I work in finance. But I did take a college course in Databases and was (at that time) very proficient in SQL and SQL+. I've also dabbled in basic and visual basic, though it's been some time.
I understand language. I'm fluent in Spanish as well as English and I excelled in learning spanish at an early age. I also know a bit of Italian and Mandarin (don't ask me to write it!) When I programmed my final project for my database course I was able to see the similarities between SQL and other foreign languages.
I'm giving all this background, because I'm wondering...if I want to automate my brew setup with either Arduino or Raspberry Pi, which might be a better way to go for someone with my background?
For setup questions, I intend to build a single tier w/ 2 pumps and 3 blichman propane burners. For mash temp control I typically use a direct fire/recirc approach, but I do own a copper coil that I've used as a herms coil in the past. I've found that recirculating a direct fired mashtun while heating it with low/medium flame works just as quickly as using the herms coil, and if I recirc at the proper speed for the heat applied (more heat, faster recirc), I have very little to no scorching issues.
So my concerns are as follows (not necessarily in this particular order or of equal importance):
What will be the quickest when it comes to build time? I know neither language, nor do I know C or C+, but I'm not afraid of any of them.
What will have the most carryover if I want to continue my programming education beyond this project?
What will be cheaper? Easier?
Which is going to glean me the most support from this community?...I must say it seems there are plenty of folks doing both platforms, but if you answer this one, ask yourself this: will you respond to my questions if I post them up? Ultimately, if there's a dozen of you who are willing to help out on Raspberry Pi, and 3 that are willing to help out with Arduino..that will affect my decision.
Lastly, which might be a better skill to pass on to my 9 year old daughter, as I'd like to use my newfound skill to help her get into programming and robotics/automation in general.
Thoughts? Hope I'm not being presumptuous or obnoxious, I'm just about ready to take the plunge and figured I'd throw all those questions out there and see if anyone feels like helping me with this decision.
I understand language. I'm fluent in Spanish as well as English and I excelled in learning spanish at an early age. I also know a bit of Italian and Mandarin (don't ask me to write it!) When I programmed my final project for my database course I was able to see the similarities between SQL and other foreign languages.
I'm giving all this background, because I'm wondering...if I want to automate my brew setup with either Arduino or Raspberry Pi, which might be a better way to go for someone with my background?
For setup questions, I intend to build a single tier w/ 2 pumps and 3 blichman propane burners. For mash temp control I typically use a direct fire/recirc approach, but I do own a copper coil that I've used as a herms coil in the past. I've found that recirculating a direct fired mashtun while heating it with low/medium flame works just as quickly as using the herms coil, and if I recirc at the proper speed for the heat applied (more heat, faster recirc), I have very little to no scorching issues.
So my concerns are as follows (not necessarily in this particular order or of equal importance):
What will be the quickest when it comes to build time? I know neither language, nor do I know C or C+, but I'm not afraid of any of them.
What will have the most carryover if I want to continue my programming education beyond this project?
What will be cheaper? Easier?
Which is going to glean me the most support from this community?...I must say it seems there are plenty of folks doing both platforms, but if you answer this one, ask yourself this: will you respond to my questions if I post them up? Ultimately, if there's a dozen of you who are willing to help out on Raspberry Pi, and 3 that are willing to help out with Arduino..that will affect my decision.
Lastly, which might be a better skill to pass on to my 9 year old daughter, as I'd like to use my newfound skill to help her get into programming and robotics/automation in general.
Thoughts? Hope I'm not being presumptuous or obnoxious, I'm just about ready to take the plunge and figured I'd throw all those questions out there and see if anyone feels like helping me with this decision.