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MarkS:
*cough* The UNIX argument deserves it's own thread, don't you think? *hint hint*
james_s:

--- Quote from: Brumby on May 01, 2023, 08:57:32 am ---Don't beat yourself up too much.

I had a project offered to me (through the EEVblog no less) to provide a custom mod to a digital scale.  I was supplied with a number of units of a typical scale and found an Arduino Nano clone board fitted perfectly in a space within the case.  It had more than enough memory, adequate performance and just enough ports to do the job and once built, no-one would ever know unless they opened it up.

Sometimes getting something already built and tested is a more sensible choice.


Just don't ask me to share the source code though - so ugly  :-[ - as it was my second effort in an embedded project (the first effort is still under development, you know - one of those projects that depends on a tuit of the circular form  ;D )

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The Arduino nano is a nice little board to integrate into projects. I really cringe when I see a fullsized arduino and a solderless breadboard stuffed inside a project box though.
MarkS:
I got the Arduino today and wired it up. "Borrowed" some code I found online and.... It just works! :palm: I wasted a ton of time needlessly. At least I know I have four good chips.
james_s:
That's been my experience too. Initially I avoided Arduino for a long time, viewing it as bloated, but then it got to the point where hardware is SO cheap that it doesn't matter if it's bloated, it's just SO easy to get things working since there are loads of different libraries all ready to go. As a platform for hobby projects it's hard to beat.
tooki:

--- Quote from: james_s on May 02, 2023, 06:24:09 pm ---That's been my experience too. Initially I avoided Arduino for a long time, viewing it as bloated, but then it got to the point where hardware is SO cheap that it doesn't matter if it's bloated, it's just SO easy to get things working since there are loads of different libraries all ready to go. As a platform for hobby projects it's hard to beat.

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Yep. And then when you need more power, you can easily transition to other hardware like ESP32, STM32, or RP2040.
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