Its bad enough that the Raspberry Pi organization is stepping into the non-OS microcontroller boards with the R-Pi PICO, but now there is a group who have created the ATMegaZero in a R-Pi Zero formfactor.
>From their Facebook page: (https://www.facebook.com/atmegazero/) > *The ATMegaZero is a microcontroller board based on the Atmel ATMega32U4 > microchip, the same chip used in the Arduino Leonardo and Arduino Micro. It > was modeled after the Raspberry PI Zero to take advantage of its sleek > design and form factor...* > And from their main website: (https://atmegazero.com/) > > *The ATMegaZero is a microcontroller board based on the Atmel ATMega32U4 > microchip, the same chip used in the Arduino Leonardo and Arduino Micro. It > was modeled after the Raspberry PI Zero to take advantage of its sleek > design and form factor but in the form of a microcontroller board. Similar > to the Raspberry Pi Zero the ATMegaZero comes with 40 GPIO pins that can be > used as input or output for interfacing devices and can be programmed using > the Arduino IDE software. The ATMegaZero comes with a built-in USB which > makes the ATMegaZero recognizable as a mouse or keyboard.* > > - *Very easy to get started.* > - > *The ATMegaZero comes with a built-in USB which makes the ATMegaZero > recognizable as a mouse or keyboard * on your computer. * > - *Can be programmed using the Arduino IDE software.* > - > *The ATMegaZero is best used for deterministic real-time operations, is > fully predictable as to when it will do something and exactly how long it > will take. The Raspberry Pi can't do such real-time tasks.* > - *Directly connect analog sensors, the Pi lacks an inbuilt analog to > digital converter and relies on an external analog to digital converter > (ADC).* > - *Raspberry Pi is good at software applications, while Arduino makes > hardware projects simple.* > > > *What's the difference between the Raspberry Pi and the ATMegaZero?* > > *The Raspberry Pi is a linux computer which you can use to browse the web, > word processing, gaming, etc.. It's perfect for many projects that requires > a lot of power. On the other hand, the ATMegaZero is a microcontroller > similar to the Arduino board which you can use for simpler tasks that > doesn't necessarily requires a lot of processing power but that is > reliable. e.g. Home Automations, Robotics, DIY projects, control relays, > servo, read sensor data, and also log data to the integrated SD card.* >
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