Introducing the Photon
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Introducing the Photon
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Re: Introducing the Photon
#2I thought this was going to be about the Spark big data framework.
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#3This seems like a version of the Tessel[0]
that isn't as overpriced[1].
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#4So proud to be part of the team!
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#5I read the whole page and still am not sure what this is. Is it similar to an Arduino with on board WiFi?
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#6This seems like a version of the Tessel[0] that isn't as overpriced[1]. [0] https://tessel.io/ [1] https://shop.trycelery.com/page/tec
Why, it doesn't have a js interpreter or seem to use the same chips?
Anyway, this looks like a nice middle ground between the cheap chinese 5$ ESPs that are kind of a pain in the arse to work with and the rather expensive Ardu-whatever.
I'd love me some details though, couldn't find essentials like:
* how much power does it use
* expected throughput
Re: Introducing the Photon
#7I read the whole page and still am not sure what this is. Is it similar to an Arduino with on board WiFi?
Think of it as a postage-sized wifi router.
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#8It's open source hardware for the example board design but not for the microcontroller and Broadcom wifi chip portion which seems to live within the square RF can which shows the "USI" logo.
I believe the wifi chip used is the same as in the Electric Imp.
Re: Introducing the Photon
#9It's an Wiring-compatible dev board with built in Wi-Fi and free Cloud service.