Intel Releases The Arduino 101 Firmware Source Code

wunderhacker · April 21, 2016

@LinusTech @Slick Did you guys see this: https://blog.arduino.cc/2016/04/21/intel-releases-the-arduino-101-firmware-source-code/ ?

I know you guys don't like video suggestions but I'd love to see what you guys or @TaranVH can do with this!

FPSwithaWacomTablet · April 21, 2016

What is your opinion on this and also some quotes would be nice.

wunderhacker · April 21, 2016

The press release states:

“Ever wondered about adding Mouse and Keyboard functionalities to your Arduino 101... ”

I have never worked with Arduino so I don’t have much to say about it.

I have messed around quite a bit with Pi’s and also abandoned/obsolete gaming hardware (think Ouya) and have had some success in repurposing them as HTPC and a headless NAS.

I’m thinking about diving into Arduino and really I was wondering what more experienced members of the community have to say about this announcement.

FPSwithaWacomTablet · April 21, 2016

Intel is really late on these maker things, though this x86-based board is an interesting followup to their (IMO failed) Galileo and Edison boards (Which I tried setting up and failed completely). These better be easier to play with or it's gonna take away from the experience that is Arduino.

As for starter Arduino, don't buy an Uno. Buy something like an Adafruit Pro Trinket or a Teensy 3.2 and solder some headers on those for breadboard use. Being Arduino-compatible as well, you get much more I/O pins for less the price of an Uno, and shields are very overrated and pricey.