07-03-2021, 01:08 PM
Microcontroller chips have been around for many years. For example the Intel 8051 and its derivatives used to be very popular. I've designed boards from scatch using them. More recently the PIC series have been incredibly popular. What Arduino have done is put microcontroller chips on to easy-to-use boards. A whole ecosystem of accessories and software has grown up around them. I was surprised to read about the range of processors they have used, including x86:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arduino
The important point about Arduino, Pi and others is that they put significant computing power into the hands of anyone who wants to have a go. At low cost. Without the hassle of designing and building up PCBs. With large ecosystems of hardware accessories and libraries of software.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arduino
The important point about Arduino, Pi and others is that they put significant computing power into the hands of anyone who wants to have a go. At low cost. Without the hassle of designing and building up PCBs. With large ecosystems of hardware accessories and libraries of software.
www.borinsky.co.uk Jeffrey Borinsky www.becg.tv
