Re: [DIYbio] Arduino vs raw chips

On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 12:40 PM, Jonathan Cline <jcline@ieee.org> wrote:
> I think the snip below is the clarification which leads to agreement. When
> I say Arduino, I mean AVR hardware based kits.

Oh come on, stop trolling all the bio-folk. 8 or 16MHz is overkill for
most of the applications anyone talks about. Are AVRs too power-hungry
for you? What's your point? Seriously.

> I'm not talking about the
> software, which, since it is compatible with better hardware, then the
> obvious choice is to pick the better hardware. Why use Lego when you can
> easily switch to using real nuts & bolts.

Why use any of that when toothpicks will do? Come one man, what lacks
with AVR from any practical standpoint for most of the average stuff
that is talked about on this list? If you're talking vision processing
or video capture, OK there are other things for that... but that's my
example, what is/are yours?

> Regarding cost, the points mentioned pro/con have been simultaneously on

I doubt you can get much cheaper buying chips and copper-clad by
themselves than this USB-programmable module, $2.86 each... I just got
5 in the mail this week:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/391000702325

> both sides of the fence so watch out. Typically pro-Arduino peeps will
> argue for the kits because they don't require purchase of a programmer then

Foregoing the $0.25 programmer chip??? Yeah right.


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