2017-08-14, 06:18 AM
Seems substantially overpriced to me but if you would like the 'all-in-one' approach it might be worthwhile. BTW, I always question the wisdom of putting environmental sensors on the main board because what good does it do to know the humidity and temperature in an enclosed box ?
My personal preference is to purchase bits as I find a use for them. You will still need other bits after you install this HAT so it isn't a solution to cover everything at once. Do you require an audio driver - I don't as my system is locked away and I talk to it via wifi. Do you need GPS - I have it but don't need it because my existing boat GPS data is fed to the pi. Environmental sensors, as noted above, are useless in an enclosed box, IMU .... don't know why I would want it, UPS - good feature but readily available for cheaper.
In other words, this is a very personal decision. You might want all the sensors and options and it might be worthwhile for YOUR application.
My personal preference is to purchase bits as I find a use for them. You will still need other bits after you install this HAT so it isn't a solution to cover everything at once. Do you require an audio driver - I don't as my system is locked away and I talk to it via wifi. Do you need GPS - I have it but don't need it because my existing boat GPS data is fed to the pi. Environmental sensors, as noted above, are useless in an enclosed box, IMU .... don't know why I would want it, UPS - good feature but readily available for cheaper.
In other words, this is a very personal decision. You might want all the sensors and options and it might be worthwhile for YOUR application.