/members-area/personalblogs/b/blog/posts/my-projectLet me introduce myself. Name is Mark and I am just embarking on a PhD at the University of Portsmouth looking at smart homes and how they can provide care and monitoring for vulnerable adults. I am looking at using theArduino UnoArduino MegaBeagleboen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/blog/posts/my-projectSat, 18 Oct 2014 19:27:14 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:3febbb98-1bf4-4c1f-9795-f7b98b51cf97johnbeetem1<p>Hi Mark,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Here&#39;s a good thread about the tradeoffs between RasPi and BBB: <a class="jive-link-thread-small" href="https://www.element14.com/community/thread/23575/l/pi-vs-beaglebone-black" title="http://www.element14.com/community/thread/23575">http://www.element14.com/community/thread/23575</a></p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=18914&AppID=293&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/blog/posts/my-projectSat, 18 Oct 2014 19:14:45 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:3febbb98-1bf4-4c1f-9795-f7b98b51cf97DAB1<p>Hi Mark,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>It sounds like an interesting project.</p><p>I suggest that you first define all the things that you want to do and then look at the available components that help make that happen.</p><p>If you try to force fit your ideas into an inadequate systems architecture you will just end up in trouble.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>DAB</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=18914&AppID=293&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">