> > > *The Pi is meant to be educational. And has a TON of stuff on the internet > about it, from a free monthly magazine, to books, to just a lot of info on > the internet.*
The most important part is understanding Linux. You do not need to know *everything*, just everything that applies to your situation. Most things are a few hours away from achieving, once you understand Linux, and perhaps a bit of a google session. Anyway, my point here is that anything you can learn about the rPI can easily be applied to the beaglebone(s). On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 7:25 AM, Jerry Davis <jdaw...@gmail.com> wrote: > This is only my opinion. > > If you are new to either linux, or gpio programming in particular. I would > get a RPi first. The Pi is meant to be educational. And has a TON of stuff > on the internet about it, from a free monthly magazine, to books, to just a > lot of info on the internet. While the RPi is very useful (much more so > than the Arduino -- in fact I regularly translate Arduino code into Python > for running on my Pi), it has no native A/D pins. > > The BBB has far more capability in every way you can think of. I intend to > make a SDR radio soon on mine. > > Anyway, learn something easier first. Learn linux, and learn gpio > programming in general. Then step up to the BBB. > > Jerry > > > > > > On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 1:19 AM, William Hermans <yyrk...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> The beaglebone(s) are a completely different class of embedded "system" >> compared to the Arduino. In short, the Arduino *may* be able to do 1/100th >> of what the beagelbone(s) can do. Hell, the two PRU's ( Programmable real >> time unit ) can do any one thing the Arduino can do up to ~10x faster. >> >> For your suggested use case, the Beagelbone(s) are also better than the >> rPI. The rPI is better suited for media type stuff, such as playing video, >> etc. >> >> At least one caveat here. There is much more to learn when using an >> embedded Linux system. Be it rPI or Beaglebone. if you have Linux >> experience you have a head start on this. >> >> Anyway, your question is rather general . . . I would suggest you pick up >> reading material for the beaglebone on the web, and perhaps take in a video >> or two from youtube, >> >> On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 8:34 PM, rjc2827 <bobthecass...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I've programmed business systems for years, and now I want to get into >>> controlling (and reporting on) related mechanical systems. Preferably, I >>> would like to send out (and collect) the IO directly from my business >>> program, but if things are easier or better when split up, then that's >>> fine. I'd like to read 30 temperatures (or whatever), and turn on/off a >>> few lights and motors as well, based on a combination of manufacturing >>> rules, and my input from the IO capabilities. It sounds like an Arduino >>> might be all that I need. I want to automate the works, but allow a human >>> to override the system, and perhaps to even change the settings, so maybe a >>> RPi should be added too. The BBB looks like it might be able to do >>> everything that the Arduino can do though, and it also has the computer >>> capabilities that I "might" need. So back to the subject line ... >>> >>> Can a BBB do everything that an Arduino can do? If not, what's >>> missing? It looks like either the RPi or the BBB could direct the Arduino >>> (if an Arduino is still required), but because I don't need extreme sound >>> quality, or great graphic capability, it looks like either the RPi or the >>> BBB could do the directing part for me ... and maybe, the BBB could do the >>> whole thing. So what would I be giving up if I went only with the BBB? >>> >>> Any thoughts? >>> >>> rjc >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >> > > > > -- > Extra Ham Operator: K7AZJ > Registered Linux User: 275424 > Raspberry Pi and Arduino developer > > > *The most exciting phrase to hear in science - the one that heralds new > discoveries - is not "Eureka!" but "That's funny...".*- Isaac. 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