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From: Meindert Sprang on 29 Sep 2006 04:02 "dosadih" <dosadih(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:1159515834.500176.320520(a)i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > > Demon wrote: > > I am student of computer science. i have good skill of programming in > > C/C++. I want to start learning Microcontroller Programming. What is > > the pre-requisite to get started and what kind tools (Software and > > Hardware) i need to get a start. > > Start with Microchip PIC microcontroller. It's a good trainning. No, that is true Masochism! Unless he wants to learn how a processor should not be designed.... Meindert
From: Jim Granville on 29 Sep 2006 05:15 Demon wrote: > I am student of computer science. i have good skill of programming in > C/C++. I want to start learning Microcontroller Programming. What is > the pre-requisite to get started and what kind tools (Software and > Hardware) i need to get a start. Take a look at something like this : http://www2.silabs.com/tgwWebApp/public/web_content/products/Microcontrollers/en/USBToolStick.htm for very low prices ($10.99+) you can get real silicon, and real in-circuit emulation, with a uC with demo versions of Compilers included. Or if 8 bits in a 3mm package scares you a little, this alternative http://www.zilog.com/docs/zneo/FL0121.pdf gives you 16 x 32 bit register CPU. Large PCB+Compiler ToolChain and In System Debug, is <$50. -jg
From: Paul Keinanen on 29 Sep 2006 05:51 On 28 Sep 2006 22:50:03 -0700, "Demon" <demon.lhr.pk(a)gmail.com> wrote: >I am student of computer science. i have good skill of programming in >C/C++. I want to start learning Microcontroller Programming. What is >the pre-requisite to get started and what kind tools (Software and >Hardware) i need to get a start. In addition skills already mentioned in other messages, in most cases you would need at least a very rudimentary understanding of electronics, i.e. voltage, current and resistance and how to measure these with a multimeter or oscilloscope etc. and perhaps how open collector/open drain and tri-state outputs work. Paul
From: Neil Cherry on 29 Sep 2006 09:43 On Fri, 29 Sep 2006 10:01:08 +0200, Fred Bartoli wrote: > Mark McDougall a ?crit : ><snipped> >> 4. Masochistic tendencies. Debugging real-time multi-threaded apps using >> a single LED and a CRO is not unheard of! ;) >> > > Morse code? Actually a spare pin can be very useful! Sending out 'Morse code' (Baudot? - 5 bit) with another computer to receive the output can be very helpful for debugging and a lot faster than a printf. -- Neil Cherry http://www.linuxha.com/ - Linux Home Automation
From: Mike Silva on 29 Sep 2006 09:49
Jim Granville wrote: > > ...Or if 8 bits in a 3mm package scares you a little, this alternative > http://www.zilog.com/docs/zneo/FL0121.pdf > > gives you 16 x 32 bit register CPU. Large PCB+Compiler ToolChain and In > System Debug, is <$50. Jim, your posts on this board have talked me into getting one myself. Never hurts to play around with another device family. To the OP, here's another board that has a good beginner's learning CPU (Motorola/Freescale HCS12 family) and a good assortment of IO to play around with: http://www.evbplus.com/dragon12.html And put me down in the Don't Start With a PIC column. |