On Thu, 14 May 2015, Justin R wrote: > As an absolute beginner in microcontroller programming, do you think > these would be a good way to prototype some simple sensor > interfacing code before trying to flash some AVR microcontrollers > with my nonsense? > > Since the Minnowboard ties it's expansion slot up to an odd > connector (A99244-ND) I don't think I could readily use it, but the > other two seem easier to use. I think I could put either the > Beagleboard xM or Pandaboard ES to good use via the GPIO expansion > using the IIC support (for sensors) and PWM support (for servos). > But I'd like to hear your opinion. let me ponder on that this weekend ... it's been a while since i did anything with either the beagle xM or the panda; my kit of choice these days is the beaglebone black. if anyone else wants to weigh in, feel free. perhaps a BBB would be a better choice for you, or an intel galileo: http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/embedded/products/galileo/galileo-overview.html i have a v1 galileo board, i might be willing to unload that as well since the v2 is out. rday -- ======================================================================== Robert P. J. Day Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA http://crashcourse.ca Twitter: http://twitter.com/rpjday LinkedIn: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/rpjday ========================================================================