You have a general spec sheet but you don't lay out clearly what the differences between the three units are. I'm inferring that the MK1C has CAN bus support and others don't from the little picture you have for the MK1C. The MK1U is Arduino version? Can you be more specific? I'm interested in purchasing something but after watching the project for a couple months you still don't have a good information layout that properly defines your different products and why one would be preferable over the others.
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Hi Dylan!
We are getting alot of questions as of recently, and also some good interest with Preorders! We are still working hard to update the specs and documentation to clearly outline what the product is capable of. This said, we will extend the Preorder timeframe out another two weeks to give people time to review the specs once we get them live on the site. Stay tuned, and thanks for the patience!
~ArduECU Team
Hi Dylan!
Thanks again for the posts. We are in review of your questions and will provide more detailed information (datasheets) shortly!
Thank you.
Another thought. Could you post some sort of hardware architecture diagram that outlines how the hardware interacts? Something simple, just a box that says "Chip Name" connected with a line to another box that says "High power I/O circuit with 8 digital 4 analog" or something of the like? I feel like right now it's just a black box and I'm less inclined to purchase. I don't want it to show up to my door and be upset because some aspect of the design was not what I anticipated.
Thanks
Thank you for the quick response! I think you've got a solid idea for a product line that does not currently exist on the market. I look forward to digging into mine when it shows up.
Another question or two. When you say "based on Arduino" are you saying that it will be programmed using the Arduino IDE? IE, it has the Arduino bootloader burned in. If so, are you making it possible to erase the bootloader and use the chip as is? I would rather not use the Arduino platform for more robust uses like vehicles. Also, Are you planning on having a software repository for example frameworks to get users up and running quickly?
Hi Dylan and thanks for the questions.
In general, the MK1U is the Uno breakout version (hence the "U" in the name). It is the ArduECU housing with an internal breakout PCB inside of it which accepts an Arduino Uno Board. This way you can prototype a circuit on the breakout board, plug in the Arduino Uno and make it durable and waterproof for outdoor applications.
The MK1B is our ground up basic controller (where "B" denotes basic) but is based upon the Arduino architecture. This guy has more features built in right out if the gate as compared to the standard Arduino board-- like built in high current outputs, large voltage input range, and capacity to accept more range of voltages on the inputs.
The MK1C, (where "C" denotes CAN capability) means this unit is CANbus ready. It has all features of the MK1B, with additional hardware for the CAN circuit. This unit does limit a few I/O though since it needs to use them for the CAN communication. If you want to not use the CAN, you can just configure the onboard jumpers accordingly to bypass the CAN circuit.
We hope this helps you understand it a little better. Now that we see your frustration, we will work in the next few days to clarify the specs for each version in a side by side comparison chart. We will try to have that live on the site very soon.
Thanks for reaching out !