An interactive list of features and reviews to help you pick the right microcontroller for your projects.
Using the Pi is just like operating a computer. Connect peripherals (keyboard, mouse, and monitor), power on the device, and you’re basically running a desktop computer from the ’90s. The Raspberry Pi 2 runs Raspbian Linux, which offers a graphical interface and since Linux has hundreds of development environments for programming languages — ranging from assembly and C/C++, Python and JavaScript — it’s […]
This 2.9″x3.9″, dual core 64- bit Intel Atom-based system operates at 1.33GHz, with 2GB of DDR3 RAM. Unlike the BeagleBone Black or Nvidia Jetson TK1, MinnowBoard Max is x86 architecture, not ARM, but still runs a familiar Linux operating system. The open hardware Max offers low-speed buses such as SPI, I2C, I2S audio, two UARTS, and 8 buffered GPIO (two configurable for PWM), all accessible […]
MicroPython is a programming language based on Python that is optimized for microcontrollers, using less RAM and running more efficiently. The MicroPython Pyboard allows for instant and easy programming in MicroPython. All you need to do is connect it to a computer and you can start programming right away.
The PunchThrough LightBlue Bean is a fantastically quirky product in all the right ways. The Bean is an oval with Bluetooth low energy connectivity, an accelerometer, thermometer, RGB LED, and built-in prototyping area. It is Arduino compatible, which means that many of the Arduino libraries and sketches will work on the Bean without too much […]
The Kinoma Create is a JavaScript (or ECMAScript for the purists) dream. This board offers 16 input and output pins hidden behind a front panel, and 50 more in the rear battery bay. Once connected over built-in Wi-Fi, configurable from its touchscreen display, the Kinoma Create accesses the Kinoma git repository with hundreds of project examples. To program you just download a customized Eclipse IDE, which offers […]
The Intel Edison is a small system-on-module (SOM) with a dual-core 500MHz Atom main processor and an onboard Quark microcontroller (MCU) operating at 100MHz – this MCU enables real-time processing capabilities. Unlike most development boards the module offers Wi-Fi, Bluetooth low energy, and comes with 4GB of eMMC storage that ships with a flavor of […]
Last May, a largely unknown niche camera company created an uproar when it announced it had built a $9 computer. But as the Kickstarter pledges rolled in — more than $2 million from almost 40,000 backers — it seemed Next Thing Co., co-founded by Dave Rauchwerk, Thomas Deckert, and Gustavo Huber, had made an important contribution, fundamentally altering the cost structure of […]
