Well, I get that BBB is a lot more powerful than Arduino (UNO) and I have no doubts about that. Frankly speaking, that's the reason I am into this BBB kind of thing. I was wondering if I could *reuse* my arduino uno compatible sensors i.e. with BBB. That would really be a kick start for a beginner like me.
And which programming language would be best. I know C only and trying to learn Python on my own. I am open to any suggestions. On Tue, Jun 30, 2015 at 3:53 AM, Bruce Boyes <[email protected]> wrote: > The BBB is quite a different beast from Arduino (and there are many of > those; I assume you mean one of the simpler ones such as 'Uno'). Arduino is > simple to use, like a bicycle. It's great when that is what you need. BBB > is more like a powerful motorcycle - lots more capability but a step or ten > up in complexity... and learning curve. BBB has a pretty complete operating > system capability (I use Ubuntu 14.04) which the simpler Arduinos lack. BBB > has ethernet, HDMI, etc baked in which Arduino does not, and the simpler > Arduinos can't realistically add that. The more complex Arduinos can, but > then you get to about the same price point as BBB and you arguably have a > kludge. I don't mean any of this disparagingly, just that the "best" > solution for you depends... on what you are trying to do, and a lot of > other factors. Personally I like BBB for some applications where you want > Linux, HDMI, Python, etc, and Teensy 3.1 for smaller ones. They are all > tools - pick the one you like best or that fits your needs best. > > You'd hope, this being 2015 (and not 1995) that there would be some *standard > and portable* way to have hardware device drivers you could use anywhere. > There are some efforts in that area such as Pingo > <https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pingo/0.1.9> but this issue is gnarly... > figure out a good solution and you'd have a great business. The use of I2C > and SPI as common hardware interfaces has helped a lot but there is a long > way to go until all sensors could be "plug and pray" on any hosting system. > > BBB also has the PRUs <http://elinux.org/BeagleBone_PRU_Notes> which seem > like a solution for any number of special realtime interface issues. And > the BBB community is pretty great too! Mr Kernal, Robert Nelson > <https://github.com/RobertCNelson?tab=activity>, and Mr Beagleboard > (Gerald Coley) and a ton of others are working hard to make BBB great. > Adafruit is also a good source of BBB parts and tutorials > <https://www.adafruit.com/category/75?gclid=CjwKEAjw2cOsBRD3xNbRp5eQxzYSJADZGYbzr3b7SK924RUB0eE7SegsUotk-6NzpIrehZ9pKqCdXBoC1qDw_wcB> > . > > Welcome to the community! > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
