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Old 09-25-2015, 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by jimbob200521 View Post
Have you given any thought to a Raspberry PI instead of your Arduino controller idea? It would allow you to do more in the way of user interface such as a small touchscreen on the dash or mounted somewhere displaying live relevant data. Or maybe I'm just getting greedy haha
I don't think a Pi is the right choice for this project, it has to boot up and whatnot, and then do you keep it on and drain the battery or shut it down. A controller is more suitable.

Plus, the Pi it's more susceptible to the increased radiation and cosmic rays in orbit.
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