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Hi all I would really like to learn how to program and use microcontrollers and maybe arduino but i have never ever programmed anything and I wouldn't now where to start Most of the tutorials I have found need you to at least have a basic understanding of how it works which i don't so if anyone can knows of a basic tutorial that can help me that would be graight I don't even now what software and hardware I need besides the microcontroller itself:
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Programming is a mode of thought ... trying to acquire it while at the same time learning the intricacies of assembly or low level C is not necessarily the best idea (although it has certainly worked well enough for lots of people).
You could try the MIT open course ware and the associated books :
A link discussing this and some other resources (the link in it for the above course is a slightly older one BTW) :
Although mostly irrelevant to microcontrollers python is a handy language to know, was the first language I ever wrote anything substantial in ... also it's mostly imperative which 1) maps better to microcontroller programming and 2) is less likely to turn you off programming for life than an introductory course using functional programming (despite what all the functional programming enthusiasts say, a useful mode of programming it may be ... one which comes easily to a lot of people it's not).
any advice for getting started on arduino i was thinking of getting started there because my local electronics store sells the eleven board at a resonable price how hard would it be to learn the programing language for arduino?
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I had advice you chose not to follow it :) As for doing it the hard way ... at the very least just read an introductory C book so you grok things like control structures, arrays etc first.
Even if following a course is too much of a mountain to climb, a bit of reading is going to be necessary :p After that just get an arduino, use a tutorial to get a LED flashing program to run on it and move on from there.
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I would recommend taking a look here: This guy has playlists of videos having to do with many different languages including Python, they're in-depth and aren't boring
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I agree. Knowing the structure of the language is the key to starting programming. If you can think in c, you can program in c. I would say read up on basic control loops, data types, etc. but also get an arduino. It's a great stepping stone into the hardcore barebones avr stuff. Plus it's a way to get a feel for what you read.
It's extremely easy to set up any arduino with the exception of the UNO an any other that uses the atmega8ul as the USB interface, and they ably require you browse to the location of the setup file.
They come preloaded with a blink program, and you can go through all the sample programs, open one, press upload and done. Plus the example programs are there to demonstrate how to use the IDE and uC c in the first place.
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Personally, I don't like python. I know people who swear by it, and I know that it can be extremely usefull, but I absulutly hate white space. Its layout is like basic which I also hate . I wish I had a pi, but I don't recommend python just a personal opinion.
Plus, as I am aware they are still in such high demand that they are constantly in back order...
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ben123324 wrote ...
Personally, I don't like python. I know people who swear by it, and I know that it can be extremely usefull, but I absulutly hate white space. Its layout is like basic which I also hate . I wish I had a pi, but I don't recommend python just a personal opinion.
Plus, as I am aware they are still in such high demand that they are constantly in back order...
The Pi runs other programming languages as well. It's worth checking out the forums, etc.
They are still on back order. Mine should arrive in the next couple of weeks I hope. They are now available on Ebay, but at a premium.
For my B'day i asked for the Arduino and the Make Magazine arduino book. Make Magazine has EXTREMELY good books. I got their "Beginning Electronics" book and it was very detailed, and you'd go from not knowing what voltage was to programming PICs. So I suggest getting Make's book if you want to learn the arduino. O_O I hope I get it for my bday. If i do I'll post a thread.
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i want to learn programing
. I wish I had a pi, but I don't recommend python just a personal opinion. 