SparkFun Electronics Commentsurn:uuid:214d0e4e-f1b1-d287-ce26-ac5b4c9f82492024-03-29T07:18:07-06:00SparkFun ElectronicsCustomer #687890 on The Arduino popularity contestCustomer #687890urn:uuid:74c96b21-458f-792d-3e9f-dd7db90a29922016-03-22T15:19:44-06:00<p>I found this article very useful. While it's easy to find individual examples of the Arduino projects out there, it's difficult to get real data on what the majority of users are trying to accomplish with this technology. Certainly one can argue the ways in which this sample population may differ from the Arduino community at large, but this data at least offers a useful starting point.<p>Does Mr. Georgitzikis still plan to share data about the most commonly used libraries? I am dying to see that data to gain insight into the most common problems that people are trying to solve with these devices. I'm also hoping to develop some wrappers for the most common libraries so they can be used across platforms, and it would be great to know which libraries to start with.</p></p>
Sembazuru on The Arduino popularity contestSembazuruurn:uuid:2bf9bc98-0fb4-05a4-0986-bd84a60e324d2015-12-02T16:05:37-07:00<p>I wonder, what (if any) is the relationship between Codebender and Arduino Create? (See <a href="https://blog.arduino.cc/2015/12/02/the-next-steps-of-the-arduino-create-betatesting/" rel="nofollow">this</a> Arduino blog post from today, Dec 2.) Totally parallel, one a fork of another, something else?<p>Enquiring minds want to know. ;-)</p></p>
rsp on The Arduino popularity contestrspurn:uuid:10f61a86-e236-6b19-76aa-285cfac507f12015-12-02T11:35:10-07:00<p>He's right; just taking into account the number of Pro Mini's that I've bought on eBay would wreck their pie chart.</p>
Customer #666505 on The Arduino popularity contestCustomer #666505urn:uuid:311cd85a-8a1a-edcc-4921-de6d7d4e13ea2015-12-01T19:25:19-07:00<p>If the analysis based on 'codebender' usage, no statistical veracity. If just an advertorial, then understand basis of the blog entry. Otherwise, data from sources such as arduino.cc, sparkfun, adafruit, pjrc, hackaday, oshpark, etc would have to be compiled to generate anything relevant.<p>So the ploy worked. Looked at codebender. Poor impression as could not run the demo because the notices covered up the syntax error. Also, do not understand how this would work without a browser plug-in. As the site is an unkown, requires personal information, and will modify the browser, would have to consider this a security risk. But the concept itself is interesting.</p><p>My recommendation to absolute beginners is to quietly hang out and browse the sparkfun, adafruit, and stackoverflow forums for a few days, <em>then</em> install the ardy system and play with the Hello-World blinky example.</p><p>FWIW, at home use only teensy 3.x stuff, and at work use mix of teensy and pro-mini stuff to do quick and dirty stuff like burn-in room control/monitor, fail-safe monitor of HALT chamber, remote control of antenna mast for EMC emissions testing, trigger control of multiple instruments in test stack (GPIB group trigger no work if not on same bus), profile control of small re-flow oven, ISO17025-accredited environmental measure/recording of the (registered) safety labs, etc. So do not think this stuff is just for the week-end artisans using the ardy IDE. Many of us are using this stuff from a command-line make on a Linux box. You think the engineering community is gonna let you people have all of the fun and keep this stuff to yourselves?</p></p>
MrAureliusR on The Arduino popularity contestMrAureliusRurn:uuid:57d6cc0e-0d2a-3db9-89bd-282ec9fd6ce72015-12-01T18:41:31-07:00<p>I don't mean to sound rude, but claiming that these numbers actually represent Arduino usage at large is a stretch, at BEST. I've never even HEARD of this 'codebender' service, and I don't see why anyone would use it over the Arduino software. Considering that in all the time I've spent online, talking about electronics and programming microcontrollers, and I'VE never heard of it, safe to say that the vast majority of Arduino users haven't either. Plus, it doesn't count the Due? There's a fairly big chunk missing.<p>I understand these numbers are interesting to Codebender users, but I think there should be a much bigger caveat saying these numbers actually aren't representative of the community at large. Claiming to answer the question</p><p>"Ever wondered which Arduino boards are the most popular, which are the most used processors, which are the most common Libraries (and Examples), and how are they being used?"</p><p>with these stats isn't very accurate. Doesn't Arduino have some sort of data you could have used instead?</p></p>
M-Short on The Arduino popularity contestM-Shorturn:uuid:d04b26e5-0955-198f-7f59-bd94f997ef472015-12-01T11:51:18-07:00<p>I like the Pro Minis as well (never used a trinket). I have to agree though, I think the basic Uno and Redboard users are a lot more likely to be starting off and learning coding and more likely to use an online cloud software. One thing I know that makes codebender great is that it can be used on a Chromebook (unlike the Arduino IDE). A lot of schools are starting to get these cheap laptops and then teaching Arduino through Codebender. There are definitely a lot of people who either don't trust cloud software or are just happy with the Arduino IDE, but it does have its uses.</p>
tzikis on The Arduino popularity contesttzikisurn:uuid:dc3d99d8-853d-0bba-c377-6eefe86cebea2015-12-01T11:46:02-07:00<p>Hey Steve123, Vasilis from codebender here.<p>The whole pain in the 32U4 comes from mainly the way it's programmed, which is a hack upon a hack upon a hack, and the fact that the software is responsible for resetting the board (and many other minor details, but let's not get into that). And the problem only gets worse because if programming doesn't work, you need to understand this whole arcane process to understand why it doesn't, so it makes people feel stupid, or it makes people to think it's faulty hardware. Either way they give up</p><p>I'm a big fan of those Arduino Nano clones with the CH340G chip these days. Much more stable and straightforward. It's easy to use on Windows, it even comes with Windows Update drivers so it arguably works easier than Arduino/FTDI. The drivers for OS X has signing issues but we (codebender) have fixed that, so if you use our driver installer it will work great. Linux is a bit worse cause you have to install their driver, and Chromebooks are a lost cause. But for the price, and for the majority of people, they absolutely rock!</p><p>And then there's the Pro Mini, which is my all time favorite :)</p></p>
Steve123 on The Arduino popularity contestSteve123urn:uuid:c0094210-d18a-e465-702e-6225c617df802015-12-01T10:26:40-07:00<p>"The Leonardo, by the way, is much lower than I expected. It goes to show that issues with the way the Leonardo’s programming was implemented - the less-than-stellar robustness when programming and all the inconsistencies it brings with existing code and Libraries - outweigh the extra features and lower price. Long live the UNO!"<p>Where could I learn more about the above? When I design and build something that someone other than me is going to modify the software for, I've been using the ATmega32U4 and programming in the Leonardo bootloader so they can easily modify and update the code. I use the U4 because it saves me a bit of room and effort by not needing an additional USB chip. Not being an Arduiono expert by any means, I assumed the U4 was the best choice for these reasons. Should I be considering a 328 and USB chip?</p></p>