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Add to SafariWhen comparing Tessel 2 vs SanCloud BeagleBone Enhanced WiFi 1G, the Slant community recommends Tessel 2 for most people. In the question“What are the best single-board computers?” Tessel 2 is ranked 36th while SanCloud BeagleBone Enhanced WiFi 1G is ranked 59th. The most important reason people chose Tessel 2 is:
Out of the box it supports Node 4.x LTS and doesn't require any setup to use it.
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Pros
Pro NodeJS support out of the box
Out of the box it supports Node 4.x LTS and doesn't require any setup to use it.
Pro Co-processor system
Runs Linux and user application code on a 580MHz Mediatek router-on-a-chip, with an asynchronous 48MHz SAMD21 coprocessor for GPIO, ADC, I2C, SPI, PWM and UART programming
Pro Programmable via USB or Wifi
The process for deploying software, whether it's JavaScript, Python or Rust, is exposed the same way for both USB and Wifi connections.
Pro Easy to get started with
The Tessel 2's "Getting Started" experience requires little more than installing Node.js and a single package (the CLI) via npm. Complete walkthroughs for Linux, Mac and Windows are available and up-to-date
Pro Pin to Pin Compatible with the BeagleBone Black
Pro Onboard Storage
4GB 8-bit eMMC onboard flash storage for main firmware image and also a micro-SD for programming and extra storage
Pro Excellent Support
Super support from SanCloud and the wider BeagleBoard community
Pro Connect up to 20 devices.
Connect 10 devices out of the box. Up to 20 devices can be connected by a simple OTG port and config modification.
Pro Plenty of I/Os and more speed & power than the BeagleBone Black.
Cons
Con Very little memory
64 megabytes of RAM. This places it more in line with an Arduino style board than a SBC on the level of Raspberry Pi.
