element 14 Community RoadTest: Beaglebone Black Radio Challenge

element 14 Community RoadTest: Beaglebone Black Radio Challenge:

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StartDate: 1/13/14 @ 00:00 UTC
EndDate: 2/3/14 @ 00:00 UTC

The BeagleBone Black is the newest member of the BeagleBoard family. It is a lower-cost, high-expansion focused BeagleBoard using a low cost Sitara™ AM3358 ARM® Cortex™-A8 processor from Texas Instruments, and can connect with the Internet and run software such as Angstrom and Ubuntu. Like its predecessors, the BeagleBone Black is designed to address the Open Source Community, early adopters, and anyone interested in a low cost ARM® Cortex™-A8 based processor.

The Bundle & the Challenge
For the purposes of this “RoadTest Plus”, we have bundled the Beaglebone Black with these other products:
A 4.3″ LCD Screen Cape
Adafruit Power Adapter
Adafruit BBB Case
Adafruit Software Defined Radio Receiver USB Stick
Compact USB Wi-Fi Adapter with 4″ Antenna

This bundle represents an ideal starting point for the creation of an innovative, fully-featured Internet / Digital Radio.

The selected testers will provide standard RoadTest reviews of the Beaglebone Black and blog in the Single Board Computers area of element14 beginning on Monday, February 17th and finishing on Friday, March 28th, detailing their Beaglebone Radio projects as they progress. Videos, diagrams and code samples should form part of the submissions. The RoadTester who provides the most intriguing, engaging material in addition to a fully operational Internet / Digital Radio will win the Grand Prize.

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Software Defined Radio Receiver USB Stick – RTL2832 w/R820T: If you’ve ever been curious about software defined radio (SDR), this USB stick is the easiest way possible to have fun with a powerful, configurable receiver. Packed with the powerful RTL2832U and R820T tuner, it can tune into signals from 24MHz to 1850MHz. That means you can use a computer (with Windows, Mac, or Linux) to tune into: FM Radio, AM signals (but not AM radio), CW (morse code!), unencrypted radio signals (such as those used by many police and fire departments), POCSAG pagers, and more. Read More

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