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 More options Jun 23 2010, 12:16 pm
From: Tom Karches <tkarc...@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:16:17 -0400
Local: Wed, Jun 23 2010 12:16 pm
Subject: Re: [trianglearduino:138] Low cost (non arduino) microcontroller platform
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Another inexpensive option for Arduino embedded projects is the Ardweeny at
$10 :

http://www.solarbotics.com/products/kardw/

Or the Rock Botton Freeduino for $8 :

http://www.1strecon.org/TheShoppe/freeduino/rbfk.shtml

At these prices, my time is worth $5 to get a more established IDE with
Arduino/Freeduino, but competition is generally always good.

--tom

On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 11:17 AM, Alexander Ray <alexjray.n...@gmail.com>wrote:

> I know this is not arduino (and is actually gonna be a direct competitor),
> but i figured you all should know (if you dont already):

> TI has released a small, cheap embedded platform for the low price of $4.30
> each:

> http://hackaday.com/2010/06/22/ti-makes-a-big-bid-for-the-hobby-market/

> Not as powerful as ATmega328, but at a fraction of the price of an arduino
> it could make a really tempting alternative. very very small memory space,
> and industry-quality (i.e. craptastic) IDEs, so probably not as fun, but
> maybe this price point is low enough that you could add a microcontroller to
> a project now that you didnt want to sink $20-30 for an arduino into.

> I'm going to try to get one when the site stops lagging.

> ~Alex

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Tom Karches
tkarc...@gmail.com

 
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