Difference between revisions of "Micro-controllers"
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*Sensor-replaceable data logger. | *Sensor-replaceable data logger. | ||
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Revision as of 14:50, 26 November 2010
Micro-controllers are electronic "chips" that can be connected to input and output devices and programmed to interact with those devices. They may be programmed in an assembly language, or a higher level language that easily allows many routines to interact with memory, serial communication, sensors, relays, LEDs, MIDI, loudspeakers, and servos.
Example controllers
- BASIC-STAMP
- A popular system for education.
- PIC
A very inexpensive, versatile chip used widely for embedded computing.
- PICAXE
- A pic that is pre-programmed to interpret BASIC-style commands using free software from Rev-Ed in the UK.
- 8051
- A class of chips using a standardized instruction set. I have a programmer for this I acquired from the now-defunct Iguana Labs.
Programs
- Data-logging anemometer
- Sensor-replaceable data logger.
