A short reference to programmable microcontrollers and microcomputers – such as the Arduino, Raspberry Pi, BeagleBone - with the aim to inspire makers to build their own project leveraging these easy-to-program and easy-to-connect tools.

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Index
01 / INTRODUCTION
02 / BENCHMARK
03 / TECH MAPPPING

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01 / Introduc=on
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Premise
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This document provides a short reference to
programmable microcontrollers and
microcomputers – such as the Arduino,
Raspberry Pi, BeagleBone - with the aim to
inspire makers to build their own project
leveraging these easy to program and easy to
connect tools.
Why have we wriUen this? Because -combined
with vast range of cloud based services- these
tools might be used to imagine, shape and
prototype the Internet of Things.…and -btw- we
don’t want to just inspire the crea=on new ways
to water your balcony plants (have a look at our
MEG project): we want to encourage creators in
playing with the future.
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Who are the Makers ?
According the “Urban Dic=onary”, the
expression “maker” is used to describe those
who love to create things in their spare =me
(o`en with their own hands) and can also be
called Hobbyists. These days, the term is
popular in the open hardware and hardware
hacking electronics communi=es.
Today, a maker is someone that plays with
both 3D printers and welding equipment, but -
we believe - a maker is -first of all - a creator,
producer, author, manufacturer, builder,
constructor, inventor. …and – ul=mately –
a designer.

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The Maker Culture
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The maker culture is a contemporary
subculture that intersects with hacker culture,
however, it is a culture that is predominantly
physical. The maker culture includes physical
material processes such as 3-D prin=ng,
numeric control cudng tools, woodworking
and metalworking.
Everything in the maker culture is informal,
networked, peer-led, with shared learning
mo=vated by fun. Due to the influence of the
“open source” movement, the maker culture
stresses a cut-and-paste approach that
encourages the re-use of any knowledge,
components, tac=cs and designs.

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The real Makers’ challenge
The maker movement was born as modern
hobby -a social movement with an ar=san
spirit- that celebrates a market of crea=ve
person individuals.
The real maker challenge is to go beyond
individual sa=sfac=on, overcome the applause
of the social neighborhood and target the real
big issues facing the world.
We think that play is totally good and makers
must have a learning curve. However, we are
not here to water plants on the balcony
anymore.

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Measuring the relevance
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To help makers to forecast the impact of
their own projects, we propose a tool to
evaluate seven key dimensions of a project,
which we have compiled into a web-chart.
The seven dimensions are listed as follows:
Purpose (from personal to planetary)
Time (from a day to a year)
Cost (from a cent to a million)
Complexity (from based to your own
knowledge to Nasa rocket science)
Access (from easily replicable with low cost to
not accessible)
Shareability (from not interes=ng to other
to viral on any social)
Novelty (from replica=ng something exis=ng to
something never saw before)
How will the tool be used in its aggregate form?
This is too corporate and not individual!!!
Purpose
Time
Cost
Complexity
Novelty
Shareability
Access

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Kudos
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There are people, projects and plaforms that have inspired us with
their achievements and we would like to say thank you to all of them.
Kudos to all and to anyone else that -star=ng from this ini=al prototype
– will share his journey towards build the next big thing.
URL: hUp://www.southampton.ac.uk/~sjc/raspberrypi/
This is a “family project” powered by Researchers at University of
Southampton. They built a supercomputer consis=ng of 64 Raspberry Pi
computers linked together and housed in a racking system built -by a
kid- with Legos.
URL: hUp://www.makershed.com/products/useless-box-kit
Build your very own useless machine. Switch it on and watch it
automa=cally switch itself off. On, off, on, off — get hours of
entertainment! Some soldering required.
The Useless Machine Kit (a real classic for any maker) Build your very
own useless machine. Switch it on and watch it automa=cally switch
itself off. On, off, on, off — get hours of entertainment! Some soldering
required.

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Kudos
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The Useless Machine Kit (a real classic for any maker) Build your very
own useless machine. Switch it on and watch it automa=cally switch
itself off. On, off, on, off — get hours of entertainment! Some soldering
required.
URL: hUp://www.instructables.com/id/Led-Cube-8x8x8/
Create your own 8x8x8 LED Cube 3-dimensional display!
URL: hUp://www.makershed.com/products/brushbots
Build and race these simple brushbots while learning about basic
electronics.
URL: hUp://iot4kids.com
IoT4Kids is a website intended to introduce kids to the Internet of
Things.
URL: hUp://diyhacking.com/best-maker-projects/
The Brain Chair was developed by the startup to help
empower paraly=c and paraplegic people, by allowing them to use
a wheelchair with the help of their thoughts or brain waves.

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Kudos
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URL: hUp://www.crea=veapplica=ons.net/environment/light-leaks-
filling-a-room-with-projected-light/
Light Leaks is a light installa=on comprised of fi`y mirror balls
projec=ng controlled light in the room.
URL: hUp://liUlebits.cc
We really loves this project. Unfortunately it is not in the same category
of those we included in our liUle reference -but- our design team -and
our kids- are playing a lot with this technology. Kudos to LiUleBits team.
URL: hUp://liquidr.com/technology/waveglider/how-it-works.html
Solar and Wave Powered Autonomous Submersible: If robots are ever
going to take over the world, it will probably be ones built at Maker
Faire, not Skynet. Sorry, James Cameron!

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02 / Maker IoT Tech Benchmark
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Maker IoT Tech Benchmark
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A focused list of the main Iot Tech components on the maker scene right
now. Each one is represented with a succinct list of its key features
Arduino Micro / Arduino Uno / Arduino Mega / Arduino Yun / BeagleBone Black /
DQuid IO / Intel Edison / Intel Edison Arduino Kit / NodeMcu / Photon / Rasberry PI /
Samsung ArDk 1 chip / Samsung ArDk 5 chip / Samsung ArDk 10 chip / Teensy /
Udoo Dual / St Nucleo /

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Arduino
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Arduino is an open-source computer
hardware and so=ware company that
designs and manufactures microcontroller
based kits for building digital devices and
interac@ve objects that can sense and
control the physical world.
The project is based on a family of
microcontroller board designs
manufactured primarily by Smart Projects
in Italy, and also by several other vendors,
using various 8-bit Atmel AVR
microcontrollers or 32-bit Atmel ARM
processors.
Massimo Banzi
(Co-Founder)

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Arduino Micro
IO board
48 x 18 x 9
25
25
32 KB (ATmega32U4) Flash
ATmega32U4 16 MHz
NO
NO
NO
20
12
7
NC (not classified)
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Name
Type
Size (mm)
Weight (g)
Cost ($)
Diffusion
Dev Kit Diffusion
Memory
CPU
GPU
OS
Power Consump=on
Connec=vity
Digital IO
Analog Input
PWM Channels
Industry grade
FEATURES
ArduinoMicro
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high
high
45 mA; 1 mA (sleep); 54 μA (power/sleep)
hUps://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardMicro
Reference

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Name
Type
Size (mm)
Weight (g)
Cost ($)
Diffusion
Dev Kit Diffusion
Memory
CPU
GPU
OS
Power Consump=on
Connec=vity
Digital IO
Analog Input
PWM Channels
Industry grade
Arduino Uno
IO board
68 x 53 x 15
13
20
32 KB (ATmega328P) Flash
16 MHz ATmega328P
NO
NO
34.4 mA (sleep)
NO
14
6
6
NC (not classified)
FEATURES
ArduinoUno
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high
high
Reference
hUps://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardUno

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Name
Type
Size (mm)
Weight (g)
Cost ($)
Diffusion
Dev Kit Diffusion
Memory
CPU
GPU
OS
Power Consump=on
Connec=vity
Digital IO
Analog Input
PWM Channels
Industry grade
Arduino Mega
IO board
101 x 53 x 15
37
30
256 KB Flash, 8KB sram, 4KB eeprom
16 MHz ATmega2560
NO
NO
200 mA
NO
54
16
16
NC (not classified)
FEATURES
ArduinoMega
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high
high
Reference
hUps://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardMega

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Name
Type
Size (mm)
Weight (g)
Cost ($)
Diffusion
Dev Kit Diffusion
Memory
CPU
GPU
OS
Power Consump=on
Connec=vity
Digital IO
Analog Input
PWM Channels
Industry grade
Arduino Yun
Single board computer
73 x 53 x 15
32
70
64 MB DDR2 RAM, 16 MB Flash
400 MHz + ATmega32U4 16 Mhz
NO
Linux
200 - 350 mA
Wi-Fi, Ethernet
20
12
7
NC (not classified)
FEATURES
ArduinoYun
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high
high
Reference
hUps://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardYun

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BeagleBoneBlack
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The BeagleBoard.org Founda@on is a US
based non-profit corpora@on exis@ng to
provide educa@on in and promo@on of the
design and use of open-source so=ware
and hardware in embedded compu@ng.
Beagle boards are @ny computers with all
the capability of today’s desktop
machines, without the bulk, expense, or
noise. Read the step-by-step geSng
started tutorial below to begin developing
with your BeagleBone or BeagleBone Black
in minutes.
Jason Kridner
(Co-Founder)

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Name
Type
Size (mm)
Weight (g)
Cost ($)
Diffusion
Dev Kit Diffusion
Memory
CPU
GPU
OS
Power Consump=on
Connec=vity
Digital IO
Analog Input
PWM Channels
Industry grade
BeagleBone Black
Single board computer
68 x 90 x 15
37
80
512 MB DDR3 RAM
720 MHz AM335 x ARM Cortex-A8
PowerVR SGX530
Linux
210 - 460 mA
Ethernet, Wi-Fi/BLE via USB
66
12
12
NC
FEATURES
BeagleBoneBlack
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high
high
Reference
hUp://beagleboard.org/BLACK

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DQuid
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DQuid is a professional IoT plaVorm
enabling connected business: connect
your objects and develop amazing
connected apps using our technology.
The hardware uses industry-grade
components and supports mul@ple
connec@vity interfaces; both wireless, such
as Bluetooth (BLE and 2.1), NFC and 2G/
3G, and wired (CAN, K, serial, A/D, etc.).
Stefano Marziani
(Co-Founder)

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Name
Type
Size (mm)
Weight (g)
Cost ($)
Diffusion
Dev Kit Diffusion
Memory
CPU
GPU
OS
Power Consump=on
Connec=vity
Digital IO
Analog Input
PWM Channels
Industry grade
DQuid IO
IO board
50 x 50 x 15
20
60
128 KB Flash, 16 KB RAM
48 MHz 32-bit ARM Cortex-M0
NO
NO
-
BLE
8
4
4
FEATURES
DQuidIO
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low
low
Reference
hUp://resources.dquid.com/
high

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Intel
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The Intel Edison is a @ny computer offered
by Intel as a development system for
wearable devices.
The system was ini@ally announced to be
the same size and shape as an SD card and
contain a dual-core Intel Quark x86[2] CPU
at 400 MHz communica@ng via Bluetooth
and Wi-Fi.
A later announcement changed the CPU to
a 22 nm Silvermont dual-core Intel Atom
CPU,[5] and in September 2014 a second
version of Edison was shown at IDF, which
was bigger and thicker than a standard SD
card.
Brian Krzanich
(CEO)

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Name
Type
Size (mm)
Weight (g)
Cost ($)
Diffusion
Dev Kit Diffusion
Memory
CPU
GPU
OS
Power Consump=on
Connec=vity
Digital IO
Analog Input
PWM Channels
Industry grade
Intel Edison
Single board computer
35 x 25 x 4
15
-
1 GB DDR
500 MHz Atom, 100 MHz Intel® Quark 32-bit
NO
Linux
BLE , Wi-Fi
20
6
4
FEATURES
IntelEdison
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med
high
13 mW; 21.5 mW (BL 4.0); 35 mW (Wi-Fi)
(Standby)
Reference
hUp://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/do-it-yourself/edison.html
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Name
Type
Size (mm)
Weight (g)
Cost ($)
Diffusion
Dev Kit Diffusion
Memory
CPU
GPU
OS
Power Consump=on
Connec=vity
Digital IO
Analog Input
PWM Channels
Industry grade
Intel Edison Arduino Kit
Single board computer
60 x 100 x 15
44
90
1 GB DDR
500 MHz Atom, 100 MHz Intel® Quark 32-bit
NO
Linux
BLE , Wi-Fi
20
6
4
NC
FEATURES
IntelEdisonArduinokit
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med
high
(Standby)
13 mW; 21.5 mW (BL 4.0); 35 mW (Wi-Fi)
Reference
hUps://www.arduino.cc/en/ArduinoCer=fied/IntelEdison

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NodeMcu
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NodeMcu is an dev board enabling you
use Lua script on ESP8266 on a higher
So=ware Abstract Layer.
Featuring an open-source firmware, it is
also equipped with a development tool
chains helps you burn the firmware,
download the codes.
Currently it’s friendly to Windows system,
the creators are developing the cross
plaVorm dev kits right now.

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Name
Type
Size (mm)
Weight (g)
Cost ($)
Diffusion
Dev Kit Diffusion
Memory
CPU
GPU
OS
Power Consump=on
Connec=vity
Digital IO
Analog Input
PWM Channels
Industry grade
NodeMcu
IO board
40 x 60 x 7
20
9
20 KB Flash (Esp8266)
80 MHz (Esp8266)
NO
NO
200 mA (normal); 88mA (deep sleep)
Wi-Fi
10
1
1
NC
FEATURES
NodeMcu
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low
high
Reference
hUp://nodemcu.com/index_en.html

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Particle
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Par@cle is a prototype-to-produc@on
plaVorm for developing an Internet of
Things product.
Our hardware development kits, the
Photon (Wi-Fi) and the Electron (2G/3G
cellular), help you build your first IoT
prototype in minutes. Write your firmware
in our web IDE, deploy it over the air, and
build your web and mobile apps with
Par@cleJS and our Mobile SDK.
Zach Supalla
(CEO)

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Name
Type
Size (mm)
Weight (g)
Cost ($)
Diffusion
Dev Kit Diffusion
Memory
CPU
GPU
OS
Power Consump=on
Connec=vity
Digital IO
Analog Input
PWM Channels
Industry grade
Photon
IO board
40 x 60 x 7
20
30
1MB flash, 128 KB RAM
120 MHz ARM Cortex M3 STM32F205
NO
NO
200 mA (normal)
Wi-Fi
18
8
2
NC
FEATURES
Photon
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low
low
Reference
hUps://www.par=cle.io/

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RaspberryPI
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The Raspberry Pi is a series of credit card
sized single-board computers developed in
the United Kingdom by the Raspberry Pi
Founda@on with the inten@on of
promo@ng the teaching of basic computer
science in schools and developing
countries.
In 2014, the Raspberry Pi Founda@on
launched the Compute Module, which
packages a BCM2835 with 512 MB RAM
and an eMMC flash chip into a module for
use as a part of embedded systems.
Eben Upton
(Co-founder)

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Name
Type
Size (mm)
Weight (g)
Cost ($)
Diffusion
Dev Kit Diffusion
Memory
CPU
GPU
OS
Power Consump=on
Connec=vity
Digital IO
Analog Input
PWM Channels
Industry grade
Raspberry PI
Single board computer
58 x 90 x 15
35
35
1GB RAM
900 MHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A7
Broadcom VideoCore IV @ 250 MHz
Linux, Win 10
200 mA (normal)
Ethernet, WiFi/BLE via USB
17
0
1
NC
FEATURES
RaspberryPI
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high
high
Reference
hUps://www.raspberrypi.org/

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SamsungArtik
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ARTIK is a family of modules (ARTIK 1,
ARTIK 5, ARTIK 10) tailored for the Internet
of Things (IoT). With a @ered architecture
built for performance, op@mized power
consump@on and memory u@liza@on and
footprint, ARTIK is designed specifically for
a variety of applica@ons, from low-end
wearable to powerful hubs with local
processing and analy@cs. ARTIK’s best-in-
class security solu@on includes secure
element (SE) and machine learning for
anomaly detec@on, and Trusted Execu@on
Environment (TEE).
Young Sohn
(CSO)

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Name
Type
Size (mm)
Weight (g)
Cost ($)
Diffusion
Dev Kit Diffusion
Memory
CPU
GPU
OS
Power Consump=on
Connec=vity
Digital IO
Analog Input
PWM Channels
Industry grade
Samsung ArDk 1 chip
IO board
12 x 12 x 4
-
-
1MB on-chip + 4 MB SPI Flash
250 MHz Dual Core
NO
NO
-
BLE
-
-
-
FEATURES
SamsungArtik1chip
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low
low
Reference
hUps://www.ar=k.io/hardware/ar=k-1
high

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Name
Type
Size (mm)
Weight (g)
Cost ($)
Diffusion
Dev Kit Diffusion
Memory
CPU
GPU
OS
Power Consump=on
Connec=vity
Digital IO
Analog Input
PWM Channels
Industry grade
Samsung ArDk 5 chip
Single board computer
29 x 25 x 4
-
-
512MB LPDDR3 + 4GB eMMC
1GHz ARM A7 Dual Core
Mali 400 MP2 GPU
Linux
-
BLE, Wi-Fi
47
2
2
FEATURES
SamsungArtik5chip
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low
low
Reference
hUps://www.ar=k.io/hardware/ar=k-5
high

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Name
Type
Size (mm)
Weight (g)
Cost ($)
Diffusion
Dev Kit Diffusion
Memory
CPU
GPU
OS
Power Consump=on
Connec=vity
Digital IO
Analog Input
PWM Channels
Industry grade
Samsung ArDk 10 chip
Single board computer
39 x 29 x 4
-
-
2GB LPDDR3 + 16 GB eMMC
1.3GHz ARM A15 Quad Code
Mali T628 MP6 GPU
Linux
-
BT/BLE, Wi-Fi
51
6
2
FEATURES
SamsungArtik10chip
low
low
Reference
hUps://www.ar=k.io/hardware/ar=k-10
high

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Teensy
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The Teensy is a complete USB-based
microcontroller development system, in a
very small footprint, capable of
implemen@ng many types of projects.
All programming is done via the USB port.
No special programmer is needed, only a
standard "Mini-B" USB cable and a PC or
Macintosh with a USB port.
The Teensy is available with header pins,
for direct no-soldering-required use on a
breadboard, which can also be run from
the +5 volt from the USB cable.

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Name
Type
Size (mm)
Weight (g)
Cost ($)
Diffusion
Dev Kit Diffusion
Memory
CPU
GPU
OS
Power Consump=on
Connec=vity
Digital IO
Analog Input
PWM Channels
Industry grade
Teensy
IO board
35 x 18 x 15
10
30
256K Flash, 64K RAM, 2K EEPROM
72 MHz ARM Cortex-M4 32 bit
NO
NO
35 mA
NO
34
21
12
NC
FEATURES
Teensy
med
high
Reference
hUp://www.pjrc.com/teensy/
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UdooDual
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UDOO is a mul@ development plaVorm
solu@on for Android, Linux, Arduino™ and
Google ADK 2012.
The board is designed to provide a flexible
environment that allows to explore the
new fron@ers of the Internet of Things.
UDOO allows you to switch between Linux
and Android in a few seconds, simply by
replacing the Micro SD card and reboo@ng
the system.
UDOO is compa@ble with all the sketches,
tutorials and resources available on the
Arduino community.
Maurizio Caporali
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Name
Type
Size (mm)
Weight (g)
Cost ($)
Diffusion
Dev Kit Diffusion
Memory
CPU
GPU
OS
Power Consump=on
Connec=vity
Digital IO
Analog Input
PWM Channels
Industry grade
Udoo Dual
Single board computer
110 x 85 x 15
-
90
1GB RAM DDR3
1 GHz ARM Cortex-A9 Dual core
YES
Linux
-
Ethernet, Wi-Fi
62
14
10
NC
FEATURES
UdooDual
low
low
Reference
hUp://www.udoo.org/udoo-dual-and-quad/

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STNucleo
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Among the world’s largest semiconductor
companies, it’s a leading Integrated Device
Manufacturer serving all electronics
segments. It’s a leading technology
innovator (around 8,700 people working in
R&D, ~15,000 patents, ~9,000 patent
families and 500 new filings)
Its key strengths are in Sense and Power,
Automo@ve, and Embedded Processing
Solu@ons Rich, balanced porVolio (ASICs,
Applica@on-Specific Standard Products and
Mul@-Segment Products).
Carlo BozoH
(CEO)

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Name
Type
Size (mm)
Weight (g)
Cost ($)
Diffusion
Dev Kit Diffusion
Memory
CPU
GPU
OS
Power Consump=on
Connec=vity
Digital IO
Analog Input
PWM Channels
Industry grade
ST Nucleo
IO board
83 x 70 x 15
25
20
512 KB Flash, 96 KB SRAM
84 Mhz ARM Cortex-M4 32 bit
NO
NO
40 mA
NO
50
11
12
FEATURES
low
low
Reference
hUp://www.st.com/web/catalog/tools/FM116/SC959/SS1532/LN1847?sc=stm32nucleo
STNucleo
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Maker IoT Tech Mapping
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Every use is different, so the choice of technology will differ according to the makers
objec=ves. With the most important parameters, we have mapped these previous
technologies, so makers can find what works for them in different situa=ons.
MAP #1 Cost & IO Level
MAP #2 Type & Size
MAP #3 Size & Cost
MAP #4 Completeness & Diffusion

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Tech Map #1
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COST
High
Low
High
Low
CPU POWER
ARDUINO
UNO
ARDUINO
MICRO
ARDUINO
YUN
BEAGLEBONE
BLACK
INTEL EDISON
Arduino Kit
NODEMCU
PHOTON
RASBERRY PI
INTEL
EDISON
SAMSUNG
ARTIK 1
SAMSUNG
ARTIK 5
SAMSUNG
ARTIK 10
DQUID IO
ARDUINO
MEGA
TEENSY
UDOO
DUAL
We posi@oned the Maker IoT
technologies according to the
Cost and the CPU power.
COST
Low: from 9 to 25$
Medium: From 30 to 50$
High: From 60 to 90$
CPU POWER
Low: from 16 to 80 MHz
Medium: From 120 to 500 MHz
High: From 600 to 1.3 GHz
HypotheJcal posiJoning
ST
NUCLEO

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COST
High
Low
High
Low
CPU POWER
ARDUINO
UNO
ARDUINO
MICRO
ARDUINO
YUN
BEAGLEBONE
BLACK
INTEL EDISON
Arduino Kit
NODEMCU
RASBERRY PI
SAMSUNG
ARTIK 1
SAMSUNG
ARTIK 5
DQUID IO
ARDUINO
MEGA
TEENSY
UDOO
DUAL
We also underline which
systems have embedded GPU.
GPU
PHOTON
SAMSUNG
ARTIK 10
ST
NUCLEO
INTEL
EDISON

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TYPE
Singlecomputerboard
IOboard
Big
Small
SIZE
ARDUINO
UNO
ARDUINO
MEGA
ARDUINO
MICRO
ARDUINO
YUN
BEAGLEBONE
BLACK
DQUID IO
INTEL EDISON
INTEL EDISON
ARDUINO KIT
NODEMCU
PHOTON
RASBERRY PI
SAMSUNG
ARTIK 1
SAMSUNG
ARTIK 5
SAMSUNG
ARTIK 10
TEENSY
UDOO DUAL
We posi@oned the Maker IoT
technologies according to two
axis: type and size.
In this way it’s easy to
understand which is the
smallest and the smartest one.
ST NUCLEO

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TYPE
Singlecomputerboard
IOboard
Big
Small
SIZE
ARDUINO
UNO
ARDUINO
MEGA
ARDUINO
MICRO
ARDUINO
YUN
BEAGLEBONE
BLACK
DQUID IO
INTEL EDISON
INTEL EDISON
ARDUINO KIT
NODEMCU
PHOTON
SAMSUNG
ARTIK 1
SAMSUNG
ARTIK 5
SAMSUNG
ARTIK 10
TEENSY
UDOO DUAL
Linux
Windows 10
We underlined in the same
matrix, which Maker IoT tech
have Linux or Windows 10 OS.
RASBERRY PI
ST NUCLEO

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Tech Map #3
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Big
Small
SIZE
COST
High
Low
ARDUINO
UNO
ARDUINO
MEGA
ARDUINO
MICRO
ARDUINO
YUN
BEAGLEBONE
BLACK
DQUID IO
INTEL
EDISON
INTEL EDISON
Arduino Kit
NODEMCU
PHOTON
RASBERRY PI
SAMSUNG
ARTIK 1
SAMSUNG
ARTIK 10
TEENSY
UDOO
DUAL
We posi@oned the Maker IoT
technologies according to Size
and cost.
Low: from 9 to 25$
Medium: From 30 to 50$
High: From 60 to 90$
In this way it’s easy to see which
is the lowest and the smallest
tech component.
SAMSUNG
ARTIK 5
ST NUCLEO

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High
Low
DIFFUSION
COMPLETENESS
High
Low
We posi@oned the Maker IoT
technologies according to their
level of diffusion and
completeness.
So, it is easy to capture which
has the highest diffusion and
completeness.
Arduino
Mega
Beaglebone
Black
Dquid Io
Nodemcu
Photon
Samsung
Ar=k 1
Samsung
Ar=k 5
Teensy
Udoo
Dual
Arduino
Uno
Arduino
Micro
Arduino
Yun
Samsung
Ar=k 10
Intel
Edison
Intel Edison
Arduino Kit
St Nucleo

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Where to start

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Arduino IDE
hUp://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/So`ware
AVRDude
hUp://www.nongnu.org/avrdude
AVRStudio
hUp://www.atmel.com/microsite/avr_studio_5
ARM mbed compiler
hUp://developer.mbed.org/handbook/mbed-Compiler
Dquid SDK
hUp://resources.dquid.com/gedng-started/dquid-sdk
ESP SDK
hUp://www.esp8266.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=1692
ESPlorer IDE hUp://esp8266.ru/esplorer
Intel XDK IoT EdiZon
hUp://so`ware.intel.com/en-us/iot/so`ware/installers
KineZs SDK
hUp://community.freescale.com/community/kine=s/kine=s-so`ware-development-kit
ParZcle Build hUp://build.par=cle.io
Samsung ArZk SDK
hUp://developer.samsung.com/ar=k
STM32CubeMX
hUp://www.st.com/stm32cube
WinAVR
hUp://winavr.sourceforge.net
Wiring
hUp://wiring.org.co

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