Raspberry PI - analog sensors with Arduino

[Shlomo Solomon]

Thanks to Kobi and Jason.

In the meantime, I've done more research, and I see that there are
several ADC (analog digital converter) chips available to help the PI
use analog input. 
Since my main purpose is to learn to use and program the GPIO pins on
the PI, I guess that would be a good solution - especially since my C++
skills are REALLY rusty and I'm much more comfortable with Python.

Again - thanks for your replies


On Sun, 31 Jul 2016 09:25:31 +0300
Kobi Zamir <kobi.zamir at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi, I also think like Json.
> 
> For the first time you play with an arduino, use a board that has:
> 
> 1. a usb connector for programming and i/o
> 2. pre-soldered connectors
> 3. use standard arduino connector arrangement (like in the arduino
> uno)
> 
> For example:
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/UNO-R3-ATmega328P-Development-Board-for-Arduino-Compatible-Free-USB-Cable-/191617917471
> 
> 
> 
> On Sun, Jul 31, 2016 at 9:03 AM, Jason Friedman
> <write.to.jason at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> >> I have absolutely no knowledge about the Arduino, but I've seen
> >> clones advertised on e-bay for less than $2 - link below.
> >>
> >> Can anyone tell me if this as actually a working solution and if
> >> the low price is actually possible?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> http://www.ebay.com/itm/1PCS-Pro-Mini-atmega328-5V-16M-Replace-ATmega128-Arduino-Compatible-Nano-/152160908037?hash=item236d7f3305:g:MMcAAOSw2GlXLD~U
> >>
> >>
> > Arduino is probably the easiest / cheapest way to access analog
> > sensors. While quality of these do vary, I have had good experience
> > with these very cheap units. Note that you need to program these
> > devices via a USB cable and an FTDI programmer (you can also find
> > one on ebay for a few dollars). I would recommend for someone new
> > to Arduino that you get an Arduino uno / sparkfun redboard (or a
> > chinese clone of one of these) - they have the programmer built
> > into the board (so you just plug it via USB to your computer). They
> > also have headers soldered onto the board already, so you can
> > connect sensors, LEDs, etc without soldering, which is good for
> > getting started.
> >
> > Jason
> >
> >
> >
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