Re: beginners question

On 23/12/2005 the venerable John B etched in runes:

> On 23/12/2005 the venerable amiller etched in runes:
>
> > I would love a programable device, I have a lot of experience with
> > computer programming. Where can I find more information about this
> > mega8 device and what kind of places would I go to look for
> > purchasing these types of things.
>
> The mega8 is an Atmel part. A member of the AVR family of 8-bit RISC
> processors. Start at these two sites:
>
> http://www.atmel.com/products/avr/
>
> http://www.avrfreaks.net/
>
> The AVR is designed to be programmed in C, although you can use
> assembler, but I wouldn't recommend it. There are several cheap or
> free C compilers, as well as some expensive ones. GNU C is free, but
> the Imagecraft compiler is very reasonable and is the best value for
> money that I have found.
>
> http://www.imagecraft.com/software/
>
> Hope this helps.

Sorry, forgot to say that Atmel devices are available from Digi-Key or
Farnell (which is Newark in the US).

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John B

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