Bob, Right now I am considering the BBLeo because it is designed to work=20 with the cpNode system. When it comes to the Atmel uP I have a lot of=20 choices. When it came to the PIC the choice was decided for me. I=20 purchased a Boe-Bot and it has a PIC. I then bought a bunch of stuff=20 from a friend who acquired this stuff from a friend of his that passed=20 away. There were a lot of PICs in there. Most of them were12fs and=20 16f84s and As. of yet I don't have any Atmel uP but I am considering=20 them because it looks like more and more things are going that way.=20 Maybe I should get the BBLeo for the cpNode and then get an AVR. What do=20 you think? Thanks, rich! On 7/3/2014 10:28 AM, Bob Blick wrote: > On Thu, Jul 3, 2014, at 03:03 AM, RussellMc wrote: >> The Mini is very basic and has no USB hardware BUT you can buy a plug in >> --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .