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Published inDec 2013
PublisherPackt
ISBN-139781783559329
Edition1st Edition
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Richard Grimmett
Richard Grimmett
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Richard Grimmett

Richard Grimmett has more fun that should be allowed working on robotics projects while teaching Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at Brigham Young University Idaho. He has a Bachelors and Masters degree in Electrical Engineering and a PhD in Leadership Studies. He also has 26 years of experience in the Radar and Telecommunications industries, and even has one of the original brick phones. He has written books on the basics of using the BeagleBone Black for robotics projects, and another for the Raspberry PI and yet another for the Arduino.
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Mission briefing


You're mobile, but you still need to use your LAN cable if you want to communicate electronically with your project. In this project, you'll learn how to communicate without wires, yet still remain in control of your robot.

Why is it awesome?

As you send your device out into the world, you may still want to communicate with it electronically without connecting a cable. If you add this capability, you can change what your mobile robot is doing without any physical contact, and still remain in complete control of your project.

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Your objectives

In this project you will be:

  • Connecting the BeagleBone Black to a wireless USB keyboard

  • Using the keyboard to...

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Published in: Dec 2013Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781783559329

Author (1)

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Richard Grimmett

Richard Grimmett has more fun that should be allowed working on robotics projects while teaching Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at Brigham Young University Idaho. He has a Bachelors and Masters degree in Electrical Engineering and a PhD in Leadership Studies. He also has 26 years of experience in the Radar and Telecommunications industries, and even has one of the original brick phones. He has written books on the basics of using the BeagleBone Black for robotics projects, and another for the Raspberry PI and yet another for the Arduino.
Read more about Richard Grimmett