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Hello,

I want to learn to program micro controllers but I don't know how to start. I've seen some development kit from manufacturers but I think most are too expensive. On the other hand, searching for "atmega" on eBay, I found those

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cheap board that seem powerfull. They seem complete, with everything needed to program them. Do you think they are a good deal ? Is buying in asia the key ? Do you know other better "sub-or-around" $100 dev kits ?

Jean

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theBrave
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What's wrong with the Atmel STK500? US$79.

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J.A. Legris

You can get Basic stamp kits at Radio Shack. It depends on what you are trying to accomplish. If you want to learn assembly language or embedded C Basic Stamps are probably not the way to go. Checkout Mouser and Digikey also.

Good luck and have fun, Ed V.

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EdV

If you are interested in an ARM development, have a look at

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and $24.90
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$24.90 The ARM Stamp module is a Philips LPC2119 Microcontroller with 128kb Internal Flash that plugs into a real flexable ARM prototyping carrier board. Carrier board has RS-232, JTAG and LCD interface sockets.

If you are into Atmel AVRs see (slightly cheaper than the ARM)

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and $19.90
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$24.90 The AVR Stamp module is an Atmel ATMega128 Microcontroller with 128kb Internal Flash that plugs into the real flexable AVR prototyping carrier board. Carrier board has RS-232, JTAG and LCD interface sockets.

I think these are real good value for money. Their mail order service was good (2 ARMs :-)

Enjoy

Gerhard van den Berg CSIR

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Gerhard

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