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Offline LeftHandRoboticsTopic starter

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MicroController
« on: August 01, 2011, 09:57:07 AM »
Hello,

I'm looking for a MicroController that uses Ubuntu.  I have practically no knowledge of MicroControllers, other than I've made a few robots in the past using the infamous Parallax chip (I think its called Basic-Stamp?).  Google just launched an open source Robot Operating System using Java, but It looks like you need a MicroController using Ubuntu.  I'd prefer one more sophisticated than the basic-stamp as I quickly hit limits with what I could attach and what I could do with it. 

Thanks Guys,

Lefty
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Offline mstacho

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Re: MicroController
« Reply #1 on: August 02, 2011, 09:24:20 AM »
a bit expensive (and probably not Ubuntu, but some other Linux flavour), but look into the "Gumstix".  It's probably about as close to a "microcontroller" you're going to get if you want Linux to run without any limitations.  And they're badass :-P

http://www.gumstix.com/

MIKE
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Offline adanvasco

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Re: MicroController
« Reply #2 on: August 02, 2011, 07:58:15 PM »
Take a look at uClinux http://www.uclinux.org edit: This project seems abandoned.

And BTW, this is a double post. Asking the same question twice does not double the chances of getting it answered. ;)
« Last Edit: August 03, 2011, 07:54:29 AM by adanvasco »
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