That is awesome guys, thank you! Jon, I'll try what sensors I have first, then use this if I need something better. Thank you!
I finished my BeagleBone Black prototyping tray today. Here is what I have in that tray... (straight from my facebook)...
My BeagleBone Black Prototyping Station. Complete with wireless mini keyboard, WiFi, SSD drive support, 4gb on-board Debian Linux operating system, 8gb class 10 microSD database storage support, HDMI 5" screen (not touch yet), and a full-beefy 3a powered 7-port USB hub to support devices. She's beautiful, able to be hung off the side of my server rack, can connect via wireless or wired ethernet to my home network, and almost ready to help me build all the embedded wonders I want to introduce to the world. grin emoticon I can even run a virtual ANDROID machine on this device to test my mobile applications.
I should be able to program all my other embedded platforms from this station. I can also cross compile from any windows machine on my network and use this station as a hub for that purpose. This is a GIANT STEP for my research and development. WOOHOO!
the tray is a steel wire shelf-like unit that is designed to hang off my server rack on wheels. I just got wireless working with a static IP after having to compile an updated driver for the EW-7811Un 802.11n Wireless Adapter [Realtek RTL8188CUS]. Everything is working great! Now I can start work on writing code for sensors, etc, cross compiled in C++ and burned into more simpler devices. Big wins for me today! =)