The Seetron display requires that the FTDI conversion cable be reconfigured in order to properly read the data sent to it.
Posts Tagged ‘Ubuntu’
USB 2 RS232 And Serial Display Hack Part 1; An Introduction
Posted: 7th February 2012 by Mike Trent in Android, Blog, Computer, Electronics, TechnologyTags: Android, BeagleBoard, BeagleBoard xM, FTDI, LCD, Linux, Seetron, Ubuntu, USB, USB to Serial Converter
Living With Linux – CDPATH
Posted: 18th December 2011 by Mike Trent in Blog, Computer, Linux, UbuntuTags: bash shell script, Linux, Programming, script, Ubuntu
Here is an great time saver for those that regularly work from the Linux command line.
Living With Linux – Cloning Devices
Posted: 10th December 2011 by Mike Trent in Android, Computer, Linux, Technology, UbuntuTags: Android, BeagleBoard xM, Clone, Disk Image, Kernel, Linux, Programming, Ubuntu
One of the tasks that I needed to do was create a disk image as a backup of the Micro SD that came with the development kit. Although this image is available for download, it’s good form to learn how to create one on your own.
Living With Linux – The Raspberry Pi
Posted: 18th May 2013 by Mike Trent in Android, Blog, Commentary, Computer, Debian, Electronics, Linux, Rasbian, Tablet PC, TechnologyTags: Android, Debian, Development Board, Electronics, Experiments, LCD, Linux, Mimo Display, Programming, Raspberry Pi, SoC, System On A Chip, Touchscreen, Ubuntu
Recently my company purchased a Raspberry Pi for me to experiment with. The Raspberry Pi is a credit card sized development board/computer which runs the Linux operating system (can run Android too.) This product boasts a Broadcom BCM2835 system-on-a-chip (SoC), meaning that the chip is the computer. What exactly does that mean? Computers, desktops and […]