[time-nuts] Fwd: Atmega?

[Jim Lux]

On 2/13/14 10:09 AM, Chris Albertson wrote:
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Chris Albertson <albertson.chris at gmail.com>
> Date: Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 8:58 AM
> Subject: Re: Atmega?
>
> I posted this off list, but I'm reposting on the list with mnor edits.  I
> think there might be people looking to buy stuff.  If so here are some links
>
> The real Arduinos are made in Italy, not China.  Nothing wrong with the
> lower priced clones BUT you need to understand what you are getting and the
> differences.   If you just want to  "load and go" and not have to make
> changes for pin-numbers, different resistor values and other little things
> then by the real product.  If you don't have the cash, buy a clone that
> claims to be an "Uno" (Italian for one) and you need the ATmega328P chip.
>
>
I am a huge fan of the "teensy3" from PJRC.com.  $19 for a faster, lower 
power version of the Arduino on what looks like a wide DIP28 kind of 
carrier.  Works with the Arduino IDE or with separate tools.

Has better ADCs, better timers, etc.  and 50 MHz instead of 16 or 
whatever the Arduino is.

A lot of the Arduino libraries are from Paul Stoffregen, who's the 
teensy designer/seller.