On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 12:17 PM, Barry Roberts <b...@robertsr.us> wrote: > On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 10:27 AM, Levi Pearson <levipear...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Or, use something like the Beaglebone Black instead of a RPi in the >> first place. By the time you get your RPi, your board to connect the >> Arduino, and the Arduino itself, you've blown through the price >> difference between the boards.ilman/options/plug > > True, unless you already have the pi (doesn't EVERYBODY keep a spare > around, just in case?), or you're lazy and want 5v GPIO. > > Barry > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */
Just noticed that MicroCenter has the new Rev C BBB on sale for $39, which is $15 off the normal price. Hard to argue against it on price at that level, especially since it's usable out of the box just via a USB cable tethered to a PC. http://www.microcenter.com/product/434844/Element_14_Beaglebone_Black_-_Revision_4 Note that it's got built-in GPIOs, many channels of ADC/DAC, PWMs, real onboard Ethernet, a couple of real-time co-processors (aka PRUs), CAN bus hardware, crypto acceleration, Li Ion battery controller, etc. etc. Most of the hardware is fully documented by TI, basically all but the 3D video hardware and the PRUs (which have unofficial docs released from TI but with no official support). It's a *very* capable platform, especially if you're interested in robotics or similar applications. --Levi /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
