Blog2014 ≫ Thinking of getting a Spark Core next

Have realised that all of the fiddling about I've done to make my robot butler start tweeting again 1 could have been done a lot easier with a spark core 2, so I might start migrating to that. Looks nice and easy to integrate properly with other mains devices too. I'm not abandoning lightwaverf or arduino but I'm just going to have a play.

Lots of really nice projects 3 already done using this kit too.

I particularly like this cheesy comment from their "build a nest thermostat in a day hackathon" project page 4:

Your billion dollar company starts with a million dollar product, and your million dollar product starts with a hundred dollar prototype. So what are you waiting for?

Here's the core part 5, then there's a relay shield 6 for having it control the power of other devices, then for some reason the battery adapter 7 is shaped like a moustache...

  1. Removed old twitter.com/ourduino link here.
  2. Removed old spark.io/ link here.
  3. Removed old spark.hackster.io/ link here.
  4. Removed old hackster.io/cazzo/building-an-open-source-nest link here.
  5. Removed old cpc.farnell.com/spark/coreca/spark-core-wifi-dev-board-chip/dp/SC13383 link here.
  6. Removed old cpc.farnell.com/spark/rshield/spark-core-relay-shield/dp/SC13387 link here.
  7. Removed old cpc.farnell.com/spark/bshield/spark-core-battery-shield/dp/SC13386 link here.

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Paul Clarkeʼs blog - I live in Hythe near Folkestone, Kent. Married + dad to 2, I am a full-stack web developr, and I do js / nodejs, some ruby, python, php ect ect. I like pubbing, running, eating, home automation and other diy stuff, history, family tree stuff, TV, squirrels, pirates, lego, + TIME TRAVEL.