I soooo
want to be the 1st to say -
"Should've bought a Raspberry Pi."
(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Thu 9 Aug 2012, 18:24, 1 reply)

I have a Pi which I have not got on with cos Python looks a tad trickier than Arduino
and if I bollocks an I/O pin with the DIL version then it doesn't total the whole board, just the uC which I can replace. In fact, Chinese clone Arduino Nano 328s were going for about £11 on eBay if you don't mind waiting for them to arrive... it's my own fault really, I'm 40 and haven't really learned to program anything since BBC Micro BASIC.

All I will say is, I have got things to work with Arduino so that's 1-0 in my books :-)
( Rotating Wobbly Hat That's not a banana. THIS is a banana., Thu 9 Aug 2012, 22:27, closed)

Arduino Mega2560 for about 10ukp delivered?
Deal extreme have some good clones of the 2560 and the motor drive shield is less than a tenner too

I'm an Arduino noob and the way to address and poll the ports is so similar to the old BBC I can see why you like them.
( moonbadger Doesn't judge a fish by its ability to climb trees, Fri 10 Aug 2012, 0:42, closed)

Schnitzel, you say?
*raises eyebrow*
( Rotating Wobbly Hat That's not a banana. THIS is a banana., Fri 10 Aug 2012, 22:13, closed)