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Re: Private bot - which PIC microcontroller?

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Originally Posted by John Gutmann View Post
The arduino is nice. It is basically the BASIC Stamp of the AVR world. I looks like you can only program it using the "arduino language" which to me is not good. It is better to learn how to do it right the first time. I also can't find a price for it.
The Arduino is has a bootloader that emulates an STK500, and a standard 6 pin ISP header. The "Arduino Language" is just some functions that they include to make it easier to program, you can add in standard avr code, or not use the arduino stuff at all. I like the arduino because it is pretty good for prototyping things, I recently purchased a STK500 and dragonfly bundle from digikey and i still use the arduino more.
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