"8.2 User shall not:
- translate, decompile or reverse-engineer the Platform, or engage in any other activity designed to identify the algorithms and logic of the Platform’s operation, unless expressly allowed by Arduino or by applicable license agreements; or
- extract or make copies of the information contained in the Platform (except with respect to Content owned by other users), make derivative works from the Platform, reuse the Platform, or make any other use of the Platform other than as set forth in these Terms or as permitted by applicable law."
Does anyone really want to use an "open-source" maker/tinkering platform with such egregious rules against tinkering?
Is the long range in the room with us? It is I2C not very well known for long ranges. Especially with motors and electric drives and their EMI I2C is not the best decision.
From the title I was more in "Oh, what type of long range wireless they have opted for?" and didn't expect I2C.
For long range wired I would consider more a RS485 or CAN. Short ranges like in a small robot arm, a small car, and alike I2C maybe enough.
But the boards and modules just seem to be getting ever more complex, with lots of tiny SMD components, removing that path.
Not to mention that both factory made custom PCBs and pre-assembled PCBs are cheaper than ever nowadays.
Adafruit sells breakout boards for various SMT packages so that with a little solder reflow work you can adapt that shiny new chip to your breadboard. https://www.adafruit.com/category/475
The factories willing to do SMD mixed with through-hole high-power electronics is shrinking. However, package constrained power dissipation limits on SMD technology is real.
Depends on what your firm builds. =3
It is just the time-honored maker tradition of finding a cool IC and building a dev board around it for the hobbyist. There’s a i2c multiplexer chip, an i2c buffer, and a nicer motor driver.
Article title is nonsensical.
AI has absolutely crushed the barrier to entry for using this gear. It's a spectacular turn of events and I suspect sales have never been better, if my own behavior is any indication.
Arduino ships an STM32 which is really feature rich btw.
I really can't get over how many things in life do not require an OS but people used them anyways because it's easier to develop on.
(I've since learned, from an LLM, ha ha, how to turn that off if you don't need it.)
In general, it depends what you want out of the ecosystems. For quickly setting up a proof of concept, an Arduino used to be good for the exhaustive documentation, examples, community, and labs.
The modern Arduino integrated product line is now similar to other locked ecosystems like FPGAs. It no longer lets students learn by burning out $10 parts they made. The only people having fun now are the folks building those trademarked modules.
Probably wise to avoid LLMs if you are a student, and check out the $6 Pi Pico 2 if interested in low-level firmware build processes (it also supports the old Arduino IDE if you get stuck.)
Best of luck =3
Lab:
https://learn.adafruit.com/using-raspberry-pi-pico-pico-2-wi...
Pico 2:
https://www.mouser.com/en/new/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-pico...
https://www.mouser.com/en/ProductDetail/Raspberry-Pi/SC1632?...
Breadboard and common components to build and blink LED lights (set everything at 3.3v to start exploring):
https://www.amazon.com/EL-CK-002-Electronic-Breadboard-Capac...