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Electronics => Electronics => Topic started by: Orrin on September 22, 2008, 09:01:16 PM

Title: Good Microcontroller?
Post by: Orrin on September 22, 2008, 09:01:16 PM

I'm starting on my first robot, and I'm not quite sure what to do. I think I want to make a simple sumo bot, or two crossed Sharp IRs for object avoidance. I don't want to just copy and paste the scripts, I want to learn as much as I can on my own. Before I order all of my other parts, I want a solid program for my robot, so I need to choose a microcontroller. What do you think of this one:

http://www.digilentinc.com/Products/Detail.cfm?Prod=MINICON&Nav1=Products&Nav2=Embedded (http://www.digilentinc.com/Products/Detail.cfm?Prod=MINICON&Nav1=Products&Nav2=Embedded)

Is it a good one to start out on? Is it good for my future projects? Or is this horrible and am I way off the mark?

Any help is appreciated greatly!  :)

Title: Re: Good Microcontroller?
Post by: Admin on September 22, 2008, 10:39:55 PM

I wouldn't recommend that microcontroller because it doesn't have a power bus or any tutorials with it.

Check this:
http://www.societyofrobots.com/robot_faq.shtml#best_microcontroller

If you really want to learn all the details, do this:
http://www.societyofrobots.com/step_by_step_robot.shtml

Title: Re: Good Microcontroller?
Post by: Smith on September 23, 2008, 04:59:43 AM

See http://www.c-stamp.com (http://www.c-stamp.com)