Elezium

Hello to everyone,

I've been slowly learning C# over the past 6 months and doing some progress so I decided to buy a Raspberry Pi and start to hack on it using Mono.  Of course, C# is not best language out there for the Pi so finding C# libraries is a bit hard, and I'm not good enough to write my own.  But still having fun blinking some LED and reading some input.

So yesterday, I decided to buy an Arduino Starter Kit to see the differences between the Pi, knowing that the Arduino is mostly C/C++.  But looking at some code, I think I can handle it.

After doing some lecture, I find THIS: the Netduino, which seems to be the perfect fit for me!  Good news, my local electronic store have some. 

So here I am, after reading about the different model of Netduino, I think the Plus 2 would fit better, mainly because of the integrated ethernet port.  But of course, a few questions arises:

1) Since I bought the Arduino Starter Kit yesterday (I will probably receive it tomorrow),I was wondering if there is a way to "integrate" the Arduino with the Netduino is some ways?  The kits comes with a bunch of components (sensors, resistors, leds, buttons, and so on) which I believe are compatible and could be useful with the Netduino.  If so, I'll keep the Arduino starter kit as well.

2) What is the status on the NetMF?  It's the first time I see it and I've been following MS technologies for a while.  Is there any active development?  I don't want to invest time and money in a dead platform.

3) Is the Netduino Plus 2 compatible with the "Gagdeteer" ?  It seems interesting to have "plug and plug" hardware to keep it more simple, but the price tag seems a bit higher.

Thanks so much.

Best Regards,

Elezium