Which Programmer to use?

[Polemus]

Hey People,

You probebly get this alot, but searching right now is a bit difficult as i am not sure what exactly to search for...

I am trying my hand @ robotics, i have a programming background of close to 10 years and i now want to apply it to something that makes sense.

I did some research and came to the conclusion the the Programmer i use is cinda important.

I want to build my first robot, but i want to make sure the programmer i use (purchase) is robust so i can re-use it when i have the art semi perfected.

Can someone please guide me towards a decent programmer, or at least what i should be looking for?

[Polemus]

argh, let me rather do some more reading.

dont want to waste your time as a newby, anyways i am going to do more research, i need to conceptualize robotics, and familierize myself with the terms used and the components functionality.

I am currently using http://www.societyofrobots.com as my starting point, good site.

if anyone know of more sites or documents that can give great overviews please let me know.

THANX

[Soeren]

Hi,


The two best programmers (wide following, cheap and useable for many devices):
http://www.lancos.com/prog.html and http://www.ic-prog.com/

Seeing you have a bit of experience with programming, you should read up on the other two disciplines needed in robotics; mechanics and electronics.

You're in for a lot of fun (and a lot of grey hairs ).

[Polemus]

thanx for the reply, hehe, yeah, i can see the hair falling out already, i am busy disassembling my house for any usefull part...

[galileon]

http://galileon.co.uk/pmwiki/pmwiki.php?n=Main.AVRDevelopment
If you follow the link from there, it leads you to a Parallel Port Programmer using 4 wires, 2 resistors and a D25 connector. Dirt cheap.

[vialick]

Don't buy one which has all the doccumentation in annother language....still trying to get mine to work