/members-area/personalblogs/b/michael-wylie-s-blog/posts/trying-out-the-codebugI got a CodeBug about a month ago with the intent of cloning the game Simon. I quickly found out the device is severely limited, but very easy to use. This, of course, is the old &quot;Ease of Use&quot; vs &quot;Flexibility&quot; issue for any new de...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/michael-wylie-s-blog/posts/trying-out-the-codebugTue, 24 Nov 2015 03:18:25 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:b4b09c93-6bc5-49ee-9443-2b3454bb5977johnbeetem2<p>I&#39;m curious: why weren&#39;t you able to do Simon?&nbsp; Didn&#39;t the original Simon have a 4-bit TMS1000 processor?&nbsp; I would hope CodeBug would have a lot more processing power than that.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=21472&AppID=311&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/michael-wylie-s-blog/posts/trying-out-the-codebugMon, 23 Nov 2015 19:59:44 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:b4b09c93-6bc5-49ee-9443-2b3454bb5977DAB2<p>It is usually the case where easy to use also means limited capability.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The codebug appears to be aimed at capturing interest and it does allow you to look at some simple projects.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I view the codebug as a step towards building interest in embedded computers.</p><p>I can see it used for wearables and other projects.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Have you considered connecting several codebugs together to do more complex applications?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>DAB</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=21472&AppID=311&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">