Entwicklungsboards β Selection Guide
Start Here β Which Dev Board?
π’ Just Learning? Start with Arduino Uno R4. Most tutorials, largest community, can not go wrong. Arduino Guide β
πΆ Building IoT? Pick ESP32-S3. Built-in WiFi + BLE, deep sleep for battery, under $6. ESP32 Guide β
π€ Doing AI? Go Jetson Orin Nano. CUDA + TensorRT, 40 TOPS, runs YOLO and LLMs. Jetson Guide β
Quick Comparisonβ
| Board | MCU/SOC | Clock | RAM | Wireless | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arduino Uno R4 | RA4M1 (ARM M4) | 48 MHz | 32 KB | WiFi (Minima) | Learning, sensors |
| ESP32-WROOM | Xtensa LX6 | 240 MHz | 520 KB | WiFi+BLE | IoT, LoRa nodes |
| Raspberry Pi 5 | BCM2712 (ARM A76) | 2.4 GHz | 4/8 GB | WiFi+BLE | Edge compute, AI |
| Jetson Orin Nano | ARM A78 + Ampere GPU | 1.5 GHz | 4/8 GB | β | Edge AI, CV |
| M5Stack CoreS3 | ESP32-S3 | 240 MHz | 512 KB | WiFi+BLE | Prototyping |
| STM32F4 Black | ARM M4F | 168 MHz | 192 KB | β | Industrial RT |
How to Chooseβ
- Simple sensors β Arduino β most tutorials, largest community
- WiFi/BLE IoT β ESP32 β built-in wireless, sub-$5
- Linux / AI β Raspberry Pi 5 β full OS, GPIO, USB 3
- Edge AI β Jetson Orin β CUDA, TensorRT
- Fast MVP β M5Stack β modular, UiFlow drag-and-drop
- Industrial RT β STM32 β deterministic timing
Platform Quickstartsβ
- Arduino Β· Raspberry Pi Β· ESP32 Β· Jetson Β· M5Stack