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Title: microcontroller help
Post by: ccdjr106 on June 23, 2009, 09:40:30 AM

i have to build a robot for school and ive never built 1 before so i was wondering what microcontroller would be the easiest to use and what programing language would be best to use and i have a macbook pro  so i have to be able to do the programing on it

Title: Re: microcontroller help
Post by: RoboChan on June 23, 2009, 10:07:35 AM

arduino. google it and go to youtube and look at the stuff you can do with it.

Title: Re: microcontroller help
Post by: ccdjr106 on June 23, 2009, 10:45:48 AM

what about the roboduino

Title: Re: microcontroller help
Post by: Razor Concepts on June 23, 2009, 11:46:43 AM

If you have access to lots of female headers/crimp connectors, roboduino should be fine.

Title: Re: microcontroller help
Post by: Metal Slug 2 on June 23, 2009, 12:53:29 PM

if you plan to use the roboduino, I would suggest buying a bunch of these:  https://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=3846&Product_Name=Futaba_Servo_Lead_Male_30CM (https://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=3846&Product_Name=Futaba_Servo_Lead_Male_30CM)

They plug directly into the pins on the Roboduino, and the free ends can be used to solder to any sensors you may need.

Title: Re: microcontroller help
Post by: ccdjr106 on June 23, 2009, 07:47:25 PM

what about programing what would be the best language to use

Title: Re: microcontroller help
Post by: Admin on June 23, 2009, 08:11:44 PM

http://www.societyofrobots.com/robot_faq.shtml#best_microcontroller (http://www.societyofrobots.com/robot_faq.shtml#best_microcontroller)
http://www.societyofrobots.com/robot_faq.shtml#robot_language (http://www.societyofrobots.com/robot_faq.shtml#robot_language)

Title: Re: microcontroller help
Post by: awally88 on June 23, 2009, 08:14:25 PM

If you use the arduino/robotuino it is programed in C. It also has a lot of source code to teach you how to use everything with it. You can download the arduino software without an arduino and play with it if you want http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Software (http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Software)