Make’s Illustrated Board Glossary
By Matt Richardson
Development boards come in many different types and sizes, with vastly different feature sets. Comparing the particular spec of one board directly to another will rarely give you the full picture. Here are some of the common parts and terms that come into play when evaluating different boards.
1. Processor
The chip at the core of your board. It’s the brain of your project, handling most of the functionality. Most processors can be classified as either a microcontroller, designed to control basic digital electronics, or a system on chip (SoC), which are more powerful processors similar to those in computers. Boards with SoCs are often called single-board computers (SBC).
James Burke
2. Input/Output ...
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