Chapter 1. Getting Started with the BeagleBone Black

Ordering the hardware (HW) is the exciting part of any project. You have wonderful dreams of all that you might accomplish once this amazing piece of technology is delivered. Unfortunately, the frustration of the first few attempts at accessing the capabilities of the unit can leave many developers, especially those with little experience with this type of dedicated system, so discouraged that the board can end up on the shelf, gathering dust next to the pet rock and cassette tape recorder.