Comments on: Which processor is beginner friendly? http://www.embeddedinsights.com/channels/2012/03/14/which-processor-is-beginner-friendly/ Shedding Light on the Hidden World of Embedded Systems Mon, 28 Jul 2014 16:18:37 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: JB http://www.embeddedinsights.com/channels/2012/03/14/which-processor-is-beginner-friendly/#comment-14871 JB Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:30:08 +0000 http://www.embeddedinsights.com/channels/?p=704#comment-14871 Some code generation tools for low level drivers are quite helpful for easy start. Examples: DaVe for Infineon microcontroller Applilet for Renesas microcontroller Some code generation tools for low level drivers are quite helpful for easy start. Examples:
DaVe for Infineon microcontroller
Applilet for Renesas microcontroller

]]> By: Jon Titus http://www.embeddedinsights.com/channels/2012/03/14/which-processor-is-beginner-friendly/#comment-14325 Jon Titus Sat, 17 Mar 2012 16:02:45 +0000 http://www.embeddedinsights.com/channels/?p=704#comment-14325 When someone asks me how to get started I point to the BASIC Stamp modules and boards from Parallax. This company has a wide variety of educational hardware and software second to none. If someone wants to program right away in C/C++, the Arduino Uno and Digilent UNO32 boards and information will give them a good start. I also recommend the ARM mbed board. Many books written to help beginners with C/C++ programs focus on PC-based applications and examples, so people just getting started should look for software examples and books specific to the device they want to use. I always recommend "Practical C Programming," by Steve Oualline as a solid introduction to C. Many people use Microchip PIC processors, but for a beginner, the tools and tutorials from Microchip can seem difficult to use. So I recommend the Flowcode software from Matrix Multimedia. This company sells a universal PIC programmer board (about $US 90) that will connect with optional E-Block modules. Or the user can wire up his or her own circuits. When someone asks me how to get started I point to the BASIC Stamp modules and boards from Parallax. This company has a wide variety of educational hardware and software second to none. If someone wants to program right away in C/C++, the Arduino Uno and Digilent UNO32 boards and information will give them a good start. I also recommend the ARM mbed board. Many books written to help beginners with C/C++ programs focus on PC-based applications and examples, so people just getting started should look for software examples and books specific to the device they want to use. I always recommend “Practical C Programming,” by Steve Oualline as a solid introduction to C.

Many people use Microchip PIC processors, but for a beginner, the tools and tutorials from Microchip can seem difficult to use. So I recommend the Flowcode software from Matrix Multimedia. This company sells a universal PIC programmer board (about $US 90) that will connect with optional E-Block modules. Or the user can wire up his or her own circuits.

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