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I really like the traffic light thing.  I could see buying a few of  
these for teaching kids as a first step in a robotics club or  
something like that.


On Mar 17, 2008, at 5:05 PM, Graham Davies wrote:

> --- In AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com, M F <ektenad@...> wrote:
>> i am a student i am looking
>> for a practical project ...
>
> A while ago I thought I had the answer to this question, i.e. someone
> wants to try their hand at programming a microcontroller and wants a
> meaningful project of some sort.  I mean, we all know that flashing
> an LED is the "Hello, world!" of embedded systems and soon after that
> comes detecting that a button has been pressed, including de-
> bouncing.  Serial communications is a bit beyond that.  So, how about
> a project that is based on flashing LEDs, is controlled by pushing
> buttons, can be augmented with serial communications and has real-
> world significance besides?  Traffic Lights!  So, I did this
> (warning - self promotion!):
>
> http://www.ecrostech.com/General/TrafficLights/index.htm
>
> Well, I've sold a few, but for some reason, this isn't the answer.  I
> really thought it was.
>
> Graham.
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