Using PIC Basic PRO with Raspberry PI computer.

[Normnet]

PBP is only for 8 bit Microchip parts.

You realize that for around twice the cost of a pi you can get an ITX board with around 10 times the power of a pi? Then you will have something that you can actually do things with.

Link?
Would it run Windows CE?


Norm

[mackrackit]

Norm, I am talking about full motherboards able to run XP or your favorite Linux distro.

Fan-les cpu setup, add your ram and storage...

MICRO ATX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813135334

Mini ITX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813135339
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813186224

I just do not see why, other than the size, any one would even consider a pi. It is worse than a Basic Stamp...Comparably.

[Demon]

Could it be about portability?

(know nothing about pi)

Robert

[Normnet]

Norm, I am talking about full motherboards able to run XP or your favorite Linux distro.

Fan-les cpu setup, add your ram and storage...

MICRO ATX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813135334

Mini ITX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813135339
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813186224

I just do not see why, other than the size, any one would even consider a pi. It is worse than a Basic Stamp...Comparably.

I can also run my Delphi windows apps!
Good solution.

Norm

[dhouston]

Even in the Pi form factor there is a more powerful option that can run Android and should be able to utilize Basic4android.
http://beagleboard.org/Products/BeagleBone%20Black

I should note that there's also a group working on porting Android to the Pi.

[schlaray]

I wish to thank all of you for your input. I know this is off topic so thanks again. Schlaray.

[Demon]

No problem. I'll just move the thread, no worries.

Robert

[JBKerner]

I've been looking into Raspberry Pi. While it's somewhat slow, it's benefits are in it's usability as an inexpensive webserver. The drawback is learning another OS (Linux), and another programming language (Python). I find myself in the same boat as Schlaray (aging EE, needing skills updates). As wdmagic says, at $35, you can't beat the price! The GPIOs can be configured as GPIO, I2C, SPI, serial, etc. On the Rev B board, there are (I think) 21 GPIOs.

Over an ITX board, sure you have speed, but who wants to dedicate a Windows license key (not to mention all the OS overhead) to a box that monitors some weather instruments, an automatic dog feeder, or whatever. The "Rpi" (as it's often called) can interface directly to an inexpensive digital camera, to be an image server. Other people are using it to be a stand-alone media server. A few people have interfaced Arduino and other micros to it to expand on the I/O. That's kind of what I'm looking to do, but using a PIC & PicBASIC Pro.