06-03-2021, 06:12 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-03-2021, 06:16 PM by ppppenguin.)
In very simple terms.
Arduino is a simple and low cost range of microcontrollers. Widely used for all sorts of simple tasks. Software is developed on a PC etc and transferred to the Arduino.
R-Pi is a fully fledged computer. People have used them to do the job of a desktop PC though that's not their main purpose. They are cheap enough to use in all sorts of applications where it wasn't feasible to use that amount of computer power before. Cheap enough that it doesn't matter if you're using a fraction of their capability. Software can be developed either on the R-Pi or a PC etc.
There are also many other single board microcomputers and microcontrollers available. Arduino and R-Pi are the best known and most widely used. Both also have lots of accessories available, so if you want to do anything from temperature monitoring to internet radio players there's likely to be ready built hardware to support it.
Plenty of jobs could be done with either. For example in the BECG we're contemplating a temperature and voltage monitoring system for our Vivat truck. I'm sure it could be done with Arduino or R-Pi. I suspect the Pi would be better at log keeping and communicating results back to a PC etc.
Arduino is a simple and low cost range of microcontrollers. Widely used for all sorts of simple tasks. Software is developed on a PC etc and transferred to the Arduino.
R-Pi is a fully fledged computer. People have used them to do the job of a desktop PC though that's not their main purpose. They are cheap enough to use in all sorts of applications where it wasn't feasible to use that amount of computer power before. Cheap enough that it doesn't matter if you're using a fraction of their capability. Software can be developed either on the R-Pi or a PC etc.
There are also many other single board microcomputers and microcontrollers available. Arduino and R-Pi are the best known and most widely used. Both also have lots of accessories available, so if you want to do anything from temperature monitoring to internet radio players there's likely to be ready built hardware to support it.
Plenty of jobs could be done with either. For example in the BECG we're contemplating a temperature and voltage monitoring system for our Vivat truck. I'm sure it could be done with Arduino or R-Pi. I suspect the Pi would be better at log keeping and communicating results back to a PC etc.
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