On Mar 13, 2014 9:47 AM, "Lance Grover" <lance.gro...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 7:07 PM, Tod Hansmann <plug....@todandlorna.com >wrote: > > > I'm fiddling with some *duinos a bit and I thought it would be a good > > discussion topic. Tell me, what would YOU want to do with a *duino? > > > > Well, with an arduino I currently use it as part of my solar panel > monitoring system, I have used one to control a pan/tilt for a camera, I > have used one to control an old R/C car, and I used one to build a cnc > prototype out of old CDrom drives. Fun stuff. > > The problem I am running into with my solar panel monitoring system is that > the project is getting a bit complicated and the arduino is locking up on > me. I am thinking of switching to a Pi...
If you are currently using Arduino, you might also consider Beaglebone Black, which is in the same price range but has more IO capability and a faster CPU, but less media capability. > > I WANT to use one to monitor light/water and control water of my garden, > but that might end up getting complicated as well... > > Sure are fun to play with though, and great to teach others electronics. > > -- > Thanks, > > Lance Grover > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
