Hello Everyone!
I'm very new to Arduino. Let me tell you a little bit about the project I have in mind, a little about my background (& what I know), and what I THINK I need to get started.
Project Description:
The scope of the project may change based on what is actually feasible. I want to create an electronic dartboard, similar to the commercial Arachnid / Galaxy products. This would include a stand-alone end-item which can be played with a monitor (not super worried about the monitor quality / capabilities at this point).
My Background:
I have a very mechanical background. The reason I got into this was because I've been tinkering around with my new hobby - 3D printing. I own an Anet A8, which at this point, really isn't anywhere near what it was when it came out of the box. I've done a lot to it, and the capabilities / resolution is high enough to print realistic, functional dartboard segments almost exactly like the commercial soft-tip dartboards. I do not know coding very well, but I do have Arduino IDE because I've been doing my fair share of tinkering with my 3D printing firmware. Ultimately I'm going to be starting from ABSOLUTE scratch - I want to 3D print the dartboard (the easy part), build the cabinet to house the electronics, dartboard & monitor, and write the code for the Arduino.
What I think I need:
OKAY - so, I own nothing at this point. I have a birthday coming up, and I've been asked to tell my family what it is I want. I want to let them know which board to get, and anything else, I might need to complete this project.
Now, I've read several things about dart projects, and I THINK I need a board which would support a minimum of 62 inputs (20 numbers, 3 targets each, and 2 bulls) and up to 82 inputs from the dartboard itself. I'm not sure which one I need as my electrical friend suggested that what I want to do isn't very challenging for the board itself, but the amount of inputs may require additional hardware.
I also don't really know where to start with the right force, pressure or vibration sensors, but that's something I need to look into some more on my own. What it really comes down to is, which board should I buy, without knowing much?
Ideally I'd have some time to research and then buy the board, but since my birthday is coming up, I need to tell them what to get me.
Any help or insight is much appreciated!