An interactive list of features and reviews to help you pick the right microcontroller for your projects.
RedBearLab puts the focus on IoT with the Arduino-compatible Blend Board. It has Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy built in. Blend has an accompanying iOS/Android app that displays realtime inputs (like buttons). You can also control I/O functions directly within the app.
Where to begin? The LinkIt One is packed with features: GSM, GPRS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth BR/EDR/BLE, GPS, Audio codec, SD card reader, and a rich pinout for sensors, peripherals, and Arduino shields. At 3.3″×2.1″, it’s larger than most boards marketed for wearables or IoT devices, but if the size doesn’t make you balk, then it will […]
The Netduino 3 uses the microcontroller-optimized, open-source .NET Micro Framework platform. With the .Net Micro Framework you can easily do event-based programming, line-by-line debugging, multithreading, and break points. The Netduino 3 itself is a powerful board that has a168 MHz (Cortex-M4) processor and 164+KB of ram.
This pcDuino Acadia is a single board computer with a lot of computing power. As a mini-PC platform, it’s relatively affordable. It uses a higher voltage than comparable boards, but it offers more than enough features to make up for it. Attach a screen, keyboard, and mouse and it will function as a computer. It […]
The Propeller Activity Board from Parallax boasts an 8-core processor that offers both power and speed. Makers looking for a variety of peripherals will find 18 I/O pins, a microSD card slot, and a mini audio-stereo jack among other features — all packed into a 4″×3″ board.
The RFduino is essentially an Arduino with a few key differences. At the size of your fingertip, it’s much smaller than Arduino and also slightly more affordable. You can run Arduino sketches on RFduino just like a regular Arduino, although you’ll need to purchase an additional USB shield in order to load other types of […]
The RIoTboard is a development platform for the Internet of Things, designed to support Linux and Android. It’s built on an i.MX 6Solo processor and carries a powerful ARM Cortex-A9 core. Notable features include SD and microSD slots, digital camera interface, 4 USB ports, 1 mini USB port, and over a dozen serial ports.
