tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615160292280278140.post4802347469671309324..comments2024-03-28T08:07:01.529-04:00Comments on Hands On - Make: Electronics: What's Next?James Floyd Kelly (Jim)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13876934942928389738noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615160292280278140.post-81470097351199136572012-09-13T19:36:26.181-04:002012-09-13T19:36:26.181-04:00if you like everything related to micro-controller...if you like everything related to micro-controllers visit my blog:<br /><br /><a href="http://all-about-embedded.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">All about Embedded Systems</a>Arduino loverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00725393734412069255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615160292280278140.post-21218733075512225442011-03-11T11:03:33.727-05:002011-03-11T11:03:33.727-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Greg Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09962060680674669459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615160292280278140.post-60599536076146038982011-01-17T18:38:12.174-05:002011-01-17T18:38:12.174-05:00Hmmm... maybe I'll do a parallel set of posts,...Hmmm... maybe I'll do a parallel set of posts, and mimic all the Arduino projects from the book... as Netduino projects.<br /><br />Should be an interesting challenge.Eric D. Burdohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13921847580105840447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615160292280278140.post-20242823011341210382011-01-15T05:35:27.779-05:002011-01-15T05:35:27.779-05:00I've completed Beginning Arduino through chapt...I've completed Beginning Arduino through chapter 8 and have learned a lot...indeed enough that I felt compelled to begin learning C++ proper as well. The downside of Arduino however, is that while it is cheap at $30 or so, I still chafe at the idea of building a project that includes such an expensive part, so I am still using it only for experimentation...it and the Parallax Basic Stamp Board of Education ("BOE") too.<br /><br />Eventually I hope to understand Arduino and C++ well enough to prototype projects with Arduino and a bread board, then create finished projects using the ATmega, or other Atmel chips. C++ seems much more versatile than BASIC.<br /><br />But, the PICAXE projects in Mr. Platt's book were a great introduction to that controller and I have already reworked one of my BOE projects so it can run from a PICAXE 08M. I programed it to drive a pair of model airplane servos which position a hammer over the bars of a childs toy glockespiel and strike the notes to Mary Had a Little Lamb. The next step for that project is to jump up to either a more capable PICAXE chip or an Atmel MCU and incorporate an I2C bus, a Real Time Clock, and additional memory. Then I will neatly package it in some artistic way and it will strike out various tunes at programmable times each day.<br /><br />Anyway, I think Mr. Platt did an awesome job of introducing the PICAXE, and I am kind of hoping someone will prod him to write a complete book on it.<br /><br />Although Arduino seems to have captured everyone's attention at the moment, PICAXE has some great advantages. In particular, it is cheap and easy to wire up and program, and for my purposes (teaching technology to middle school kids) there is a huge benefit in using a cheap MCU that can turn a salvaged toy car into a programmable robot for under $10.<br /><br />Anyway, I continue to enjoy your blog and also the CNC book.<br /><br />Cheers,ctdahlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03301494095196099233noreply@blogger.com