Raspberry Pi vs Arduino
Raspberry-Pi and Arduino devices both serve more or less the same purpose. They are great for micro-controller based automation systems. They have similarities and differences and the choice of micro-controller whether Arduino, Pi or BeagleBone depends on the requirements of projects you are working on.
These alternative microcontrollers have been user tested and they are among the best alternatives available right now
Raspberry Pi v/s Arduino
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Raspberry Pi Original
Raspberry Pi Buy $74.95 & FREE Shipping
Complete Starter Kit (Original pi board having 512 MB
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Arduino R2 UNO as from $19.99
Alternatives from Arduino
Arduino-Uno R2 is a microcontroller board with 14 IO pins
Analogue input(s)
Crystal oscillator
USB connectivity
ICSP
Power port
Can be powered via:
DC power battery
USB Power
BeagleBone Black Development Kit
Pi Alternatives
Much affordable single-board computer, BeagleBone Black DevKit is suitable for all types of projects.
Faster than Pi
Beagleboard Xm
scalar ARM Cortex A8
512-MB Memory
OTG USB 2.0
Lan
DVI-D
JTAG
S-video (TV out)
Audio (Stereo)
micro SD card Support
Camera port.
Uno R3 Starter Kit $31.99
Bundled Microcontroller Alternatives
This Raspberry Alternatives kit consist of a bundle of six Items
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