DIY hand-held games console: Hello World
Last updated: 02 Jul 2022 - 23:53
I've got a collection of parts on hand left over from various projects or bought for projects that never started, so I'm going to try and build a system as a prototype. The core of the system is the STM32F429 which I have on a "Discovery board". The one I'm using is the original production run STM32F429I-DISCO board which has long since been replaced by the STM32F429I-DISC1 board. As far as I can see the only real difference between these is a newer ST-Link which supports virtual serial port as well as SWD/JTAG programming. While more convenient all I need for the old board is an extra serial to USB adapter which I have anyway.
WiFi hotspot and DHCP from a BeagleBone
Last updated: 28 Jan 2012 - 20:55
The BigTrak project had to be mobile, and that meant having a WiFi card attached. This looked simple on the face of it, a USB host socket on the board and a modern 32bit Linux kernel, however it became more complicated partly due to the lack of sources for the embedded system and partly because of my ambitions.
BeagleBone un-boxing and hands-on review
Last updated: 11 Dec 2011 - 00:27
BeagleBone: The all new smaller BeagleBone ARM based dev-board is a step up in features from the Beagle Board and a step down in price.
The new BeagleBone from Texas Instruments is here! Farnell sent me a review copy this week, and are taking orders. I've prepared a video intro about getting up and running with the new board which is really easy. A few of the highlights are in the review below.