From: cl@isbd.net   
      
   The Natural Philosopher  wrote:   
   > On 27/01/2025 12:29, Chris Green wrote:   
   > > The Natural Philosopher  wrote:   
   > >> On 27/01/2025 08:57, Chris Green wrote:   
   > >>> Bob Martin  wrote:   
   > >>>>>   
   > >>>>> What really is getting to me is that the non-GUI user who wants to use   
   > >>>>> a Pi (or arduino or BBB) to moinitor the temperature in his garage   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>> An RPi is overkill for a job like that.   
   > >>>> An ESP32 or Arduino will keep things simple at far lower cost.   
   > >>>>   
   > >>> But a Pi is much more accessible (in the sense of being easy to access   
   > >>> your data directly).  It's just so much handier to communicate with,   
   > >>> as in the case of my Pi running on a boat in France, it does all the   
   > >>> work of connecting and so on as well as collecting data.  In my case   
   > >>> it also drives two displays.   
   > >>>   
   > >>> ... and it's not exactly expensive, £33 for a 1GB 4B and a lot less if   
   > >>> you go for a Pi Zero.   
   > >>>   
   > >>> I do have a couple of Arduinos and ESP32s but given that you really   
   > >>> need another computer to access them and do anything useful with the   
   > >>> data I always end up deciding that a Pi (or a BeagleBone Black) is   
   > >>> just so much easier as a standalone system.   
   > >>>   
   > >>   
   > >> My organically growing network uses Picos to collect the data and a Pi   
   > >> Zero to receive it and display it and do what is needful with it.   
   > >>   
   > > Well my boat's system uses just an ancient Pi B+ and I2C to collect   
   > > all the data, no other microcontrollers or anything.   
   > >   
   > Really? What is on the end of the iI2C lines then?   
      
   Various things, for example several I2C temperature and humidity sensors,   
   some I2C A2D converters, etc.   
      
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