thehatfox@lemmy.world to raspberrypi@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years ago16GB Raspberry Pi 5 on sale now at $120www.raspberrypi.comexternal-linkmessage-square25linkfedilinkarrow-up147arrow-down13
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minus-squareGrapho@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoBut even with GPIO, there’s other cheaper boards out there with better specs to boot
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoI tried the orange pi, and that was a hassle, I had to fix and compile some obscure library in C to make python control I/O work.
minus-squareHumanPenguin@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoYeah but non with better support. They all tend to have OSes with limited updates and/or community support. That is a huge plus for pi. And likely the only reason they survive.
But even with GPIO, there’s other cheaper boards out there with better specs to boot
I tried the orange pi, and that was a hassle, I had to fix and compile some obscure library in C to make python control I/O work.
Yeah but non with better support. They all tend to have OSes with limited updates and/or community support.
That is a huge plus for pi. And likely the only reason they survive.