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Offline cowboy303Topic starter

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Re: Simple Microcontroller for a beginner
« Reply #75 on: February 27, 2012, 04:21:12 am »
I think arduino is the way to go.  I looked up arduino on eBay and I got nano, mega, dev and  uno...  Which one do I get I'd like some thing that's easy to get started with but will keep me going for awhile. and I like my back pocket to look about the same before and after I perchase it ;).
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Offline TerminalJack505

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Re: Simple Microcontroller for a beginner
« Reply #76 on: February 27, 2012, 05:54:05 am »
I think arduino is the way to go.  I looked up arduino on eBay and I got nano, mega, dev and  uno...  Which one do I get I'd like some thing that's easy to get started with but will keep me going for awhile. and I like my back pocket to look about the same before and after I perchase it ;).
Thank's everybody once again.

I'd go with an Arduino Uno Rev 3.
 

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Re: Simple Microcontroller for a beginner
« Reply #77 on: February 28, 2012, 08:10:09 am »
Before when I said code C is over my head ???.  I meant I have only heard of it and don't know anything about it. And I think it would help everybody if I told you about my self so here it go's.
I'm 15 years old and and started with electronics 4 months ago my first circuit was a full wave rectifier with 4 1n4002 diodes I got from an old TV with 4 nails on a 1 X 4  non of my family member fave any electrical knowledge and mine is very limeted.  I have  designed simple stuff like a charge controller etc so now I'm working on a power supply (very similar to Dave's) and since I learn best by doing I thought I'd try my hand at Microcontrollers to control the thing and that was what the Thread was about I probably should have said this at the beginning but better now then never.
Just to say: I'm now 50, my son is five. If he starts a thread like this in 10 years then I'll be mighty proud !
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Re: Simple Microcontroller for a beginner
« Reply #78 on: February 28, 2012, 09:51:08 am »
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/jy-mcu-arduino-mega-interactive-media-mega1280-development-board-104318

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I'm a satisfied customer at dealextreme. Support is a bit slow, but it works. Prices are good, but it takes a couple of weeks for the stuff to arrive (1 week at DX, 2 weeke shipment, 1 week customs).
Markus

A good scientist is a person with original ideas. A good engineer is a person who makes a design that works with as few original ideas as possible.
 


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