PIC vs Arduino?

[S. Dale Morrey]

Actually...
If cost were the only deciding factor I would buy this
http://www.dfrobot.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=35&product_id=49
$15

Also the pre-loaded chips are $7.00 which is price competitive with a
PIC of similar capabilities.

Doing more homework it does seem like the arduino is a bit easier to
program since it uses C or at least a very C like language.  But how
about reliability?  This is going to be a process control application,
if it fails it could have serious repurcussions for very expensive
equipment..

On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 12:42 PM, John Shaver <bobjohnbob at gmail.com> wrote:
> $30 plus any modules you want to plug into it.  It depends on how much
> money you have to spend on toys i guess (until I have a project that
> needs to be done that I can use it for it will still be considered a
> toy).
>
> On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 12:25 PM, Jonathan Duncan
> <jonathan at bluesunhosting.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 18 Aug 2011, at 09:52, John Shaver wrote:
>>
>>> I am also interested to know more.  I have looked at purchasing an
>>> Arduino unit for a while just to play around and see what it can do.
>>> Last I checked it wasn't extremely cheap though.   Any success
>>> stories?
>>>
>>
>> Not extremely cheap?  $30?
>>
>> http://www.sparkfun.com/products/9950
>> http://www.adafruit.com/products/50
>>
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