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Anyone else out there have a favourite?  Why is it your favourite?

Mike


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You're now moving into a different area, and a better one IMHO. I firmly
believe that microcontrollers are the linchpin of small electronics projects
for the forseeable future. I believe that you can learn the basics of how
they work pretty easily, then leverage the knowledge over many projects. Also
because it's programmed in addition to being wired, you have the versitility
and the flexibility to augment existing projects and try out new projects
using the same infrastructure. I'm a fan of the Microchip PIC microcontroller.
And the best part is that it won't break the bank. Individual chips of the
smallest size (8 pins) are approaching the $1 mark. And Microchip is in the
process of releasing a line of 6 pin parts that'll actually cost less than $1.
But even the most hefty of their parts is less than $10 each.

The problem is that the infrastructure is the problem. It's a problem that
I've been working on sproadically over the years. Most of my PIC development
tools and projects are posted here:

<a  rel="nofollow" href="http://www.finitesite.com/d3jsys";>http://www.finitesite.com/d3jsys</a>

Everything I use is Linux based and Open Source. One day I'd really like to 
spend the time necessary to clean up my hybrid compiler, bootloader, and
programming software and produce a toolset that anyone can use. But like
many things in life it'll have to wait for another time.

If you decide to go the microcontroller route, let me know. I may be able to
help a bit.

BAJ
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