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Unless you have a need for using the GPIO pins or the camera interface, I really don't see a compelling use case for SBCs in general. I am happily using a netw
by 2sk21 8y ago
Unless you have a need for using the GPIO pins or the camera interface, I really don't see a compelling use case for SBCs in general.
I am happily using a network of Raspberry Pis to control my model railroad and I have track sensors connected to the GPIO pins.
I have also used a Raspberry to acquire data from a CO2 sensor via USB and upload to a server. I put a few of them around my house and discovered that some rooms had disconcertingly high levels.
What I have _not_ done with Raspberry Pi is to surf the web!
- redcalx 8y agoWhat CO2 sensors are you using? (I understand that the cheaper ones infer CO2 levels from measuring other things, but interested all the same).
- 2sk21 8y agoIts this one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00H7HFINS/ref=oh_aui_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00H7HFINS/ref=oh_aui_sear... I put a four of them around my house, each connected to a Raspberry Pi. CO2 levels were way higher than I expected.
- redcalx 8y agoThanks. Huh, they're far more expensive on amazon.co.uk (£132)!
- dleslie 8y agoThey're pretty much the cheapest general purpose PC one can purchase. The market for cheap PCs is _enormous_. And the RPi can output composite video, making it accessible to just about anyone with television.
- 2sk21 8y agoIt's not bad except that video playback in the browser is not really up to the mark. Wouldn't a Chrome book be a cheaper and better solution for people who need to a general web browsing system?