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== Class 0: Introduction and Setup ==
== Class 0: Introduction and Setup ==


What the AVRs are, what all the pins do, what they can do for you. Then
'''Covers''': What the AVRs are, what all the pins do, what they can do for you. A
the toolchain, soldering together kits, and getting your firmware loaded up and running.   
brief tour of the toolchain, and getting your firmware up and running
on the chip.  Reading the datasheetsHow to make chips speak digital
to the outside world, pin-by-pin. Just enough C programming fundamentals to
make it work.
 
'''Lab''': Building the kit and running a test LED flasher.
 
'''Homework''': More soldering, and Cylon Eyes.  Optional extra credit: Simple POV toy.





Revision as of 22:24, 28 February 2011

Syllabus, course material, homeworks, photos, etc from an Introduction to Microcontrollers with AVR chips class can be found here.

Also see (and contribute to) Useful AVR Links


Class 0: Introduction and Setup

Covers: What the AVRs are, what all the pins do, what they can do for you. A brief tour of the toolchain, and getting your firmware up and running on the chip. Reading the datasheets. How to make chips speak digital to the outside world, pin-by-pin. Just enough C programming fundamentals to make it work.

Lab: Building the kit and running a test LED flasher.

Homework: More soldering, and Cylon Eyes. Optional extra credit: Simple POV toy.


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