BBB full tutorial for newbies

[Jo sias]

Hi there, I'm super-new to the BBB World

I've struggled a lot since you need to first get the thing working :) and the primar access through USB-Network is with the drivers of BBB not working driver-sign issues etc..

so now i found that wonderful post here: https://machinekoder.com/machinekit-debian-stretch-beaglebone-black/

but unfortunately i cant get it setup correctly there is no picture over the QT machinekit-client.

i tried also the access to the desktop but its unfortunately empty as well.

i would highly appreciate if someone could make an entire step by step tutorial. until the point where the GPIOS are set to STEP / DIR as well as the timings.

i would like to use the BBB to run a 3-axis mill that was run with GRBL before.

cheers

[Jo sias]

i found this ready to go image here:

https://www.necitec.de/index.php/en/downloads

it is what i was looking for!

good performance.

i'd still like the attempt to use the QT machinekit client, maybe there is one who can make a step by step tutorial for that...

cheers

[Jeff Pollard]

Hi,

  If you want to use Axis instead of QT, you can do this remotely through the micro USB on the BBB.

  The address is : 192.168.7.2

  The username:password is machinekit:machinekit.

  The following is for a windows machine (not test on a Mac).

   Start by downloading "putty" networking terminal program

   Also download Xming

   Read their respective user manuals.

   Have your BBB up and running, with the micro USB plug in to your PC USB port.

   Start the Xming program on your PC.  This should just put an orange/black "X" in the hidden running icon on the lower right of the PC screen.

   Then start putty

   On the left menu choose: Connection-SSH-X11 and click the enable X11 forwarding

   Go to the top item in the menu for "session" and enter 192.168.7.2 for the IP address

  Then click "open"

  After a few seconds, if the BBB, Xming and putty are running properly you should get a terminal window pop up on the PC.

  You may also get a security alert.  Just approve that.

  Then log in with the terminal to the username/password from above.

  From there you can type machinekit to get the user menu going.

  I would also recommend looking at the recent post with this title: Latest Image from elinux nonfunctional?

  

Jeff

[Jo sias]

worked as described, but the UI is very lagy.

i try now QT