Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Beginner”
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In this blog post, I will present you my latest project: The first open source hardware (OSH) parallel port cape for the BeagleBone. The goal of this project is to make Machinekit easier to use for a broader audience and to provide a turnkey control solution for CNC machines. The Operator GUI will run on Windows, Linux, Mac, and Android. ...
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This is a quick and easy guide to get from an RCN Debian Linux image for the BeagleBone (Black) to a working Machinekit installation. At the time of writing this blog post, there is no ready to use image available. However, in the future, there might be a ready to use image with everything set-up and ready. So please check ...
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In this blog post, you will learn how to do Qt unit testing with Catch and Trompeloeil. I'll explain how to this with the qmake build system if you prefer CMake you can follow this guide. However, some of the details I describe here such as how to use Catch for testing event-driven applications do apply for CMake as well. ...
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In this blog post, you will learn how to run Qt Creator in emacs-mode or in layman terms how to configure GNU Emacs keybindings in Qt Creator. Why I write this blog post This mini-tutorial is a note to my future self, searching how to configure Qt Creator to behave like Emacs all over the internet after another system reset. ...
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Rendering to a monochrome OLED display with QML In this blog post, you will learn how to write QtQuick applications for an OLED display without modifying the Linux kernel. My testing system is an SSD1306 based 128x64 monochrome OLED display connected via I2C to the CHIP single board computer. Motivation I recently came across a post on the Qt Blog ...
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On July 2nd and 3rd, I visited the Machinekit Europe meeting hosted by the Eletrolab Hackerspace in Nanterre, Paris. The hackerspace team recorded all talks and Frederic agreed to do the editing work. The first session of the meeting Machinekit Introduction by Michael and Bas, is now ready to be watched on YouTube: Michael talks about Machinekit and potential applications ...
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This blog post is about getting started with Machinekit on the Nexthing CHIP. With a price of 9$; the CHIP is the cheapest single board computer with wifi and flash memory on the market. The low price and easy availability make the CHIP an ideal platform for low-budget motion-control applications. This blog post focuses on the user perspective of using ...
