Actually... If cost were the only deciding factor I would buy this http://www.dfrobot.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=35&product_id=49 $15
Also the pre-loaded chips are $7.00 which is price competitive with a PIC of similar capabilities. Doing more homework it does seem like the arduino is a bit easier to program since it uses C or at least a very C like language. But how about reliability? This is going to be a process control application, if it fails it could have serious repurcussions for very expensive equipment.. On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 12:42 PM, John Shaver <[email protected]> wrote: > $30 plus any modules you want to plug into it. It depends on how much > money you have to spend on toys i guess (until I have a project that > needs to be done that I can use it for it will still be considered a > toy). > > On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 12:25 PM, Jonathan Duncan > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> On 18 Aug 2011, at 09:52, John Shaver wrote: >> >>> I am also interested to know more. I have looked at purchasing an >>> Arduino unit for a while just to play around and see what it can do. >>> Last I checked it wasn't extremely cheap though. Any success >>> stories? >>> >> >> Not extremely cheap? $30? >> >> http://www.sparkfun.com/products/9950 >> http://www.adafruit.com/products/50 >> >> /* >> PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net >> Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug >> Don't fear the penguin. >> */ >> > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
