Beaglebone black with LCD: useful

Uploading Files

So far I have ported two of my programs to the beaglebone black so I dont have to look for a computer to do common tasks---there are some kind of bugs still, such as the display freezing but hopefully I can figure them out eventually.

The programs I loaded so far that I would actually use are:

1.  A picture uploader.  I have a custom website for my digital pictures.  A long time ago I used to have a computer with an lcd in front of it so all I had to do was put the camera card and press a button and out the pictures go into the website.  Now I have the uploader client ported to beagle bone black so I can upload pictures from anywhere with an internet connection (wired internet, for now).

2. A generic memory card copier.  You never know when you just have to backup a card.

On a related note, the 8x2 character LCD has looked good enough to win me a beaglebone case in a contest :-)

JondZ

Finally, I can carry around a linux gadget with a display.  This will be very useful for me.  This one took me a really long time to build though (I have not that much experience in soldering).

This linux beaglebone black with an attached 8x2 display is running lcdproc (the LCDd display server).  

Soldering wires before putting on the LCD.

Mounted on a Beaglebone Black

JondZ