Arduino

[Sledgehead]

Anybody got the first clue about that to which I refer? If so I'll expand.

[ccc]

I am sure that is the name of a chippy in Dundee.

[Bossybabe]

No, it's a famous ice cream shop in Largs.

[ccc]

No, it's a famous ice cream shop in Largs.

Ah - I see.

[Sledgehead]

Okay chaps, I get the message. I await the descent of the 3' bore plexitube vacuum pipe with trepidation but no great surprise.

[Sledgehead]

http://www.arduino.cc/

.. so now I know you can google ......, but do you know anything about arduino?

[blobloblob]

.. so now I know you can google ......, but do you know anything about arduino?

I'm pretty sure you could use it in a thousand different ways to detonate a bomb.

[OnlyMe]

Anybody got the first clue about that to which I refer? If so I'll expand.

Fire away.

[corevalue]

Atmel AtMega processors on a little board, with some interfacing running some sort of C-like language.

What are you going to do with it? You could just use Atmels own free development system with a cheap JTAG debugger ("dragon") and standard C, on a wide range of hardware. Have a look here:

http://www.futurlec.com/ET-AVR_Stamp.shtml

and here for an Arduino board

http://www.futurlec.com/ET-Easy168_Stamp.shtml

[Peter Hun]

Atmel AtMega processors on a little board, with some interfacing running some sort of C-like language.

What are you going to do with it? You could just use Atmels own free development system with a cheap JTAG debugger ("dragon") and standard C, on a wide range of hardware. Have a look here:

http://www.futurlec.com/ET-AVR_Stamp.shtml

and here for an Arduino board

http://www.futurlec.com/ET-Easy168_Stamp.shtml

Many uses, one of which is to control The RepRap. Another use is to jailbreak a PS3, although a Teensy is a better option due to the built in USB host.

[Gigantic Purple Slug]

As above, depends what you want to do. If you're just into controlling IO from USB there are simpler things than this.

I use the teensy which is good for slow stuff (system voltage monitoring, fan controllers etc), but I run my main stuff using a Virtex 5 - not for the faint hearted.

[Gigantic Purple Slug]

Many uses, one of which is to control The RepRap. Another use is to jailbreak a PS3, although a Teensy is a better option due to the built in USB host.

BTW do you have a rep rap ?

[Peter Hun]

BTW do you have a rep rap ?

Not yet. I've been following for four years, its a lot of work to setup. I'm waiting till I actually have a need to make anything, plus the design is being refined. I like the production conveyor belt that one of the offshoots has produced, for instance.

The http://hydraraptor.blogspot.com/ has interesting hints about production use, he's had his running for months 24/7 .