I'm getting started with electronics and I'm reading a bunch of books, but I can't find anything good about Microcontrollers. I'm am intrested in building a robot, programming, and all of that stuff. I have a couple of questions:
1) What type of microcontrollers should I use? I here BASIC are the easiest, but I don't have that kind of money to buy it and it's programmer. Right now I think it's either between PIC and AVR.
2) What is the difference between a programmer and a development board?
3) Is there a difference between series and parralel programmers?
4) Can someone point me towards a good cheap development board/programmer?
5) What's an external crystal? what does it do?
6) Can someone point me to a "microcontrollers for beginners" page?
Thanks in advance!
1) What type of microcontrollers should I use? I here BASIC are the easiest, but I don't have that kind of money to buy it and it's programmer. Right now I think it's either between PIC and AVR.
2) What is the difference between a programmer and a development board?
3) Is there a difference between series and parralel programmers?
4) Can someone point me towards a good cheap development board/programmer?
5) What's an external crystal? what does it do?
6) Can someone point me to a "microcontrollers for beginners" page?
Thanks in advance!