Re:Why we won't be selling Genuino or Arduino any more
by kbob on Sunday August 14, 2016 @01:41AM
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Arduino is not the next big thing; it's arguably a few years past its peak. But the thing is, it's really really fast to prototype stuff.
Last week I needed to convert an analog voltage to a pulse width -- I had a potentiometer and I wanted to control an ESC. It took me less than 10 minutes to breadboard and code that on an Arduino clone (Teensy).
The week before, I needed a frequency counter. Again, it took less than 10 minutes.
I've done more elaborate projects, but the point is that the overhead to get started is tiny.
Last week I needed to convert an analog voltage to a pulse width -- I had a potentiometer and I wanted to control an ESC. It took me less than 10 minutes to breadboard and code that on an Arduino clone (Teensy).
The week before, I needed a frequency counter. Again, it took less than 10 minutes.
I've done more elaborate projects, but the point is that the overhead to get started is tiny.