Thread: Dissatisfaction With MPLAB
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Re: Dissatisfaction With MPLAB
MPLAB-IDE is good choice for FIRST code development, because it is widely used in the real world and relatively inexpensive. Last summer I was able to hire a former FIRST student as an engineering intern. His experience with robot design and with embedded programming in the MPLAB environment enabled a really cool internship project. He built a Segway-like device using my company's brushless motors -- designed and built from scratch in six weeks. Sound familiar? The device has been quite useful for demonstrating our brushless motors' performance.
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