Do I really need a programmer to program a microcontroller? I started researching circuitry and microcontrollers etc,... just want to know if I really need a programmer to program one. I ask because I see these little boards by arduino etc where you hook a usb right to the board to program it. If I built my own little circuit with a uC that I used to control some leds, I'd like to be able to to just hook a usb cable right to the board that I built and go from there. I know this is possible.
So im thinking it is possible. no doubt. But im thinking that I would have to write and install some extra code onto my computer as a driver so that my computer recognizes the device I built? Im just guessing here. You see im trying to learn from the very bottom up. I looked into arduino stuff etc and dont want to go that route because I feel like its a more easy route to go? I want to build and write as much on my own as possible. You know what I mean?
I want to throw a uC onto a bread board and whatever other minimal stuff and connect a usb cable just to get my computer to recognize it so I can begin to write and send to it from a ide.
So im thinking it is possible. no doubt. But im thinking that I would have to write and install some extra code onto my computer as a driver so that my computer recognizes the device I built? Im just guessing here. You see im trying to learn from the very bottom up. I looked into arduino stuff etc and dont want to go that route because I feel like its a more easy route to go? I want to build and write as much on my own as possible. You know what I mean?
I want to throw a uC onto a bread board and whatever other minimal stuff and connect a usb cable just to get my computer to recognize it so I can begin to write and send to it from a ide.