The Arduino is a single-board microcontroller, designed to make the use of electronics on technology projects easier. The Arduino is visually similar to the Raspberry Pi, but it is focussed more on using electronics in programming, than just programming like the Raspberry Pi is (although GPIO may be ...

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Level of Hackability of raspberry pi

I have been working with embedded systems (mostly micro controllers) for about 3 years. I want to know how much of RPi of actually open source?? I know arduino gives us complete details of hardware ...
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What should I take into account when trying to decide between an Arduino Uno or a Raspberry Pi for my application?

I am designing a device that will have an accelerometer and temperature sensors. This device is intended to record patterns in activity of individuals throughout the day. The data collected will be ...
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Motor Shield Needed or not?

To use this 4WD Car with Raspberry Pi, does it nee a motor shield?
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Reading serial data from Arduino

I have am working on a project where I'm trying to get a Raspberry Pi to play some sounds when triggered by button presses on an Arduino. The command is sent to Raspberry Pi through serial. I used ...
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custom firmware on raspberry pi?

Is there a way to use the raspberry pi like a arduino. (i.e.) without a Operating system? Just connect it to the USB of your computer and download code onto it, and next time the raspberry pi boots, ...
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Reading serial data on Raspberry PI

I'm having a trouble figuring out where do i make a mistake. I've had a little rfid-read project which was developed on Arduino. Recently i have obtained a raspberry-pi and i wanted to port my old ...
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How can I share data between a network of Arduino and Raspberry Pi temperature monitoring stations?

I am planning on doing an internet connected temperature monitor (among other data) at multiple locations. At two of the locations I want to use a Raspberry Pi to display the information. The ...
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Is it possible to integrate RPi to a PC's GPIO? [closed]

What I mean to say I want to try something in the lines of sending a SMS to the RPi to activate my PC. i.e. turn on the PC or turn off. I understand there are of different architectures but is ...
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The easyest way to make some rasberry pi communicate

I need to make few Raspberry Pi communicate (but should be nice to have a system that can be easily scaled up). The boards could be at big distance from each other (from few centimeters to 15 meters ...
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What's the Difference between Raspberry Pi and Arduino?

This question stems from a large lack of understanding, but it concerns a project I've wanted to do for a while. This is an Instructables page for an 8x8x8 led cube, and the 70th step addresses the ...
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Trouble connecting my raspberry pi to to Arduino Mega 2650

All - I have followed these instructions: http://www.mitchtech.net/raspberry-pi-arduino-spi/ However when I get to the last step sudo ./spidev_test I never see "HELLO WORLD" in my Serial ...
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is it possible to connect a raspberry pi to an arduino via USB and have them communicate? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to attach an Arduino? I have ready through this website: http://mitchtech.net/raspberry-pi-arduino-spi/ which indicates you can get a pi to communicate with an ...
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What are the steps to get a Raspberry Pi issuing commands to an arduino-based 4-wheeled robotic rover?

I am trying to get a raspberry pi to issue commands(move forward, backward, turn left, turn right) to an arduino-based 4-wheeled rover. According to this: How to attach an Arduino? if I use GNU ...
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Can I make a full USB keyboard with Makey Makey + Raspberry Pi

I recently bought the Makey Makey (based on Arduino Leonardo / ATMega32u4), hoping to construct a full USB steampunk-style keyboard from some metal parts. Before it arrived I re-read the details and ...
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Is there an Arduino software package for programming, USB? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to attach an Arduino? I'm about to get an Arduino, and I would like to hook it up to my Raspberry Pi to program it. I know that Arduino works on Linux, but I also ...
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How to attach an Arduino?

The Arduino website sums it up as Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. It's intended for artists, designers, hobbyists, ...
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3d print host / arduino IDE setup/ 3d modeling

I have a reprap 3d printer, and I'm wanting to make it into an 'all in one' solution. I'd love to be able to mount my Rasp(arrives monday), a small screen, etc on the frame of the reprap. seeing as i ...
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GPIO-UART-to-Arduino communication

I have been trying with no luck to get the Raspberry Pi talking to an Arduino. I am using a 3.3 V-to-5 V converter to swap voltages. I did put an LED on the UART TX pin, and it looks like it ...