Arduino is to microcontroller as breadboard is to circuit board. I hear a lot of elitist babble about why it is for idiots or losers who can't do "real" electronics. That sort of talk isn't doing anybody any favors- it's just juvenile. I use them at work all the time- it's the shortest and cheapest path to don= e an awful lot of the time. Doing it the hard way just because you can completely fails to impress me- in fact, they do the opposite. As for atmel vs pic, any ee worth his salt will tell you that there's no real difference- it's mainly personal preference. Each has strengths and weaknesses. On May 14, 2011 12:52 PM, "Joe Wroski" wrote: > On 05/14/2011 01:32 PM, V G wrote: >> http://www.electronics-lab.com/blog/?p=3D11762 links to: >> >> http://www.microchip.com/stellent/idcplg?IdcService=3DSS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=3D= 2095¶m=3Den553910 >> >> I think this is an excellent step forward. Exactly what we need - distance >> from Atmel. >> >> My opinion, of course. > I have never tried, and am not hip to the Arduino paradigm. What is the > attraction, the IDE, the modular components, ease of development, common > platform for the masses? > Also, why does anyone need distance from Atmel? I took flak at $JOB > looking into Atmel as alternative for PIC. > Joe W > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .