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Electronics => Electronics => Topic started by: robotbuilder5 on January 10, 2009, 02:14:30 PM

Title: Microcontroller
Post by: robotbuilder5 on January 10, 2009, 02:14:30 PM
Hi I'm new to this site and i want to build the 50$ robot. a while ago i got the What's a microcontroller kit from radioshack.It came with the basic stamp 2 mounted on parallaxes homework board. Since i only know how to program in PBASIC i rather use this instead of the atmeag8. my question is will the robot still run under the homework board?

         Thanks in advance to anyone who helps
Title: Re: Microcontroller
Post by: frodo on January 10, 2009, 02:23:01 PM
Quote from: robotbuilder5 on January 10, 2009, 02:14:30 PM
Since i only know how to program in PBASIC i rather use this instead of the atmeag8. my question is will the robot still run under the homework board?

         Thanks in advance to anyone who helps
is PBASIC  using PICAXE software? if it is an AVR-based board for using atmega8, i would say that it wouldn't work with a chip that isn't AVR.
Title: Re: Microcontroller
Post by: robotbuilder5 on January 10, 2009, 02:26:37 PM
no its useing Basic stamp editor V2
Title: Re: Microcontroller
Post by: frodo on January 10, 2009, 02:29:33 PM
oh right, i get what PBASIC is now. the programming for the $50 robot is not to get because admin has put it on the tutorial for everyone to use, so is it really worth having to write a whole new code and a new circuit?
Title: Re: Microcontroller
Post by: robotbuilder5 on January 10, 2009, 02:37:52 PM
i know but i dont want to buy/make another microcontroller when i have one. so did Admin make code for Pbasic or basic instead of c? p.s. can avrs or pic be programmed in basic?
Title: Re: Microcontroller
Post by: frodo on January 10, 2009, 02:46:46 PM
no, i don't think admin did make basic files for programming the robot. i also think that, as i have PICAXE, that PICs can be programmed using basic or making flowcharts.
Title: Re: Microcontroller
Post by: robotbuilder5 on January 10, 2009, 02:52:25 PM
ok thanks for the info :)
Title: Re: Microcontroller
Post by: Admin on January 10, 2009, 10:16:40 PM
Don't be afraid of programming in C ;D

Most robots use it, and there is tons of community support and source code for it. You will have to use C sooner or later so just start now :P
Title: Re: Microcontroller
Post by: frodo on January 10, 2009, 11:47:44 PM
Quote from: Admin on January 10, 2009, 10:16:40 PM
Don't be afraid of programming in C ;D

Most robots use it, and there is tons of community support and source code for it. You will have to use C sooner or later so just start now :P
lol  :D  i agree, there are tutorials on SoR and like every one of them just about, supplies the c source coding for people to use.