pcDuino Single Board Computer

[VK4GHZ]

I'm behind the times!

Was poking around in Jaycar today and noticed these new single board computers... the pcDuino.

http://www.jaycar.com.au/Kits%2C-Scienc ... -/p/XC4352

http://www.jaycar.com.au/Kits%2C-Scienc ... i/p/XC4350




And you can use 2015 technology to generate 1915 morse code!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0a8yLDrY7I




Is the Raspberry Pi beyond it's use-by date?

[VK4JAM]

Hi Adam,
A good question, but I do not think so.
PcDuino Nano V3.0 - All Winner A20 SoC (Dual Core)
Raspberry Pi 2 Model B - 900MHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 CPU
Both have 1 Gb RAM and run various flavours of Linux, but there is extra $ for a lower spec CPU if you go down the PcDuino path.
Yes, it is possible to use some arduino board with the PcDuino, but it's not a big deal for me.
I have a Raspberry Pi 2 Model B, and it is very fast, and I also play with Arduino (in various forms).
I do not quite see the benefit of PcDuino.
Just my 20c worth.
Andrew
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