Raspberry Pi

We're attempting to use a MediaTek Linkit One as part of our Independent Maker Space Program project. The goal of the IMSP is to develop accessible methods for gathering and analyzing telemetry and data for use in amateur rocketry launch events.We've already tested the Freescale in an amateur rocket test launch, and this stage of the project involves launching a weather balloon with a data collection payload to high altitude with the intent of gathering as much data as possible about atmospheric conditions, as well as to test a number of different concepts, including redundancy of multiple processors, like Raspberry Pi, Freescale and LinkIt One, and Moteino (an Arduino based transceiver board).The LinkIt One is intended to be the GSM communicator system that transmits location data when the weather balloon payload lands after release from the balloon.The test is still in progress, as we've learned more about the different systems ...

TL;DR – The LinkIt ONE is an awesome Arduino, with a ton of great integrated peripherals, but I fear there’s too much of a gap between Arduino style development and building the next generation of connected things.