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Pizero or Omega2 - help me decide!

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Former Member over 9 years ago

Hi all - new member here!

 

Getting my feet wet into this, looking for something to get started with.. What are your thoughts?

 

Pizero Introducing the Raspberry Pi Zero

Omega2 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/onion/omega2-5-iot-computer-with-wi-fi-powered-by-linux

 

What is your experience with them?

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    Former Member over 9 years ago

    Thanks for all the replies everyone! I'll do a bit more research in to pizero but I have backed the Omega2 as well. Looks like the onion guys got featured on techcrunch which is pretty cool https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/13/the-onion-omega2-lets-you-add-linux-to-your-hardware-projects/

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    rew over 9 years ago in reply to Former Member

    The thing that annoys me about the omega2 guys is that they send out regular updates... (good)... but with little information about THEIR project, but mostly an add: check out this other kickstarter project....

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    uscdadnyc over 9 years ago in reply to rew

    I am not a shill for Mathworks' Matlab/Simulink BUT this s/w product has support for (a) Arduino, (b) RaspPi, and (c) Lego. I don't believing in "reinventing the Wheel". For a hobbyist like myself, I don't have time to research every new board that comes out. Physical size, low-power consumption, Wireless communications are a Low-Priority for me. Newly proposed/actual-realized boards will always tout the three aforementioned attributes. If you are a hobbyist, you have to make a Stand. And choose a board (or family of) then stick w/ that choice. Otherwise you will be a "Jack of all Trades. Master of None."

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    uscdadnyc over 9 years ago in reply to rew

    I am not a shill for Mathworks' Matlab/Simulink BUT this s/w product has support for (a) Arduino, (b) RaspPi, and (c) Lego. I don't believing in "reinventing the Wheel". For a hobbyist like myself, I don't have time to research every new board that comes out. Physical size, low-power consumption, Wireless communications are a Low-Priority for me. Newly proposed/actual-realized boards will always tout the three aforementioned attributes. If you are a hobbyist, you have to make a Stand. And choose a board (or family of) then stick w/ that choice. Otherwise you will be a "Jack of all Trades. Master of None."

    USCDADNYC (NY NY USA)

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