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Open Hardware & Software Sensing Solution for K12 Students
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Comparable Devices With Sensor Platform #10

Closed golriz9 closed 9 years ago

golriz9 commented 9 years ago

One section of our project proposal has been dedicated to looking at the other existing comparable devices with Sensor Platform, and illustrating why our Sensor Platform design can be a better option. The following three links are the ones that we've found in this regard, particularly the first link is more comparable regarding its target audience: http://www.vernier.com/products/sensors/wireless-sensors/node/
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/494937902/arduimu-v4-an-arduino-based-integrated-measurement http://www.cooking-hacks.com/documentation/tutorials/ehealth-biometric-sensor-platform-arduino-raspberry-pi-medical

Based on the requirements of our project, we think price and/or target audience can be the main reasons for not considering these existing designs. Would you also confirm that?

erebuslabs commented 9 years ago

Agreed-and so one-by-one:

  1. Venier - a great solid product with a foothold in the educational domain - but two main disadvantages
    1. Cost Per Unit
    2. Closed Design; it's a black box that's a mystery
    3. Accessibility: Computer with Closed Venier Software ...
  2. Arduimu - well funded project (has an earlier revision)
    1. One unit; Extensibility issues? How could I plug in another sensor?
    2. Steep Learning Curve (teacher + students + parents)
  3. RaspPi/Arduino Shield
    1. Cost (of unit + base unit)
    2. Learning Curve teacher + students + parents)
golriz9 commented 9 years ago

Thanks for your input.