For the cost, a beaglebone black can do far more than any arduino platform i know of. However, they are completely different platforms. One is meant for embedded Llinux ( although technically the BBB does not need an OS ), where the other ( Arduino ) has no OS at all.
Neither one is a micro-controller. The beaglebone black is a single board computer, where the Arduino is an open source development board. I suggest you read and learn more about the field before making up your mind. But the Beaglebone black is far superior in every way( except perhaps power consumption ). Not to mention they both cost about the same . . . Anyway, I really do not know what else to say. Except that I could go on all day about how / why I like the beaglebone black, and how I dislike the Arduino platform in general. But I think this is something you need to explore on your own. I have my own reasons, and perhaps my reasons mean nothing to you. On Wed, Jul 2, 2014 at 8:35 AM, <plot...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello all, > > I want to start playing with an arduinio/beagleboard, but I don't know > which to pick. I've heard Arduino is closer to the metal. > > Currently I want to make robots. > > Background: B.S. Physics, A.A. computer science, experience in linux, and > C programming, Electronics/circuitry course (for my physics degree) > > I have never done any work with a microcontroller. > > So, what should I start with, arduino or beagleboard? Why? > > Thank you, > > -Plotnus > > -- > For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BeagleBoard" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
