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Need help to decide on which ARM board to go for?

How do I decide which ARM board to go for if I am aiming to use it as a micro-controller to run sensors, actuators, motors, and solar panels? And I wish to power up the board via Li-ion battery pack.

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  • I would say yes, but as gopal.amlekar says: You will need drivers for the motors; the motors cannot be connected directly to the MCU pins.

    -But most Cortex-M based microcontrollers from STMicroelectronics will have timers that allow you to create PWM signals, which can be used to control motors.

    Like ackmicro says, try posting a list of things that your project requires, making the list as complete as you can.

    -Then we'll all drop some suggestions, so you'll have something to choose from.

    Chances are, that if you've already found a board that you like, it will probably be able to do most of what you need. The remaining part can probably be added easily as external devices.

    -For instance, it's possible to buy a low-cost NOR Flash memory which you can use with SPI. This NOR Flash could be 512KByte for less than $1!

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  • I would say yes, but as gopal.amlekar says: You will need drivers for the motors; the motors cannot be connected directly to the MCU pins.

    -But most Cortex-M based microcontrollers from STMicroelectronics will have timers that allow you to create PWM signals, which can be used to control motors.

    Like ackmicro says, try posting a list of things that your project requires, making the list as complete as you can.

    -Then we'll all drop some suggestions, so you'll have something to choose from.

    Chances are, that if you've already found a board that you like, it will probably be able to do most of what you need. The remaining part can probably be added easily as external devices.

    -For instance, it's possible to buy a low-cost NOR Flash memory which you can use with SPI. This NOR Flash could be 512KByte for less than $1!

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