I am going to be using a arduino board for developing a project in the up coming months. I am trying to decide which type of board is best for me to buy the Arduino Duemilanove or Arduino Mega. I am going to have to use a DIP and not the development board once the project is complete. I am confused, because I don't see a spot on the Mega for a DIP compared with the other board. In my situation would you day suggest I purchase the Duemilanove? Any input would be much appreciated.
because I don't see a spot on the Mega for a DIP compared with the other board.
What do you mean by DIP? DIP as a noun is used to describe a IC packaging type, meaning Dual Inline Package. Maybe you mean DIP socket that the standard Arduino uses for it's 168 or 328 processor? If so the Arduino Mega board uses a AVR mega1280 chip that is not avalible in a DIP package option.
Lefty
Exactly, sorry for not specifying what I meant by DIP. That is exactly what I was wondering. Thank you for clarifying which I will be purchasing.
is not avalible in a DIP package option
.. and never will. However there are break-out boards, but in most cases they are not strictly Dual In Line but either quadratic (as the chip), or Quad In Line so to speak..
The power of the Mega128 (not only the number of pins, but the 4 UARTS and the RAM) will come in handy for many real-world projects.
But you also will have limited support.. shields and libraries will sometimes not be compatible ... know-how in this forum is more limited....