# 60: Fun Things You Can Make out of Beagles

- Show: [Embedded.fm](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm)
- Published: 2014-07-23
- Length: 1h 11m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2014-07-23-60-fun-things-you-can-make-out-of-beagles
- Listen: https://makingembeddedsystems.libsyn.com/embedded-ep60mp3

## Summary

Jason Kridner of the BeagleBoard.org Foundation and Texas Instruments discusses the history and ecosystem of the BeagleBone Black, contrasting it with the Raspberry Pi and explaining the challenges of supply chain management for low-margin open hardware. He details the board's origins as a Linux developer platform, its role in advancing mainline Linux support through device tree adoption, and the importance of Google Summer of Code projects like BotSpeak for real-time programming. Kridner also highlights the board's suitability for robotics and industrial applications, while addressing the frustration of distributors running out of stock due to OEM demand.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2014-07-23-60-fun-things-you-can-make-out-of-beagles#t=6) Introduction and Jason Kridner's Background
- [5:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2014-07-23-60-fun-things-you-can-make-out-of-beagles#t=325) History of Development Kits and the Birth of BeagleBoard
- [19:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2014-07-23-60-fun-things-you-can-make-out-of-beagles#t=1191) BeagleBoard vs. Raspberry Pi: Philosophy and User Experience
- [36:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2014-07-23-60-fun-things-you-can-make-out-of-beagles#t=2164) Supply Chain Issues and OEM Demand
- [45:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2014-07-23-60-fun-things-you-can-make-out-of-beagles#t=2724) Linux Kernel Contributions and Device Tree
- [51:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2014-07-23-60-fun-things-you-can-make-out-of-beagles#t=3099) Google Summer of Code and BotSpeak Interpreter
- [56:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2014-07-23-60-fun-things-you-can-make-out-of-beagles#t=3360) Recommended Books and Getting Started Resources
- [1:06:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2014-07-23-60-fun-things-you-can-make-out-of-beagles#t=3998) Future Hardware and LED Wall Projects

## Topics

- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)

## Most relevant to

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## Mentioned

- BeagleBoard.org Foundation (company)
- Texas Instruments (company)
- BeagleBone Black (product)
- Raspberry Pi (product)
- Arduino (product)
- BotSpeak (other)
- Circuit Co (company)
- Adafruit (company)
- Spark Fun (company)
- Morgan and Claypool (company)
- O'Reilly (company)
- Linux (other)
- Git (tool)
- Google Summer of Code (other)
- Fermata (other)
- LabVIEW (tool)
- Machine Kit (other)
- BoneScript (other)
- Cloud 9 IDE (tool)
- TRS-80 (product)

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- [BeagleBoard's Back with Jason Kridner](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2026-05-07-beagleboards-back-with-jason-kridner) (The Amp Hour)
- [An Interview with Jason Kridner and Robert Nelson](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2018-02-04-an-interview-with-jason-kridner-and-robert-nelson) (The Amp Hour)
- [An Interview with Jeff Keyzer and Jason Kridner - Bonafide BeagleBoard Bionomics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-09-06-an-interview-with-jeff-keyzer-and-jason-kridner-bonafide-beagleboard-bionomics) (The Amp Hour)
- [BeagleBoard successors, CAD & Robots - Haussmannized Halloween Hypostrophe](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-11-01-beagleboard-successors-cad-robots-haussmannized-halloween-hypostrophe) (The Amp Hour)
- [Someone is watching...we think - Horme Hostility Hypochondriac](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2014-02-26-someone-is-watching-we-think-horme-hostility-hypochondriac) (The Amp Hour)

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