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The following is a guide to selecting Arduino compatible hardware. It is an incomplete list and is based on a mix of fact, opinion, and personal experience. Feel free to disagree and contribute to this list! | The following is a guide to selecting Arduino compatible hardware. It is an incomplete list and is based on a mix of fact, opinion, and personal experience. Feel free to disagree and contribute to this list! | ||
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'''General Purpose''' | '''General Purpose''' | ||
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| Pro Mini || $10-15 || 14 (6) || 8 || 3.3v or 5v || small & cheap. Needs FTDI | | Pro Mini || $10-15 || 14 (6) || 8 || 3.3v or 5v || small & cheap. Needs FTDI | ||
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| − | | Teensy 3.2 || $25 || 34 (12) || 21 || 3.3v || good partner for ESP8266, built in USB, powerful | + | | Teensy 3.2 || $25 || 34 (12) || 21 || 3.3v || good partner for ESP8266, built in USB, powerful, DAC |
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| − | | Teensy LC || < $20 || 27 (10) || 21 || 3.3v || good partner for neopixels, built in USB, powerful | + | | Teensy LC || < $20 || 27 (10) || 21 || 3.3v || good partner for neopixels, built in USB, powerful, DAC? |
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'''Small and Cheap''' | '''Small and Cheap''' | ||
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| || Price || # Digital (PWM) || # Analog || Voltage || Notes | | || Price || # Digital (PWM) || # Analog || Voltage || Notes | ||
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| − | | Trinket || $10 || 5 (3) || 3 || small & cheap, built in USB | + | | Trinket || $10 || 5 (3) || 3 || 3.3v or 5v || small & cheap, built in USB |
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| + | | ESP8266 || < $5 || 9 (9) || 1 || 3.3v || WiFi!! Needs FTDI, cheap, tricky to use | ||
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| + | | ATTiny84a || $2 || 10 (4) || 8 || 1.8v - 5.5v || cheap, VERY tiny, tricky to use, needs FTDI | ||
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| + | '''Big, Expensive, Specialty''' | ||
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| + | | || Price || # Digital (PWM) || # Analog || Voltage || Notes | ||
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| + | | MEGA 2560 || $60 || 54 (15) || 16 || 5v || Good for 3d Printer, robots, other big and complex things. Teensy is almost always a better choice | ||
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| − | | | + | | DUE || $60 || 54 (12) || 12 || 3.3v || has a DAC, basically a 32 bit Mega |
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| − | | | + | |Yun || $90 || 20 (7) || 12 || 3.3v || Linux (Open WRT), WiFi.. just don't use this, it's really buggy. |
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| + | |Zero || $70 || 20 (18) || 6 || 3.3v || DAC, pretty much an expensive Teensy | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:33, 6 January 2016
The following is a guide to selecting Arduino compatible hardware. It is an incomplete list and is based on a mix of fact, opinion, and personal experience. Feel free to disagree and contribute to this list!
Back to Physical Computing Resources.
General Purpose
| Price | # Digital (PWM) | # Analog | Voltage | Notes | |
| Trinket Pro | $15 | 18 (6) | 8 | 3.3v or 5v | more pins than UNO, built in USB, tiny |
| Uno (R3) | $35 | 14 (6) | 6 | 5v | simple, easy, foolproof. a bit large |
| Pro Mini | $10-15 | 14 (6) | 8 | 3.3v or 5v | small & cheap. Needs FTDI |
| Teensy 3.2 | $25 | 34 (12) | 21 | 3.3v | good partner for ESP8266, built in USB, powerful, DAC |
| Teensy LC | < $20 | 27 (10) | 21 | 3.3v | good partner for neopixels, built in USB, powerful, DAC? |
Small and Cheap
| Price | # Digital (PWM) | # Analog | Voltage | Notes | |
| Trinket | $10 | 5 (3) | 3 | 3.3v or 5v | small & cheap, built in USB |
| ESP8266 | < $5 | 9 (9) | 1 | 3.3v | WiFi!! Needs FTDI, cheap, tricky to use |
| ATTiny84a | $2 | 10 (4) | 8 | 1.8v - 5.5v | cheap, VERY tiny, tricky to use, needs FTDI |
Big, Expensive, Specialty
| Price | # Digital (PWM) | # Analog | Voltage | Notes | |
| MEGA 2560 | $60 | 54 (15) | 16 | 5v | Good for 3d Printer, robots, other big and complex things. Teensy is almost always a better choice |
| DUE | $60 | 54 (12) | 12 | 3.3v | has a DAC, basically a 32 bit Mega |
| Yun | $90 | 20 (7) | 12 | 3.3v | Linux (Open WRT), WiFi.. just don't use this, it's really buggy. |
| Zero | $70 | 20 (18) | 6 | 3.3v | DAC, pretty much an expensive Teensy |
