I'm not sure if arduino is a good platform to spend time on, see[1].<p>One the other hand, the mbed:<p>"With all the investments ARM is putting into the mbed and the mbed-os(and it's huge amount of internet of things features) ,with features like automatic selection of sleep modes via easy to use sleep api's[1] , the better though out API(things like FastPWM, FastIO, SIMPLEDMA and others) , the community being more professional so it probably means better code, and the better license enabling easy use in production , and the large amount of ARM microcontrollers availble for it, isn't this the better time investment for the future ?" [2].<p>[1]<a href="http://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=253582.0" rel="nofollow">http://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=253582.0</a><p>[2]<a href="http://www.eetimes.com/messages.asp?piddl_msgthreadid=47423&piddl_msgpage=1#msgs" rel="nofollow">http://www.eetimes.com/messages.asp?piddl_msgthreadid=47423&...</a>
The AM355x already has 2 x 32bit Programmable Realtime Units (PRU) [1] so the AVR seems a bit redundant (other than compatibility with existing shields and ease of programming)<p>[1] <a href="http://elinux.org/BeagleBone_PRU_Notes" rel="nofollow">http://elinux.org/BeagleBone_PRU_Notes</a>
Discussion of the ESP286 here on Hacker news seems limited. Looks like a great alternative for low-cost use. It's a $5 microcontroller board with WIFI which now can be programmed with the Arduino development environment:<p><a href="http://makezine.com/2015/04/01/esp8266-5-microcontroller-wi-fi-now-arduino-compatible/" rel="nofollow">http://makezine.com/2015/04/01/esp8266-5-microcontroller-wi-...</a>
"Arduino TRE, the first Arduino board manufactured in the U.S."
As italian I feel a little bit sad about Arduino today being american hardware fully assembled in America. I wonder if they still print Italy and the italian flag on the PCB...
Please correct me, but doesn't the GPU of Texas Instrument's Sitara AM3359AZCZ100 require a closed firmware blob - in other words the Arduino TRE will be a partly closed hardware (not in Arduino's open hardware spirit)?
There are so many Arduinos. It was daunting for me when I was starting out. Following guides helped me to get started:<p>- <a href="https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/arduino-comparison-guide" rel="nofollow">https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/arduino-comparison-guid...</a><p>- <a href="https://www.sparkfun.com/arduino_guide" rel="nofollow">https://www.sparkfun.com/arduino_guide</a><p>Do you know any more noob friendly comparison sites/articles?
There's already the Arduino DUE, which has the Arduino form factor and pinout, with a very lightly configured ARM processor. It's supported by the Arduino toolchain, and you get more memory and a CPU with floating point hardware. It's far too small a machine to run Linux, but it's the next step up when an ARM CPU is just too wimpy.<p>How do the two CPUs of the TRE talk to each other? Shared memory? I2C? USB?
So... Essentially an UDOO, but less powerful and (or so it seems from the picture) a different pin layout, making it incompatible with existing shields..?
so a BeagleBone Black with adruino on its head goes to the doctors office. Doctor asks 'what seems to be the problem?'. Arduino replies "I've got something stuck to my ass!".<p>but now at 1.5 times the price of individual components! BB is $55, minis are $3. This thing will be what, ~$70? Arduino abomination glued to the AR9331 is ~$80 (Yun), while bare atheros chips are $5 in china, whole routers ~$15. I dont see the point of this new one either. Even if they somehow got the best deal ever out of TI it will not be economical compared to BBB.