On 11/8/2014 2:41 PM, John Pinner wrote:
They are quite different devices:
* The Raspberry Pi is a low-power general purpose computer designed
specifically for education purposes. It just so happens that it's
ideal for geek experimentation as well...
* MicroPython is an optimised version of Python 3 running on a
micro-controller board, designed specifically for controlling
'things' (eg robots). Doing what it is designed for, it will run far
faster and use far less power than a Pi, but cannot do any of the
general computing things a Pi can do, for example it has no means of
editing programs for MicroPython, you have to do this on, say, your
PC and download them to the MicroPython board. It won't do *any* of
the other things you can do with a Pi - watch videos, browse the net,
etc etc, but what it can do it will do faster and better.
If you want a low-power, cheap, computer to play with and learn from,
get a Pi.
If you want a nifty micro-controller you can program in Python, buy a
MicroPython board.
Nicely explained. Thank you.
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