Farewell Arduino, it's been emotional
Arduino's have served me well.
The 2560p is a good base for most projects. The Pro Mini had it's uses too, but 9 times out of 10, I ran out of programming space.
I started a new DMX controller project on a Pro Mini, and it soon became apparent that I was going to run out of space, not to mention pins.
So I grabbed a Teensy 3.2 (because it's 5v tolerant). And began playing.
Wow... this thing is fast.
Currently, this Pro Mini sized beast is connected (and running):
A GSM module
A custom DMX receiver
A Bluetooth receiver
An RFID reader
2 Nextion touch screens
A 1.8" TFT screen
A 0.96" I2C Oled screen
2x I2C MCP23017 16 way switches
The 2560p is a good base for most projects. The Pro Mini had it's uses too, but 9 times out of 10, I ran out of programming space.
I started a new DMX controller project on a Pro Mini, and it soon became apparent that I was going to run out of space, not to mention pins.
So I grabbed a Teensy 3.2 (because it's 5v tolerant). And began playing.
Wow... this thing is fast.
Currently, this Pro Mini sized beast is connected (and running):
A GSM module
A custom DMX receiver
A Bluetooth receiver
An RFID reader
2 Nextion touch screens
A 1.8" TFT screen
A 0.96" I2C Oled screen
2x I2C MCP23017 16 way switches
And a whole pile of other kit. 5000+ lines of code, and it's not even half full with only 11% of the variable memory used.
Most of the Arduino libraries have ported over well. A few needed tweeking, but the majority worked straight off.
Most of the Arduino libraries have ported over well. A few needed tweeking, but the majority worked straight off.
I have only had a go with the 3.2, so it is early days. I will report back when I have tried some of others.
It's looking promising.
It's looking promising.