MCU starter advice for noob

[wootwoot]

mga masters, graduate na po ako at may trabaho na din, kaso, ndi ko po nakuha yung trabaho na gusto ko at sa tingin ko ndi rin un mangyayari in the near future,
kaya naisipan ko po na maging hobbiest na lang, kaya kelangan ko po ng advice nyu on the following items

1) starter kit for Atmega and PIC
    a) yung merun po dito sa pinas
    b) pwede rin po na homemade
    c) cheapest but still has quality

2) electronics/mechatronics books
    a) hard or soft copy can do
    b) must have the basics of electronic circuitry and etc

3) stores where i can buy robotic parts
    a) i'd like to start on mobots
    b) robotic arm set


thanks for your time

[PlCUSER]

sa egizmo, kompleto na need mo. minsan, may magaganda pa sa loob. madalas, mababait lng.

pero taga bagiuo ka ata. ung 1diy team, may nasa bagiuo ata sa mga un. 

[toasted siopao]

punta ka sa egizmo, then choose from the following:

1. gizduino
2. pinguino
3. zilog based arduino platform

books, you can download from the internet or ask questions sa forums also..

for starters, don't go with mobot agad, try blinking a led, and pag-aralan mo mo mabuti internal functions ng core na gagamitin mo, uart, interrupts, etc.. kapag nagamay mo mga ito, kahit ano gusto mo ipagawa sa micro mo, basta kaya ng specs, magagawa mo.

welcome to the club.

[wootwoot]

thanks toasted
yung 3 items po ba e naka focus sa isang MCU or is it universal? galing kasi ako ng 8051 pero ndi ko namaster

[PlCUSER]

tama wootwoot. start ka sa blinking led. buy ka tamiya tank sa tamiya store for mobot flatform mo.
tapos, blinking led ang unang ilagay mo.

[wootwoot]

nakita ko yung tank dito sa elab, I agree ,, its a must have item,, tama po,, taga baguio po ako, san mu pwede bumili nung tank?  

san po maganda magstart, PIC or Atmega?

though pansin ko po na madami gumagamit ng PIC dito, anu po advantage ng PIC over other MCU's?

[wootwoot]

the knight rider is a good touch, and also with the tank,

but sadly, i think, my LED project will be for this one

[wootwoot]

punta ka sa egizmo, then choose from the following:

1. gizduino
2. pinguino
3. zilog based arduino platform

books, you can download from the internet or ask questions sa forums also..

for starters, don't go with mobot agad, try blinking a led, and pag-aralan mo mo mabuti internal functions ng core na gagamitin mo, uart, interrupts, etc.. kapag nagamay mo mga ito, kahit ano gusto mo ipagawa sa micro mo, basta kaya ng specs, magagawa mo.

welcome to the club.

toasted, pwedeng padiscuss po yung gizduino

[gwapa]

Gizduino is an arduino compatible development board for electronics.
You can order via LBC in egizmo.

[wootwoot]

Gizduino is an arduino compatible development board for electronics.
You can order via LBC in egizmo.

ok, thanks,

so, to be able to really understand the thing is to actually used it, right?

[gwapa]

Read and use.

[PlCUSER]

so, to be able to really understand the thing is to actually used it, right?

depende un sa capabilty nang umiintndi.
merong iba, hindi pa nahahawakan ung gizduino, hindi pa binabasa ung manual, naiintindihan na.
meron naman, nakakadalawa na ng gizduino, (nasira na ung isa), hindi parin makaintindi.

[wootwoot]

depende un sa capabilty nang umiintndi.
merong iba, hindi pa nahahawakan ung gizduino, hindi pa binabasa ung manual, naiintindihan na.
meron naman, nakakadalawa na ng gizduino, (nasira na ung isa), hindi parin makaintindi.

i think this is what this forum is all about.

patulong na lang ako pag hindi ko maintindihan.
anjan naman po kayong mga masters

[PlCUSER]

GOOD. now alam mo na sagot sa tanong mong:

so, to be able to really understand the thing is to actually used it, right?

"anjan naman silang mga masters"

[wootwoot]

mga masters, kararating lang po this day,

wish me luck, at sana hindi ko po masira agad















eto at starting to search for references, 

[_basura_man()]

may nakalimutan ka wootwoot yung pickit2

[wootwoot]

may nakalimutan ka wootwoot yung pickit2

next time sir pag my extra cash po uli, hehe

[dummy_c]

Very nice toys.
Next week magiging pro ka na TS.

[wootwoot]

Very nice toys.
Next week magiging pro ka na TS.

wish ko lang,

baka next week pa ako magsimula

kala ko kasi complete set, sold separately pala mga usb cables,

[wootwoot]

mga masters, eto na po ang tanung.

regardig po sa PWM led dimmer from pinguino site

heres the code:

// dimmer led test with Pinguino (PWM example)

#define PIC18F4550

// pin where the led is connected
#define LED 11
// PWM pins only are the PIN 11 and 12.

void setup()
{

}

void loop()
{
  unsigned int a;

  for (a=0;a<1023;a++) {
    analogWrite(LED,a);
    delay(1);
  }
  for (a=1023;a>0;a--) {
    analogWrite(LED,a);
    delay(1);
  }
}


pwede po ba explain per line, 

honestly, hindi ko nagets yung explanation nya sa site:
http://sites.google.com/site/pinguinotutorial/led-dimmer-pwm