Re: cheapest microcontroller for a noob with high level programming language skills?
- From: "snarkyFish" <aaron.propst@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 18 Jun 2006 16:46:19 -0700
David L. Jones wrote:
snarkyFish wrote:
I'm relatively new to electronic projects as a whole, but i've got the
basics down. I'm a computer geek with lots of higher level languages
under my belt, but i've never messed with stuff such as assembly. I
could easily handle c or basic though.
I'm itching to start tinkering with a microcontroller. If money were
not a problem, i'd probably pick up a kit similar to what parallax
offers:
http://www.parallax.com/detail.asp?product_id=27807
as it seems like a good 'noob's how to'
Of course, money is a problem. I was wondering if i could get some
advice on getting started with a simple / cheap microcontroller system.
Are there any out there that would let me program in basic (or
something similar) and could be programmed and run easily with the chip
on a breadboard and a serial port?
it seems like there's a continuum: cheap and hard to learn <==>
expensive and easy to learn
is that true?
This question is starting to run long.. sorry. I'd like a basic
microcontroller, with good reference materials on the net that can get
me started. I'd like to just breadboard simple experiments and
projects at 5v.
Any advice?
You simply will not be able to beat the PIC-AXE. It's like a Parallax
BASIC Stamp, but much cheaper and simpler to use.
Tons of info on the net, and magazines like Silicon Chip run dozens of
projects using it.
There is no simpler way to get into microcontrollers.
Dave :)
I've heard a lot about the Pic-Axe, It sounds like it might be a good
compromise between a low level design where i have to build my own pc
interface (like the schematics in the tutorial bill linked) and
parallax systems that cost an arm and a leg, but handle the nitty
gritty for me.
.
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