Not really a head-to-head, but more of an investigation into what either the Orange Pi Zero or Raspberry Pi Zero can offer us Arduinites. I mean, what is it all about, and how do you program using Python anyway?

We take a brief (well, 30 minute) look at what either of these two boards can offer us, and how they might even supplant the Arduino in an embedded system. Or can they?

Were they easy to set up? And what is all this /”zero/” nonsense in the model’s name? And the prices? Compared to an Arduino Uno, for example, are they even in the same ball park?

The pack leader is Raspberry; Orange is an open-source pretender to the throne. Which one is better? Cheaper? Nicer?

These, and further questions are posed and almost answered, albeit that only YOU can actually give the answer that’s right for you! You will just have to watch the video and make your own mind up.

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There are lots of links here that I found useful during my /”Pi Extravaganza/”.
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Putty download for Windows (Mac users see the video for inbuilt alternative)
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/latest.html

Raspberry Pi Zero source (from The_Pi_Hut, UK Distributor)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/232255509808
Note this contains the OTG (On The Go) USB cable, and various pin headers and feet.
Of these the OTG cable is an essential, but you may have one anyway!

Orange Pi Zero source (from Ali Express)
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-Orange-Pi-Zero-H2-Quad-Core-Open-source-development-board-beyond-Raspberry-Pi/32760774493.html

Fantastic utility to burn your Orange Pi Armbian distro to SD card
https://etcher.io/ (for Windows, Linux and OS x)

Raspberry Pi official site for newcomers
https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/introducing-noobs/

And the download page (be sure to download the SD Card Formatter utility they recommend too)
https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/noobs/

Useful webpage on how to set up the Raspberry Pi Zero
http://www.everydaylinuxuser.com/2016/02/how-to-set-up-raspberry-pi-zero.html

How to shutdown your raspberry Pi safely
https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/381/how-do-i-turn-off-my-raspberry-pi

Orange Pi vs Raspberry Pi pinouts – The Blink Program!
https://diyprojects.io/orange-pi-onelite-tutorial-use-gpio-python-pinouts/#.WQzPpuUrJMN

Some basic Linux commands (for the Terminal program in Raspberry Pi or in headless mode for Orange Pi)
https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/linux/usage/commands.md

Official site for Armbian Orange Pi Lite distro (OS)
https://www.armbian.com/orange-pi-lite/

Official site for Armbian Orange Pi ZERO distro (OS)
https://www.armbian.com/orange-pi-zero-2-h3/

Beginners Guide to the Orange Pi Zero
http://lucsmall.com/2017/01/19/beginners-guide-to-the-orange-pi-zero/

Armbian documentation on Getting Started
https://docs.armbian.com/User-Guide_Getting-Started/#how-to-connect-to-wireless

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