PBP projects for R/C models

[rmteo]

mbed is a tool for Rapid Prototyping with Microcontrollers mBed

Microcontrollers are getting cheaper, more powerful and more flexible, but there remains a barrier to a host of new applications; someone has to build the first prototype! With mbed, we've focused on getting you there as quickly as possible.

Huge library (check out the Handbook, Cookbook and Code pages), free IDE and C compiler. 100MHz 32-bit MCU, 512kB Flash, 64kB RAM.

[Kenjones1935]

mbed is ARM = RISC. I remember RISC from my days at DEC. For my robocars I chose the Microchip 16F887 because I stumbled upon and bought the PICkit 2 bread board system. Had the PICkit board come with 0.1" centers I would probably stayed with it. Now I use the PIC stand alone and solderless protoboard.

I am afraid to leave Microchip and associated vendors. I bought two UBW32 BITwackers then found that I could not program them with my version of PICKit 2. Also the UBW32 does not come in a 0.1" DIP package. I am also a bit confused where to go for help other than this forum.

Maybe I can stick with PICBASIC PRO if I can teach myself more about doing simple mathematics and array structures for data storage. I surely would like subroutine calls that accept parameters and return values.

Suggestions?

Ken

[mackrackit]

MicroChip also = RISC

I surely would like subroutine calls that accept parameters and return values.

Just write a sub routine that will do what you want and GOSUB. Pretty much the same thing. Yes, the "C" folks will flame this. But it is true.