[Coco] Drivewire

[Tim Fadden]

On 9/11/2014 2:47 PM, Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Thursday 11 September 2014 12:27:10 Tim Fadden did opine
> And Gene did reply:
>> That is the cost of a Raspberry Pi,  I can't find the Banana Pi any
>> less than $60.  I think that is what Gene was asking.
>>
>> Tim
> Yes Tim, and considering the relative lack of i/o on it, would make a very
> poor sub for the BBB at about a 70 dollar bill.
>
> Cheers, Gene Heskett
Just wondering, what IO do you need?  it has an expander bus that can 
use the RaspPi boards, and put a usb hub on it and go "Bananas" :-)
Perhaps you could use this:

Gertboard is the ideal add-on for Raspberry Pi 
<http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi?ICID=gertboard-techdoc>. 
Designed by Gert van Loo 
<http://www.element14.com/community/videos/7300/l/interview-with-gert-van-loo-creator-of-the-gertboard-for-raspberry-pi>, 
it is a flexible experimenter board that plugs directly into your 
Raspberry Pi, and out into the physical world, allowing you to detect 
and respond to external physical events. Detect and output analogue 
voltages. Drive powerful motors. Detect switch presses. Illuminate LEDs 
and drive relays. Jumper cables allow you to hook up different parts of 
the circuit in many different ways, allowing total flexibility. All 
controlled by your own Raspberry Pi.


-- 
Tim Fadden
"Hey Schmidt, don't forget about the six P's.
Proper Preparation Prevents Piss-Poor Performance!"