“Miniature PC with all the potential of supporting many experiments that can be done via the varied software versions, and is easier than the ladder logic on plc's that I did many years ago.”
“While on the connectivity side it is a lot more basic, it means it is less wasteful of both power and space. If you need Ethernet for instance, you can get an ENC28J60 Breakout board and connect it via SPI for example.
This means that you are a lot more in control of the hardware, as it starts off very minimally. The specs are not bad, especially for an embedded project, would be enough for some desktop-like use but its not geared directly for that. It is tiny, I can fit 5 of them sideways along the length of my hand!
For £4, you cannot go wrong. Do note that the kits that it comes in are more than useful, without having a set of the adapters, you will struggle to even begin using it.
No complaints (except stocking!!!!, I'd happily buy 16/32 of them to build a cluster!!)”
“I destroyed my Pi 2 (which was tracking planes with an RTL-SDR) with a bad power supply but didn't have the money to replace it. Managed to get a PiZero ordered. I used the old micro SD and it was all working again with no changes needed, very exciting! Turns out there was no need for a quad core so it runs the same as before.”
