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  • Author Author: gsgill112
  • Date Created: 20 Jul 2014 9:29 AM Date Created
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Best Kit for starters and hobbiest till now !

Hi Folks, How r u guys doing.

Their have been countless people/student who want to get their hands dirty and build something fun or people who just want to learn electronics, but, they don't know which kit to go for. This is where our experience comes handy image So I would like you all to participate in this pool to vote the best startes/hobbiest kit available in the market image

 

What I intended to ask is for a community opinion for the best GENERIC board for starters to electronics. Asked differently, Which board did you first got your hands on which actually helped you learn Embedded and do those coolll things you ever dream to do.

 

Things to consider

-> Cost

-> Support

-> Community

-> Features

-> Ease to use

-> Online workshop/e-learning

-> and whatever you guys can think of image

 

Thanks a lot image image

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  • gpolder
    gpolder over 11 years ago +3
    I agree with Mark ( mcb1 ) it really depends on what you want to achieve. Currently I'm using Raspberry Pi, several flavours of Arduino, Sparki robot (Arduino), MBED, and currently starting with spark…
  • nschreiber0813
    nschreiber0813 over 11 years ago +2
    Dear: Gill I obviously choose rasbeary PI because it is so fun to make robots with it. From: Noah
  • waelect
    waelect over 11 years ago +1
    Forgot to add PSOC development board. There integration with analogue and digital configuration is the real future for development. Out of the 5 board I have dsPIC Mikroelectronica is the most user friendly…
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  • Robert Peter Oakes
    Robert Peter Oakes over 11 years ago

    Hi there gsgill112 , this question / poll has been asked several times over the last few months with the same resulting feedback

     

    It is indeed very difficult to pick one as the best as you have already read, it all depends on the project you intend to use it with. I probably have over 15 different boards from the ATTiny through to TivaC based boards in the micro controller category and then several variations of Linux boards including RIoT and RPI. none are better than the other overall and they all have their place. A question lightly to get a more factual response may be "Which do you use most often" or "what is your current project using."

     

    All the previous attempts to illicit a favourite has resulted in this same response and unfortunately, correctly so.

     

    Hope I have been able to clarify the reasons for the responses your lightly to get

     

    Regards

     

    Peter

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    Robert Peter Oakes over 11 years ago

    Hi there gsgill112 , this question / poll has been asked several times over the last few months with the same resulting feedback

     

    It is indeed very difficult to pick one as the best as you have already read, it all depends on the project you intend to use it with. I probably have over 15 different boards from the ATTiny through to TivaC based boards in the micro controller category and then several variations of Linux boards including RIoT and RPI. none are better than the other overall and they all have their place. A question lightly to get a more factual response may be "Which do you use most often" or "what is your current project using."

     

    All the previous attempts to illicit a favourite has resulted in this same response and unfortunately, correctly so.

     

    Hope I have been able to clarify the reasons for the responses your lightly to get

     

    Regards

     

    Peter

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