if you're in the market for an Arduino
style board you're going to be
overwhelmed by the amount of options
available so here's the thought process
I use to figure out which board is right
for my project the first thing I think
about is how much is space a premium in
my design if my 3D printed parts are
going to be very small I need to take a
smaller board even if it sacrifices some
features next I think about the
functionality this is going to have do I
need Wi-Fi Bluetooth is it going to use
a battery you can save yourself a lot of
hassle if you find a board that has
these functionality and Advance instead
of tacking it on to a cheaper board at
this point I start looking at the
physical designs of the boards I'm
considering I really prefer a board that
has a simple shape with mounting holes
because it makes it easier to design my
3D prints to fit it then I look to see
are there people building additional
periferals that work with this board a
lot of times you'll see there are
backpacks or Shields or whatever you
call them that are designed to be
soldered onto or connected to this board
specifically that plus the community
support is pretty much all I think about
when I'm buying a new board