I got a couple at the $5 price, which was a promo. They're ordinarily $13.
There's also a $30 PIC board, the Uno32, that is pin-compatible with the Arduino but has a 32-bit, 80 MHz processor. Also, it has much nicer I/O (many more A/D pins, for example). There's an Arduino-compatible IDE that supports it, so minimal changes are needed if any. VERY nice for those who have an Arduino project working but need that little bit more speed, or a true 32-bit CPU. * Drew Van Zandt Artisan's Asylum Craft Lead, Electronics & Robotics Cam # US2010035593 (M:Liam Hopkins R: Bastian Rotgeld) Domain Coordinator, MA-003-D. Masquerade aVST * On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 9:35 PM, Tom Metro <[email protected]>wrote: > I ran across mention of this development board from TI being priced at > only $5, though this article: > > http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2012/11/a-13-arm-single-board-computer/ > > says it is $13. Either way, it is likely priced at below cost, as the > micro itself sells for nearly $5 in 1K quantities and the board has 2. > > This board has an 80MHz 32-bit ARM Cortex M4 microcontroller, 256KB > Flash, 32KB SRAM, 2KB EEPROM, dual 12-bit ADC, and 43 GPIO pins. > > And like most modern dev boards, it interfaces via USB. TI supplies a > proprietary toolchain, but apparently there are open source alternatives. > > Not a particularly small looking board, so might not be a good choice if > you are looking to embed the dev board into a space constrained project. > > While it's cheap, you can get Arduinos for around $10 to $15, and will > undoubtedly find a larger community of developers, so an Arduino is > probably the better choice for a one-off hobby project. > > See also: > > http://dangerousprototypes.com/2012/10/01/review-of-the-stellaris-launchpad/ > > for a briefer intro (and better photo), followed by some discussion > about the toolchain. > > -Tom > _______________________________________________ > Hardwarehacking mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/hardwarehacking >
_______________________________________________ Hardwarehacking mailing list [email protected] http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/hardwarehacking
