11 Sep
2006
11 Sep
'06
4:23 p.m.
On 9/11/2006 at 11:37 PM ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk wrote:
Maybe, but there is one heck of a difference between
working on an
emulator and using (and modifying, interfacing, etc) the real hardware.
And the OP wants to learn about hardware, I believe.
Why not start with a "mostly on one chip" type of setup, say a Z8 or 8051
and work from there? There are plenty of small circuits published using
them and, as the student's knowledge grows, other bits can be added on.
Perhaps one of the inexpensive boards from here might be a good start:
http://www.futurlec.com/DevelopmentBoards.shtml
Cheers,
Chuck