Re: Using PIC Basic PRO with Raspberry PI computer.
Pi is very similar to all these web boards out there, a mini computer with web interface that has configurable io ports, pi actually runs a copy of linux and can access io's directly and not have to run through a web interface. heres the link to the PI
the benefit over a microatx or a itx board is built in ram and video. can be used with hdmi or composite.
Siteplayer, and some of these other web based IO boards can cost up to 300 bucks so pi @ $35 is a deal. Not using one myself but if I had the cash it would be worth it, not to mention its got a footprint of a credit card. can be programed with multiple languages. its basically a hyped up development board its not ment to be used like a regular computer, and even if you did get a itx or other, they dont come with GPIO port headers and usually require HDD, ram, case, power supply, etc.. Pi uses USB power, sdcard, and a tv.
for me the benifit would be like this
right now I have to create an interface between the pc and the PIC if I want to control it with the computer, with PI they are one in the same, but as schlaray said, you have to learn a new language, you can actually use java, c, python, or others to write the code as its running linux and linux allows almost every type of programming code.
Chris
Any man who has accomplished anything in electronics at one time or another has said... " STOP! WAIT! NOOO! Dangit.... Oh Well, Time to start over..."
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