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What stops your Arduino project?

cstanton

Say you want to create a solution to a problem you have, like automating the door on a chicken coop with the time of day...

What tends to stop you from developing it? Do you find that you encounter a problem part way through the project? Is it some knowledge you're lacking or is it the software?

Would you benefit from help with circuit design? Or is it something else?

We're looking at expanding our introduction videos and guidance on using Arduino products, and I'm interested in what you need help with, so reply and let us know, regardless of knowledge level.

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  • in reply to dougw

    Good point!  Like many engineers, I like to talk about and work on problems so those tend to get my attention.  They aren't intended to be flames, but they might come across that way.  I use the Arduino libraries and boards because they get me started faster and are often suitable for my needs.

  • in reply to dougw

    Are you sure that isn't more like pouring gasoline onto the fire  ? Slight smile

    Some factors may be:

    What you already have to hand and how much resource you have already invested in that platform be it digesting the reference manual, buying shields, writing libraries, etc.

    How much support/documentation/training is readily available, especially in the area you are working in. Has someone published a similar project that you can use as a starting point to speed things up. If starting from scratch, is there sufficient documentation to do so.

    Platform roadmaps - is this platform still likely to be supported and actively developed in twelve months time.

    Platform features - does it have all the features that the project requires. Is the platform easily scalable if additional features are required.

    Costs - there may be cheaper competition now but how much will it cost overall to move to a new platform.

    Development environments - does the IDE still satisfy the programming requirements.

    Form factor - will it physically fit into the project space.

    Oh, and what did the Element14 team send you in the post to experiment with... Slight smile