{"id":5241,"date":"2015-03-18T17:56:27","date_gmt":"2015-03-18T17:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/?p=5241"},"modified":"2020-03-05T01:04:06","modified_gmt":"2020-03-05T01:04:06","slug":"beaglebone-for-dummies-is-available-for-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/beaglebone-for-dummies-is-available-for-order\/","title":{"rendered":"BeagleBone For Dummies is Available For Order!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rui here,<\/p>\n<p>A few days ago I announced that I wrote a book called\u00a0<i>BeagleBone For Dummies<\/i> for Wiley Publishing Inc..\u00a0This book took more than 7 months to complete.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Me and my good friend Lu\u00eds Perestrelo put a great\u00a0deal of effort to do our best work possible.<\/p>\n<p>It was very challenging, but I\u2019m happy to announce\u00a0that you can finally order a copy of my book today.<\/p>\n<h2>But what\u2019s the BeagleBone?<\/h2>\n<p>For those who don\u2019t know, the BeagleBone is a powerful,\u00a0versatile development board. In my opinion is one of the\u00a0best Raspberry Pi alternatives in the market today.<\/p>\n<h2>About BeagleBone For Dummies<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5058\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5058\" style=\"width: 229px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2VJVWbD\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5058 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1118992911.jpg?resize=239%2C300&#038;quality=100&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1118992911\" width=\"239\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1118992911.jpg?resize=239%2C300&amp;quality=100&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 239w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1118992911.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=100&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5058\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">View on Amazon.com *<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This book is a powerful yet friendly guide to putting the\u00a0BeagleBone to work, so you can turn your ideas into real projects.\u00a0You\u2019ll discover how to connect to the BeagleBone, load Linux on it,\u00a0and program in it, building and programming circuits to\u00a0actually create things as you go.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re not sure the BeagleBone is the right board\u00a0for your next project you can take this four part series\u00a0tutorial called <a href=\"https:\/\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/category\/bbb-series\/\"><i>Getting Started with the BeagleBone Black<\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Who\u2019s this book for?<\/h2>\n<p>This book is for anyone interested in electronics\u00a0that is just getting started with the BeagleBone\u00a0or likes similar development boards such as the Raspberry Pi.\u00a0Or for someone who recently outgrew the Arduino board and wants to do more.<\/p>\n<h2>Here\u2019s what\u2019s inside this book:<\/h2>\n<p>You can go to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2VJVWbD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon.com<\/a>* and read a preview of the book, but here\u2019s the Table of Contents:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Part I: Getting Started with the BeagleBone\n<ul>\n<li>Chapter 1: Introducing the BeagleBone<\/li>\n<li>Chapter 2: Installing the Operating System<\/li>\n<li>Chapter 3: Connecting Your BeagleBone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Part II: Covering the Basics\n<ul>\n<li>Chapter 4: Introducing the Linux Shell<\/li>\n<li>Chapter 5: Designing Circuits<\/li>\n<li>Chapter 6: Introducing Digital Electronics with the BeagleBone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Part III: Programming with BoneScript\n<ul>\n<li>Chapter 7: Introducing BoneScript<\/li>\n<li>Chapter 8: Experimenting with BoneScript<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Part IV: Programming with Python\n<ul>\n<li>Chapter 9: Introducing Python<\/li>\n<li>Chapter 10: Experimenting with Python<\/li>\n<li>Chapter 11: Mastering the Art of Coding<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Part V: Turning Your BeagleBone into a Desktop Computer\n<ul>\n<li>Chapter 12: Using Your BeagleBone Black as a Desktop Computer<\/li>\n<li>Chapter 13: Building Your Website<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Part VI: Playing with the BeagleBone\n<ul>\n<li>Chapter 14: Building Your First Project<\/li>\n<li>Chapter 15: Running Your Home Automation Web Server<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Part VII: The Part of Tens\n<ul>\n<li>Chapter 16: Ten Amazing Projects for the BeagleBone<\/li>\n<li>Chapter 17: Ten Resources and Tips for BeagleBone Users<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Appendix A: Troubleshooting<\/li>\n<li>Appendix B: Controlling BeagleBone\u2019s GPIOs<\/li>\n<li>Appendix C: Guide to the BeagleBone\u2019s GPIOs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>In summary, open the book and find:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Step-by-step guidance to setting up a BeagleBone<\/li>\n<li>A crash course in Linux<\/li>\n<li>Amazing things the BeagleBone can do<\/li>\n<li>How to navigate the desktop environment<\/li>\n<li>Python programming instructions<\/li>\n<li>Directions for a household monitoring system<\/li>\n<li>Great ideas for BeagleBone projects<\/li>\n<li>Resources and tips for making the most of the BeagleBone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Where to buy your copy?<\/h2>\n<p>It doens&#8217;t matter where you live you can get BeagleBone For Dummies\u00a0from most online book stores.<\/p>\n<p>I personally recommend purchasing your book through Amazon.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Here\u2019s the link: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2VJVWbD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click to see BeagleBone For Dummies &#8211; Paperback<\/a> *<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you grab one copy of my book, you\u2019re not only supporting my\u00a0but ensuring that I can keep creating more free tutorials in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for reading! \u00a0I\u2019ll be posting more tutorials on the ESP8266 very soon.<\/p>\n<p>-Rui Santos<\/p>\n<p><b>P.S. Y<\/b><b>ou can\u00a0<\/b><b>read my free tutorial which is a four part series called <\/b><b><i>Getting\u00a0<\/i><\/b><b><i>Started with the BeagleBone Black<\/i><\/b><b> <a href=\"https:\/\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/category\/bbb-series\/\">here<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><em>* We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rui here, A few days ago I announced that I wrote a book called\u00a0BeagleBone For Dummies for Wiley Publishing Inc..\u00a0This book took more than 7 months to complete.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5058,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[217,204,205,221,266,206],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bbb-series","category-beaglebone","category-beaglebone-black","category-beaglebone-for-dummies","category-no-ads","category-b-tutorials"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1118992911.jpg?fit=300%2C376&quality=100&strip=all&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5241"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5241\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}