Reader small image

You're reading from  Beaglebone Media Center

Product typeBook
Published inJan 2015
Reading LevelIntermediate
Publisher
ISBN-139781784399993
Edition1st Edition
Languages
Right arrow
Author (1)
David Lewin
David Lewin
author image
David Lewin

David Lewin was introduced early to electronics and computers by TRS-80, Atari, and Commodore 64; he has never quit since then. He spends his free time watching out for technology for the next generation of embedded systems when he is not exploring philosophy. David is a passionate and creative embedded developer who spent 20 years working for automotive companies such as Renault, Peugeot, and Faurecia, as well as for satellites with Thales Alenia Space. He currently works in Sophia Antipolis, the French Riviera Silicon Valley, designing industrial embedded systems.
Read more about David Lewin

Right arrow

Summary


In this chapter, we had some good experiments with the hardware part of the server "from the ground," to finally end by successfully setting up the webcam service on boot. We discovered hardware detection, a way to "talk" with our local webcam and thus to be able to see what happens when we plug a device in the BeagleBone.

Through the topics, we also discovered video4linux to retrieve information about the device, and learned about configuring devices. Along the way, we encountered MJPG-Streamer. Finally, it's better to be on our own instead of being dependent on some GUI interfaces, where you always wonder where you need to click. Finally, our efforts have been rewarded, as we ended up with a web page we can use and modify according to our tastes.

RSS news can also be provided by our server so that you can manage all your feeds in one place, read them anywhere, and even organize dedicated groups.

Plenty of concepts have been seen for hardware and software. Then think of this chapter...

lock icon
The rest of the page is locked
Previous PageNext Chapter
You have been reading a chapter from
Beaglebone Media Center
Published in: Jan 2015Publisher: ISBN-13: 9781784399993

Author (1)

author image
David Lewin

David Lewin was introduced early to electronics and computers by TRS-80, Atari, and Commodore 64; he has never quit since then. He spends his free time watching out for technology for the next generation of embedded systems when he is not exploring philosophy. David is a passionate and creative embedded developer who spent 20 years working for automotive companies such as Renault, Peugeot, and Faurecia, as well as for satellites with Thales Alenia Space. He currently works in Sophia Antipolis, the French Riviera Silicon Valley, designing industrial embedded systems.
Read more about David Lewin