Hi there,
I was about to buy my first arduino device, a arduino uno. But seeing the chipkit uno32 at roughly the same price, is it worth starting with the classic one? My first apps will not need high speed but who knows for future.
Thanks
Hi there,
I was about to buy my first arduino device, a arduino uno. But seeing the chipkit uno32 at roughly the same price, is it worth starting with the classic one? My first apps will not need high speed but who knows for future.
Thanks
There`s also the Pinguino, here: http://www.pinguino.cc/
it`s been out a little longer and is somewhat more complete than the UNO32`s IDE as a result.
they`re all very respectable boards for developing on, but I have to agree with the above that it`s probably wiser to start with something that is Known and has a longer history and therefore better access to existing programs and hints/tips.
Personally I would buy the arduino Nano, and mount it semi-perm to a large breadboard if you plan on doing a lot of prototyping, I have 3 boards set up like this myself and wouldn`t be without them.
the whole "shield" idea became very old quite quickly here (not to mention expensive).
in fact my Original arduino (the Due) doesn`t really get used at all now other than as a programmer for other chips (I took the 328P out and put in a ZIF socket).
Stay with the tried and tested for now 
There`s also the Pinguino, here: http://www.pinguino.cc/
it`s been out a little longer and is somewhat more complete than the UNO32`s IDE as a result.
they`re all very respectable boards for developing on, but I have to agree with the above that it`s probably wiser to start with something that is Known and has a longer history and therefore better access to existing programs and hints/tips.
Personally I would buy the arduino Nano, and mount it semi-perm to a large breadboard if you plan on doing a lot of prototyping, I have 3 boards set up like this myself and wouldn`t be without them.
the whole "shield" idea became very old quite quickly here (not to mention expensive).
in fact my Original arduino (the Due) doesn`t really get used at all now other than as a programmer for other chips (I took the 328P out and put in a ZIF socket).
Stay with the tried and tested for now
