which language is easier?

• Jul 22, 2006

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hi everyone ,i am trying to learn microcontroller.i want to ask which language would be easier assembly or c. Any advice about where i should start from? What i need to know?
Any response would be helpful.

 

• Jul 22, 2006

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Programming in C is easier and faster, but if you want to know, what happens inside uC or need to program very accurate timings, then you must know assembly.

 

• Jul 22, 2006

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Hi
At least you should pass with assembly once.
If you going to master MC you should continue with C

I suggests you to start with PIC or with ATMEL AVR series

Thanks

 

• Jul 22, 2006

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I share the opinion of haytham.

First of all you must program it in assembler, in order to know the uC operation. Then you can begin with C.

It´s much difficult if you start with C and then you want to learn assembler.

These is my opinion taking into account my personal experience in this matter.

Best R.
Guille

 

• Jul 22, 2006

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A good book for learning is "C the complete reference" by Herbert Schildt.
The advantage of programming assembly is that you know, how it is implemented.
So somtimes it is easier to find bugs then.

 

• Jul 22, 2006

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In my opinion you first go for assembly language program as it has very keen facilities such as debugging,control over hardware,internal processing etc . for the begineers assembly language is a bit difficult but intresting than high level.As the program size increases it is difficult to program in assembly then you can go for high level such as c,pascal etc.

 

• Jul 23, 2006

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Think : in a c code listing you can "inject" asm parts but never viceversa...so i think is better to learn asm then c !
Good Luck !

 

• Jul 23, 2006

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I guess someone can take the contrary view, I say why add a level of abstraction and make getting at the hardware just that bit trickier. I have seen countless post of c programmers not quite being able to make the micro do what they want. The advice given here is good though, learn assembly first, you are going to need to be familliar with the datasheet of the device you are using anyway so you are half way there. Then learn c if you think you need it.
Regards,
John.

 

• Jul 24, 2006

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when i learn about avr , i am using C to develop and it's quite easy but if you want learn deeper about it you must learn assembly first, right now i'm learning assembly too, we need it sometime to optimize the avr works.

 

• Jul 24, 2006

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c is much easier than assembly language.
In C , you need to definr the variables and write the procedures in terms of commands. So, the length of program ios short. While, in Assembly, you havew to write the evrything in terms of codes, so the program becomes too long.

 

• Jul 24, 2006

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C is easier. but starting with assembly language will give you more understanding towards the concepts of microprocessors.
so better start with assembly language and then migrate to C language.

 

• Jul 24, 2006

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I share my opinion with haytham and gdaporta...

C is very easy, but you don´t have "all control" on the HW of de uC

Its my pessoal experience !!1

ps: Sorry my bad English

 

• Jul 24, 2006

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C is powerfull, portabel and easy to learn! Try C and Your code production will be fast...

Gorkin.

 

• Jul 24, 2006

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i would suggest C... but first have to understand the uC architecture first (mayb assembly is a good idea)...

C is a very good investment... first, we all study C in our university time...

further more, once u know C.. u know all (hope this is not exaggerate)... i can learn JAVA, BASIC, PERL, VB, very easily.... even VHDL & verilog (though they r concurrent hardware language)...

regards,
sp

 

• Jul 25, 2006

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GO for C
if you know C you can able to learn Verilog, Java...... easily
but you should have enough knowledge of assembly also