Comparisons and observations

These comparisons and observations are largely from my experiences with using different systems across a variety of projects. It also comes from reading a lot of research projects and developmental workshop information, to learn about other people’s perspectives and uses for these boards.

The LilyPad boards are usually purple and have a petal-style design. The Flora has larger sew tabs so that you can easily use your crocodile clips on them. In addition, the board is black, which I like for my circuits. The Gemma M0 is also black, and the size makes it a great fit for hiding in clothing easily.

You may want to consider choosing a board that has a lot of support and resource materials. Some boards have extensive libraries, for example, and great documentation. Also, I have found some boards difficult to source. From researching these boards, it looks like the LilyPad Arduino USB Plus will be the LilyPad board to support. Some of their other...