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[Digimer]

On 02/12/2011 09:57 PM, William Park wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 02:49:14PM -0500, Colin McGregor wrote:
>> Last fall I took an on-line course that used the Arduino micro
>> controller. Really slick little inexpensive controller with software
>> development tools available for Linux, (as well as Mac OS X, and that
>> other OS). Here is a look at why the Arduino has become as popular as
>> it has:
>>
>> http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2011/02/why-the-arduino-won-and-why-its-here-to-stay.html
> 
> Do you have something for "show-and-tell"?
> I'm curious as to how this is different from Heathkit of old days.

If you want to see the application of one, here is the firmware for my
Node Assassin. It's basically a stripped down C++ called a "sketch".

http://wiki.alteeve.com/index.php/NAOS_v1.1.4.x

I did all of the development in Linux, and never once had a problem.
It's a fantastic little platform with a low barrier to entry.

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