Table 3.
Comparison of different processing module components.
| Board | CPU Speed | Memory/Storage | Power Comp. | Ports A/D | Size and Weight | USB Ports/Wireless Interfaces | Price | Operating Systems |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raspberry Pi Model A | 700 MHz | 256 MB/SD (4 GB) | 0.8 W | 0/30 | 6.5 × 5.5 cm/100 g | 1 USB port/- | $25 | Raspbian |
| Raspberry Pi 2 | 900 MHz | 1 GB/SD (4 GB) | 1.5 W | 0/30 | 8.4 × 5.5 cm/136 g | 4 USB ports/- | $35 | Raspbian Ubuntu Mate Windows 10 IoT |
| Raspberry Pi 3 | 1.2 GHz | 1 GB/SD (4 GB) | 1.8 W | 0/30 | 8.4 × 5.5 cm/136 g | 4 USB ports/Wi-Fi and Bluetooth | $40 | Raspbian Ubuntu Mate Windows 10 IoT |
| Beagle Bone | 720 MHz | 512 MB/SD (4 GB) | 1.0 W | 14/6 | 8.4 × 5.5 cm/100 g | 1 USB port/- | $75 | BeagleBone Linux |
| Intel Edison | 500 MHz | 1 GB/SD (4 GB) | 0.6 W | 14/6 | 5.9 × 2.8 cm/82 g | -/Wi-Fi and Bluetooth | $90 | Yocto Project |
| Pycom | 32 MHz | 1 kB/32 kB | 0.2 W | 14/6 | 6.8 × 5.4 cm/100 g | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and LoRa | $45 | Micropython |
| Arduino Uno | 32 MHz | 1 kB/32 kB | 0.2 W | 14/6 | 6.8 × 5.4 cm/100 g | -/- | $25 | Processing-based |
| Arduino Nano | 16 MHz | 512 B/16 kB | 0.2 W | 14/6 | 4.2 × 1.8 cm/20 g | -/- | $10 | Processing-based |