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If your project requires a controller, there are a number of ready-to-use

products on the market that allow you to use a high-level language to pro-

gram. These products typically require a connection to a power supply and

a programming cable connected to a PC.

Table C-1 shows a number of these ready-to-use controller boards. These

kits allow you to get small to medium amounts of code working very quick-

ly. I have used the BasicX and BasicStamp controllers for projects in this

book due to their ease of use.

Table C-1. Easy-to-use microcontrollers

Product Vendor

Programming

language Memory

BasicStamp Parallax Inc. (http://www.

parallaxinc.com)

Basic Up to 16K FLASH,

128 bytes RAM

BasicX NetMedia

(http://www.basicx.com)

Basic 32K FLASH,

400 bytes RAM

BasicAtom BasicMicro Inc.

(http://www.basicmicro.com)

Basic 2K FLASH,

300 bytes RAM

JavaStamp Systronics Inc.

(http://www.jstamp.com)

Java 512KB FLASH,

512KB RAM

C. Easy-to-Use

Microcontroller

Boards

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