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Hey all,
I am wanting to get into Microcontrollers and need some input.
What is the best kit to get?
I build PCBs for a living so populating a board is no problem
I just never have programed one
and that’s what I want to learn.

let me know whats the best bang for the buck.

thanks.

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thanks for the good read.

So whats a good kit to start with?

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Hi band1t,

Welcome to the RobotShop Forum. That question comes up a lot, so we have created a lesson (Lesson 4: Understanding Microcontrollers) as part of the GoRobotics Grand Tutorial series. We welcome your input and hope to add to it and modify it based on feedback.

Sincerely,

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heh - that’s a big question. There are many factors to consider:

  • Budget
  • Past experience
  • What type of robot you want to build
  • If you want to focus on mechanical, programming etc.
  • etc.

Take a look at the following page to give you some ideas: Project Ideas

Hope this helps,