maximum_overdrive
Newbie level 2
Hi,
I want to get my feet wet with a microcontroller starter kit, but I am having trouble finding clear guidance for a good choice. I see kits for example from Microchip.com and from mikroe.com and others, but would appreciate some recommendations.
This is what I am hoping to achieve: I am very experienced with analog and digital electronics, but have not programmed microcontrollers. I dont have a specific application in mind, but want a starter kit that is versatile enought that it includes enough peripherals to have some fun with, such as displays, input keys, and ADC and DAC interfaces.
I think my preference is for the PIC micros. Is it best to start with an 8bit system, or go with 16 or 32 bit? I dont want to get 8bit and then find its too limited and wish I had got 16 or 32bit.
I would prefer a kit that includes the compiler/debugger etc. It is unclear to me if people generally use C for coding, or if you stay with assembler.
Price is less important to me than getting a good versatile poduct. Please help steer me to a good choice.
Thanks.
I want to get my feet wet with a microcontroller starter kit, but I am having trouble finding clear guidance for a good choice. I see kits for example from Microchip.com and from mikroe.com and others, but would appreciate some recommendations.
This is what I am hoping to achieve: I am very experienced with analog and digital electronics, but have not programmed microcontrollers. I dont have a specific application in mind, but want a starter kit that is versatile enought that it includes enough peripherals to have some fun with, such as displays, input keys, and ADC and DAC interfaces.
I think my preference is for the PIC micros. Is it best to start with an 8bit system, or go with 16 or 32 bit? I dont want to get 8bit and then find its too limited and wish I had got 16 or 32bit.
I would prefer a kit that includes the compiler/debugger etc. It is unclear to me if people generally use C for coding, or if you stay with assembler.
Price is less important to me than getting a good versatile poduct. Please help steer me to a good choice.
Thanks.