Arduino Yun - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: BurtyB
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 27, 2013, 03:15:55 am
content: Currently undecided about ordering the Arduino Yun - they seem to be missing the open-source side of things with the schematic (http://arduino.cc/en/uploads/Main/arduino-Yun-schematic.pdf) as the AS9331/FLASH/RAM/etc are replaced by a block.Anyone had a peek what's under the can?

author: legacy
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 27, 2013, 10:21:56 am
content: you'd better go fordraginoit costs the less, it has schematic of the SoC, a plastic enclosure, and more features!you could add an arduino to the serial port, and run the Yun's bridge from both sides

author: dannyf
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 27, 2013, 10:50:17 am
content: All those Arduino stuff is over-priced in my view. Many OEMs offer low-priced development boards that would out-perform the arduino by a long margin, and allow you to actually learn about the mcus for real.

author: con-f-use
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 27, 2013, 11:48:51 am
content: Quote from: dannyf on September 27, 2013, 10:50:17 amBut those devel-boards are much more complicated and have less pre-made libraries / off-the-shelf hardware available. Buying an Arduino is basically trading convenience for dollars. If it's worth it depends entirely on your purse, education, spare time and your project. They have their place. That being said, building an Arduino into a simple sensor+led switch is just burning money.

author: bingo600
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 27, 2013, 07:29:33 pm
content: A WR-703N would also do wifi i/f, and could interface via TTL-Serial to Arduinohttp://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/tl-wr703n(Don't get a 702 .. too little ram/flash for openwrt).There's also -http://8devices.com/carambola-2But you'd have to do some "own coding" ...So if it's for "Arduino like ease" get the real one.Edit: That Draguino looks cute , and it even seems like it has a rfm12B onboard (Jeenode -> wifi gateway)I cant seem to get to the shop , so price/Bingo

author: mtdoc
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 27, 2013, 07:48:29 pm
content: Quote from: con-f-use on September 27, 2013, 11:48:51 amThis is exactly right. Some of us have full time jobs which means for better or worse having more spare cash than spare timeI'm up for learning what's needed to use other platforms and have recently acquired a couple of low cost devleopment boards but it will be slow process, given my time constraints, before I can use them effectively.In the meantime, the 'duino world offers a quicker -albeit slighlty more expensive solution for my current project.The Yun does look interesting. I suspect the price will come down and it will not be long before the Chinese clones are available on ebay.....

author: BurtyB
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 06, 2013, 11:53:09 pm
content: The Carambola 2 does look quite interesting at that price to use as an add-on even though it's not open source hardware at least they don't imply it is.

author: Hamster
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 07, 2013, 12:04:55 am
content: I will try out a YUN, but the dragino looks pretty cool, will have to look at it.

author: Greyersting
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 07, 2013, 04:05:00 am
content: I'm probably going to get it when it is cheaper on eBay because of the built in WiFi and Ethernet.

author: jakehiltz
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: October 07, 2013, 05:19:40 pm
content: I still do not understand why people buy Arduino boards , other than the fact that they want to support the company. Why would you buy something that is so much more limited than a raspberry pi for nearly the same price.I am not trying to come off as a D*** but I am actually just curious why people buy these boards so much. I own a few Arduinos and I like them a lot , but it comes to a point when you just buy the IC or get a better board.

author: baldengineer
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: October 07, 2013, 08:51:40 pm
content: Quote from: jakehiltz on October 07, 2013, 05:19:40 pmIf you aren't taking Yún specific, then it is simple. The Pi and a Raspberry for intended for very different applications.The Pi is a Single Board Computer. Most Arduino boards are simple embedded microcontrollers.One is a truck, the other is a shovel.

author: BurtyB
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 08, 2013, 03:10:27 pm
content: Quote from: jakehiltz on October 07, 2013, 05:19:40 pmI've mostly been using them to get projects going and then moving to a custom board (Ignoring my solar monitor with the ArduinoBT+stripboard screwed to the side of the shed for the past 5 years - oops).

author: idiotsecant
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: October 08, 2013, 11:59:55 pm
content: Quote from: jakehiltz on October 07, 2013, 05:19:40 pmSimplicity! If all you want to do is turn some relays on and off for Christmas lights or some equally simple thing its literally 15 seconds and you're done.

author: Hamster
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 11, 2013, 04:08:40 pm
content: i am building a door access controller, the arduino will handle the door lock motor, and hid/nfc reader, it will talk to a beagle bone handling the apache web services and mysql database.they are two different things.