# 110: Happiness Is a Warm Puppy

- Show: [Embedded.fm](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm)
- Published: 2015-07-22
- Length: 1h 24m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2015-07-22-110-happiness-is-a-warm-puppy
- Listen: https://makingembeddedsystems.libsyn.com/embedded-ep110mp3

## Summary

Jason Kridner of Texas Instruments and the BeagleBoard.org Foundation discusses his new O'Reilly book, 'BeagleBone Cookbook: Software and Hardware Problems and Solutions,' and the open-source BeagleBone ecosystem. He details the hardware's real-time capabilities, including the use of Xenomai, the Linux PREEMPT_RT patch, and the Programmable Real-Time Units (PRUs) for deterministic control. Kridner also covers the foundation's role in education, Google Summer of Code projects like BeaglePilot and OpenROV, and upcoming hardware like the BeagleBone Green and BeagleBoard-X15.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2015-07-22-110-happiness-is-a-warm-puppy#t=6) Introduction and Book Overview
- [1:53](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2015-07-22-110-happiness-is-a-warm-puppy#t=113) BeagleBone Architecture and Open Hardware
- [12:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2015-07-22-110-happiness-is-a-warm-puppy#t=767) JavaScript and BoneScript for Embedded Development
- [18:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2015-07-22-110-happiness-is-a-warm-puppy#t=1081) Real-Time Linux: Xenomai, PRUs, and PREEMPT_RT
- [34:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2015-07-22-110-happiness-is-a-warm-puppy#t=2070) Google Summer of Code and Drone Projects
- [40:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2015-07-22-110-happiness-is-a-warm-puppy#t=2426) BeagleBone in Space and Harsh Environments
- [55:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2015-07-22-110-happiness-is-a-warm-puppy#t=3315) TI Support, Forums, and Community Engagement
- [1:17:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2015-07-22-110-happiness-is-a-warm-puppy#t=4677) New Hardware: BeagleBone Green and X15

## Topics

- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Open-source hardware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/open-source-hardware)
- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- BeagleBone Black (product)
- BeagleBone Cookbook (product)
- Xenomai (tool)
- PRU (chip)
- Machine Kit (tool)
- Ardupilot (tool)
- OpenROV (product)
- BeagleBone Green (product)
- BeagleBoard-X15 (product)
- RTEMS (tool)
- Project Ara (product)
- BeagleSat (product)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [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)
- [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)
- [BeagleBoard's Back with Jason Kridner](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2026-05-07-beagleboards-back-with-jason-kridner) (The Amp Hour)
- [Ep. 19 | Open-Source Machine Learning with BeagleBoard Co-Founder Jason Kridner](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2021-03-04-ep-19-open-source-machine-learning-with-beagleboard-co-founder-jason-kridner) (Moore's Lobby)
- [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)

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