Arduino - Mega or Duemlianove
I have been thinking about getting an arduino from Adafruit Industries. They carry two - The arduino duemlianove with the Atmega328 and the more powerful Mega with atmega1280 chip. I am having difficulty choosing between the two microcontrollers.
My main focus will be on larger projects like the Garduino(www.instructables.com/id/Garduino_Gardening_Arduino/) but again also on smaller robotics projects like advanced balancing robots(multiple accelerometers and sonar sensors)or even arduino smart drones(aircraft).Some of the factors in my descision will depend on:
Also tell me which shields should I buy for my requirements: either the sound shield or the servo shield.I think I will buy the servo shield because it will give me greater control over my robotcs projects
Kabir
My main focus will be on larger projects like the Garduino(www.instructables.com/id/Garduino_Gardening_Arduino/) but again also on smaller robotics projects like advanced balancing robots(multiple accelerometers and sonar sensors)or even arduino smart drones(aircraft).Some of the factors in my descision will depend on:
- Price
- Weight
- Dimensions
- Power requirements
- Flash ROM
- Output pins
- Protoshield/other shield capabilities
- PWM control
- XBee wireless support
- Integration with logic systems
- Support for multiple(3) LCD screens/Dot Matrix displays
- Multiple Servo support
- Sound/Media support
Also tell me which shields should I buy for my requirements: either the sound shield or the servo shield.I think I will buy the servo shield because it will give me greater control over my robotcs projects
Kabir
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Hi Kabir !
Well you could, but I suspect you're experienced enough to just buy an AVR chip, like an Atmega 328 and make your own. Programming the thing for the first time can be a bit problematic, but there are simple ways of doing that.
Steve
Well you could, but I suspect you're experienced enough to just buy an AVR chip, like an Atmega 328 and make your own. Programming the thing for the first time can be a bit problematic, but there are simple ways of doing that.
Steve
I could get a AVR chip, but adafruit does't keep them.Plus, I wanted the arduino as I have already written tons of code ready for the arduino.
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