get the driver for your CH340-based board – yes, the driver zip is called CH341SER.ZIP (not “340”). So if your project is not overly complicated (needs network / server, etc), you’re probably better off with the old, smart KISS -move.įirst you want to get two things before you plug in that thing (and see if it even works): Price issues aside, I’m one of those individuals that doesn’t like taking on a fly with a sledgehammer – not when a £1.5 flyswatter will do.Īlso, while most of the hardware addons have had their Arduino libraries ported to RPi, for example, there’s beauty in using a piece of hardware on the platform it was developed for, with the libraries that were written for it.Īlso, no OS installation, no SD cards, etc. So if you’re not getting their hardware, drop them a donation – the link is easy to find on their download page (link below). Mind you, I’m not saying the Arduino people don’t deserve our support, because they absolutely do. To be honest, it’s hard to justify 18 UK pounds + VAT + shipping for a genuine Arduino board vs 1.5 pounds *including* shipping – at least for a pet learning project!Įspecially when a 4-core Raspberry Pi 3 with 1GB of memory costs just 30 pounds (yes, I know they are different beasts power consumption, etc wise, but I’m thinking of pure hardware costs here – I should know since as of writing this, I own 4 RPis from version 1 to 3). Something like the one pictured on the right. If you’re like me, and on your first steps into playing around with Arduino based boards, you probably chose a cheap eBay clone of your chosen Arduino board. Cheap, unsoldered Nano clone on eBay So what do we have here?
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