garygid
Well-known member
Presently, we have been using, and gotten a lot of "mileage"
out of the AVR-CAN board, which supports one CAN bus,
digital and some analog I/O, and a serial port.
However, as a 16 Mhz 8-bit uP, it is not the fastest kid
on the block. The whole Arduino lineup is nicely
supported, has many enthusiasts, but was also
a bit under-powered. Until recently...
The Arduino Due, with the form factor of the Arduino Mega 2560,
sports 84 Mhz and a 32 bit uP, with more I/O, 2 USB, 2 CAN, etc.
Downside, the libraries to support it are... evolving. The porting
of Sketches from the old Arduino architecture to the new Due
architecture seems to impact almost anything except blinking
one LED. Many of the new complexities are hidden by
new function Libraries, written or evolved to support the Due.
So, if you want to help us go down this path of discovery,
joining the "Arduino Due Forum", getting a Due from
one of the many sources, obtain a USB A to micro-B cable,
and download the IDE (Interactive Development Environment)
from Arduino (search Arduino Due Software Development),
version 1.5.4r2 (1.5.x is still a "Beta" version). The zip file is about
150 MB, and it unzips into a folder of about 350 MB. No need to
install, I just moved the folder (Arduino-1.5.3) to the root of
my D-drive, using Vista (but it should work on XP upward, I think).
So, relatively easy to "play", if you desire.
Post below if you are unterested.
Thanks, Gary
out of the AVR-CAN board, which supports one CAN bus,
digital and some analog I/O, and a serial port.
However, as a 16 Mhz 8-bit uP, it is not the fastest kid
on the block. The whole Arduino lineup is nicely
supported, has many enthusiasts, but was also
a bit under-powered. Until recently...
The Arduino Due, with the form factor of the Arduino Mega 2560,
sports 84 Mhz and a 32 bit uP, with more I/O, 2 USB, 2 CAN, etc.
Downside, the libraries to support it are... evolving. The porting
of Sketches from the old Arduino architecture to the new Due
architecture seems to impact almost anything except blinking
one LED. Many of the new complexities are hidden by
new function Libraries, written or evolved to support the Due.
So, if you want to help us go down this path of discovery,
joining the "Arduino Due Forum", getting a Due from
one of the many sources, obtain a USB A to micro-B cable,
and download the IDE (Interactive Development Environment)
from Arduino (search Arduino Due Software Development),
version 1.5.4r2 (1.5.x is still a "Beta" version). The zip file is about
150 MB, and it unzips into a folder of about 350 MB. No need to
install, I just moved the folder (Arduino-1.5.3) to the root of
my D-drive, using Vista (but it should work on XP upward, I think).
So, relatively easy to "play", if you desire.
Post below if you are unterested.
Thanks, Gary