I'm also trying to use tablet as a UI screen. But a tablet cannot be powered and connected to BBB at the same time. Does anyone have a better idea?
Charles Steinkuehler於 2016年11月22日星期二 UTC+8上午8時17分57秒寫道： > > I had an interesting experience today I thought I'd share. > > I'm working on a project that uses a bunch of HAL logic with an > Android tablet for the UI (custom code, not haltalk or machinetalk) > with communications over Ethernet. I don't really like wireless links > in general, so I grabbed a USB OTG (on-the-go) cable, hooked it to my > Android tablet, and plugged it into the USB client port on the > BeagleBone (the port by the Ethernet connector). > > The Android tablet saw the USB Ethernet gadget interface on the > BeagleBone, grabbed an IP address from the BBB DHCP server, and I was > able to seamlessly communicate with wires! > > I know most kids these days like their wireless, but I've always had > better reliability (especially around motors) using wired links. > > If it matters, the tablet I was playing with is $35 from Walmart: > > > https://www.walmart.com/ip/RCA-Voyager-with-WiFi-7-Touchscreen-Tablet-PC-Featuring-Android-6.0-Marshmallow-Operating-System/53990885#about-item > > > ...and the OTG cable was $3.15: > > > https://www.walmart.com/ip/Tripp-Lite-Micro-USB-to-OTG-Host-Adapter-Cable-USB-cable-5-pin-Micro-USB-Type-B-M-4-pin-USB-Type-A-F-5.9-in/40137908 > > > ...which makes for a pretty inexpensive multi-touch UI screen! > > Just a fun hack I thought might help someone else! > > -- > Charles Steinkuehler > [email protected] <javascript:> > -- website: http://www.machinekit.io blog: http://blog.machinekit.io github: https://github.com/machinekit --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Machinekit" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/machinekit. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
