About the Author

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.

A book is a real personal investment, and I'd like to thank Lisa for her patience, support, and advice. Thanks to my parents for supporting me in my early days; it is also thanks to them that I found the way to write to this book. Thanks to Sarah and Lisa as well. Thanks to Eric and Carol for their time and efforts. I'd like also to thank Neeshma and Larissa at Packt Publishing for their precious help. Besides, I'd also like to thank the open source community as they allow you to benefit from the BeagleBone hardware and software.

I would also like to thank Naoya, Rachel, and Jason (the syntaxic killer) for their great work as I really appreciate what they brought to the book.