[simpits-tech] New board, interesting

[dabigboy at cox.net]

---- geneb <geneb at deltasoft.com> wrote: 
> On Tue, 29 Oct 2013, dabigboy at cox.net wrote:
> 
> > http://www.mouser.com/new/Intel/intel-galileo-development-board/?cm_sp=homepage-_-newproducts-_-
> >
> > This looks quite interesting for us Arduino folks.
> 
> I actually kind of like the Arduino Due.  It's a very nice ARM based 
> board.
> 
> The cool thing is that the choices for this kind of thing has exploded in 
> the last 5-7 years.  When Rob & I started down the flight sim cockpit path 
> in 1996, the _only_ off the shelf product was the EPIC ISA board.
> 
> g.

That's very true. I got the bug to build something around 2000, and about I could come up with for interfacing was the Phidgets stuff ($$$, not a lot of I/O, and kinda restrictive) and Leo's Beta Innovations stuff which then went away.

Now, price is down and selection is WAY up. Now I can wire up an Uno board with a couple of Centipede boards (total investment: under $100) and have enough I/O for almost an entire cockpit!

I had not checked out the Due before, that looks pretty cool. I must admit, the tough little Uno boards have done all I need so far.

Matt