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Electronics => Electronics => Topic started by: alpha on March 14, 2010, 07:23:05 AM

Title: AVR microcontroller......
Post by: alpha on March 14, 2010, 07:23:05 AM

Hi,

I wanna program a firefighting robot in C++. Can anybody pls tell me which AVR Microcontroller should I use or how to choose it? There are plenty of them. Pls help? Thanx a lot...

Title: Re: AVR microcontroller......
Post by: dellagd on March 14, 2010, 07:34:31 AM

you mean the actual chip or a MCU board (which includes the chip, a voltage regulator, various resisters, and headers)?

Title: Re: AVR microcontroller......
Post by: alpha on March 14, 2010, 08:17:56 AM

Quote from: dellagd on March 14, 2010, 07:34:31 AM

you mean the actual chip or a MCU board (which includes the chip, a voltage regulator, various resisters, and headers)?

I want to know the actual AVR chip type. Thanx...

Title: Re: AVR microcontroller......
Post by: Razor Concepts on March 14, 2010, 09:22:32 AM

You will find the most information on projects using mega8, mega168, or mega328 so I would recommend those.

Title: Re: AVR microcontroller......
Post by: dellagd on March 14, 2010, 10:02:20 AM

well yes
look up some diagrams of the chips and you will see how many i\o ports it has, ect.
you can then select the best one for the job!