That said, I wouldn't mind using the R-Pi to run the Arduino IDE (Due version) and load programs in the field. Does @Grump_Mike's book have a chapter on this?
My other book:-
Has a project, the harmonograph, that uses the Arduino and Pi together. The Arduino gathers the data from four swinging pendulums and passes the data onto the Pi which draws the pretty pictures, they are different every time.
However programing the Arduino from the Pi takes a lot longer than a laptop. It can take up to five minuets to compile and load code.
