PIC,MCS-51, AVR Which mcu is easier to learn?

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lm324

Joined Dec 4, 2010
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Hi,
I am a coder for PC, I know how to using VB,C++,JAVA,PHP. Now I am going to using MCU to driver a robot. PIC,MCS-51, AVR Which mcu is easier to learn?
thks.
 

Papabravo

Joined Feb 24, 2006
21,227
They're all about the same. Did you really think there was an easy way to do this? Not too many lazy sponges succeed at this kind of thing.
 

hgmjr

Joined Jan 28, 2005
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I agree with the comment that all of the micros you listed have the capability to be used to implement robots.

What is your budget?
Do you have a preferred programming language?

hgmjr
 

thatoneguy

Joined Feb 19, 2009
6,359
It essentially comes down to your programming language abilities. C or BASIC? Other compilers are available for some, such as Pascal and Forth for PICs, but C and BASIC are the only ones I know that nearly all micros have a compiler for.

For good forum support and a wide base of sample code, it is down to a choice between PIC and AVR.
 

thatoneguy

Joined Feb 19, 2009
6,359
Congrats! Welcome to an entirely new world, one where things that were impossibly complex sci-fi when you were a kid are your own reality now!
 
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