One of the things I had noted earlier was that the HDMI output resolution is fixed at 720p (1280×720) and there was no documented way of setting a new resolution. There was a posting in the comments at Sparkfun that a script for setting the resolution was being worked on. Well, I decided to take a look at it myself and see what was required. It is actually quite simple once you have the right tools. With a little research, I had my display running at 1080p (1920×1080). Read more…
Today I connected up a my prototype board for an I2C experiment with the pcDuino. Blinky Lights!
YouTube video of simple I2C parallel port test using Python. Read more…
Finally some time to get my new pcDuino set up. Connected a USB keyboard, USB mouse to the USB ports. Plugged in to my network, connected the monitor to the HDMI port, and applied power. Green LED and nothing… Then, about 20 seconds later, the monitor showed a LXDE desktop. I reread the documentation and saw the statement that there is no display on the monitor until the boot process completes. I was used to all my other Linux systems (Raspberry Pi included) that display output the boot messages to the default display while starting up. Read more…
My pcDuino was deliverd while I was at work. I came home this evening to find the distinctive Sparkfun red box waiting for me. I could not wait to confirm that everything had arrived. Opening the box revealed the packing list, packing materials, and an anti-static bag with the pcDuino inside… That’s it! The pcDuino was just begging to be removed, connected, and powered on… And I had to go out to dinner with the family. Later.
I was browsing the Sparkfun web site this week and saw they had added the pcDuino as a new product. At $59USD this looked to be an excellent addition to my ARM based small development boards that run a “real” OS. The pcDuino comes preloaded with Ubuntu Linux and also supports Android. Read more…
Shanna seems to have brought home some minor contagion that just could not resist me. Left work early yesterday with a low grade fever that seems to be persisting through today. I’m not ill enough to avoid work, but I do not want to spread this around to others. I’ll probably be back at the office tomorrow.
I’m also taking the opportunity to update my blog/Twitter/Facebook interconnectivity… Why post multiple times?
Went to Medina to ride in the Friendsville Freebie Fifty (Fall Foliage & Frostbite Frolic). It was windy and cold! Weather forecast said we were supposed to have sunshine but I wasn’t able to catch it. Took the shortcut after the cider stop with Count DracuLou for a 28 mile ride.
Check out the map log from Garmin Connect… I am slow!
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