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It was interesting to see the new Beagleboard "bone" project announcement today.  Particularly because of some software that ships with it; a browser-based development environment targeting the JavaScript language.  Given the popularity of the JavaScript language and a completely hosted environment, I can see how this is a great way to remove a lot of the annoying and error-prone steps to getting started with embedded development.  As a first step to see how this vision...

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For anyone interested in Java 7, I have built OpenJDK 7 (via IcedTea) for BUG 2.0 (Angstrom, armv7, Zero VM).  The binaries are available here.  The binaries are not provided as Angstrom opkgs, so the installation process is manual. This is because it was built natively on a BUG, rather than using the OpenEmbedded cross compiling build system.  You'll also need to install libcups2 via opkg if you want to replace the Java 6 JRE to run BUG...

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We've got 4 days to go until the Open Hardware Summit! And it's coming together marvelously. Don't forget to get your ticket!The Open Hardware Summit is a venue to discuss and draw attention to the rapidly growing open source hardware movement. Speakers at the Summit include world renowned leaders from industry, academia and the DIY community. The summit focuses on hardware as a system through a series of discussions and panels on BUSINESS, LAW, MANUFACTURING,...

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Sponsor the Summit! Sponsorship for the Open Hardware Summit is open! Special thanks to our sponsors who have already donated. The summit is in its second iteration in partnership with MAKE and Makerfaire at the New York Hall of Science. Last year, 350 people came together to share knowledge about bringing open hardware to market, solving issues around open design, protocols and licensing. Many more people watched online and got involved in the conversation through...

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* * * Please Redistribute * * * The Open Hardware Summit (OHS) invites submissions for the second annual summit, to be held on September 15, 2011 in New York City. The Open Hardware Summit is a venue to present, discuss, and learn about open hardware of all kinds. The summit examines open hardware and its relation to other issues, such as software, design, business, and law. We are seeking submissions for talks, breakout sessions,...

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Greetings BUGgers!TL;DR: http://wiki.buglabs.net/index.php/Changelog_2.1.0Release R2.1.0 is available for download.  This is a major release, utilizing a new kernel and networking API, intended for general customer use with BUGbase YT (2.0) hardware.   The build artifacts can be found at: http://dauber/buildbot/repo/full/54f94d5/  (internal)andhttp://bugcommunity.com/downloads/files/2.0/Releases/R2.1.0/ For instructions on how to upgrade, please see:  http://wiki.buglabs.net/index.php/Software:Update_Your_BUG_Memory_Card An SDK release is targeted for compatibility with this release.  Stay tuned for an email regarding the SDK. There is no longer a redmine roadmap associated with this release, as redmine.buglabs.net is volatile at...

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While using processing on ARM (via openjdk-6-zero) has been done for quite some time, (even using the Arduino IDE), we just got it working on BUG.Just running sketches couldn't be easier.  Processing 1.5.1 allows sketches to be exported as applications:After hitting that, you should see the Sketch's jar in tie .pde's directory.  scp that up to bug using your favorite scp client, and just:java -jar Sketch.jar.Here's the pointillism example (in processing-1.5.1/modes/java/examples/Basics/Image/Pointillism/):Running the IDE on BUG is...

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The Challenge: Use BUG in a meaningful way... today  The Proposal: Make BUG a wireless music server everyone can collaboratively add music to, create playlists with, and use.  First: We white board the idea, add in possible functionality, then sketch the concept. Ideas: Use Jack Server BUGmpd connect to JACK Hook up the Traffic Light in a meaningful way Bot Bundle “Gong” Functionality   So now we have a quick outline of what we want...

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While the BUG 2.0 hardware platform is the shiney new toy everyone wants/NEEEDS, what can we say about our trusty BUG 1.x devices sitting around?  I think they are in need of some love, and as a community effort, have released some alpha-level builds of BUG 2.0 software for BUG 1.x hardware.  The project is called leafcutter, and the idea is that your BUG 1.3 device should be able to run all the BUGapps that...

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As part of research and development (aka R&D to those in the industry) I ordered an Ultimate Beagle Gadget Pack from our friends over at Liquidware.  As one of the new wave of Bug-gneers that joined this winter/spring, I want to get a good understanding of our friends and competitors in the embedded Linux world.  Of course, as an open source company many of our friends our our competitors, which is really cool. It's Especially...

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