27 Nov
2007
27 Nov
'07
10:23 p.m.
Chuck Guzis wrote:
That's one of the reasons that I suggested a
microcontroller such as
a PIC (or an AVR or 8051 family). Very simple architecture (a PIC
has, what, 34 instructions?). No OS to fool with, easy to program,
cheap and you can actually make it do interesting things.
Maybe it's easier for others to grok, but I struggle with the PIC
architecture (pages of memory, and the strangeness in addressing, make
me wince). Though, I find the AVR simple to understand, flat memory
model, and lots of IO to play with. I've created lots of C64 projects
with them. Still, I have my PICkit2 and a batch of PICs from Parallax
here and I'll get proficient on them as well. I cut my teeth on the
Scenix SX, which mimic PIC of some vintage.
I editted out the AVR comment in my previous post, since I thought it
might ruffle feathers and get Jay all worried about off-topic-ness.
Thus, I'll curtail my remarks once I state that if that turns my
children onto programming, I can live with it. I try to be pragmatic
about my old computer hobby.
Jim