Hi.
I want to make a simple networked daq for simple monitoring of an analog signal (temp). And I want data over ethernet, so my question is if this DP platform is a good choice? it is out of stock at the moment at seeedstudio so I post this question meanwhile.
I programmed some mbed and arduino before so I guess I am a beginner and this seems a bit more complicated.
There are two other platforms I also consider : the netduino and the arduino netshield. How do they compare against the web platform?
I read the pages on the web platform and there are only 2 analog i/o but thats enough, I need one for room temp (reference) and one for DUT measuring.
There are lots of alternatives that are probably easier to use for a newbie. You could try an arduino + shield, or something WIFI like the openpicus.
If you already have experience with mBed and Arduino, and simply want to get the project done, it'll almost definitely be easier to stick with what you know. But if you want to learn a new uC, IDE, libraries, stack, etc, then the web platform will scratch that itch.
I chose the web platform for my project because I already had experience with lesser PICs, and mBed's HTTP server functionality turned out to be pretty broken, and since it's closed, that put me up a creek without a paddle.
Just my 2 cents.
Ok, I trust your experience, I will try the arduino shield first. Hopefully I will learn something that I can put to good use with the webplatform in the future :)
Before you get too far, though, you should do a feasibility study for your proposed target platform, e.g. is there an available stack/libraries on the platform, and is the uC capable enough... If you don't have the libraries you need, will you write them yourself, etc.