Bruce: You may not need the Mega. I started with the arduino in
duemilanuove, and found that there are chips with the bootloader available.
The IDE is actually pretty good, not too steep, and there are libraries
available for lots of peripherals and lots of sample code. I suggest
Sparkfun as a source, I have had very satisfactory dealings with them. The
Due also has piggyback boards called, for some unknown reason shields, which
make the construction of small systems very easy.
Don
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Lane" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2010 11:19 PM
Subject: [time-nuts] IRIG-B with Arduino
Fellow clock-tickers,
I'm finally starting to learn microcontrollers, and have selected Atmel's
AVR line as my tool of choice. I've also discovered the Arduino site, and
am starting to learn their IDE as well.
My first goal will be an open-source/open-hardware IRIG-B decoder (takes
IRIG-B 1kHz stream, sends the timecode to an LCD panel). I've noticed a
distinct lack of hobby-priced decoders on the market, and I intend to try
and remedy that.
My initial development platform will be the Arduino Mega-2560 board.
However, that particular microcontroller is unlikely to be my final chip
of choice due to the fact it's not available in a hobbyist-friendly DIP
package. If others with more development skill have suggestions for a
different chip, I will gladly listen.
Stay tuned for further developments (no pun intended). I expect this to
take at least a few months, as the learning curve looks kind of steep.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Bruce Lane, Owner & Head Hardware Heavy,
Blue Feather Technologies -- http://www.bluefeathertech.com
kyrrin (at) bluefeathertech do/t c=o=m
"Quid Malmborg in Plano..."
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