying to build a mobile device from scratch that uses the arm architecture and runs the Linux kernel from kernel.org.
What kind of parts (ex processor, jtag headers) would I need for basic ...
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2answers
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Talking to the Cortex M3 (Stellaris EKS-LM3S1968) under linux
I've searched around quite a lot, but haven't found an easy(ish) way to load programs onto the Cortex M3 using Linux.
I have tried using the summon-arm-toolchain ...
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DVSDK OMAPL138 Software Developer
I want to develop and run a program on the development kit
"Zoom™ OMAP-L138 EVM"
with the DVSDK, but I can not boot the Linux image from the SD Card.
I followed the guide "OMAPL138 Software ...
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How can I create a bootable SD card with linux kernel?
I just order an ARM Cortex A8 development board with preinstalled Android, but instead of the preinstalled OS I would like to use Linux, so I compiled the kernel with success, but I don't know how can ...
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2answers
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Tiny ARM Development Board? [closed]
I need a very small ARM based development board capable of running Linux (and Android, if possible, via SD card). The board should be not more than 25mm in terms of breadth. I found Raspberry Pi Model ...
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What does linux need to be on a microcontroller?
I am going to put linux on a microcontroller, attach an LED to the microcontroller, a battery and hope that the LED blinks. But before I do that I need to put Linux on a microcontroller. And to put ...
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How do I get started with uCLinux?
Right now I have ported an application from LPC2478 to Cortex M3 (LPC1788) and things are working fine at 120MHz.
I am thinking of porting uCLinux to my LPC1788 custom board.
The board consists ...
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Driving a 12V door strike from 3V3 BeagleBone?
I'm trying to control a 12V electronic door strike lock from my 3V3 BeagleBone.
Here's a diagram of my circuit:
My circuit probably needs a NPN transisor of some sort, but I'm not sure which one ...
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Needed the simplest linux board to control two PWM pins [closed]
I am using a BeagleBone board that runs a tiny webserver and controls two PWM pins. It also has a USB WiFi stick.
BeagleBone's processing power seems to be an overkill for what I am using it for. ...
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How JTAG affects system load?
Although the question is general, for discussion purpose let us assume TI's OMAP platform and Linux. If I connect a JTAG device to debug it (or a JTAG tool runs on OMAP platform) , how the system ...
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Need a cheap embedded linux board that has WiFi access point and USB2.0 [closed]
I need a small embedded Linux board that has the following:
On board WiFi access point
USB 2.0 high-speed HOST.
Under $100, preferably under $70 or around $50
Basically I need to send real-time ...
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How do I debug a Arduino Uno with gdb on a Linux pc?
How do I debug (source code single step) a Arduino Uno with gdb on a Linux pc?
Please note that I do not like to use AVR Studio in wine or VirtualBox.
Question 1: Physical connection
How and what do ...
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Cheap PIC programmer, must be Linux compatible
I'm comfortable with working on Arduino based projects, but I'm looking to start experimenting with PIC programming.
How would I go about building my own pic programmer? I thought there must be a ...
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How do I develop for STM32 discovery on Linux?
I have an STM32 discovery board and would like to be able to program it on Linux.
What is the easiest way to do this?
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Software alert when doorbell rings. Doable?
I am looking for a way to send alerts to my Linux laptop each time the doorbell rings to avoid those unpleasant times when a visitor ends up waiting minutes outside my door when I am alone and have ...
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Running MMU less Linux on Cortex-R4
I'm using ARM Cortex-R4 for my system. I'm little bit confused about which linux should I go for - Standard Linux Kernel with MMU disabled or uCLinux.
On an eval board, I have run the standard kernel ...
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Resources for IBM PC compatible motherboard / Intel 80486 development
I'm trying to find some resources on designing motherboards, but there doesn't seem to be much out there. I'm also looking for information about interfacing with an Intel 80486. I mostly understand ...
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What kind of computer do I use to program an atmega?
What kind of computer (Mac OS X, Ubuntu linux, or Windows) Would I need to compile an program/operating system for an atmega microcontroller? I want the microcontroller to be stand alone at some point ...
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Can an ATmega or ATtiny device signature be read while running?
While programming an ATtiny or ATmega, avrdude prints the device signature, in this example it is an ATtiny.
avrdude: Device signature = 0x1e910a
Can I read this ...
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Append source code to flash image when programming an AVR
Is it possible for Arduino / ATmega / ATtiny when programming the device to attach the C source code at the end the machine code flash image? That way if I have the device, I can always retrieve the ...
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100% FOSS Linux cellphone - possible? [closed]
Are there any combinations of cellphone + Linux distro out there that allows you to run a near 100% FOSS cellphone with only moderate to mildly severe effort?
Need to haves:
Texting
Calling
...
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Embedded Linux start, Help
If i had a good knowledge in Java programming and know some information about Microcontroller, Can i begin to learn embedded linux? if not, how can i start in this field?
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STM32 and embedded linux? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Linux on ARM Cortex-M3 series
Friends,
Any ideas on how to use embedded linux into STM32 system ?
Any shares or experiences will be very appreciated,
Thanks
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Embedded linux on FPGA
I have very limited experience with FPGAs (Altera - used only the visual design tools).
I am planning for a new project in which I need FPGA and I could benefit a lot from an actual linux running ...
