Every Dev Board Explained in 6 Minutes
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Ever wondered which dev board is right for your next project?
In this video I break down 8 of the most important hardware platforms Arduino, ESP32, STM32, Raspberry Pi, Jetson Nano, BeagleBone Black, Tessel 2, and Particle Photon so you can finally pick the right tool for the right job.
This video walks through each board's core specs, strengths, and real-world use cases, from bare-metal microcontrollers to full Linux computers and edge AI accelerators. Whether you're a beginner building your first LED blinker or an engineer shipping connected products at scale, this breakdown gives you a clear map of the embedded hardware landscape.
⏱️ Timestamps
0:00 — Arduino Uno — Bare metal simplicity, 16MHz, the foundation of hardware
0:44 — ESP32 — Dual-core, Wi-Fi + Bluetooth, the king of IoT at $2
1:29 — STM32 — ARM Cortex-M, real-time precision, production-grade reliability
2:13 — Raspberry Pi 4 — Full Linux SBC, up to 8GB RAM, camera & compute
2:54 — Nvidia Jetson Nano — Edge AI, 128-core GPU, 472 GFLOPS
3:31 — BeagleBone Black — Linux + dual PRUs for real-time hardware control
4:10 — Tessel 2 — JavaScript/Node.js firmware for web developers
4:54 — Particle Photon — Cloud platform, OTA updates, fleet management
5:41 — Summary — Right board fits the problem
📚 Quick Specs Reference
Arduino Uno
MCU: ATmega328P @ 16 MHz
Flash: 32KB / RAM: 2KB
No wireless, 5V logic
ESP32
CPU: Dual-core Xtensa LX6 @ 240 MHz
RAM: 520KB
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n + Bluetooth 4.2 & BLE
3.3V logic (use level shifters for 5V sensors)
STM32 (H7 series)
Core: ARM Cortex-M7 @ 480 MHz
RAM: up to 1MB / Double-precision FPU
Used in drones, medical devices, industrial PLCs
Raspberry Pi 4
CPU: Quad-core ARM Cortex-A72 @ 1.8 GHz
RAM: up to 8GB LPDDR4
Full Linux OS, USB 3.0, Gigabit Ethernet, dual 4K HDMI
Jetson Nano
CPU: Quad-core ARM Cortex-A57
GPU: 128-core Maxwell — 472 GFLOPS FP16
Runs CUDA, TensorRT, DeepStream
BeagleBone Black
CPU: ARM Cortex-A8 @ 1 GHz / RAM: 512MB
2× onboard PRUs @ 200 MHz for real-time control
65 GPIO pins, multiple PWM & analog inputs
Tessel 2
CPU: MediaTek MT7620N @ 580 MHz / RAM: 64MB
Runs Node.js natively — write firmware in JavaScript
Built-in 802.11b/g/n + modular hardware ports
Particle Photon
MCU: STM32F205 ARM Cortex-M3 @ 120 MHz
Flash: 1MB / RAM: 128KB
Built-in Wi-Fi, OTA updates, cloud fleet management out of the box
🔗 Recommended Reading
Arduino getting started: https://docs.arduino.cc/learn/startin...
ESP32 official docs: https://docs.espressif.com/projects/e...
STM32 HAL library guide: https://wiki.st.com/stm32mcu/wiki/STM...
Raspberry Pi documentation: https://www.raspberrypi.com/documenta...
Jetson Nano developer guide: https://developer.nvidia.com/embedded...
BeagleBone PRU guide: https://beagleboard.org/p/beagleboard...
Tessel 2 docs: https://tessel.io/docs/
Particle Photon docs: https://docs.particle.io/photon/