AVR-Chat

I helped a friend who's never programmed get going with Arduino.  It  
was an easy way for him to get started and to do simple stuff.  I did  
not see an obvious way to do ISRs with it, but did not spend much time  
looking.


On Jul 6, 2011, at 11:14 PM, Jeff Blaine wrote:

> Very interesting Dave.  The propeller is a very cool gadget.  I  
> think the Ardunio has a big following as well but I’ve not played  
> with that as getting an AVR to talk is pretty easy now.
>
> The Mikroe dev board + compiler is not perfect – but it’s pretty  
> simple to get working.  And for a guy who’s trying to get his feet  
> wet in a HOBBY interest level, it’s a great start.  That’s what  
> cracks me up when guys to are pro-level talk down about a system  
> like this – it’s been too long since they were at the point where  
> walking was tough let alone running.  ha ha ha.
>
> I’ve not done anything with other chips than some ancient Mot  
> units.  But it is extreemly cool to be able to cook up a design and  
> test the basic hardware on the computer.  And the work up the code  
> and sim that on the PC as well.  Prior to a few years ago, the last  
> time I worked on a uP was in the early 80’s – that was 100% assembly  
> and there were no significant tools available.  We are light years  
> ahead of that now.
>
> 73, Jeff ACØC
> www.ac0c.com
>
>
>
> From: Dave Scanlan
> Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2011 3:50 PM
> To: AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [AVR-Chat] Comments or thoughts required please
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>
> Hi Jeff,
>
> At one time, I belonged to a robotics club in Roseville. The AVR and  
> the
> Propeller were the two most popular chips.
>
> The Propeller with 8 cores was a dream for robotics.
>
> I was one of 26 folks around the world to be on the beta test team for
> the Propeller. I did these programs to teach engineers around the  
> world
> how program it.
>
> No documentation was developed at the time, only a crud reference  
> manual.
>
> http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?83915-SPIN-CODE-EXAMPLES-FOR-THE-B
> EGINNER-(Public-Version)
> <http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?83915-SPIN-CODE-EXAMPLES-FOR-THE-
> BEGINNER-(Public-Version)&highlight=scanlan> &highlight=scanlan
>
> From: mailto:AVR-Chat%40yahoogroups.com [mailto:mailto:AVR-Chat%40yahoogroups.com 
> ] On Behalf
> Of Cat
> Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2011 11:31 AM
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>
> Why not just buy an EVK1104?
> Some learning to move to 32 bit AVR but what a board!
>
> Cat
>
> From: darrylmunns
> Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2011 2:59 AM
> To: mailto:AVR-Chat%40yahoogroups.com <mailto:AVR-Chat%40yahoogroups.com 
> >
> Subject: [AVR-Chat] Comments or thoughts required please
>
> Gidday,
> I was going to upgrade my STK500 to a STK600. But I then became  
> aware of the
> development boards from "Mikroe Electronics". Specifically the  
> "EasyAVR6"
> and the "BigAVR6" development systems, they seem to be ideal for a  
> home
> hobbyist who wants to concentrate on the software side before trying  
> to
> implement the hardware. I currently have no one grand plan when it  
> comes to
> projects, but want to have a play with, data logging, GPS, home  
> automation,
> and would love to build a laser projector.
> My questions for the group are.
> Has anybody dealt with this company and how did they find them?
> Has anybody got these boards and what do they think of them?
> Any other comments on the above would be welcome too.
> Thanks in advance Darryl
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