<div dir="ltr">Me and a couple of my friends have been messing with the Arduino Diecimila. It's an inexpensive open-source microcontroller, of sorts. Perhaps you may be familiar with the Parallax Basic Stamp or the PICAXE? Anywho, I purchased and soldered together the Freeduino version of it and I run the IDE in Linux. My buddies run it on Windows and there's a Mac version also. It was just a way for us to get together and learn to hack some C/C++ and electronics. We've just covered the basics so far but we're having a lot of fun. I was wondering if anyone else on this list has messed with this or any other micro-controllers? <br>
<br>Here's a quick blurb from <a href="http://arduino.cc">http://arduino.cc</a><br><br><blockquote><i>Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. It's intended for artists, designers, hobbyists, and anyone interested in creating interactive objects or environments.</i><br>
<br><i>Arduino can sense the environment by receiving input from a variety of sensors and can affect its surroundings by controlling lights, motors, and other actuators. The microcontroller on the board is programmed using the Arduino programming language (based on Wiring) and the Arduino development environment (based on Processing). Arduino projects can be stand-alone or they can communicate with software on running on a computer (e.g. Flash, Processing, MaxMSP).</i><br>
<br><i>The boards can be built by hand or purchased preassembled; the software can be downloaded for free. The hardware reference designs (CAD files) are available under an open-source license, you are free to adapt them to your needs.</i><br>
</blockquote><i><br></i>Ciao, <br>-bb<i><br></i></div>