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This page contains a couple of interesting links to microcontroller pages for use in robotics projects.

- PIC -

Microchip Microchip's RISC-based PICmicro MCUs are designed for applications requiring high performance and low cost. The PICmicro MCU portfolio is comprised of more than 140 products and features a variety of memory configurations, low voltage and power, small footprint and ease-of-use.
Microchip Dontronics - Distributer of PIC products.
PICList PICList The PICList is a collection of people interested in the Microchip PIC and other similar processors who have collected FAQ's, Project Resources and a Source Code Library.
PICmicro WebRing This Webring contains sites and pages dedicated to the Microchip PIC microcontroller and related projects.
GNU PIC GNU PIC
An overview of Assemblers, Disassemblers, Compilers, Simulators, Programmers and Libraries.
gputils GPUTILS is a collection of tools for the Microchip (TM) PIC microcontrollers. It includes gpasm, gplink, and gplib.
SDCC Small Device C Compiler
SDCC is a Freeware , retargettable, optimizing ANSI - C compiler. The current version targets the Intel 8051 and the Zilog Z80 based MCUs. Work is in progress on supporting the Amtel AVR, DS390, and Microchip PIC series.

- AVR -

Atmel Atmel 's AVR microcontrollers have a RISC core running single cycle instructions and a well-defined I/O structure that limits the need for external components. Internal oscillators, timers, UART, SPI, pull-up resistors, pulse width modulation, ADC, analog comparator and watch-dog timers are some of the features you will find in AVR devices.
Microchip Dontronics - Distributer of AVR products.
AVR WebRing AVR WebRing
GCC for AVR's Free GCC C compiler for AVR's.
SDCC Small Device C Compiler
SDCC is a Freeware , retargettable, optimizing ANSI - C compiler. The current version targets the Intel 8051 and the Zilog Z80 based MCUs. Work is in progress on supporting the Amtel AVR, DS390, and Microchip PIC series.

- Miscellaneous -

ISOPOD New Micros, Inc is a leading manufacturer of Single Board Computers selling a 'Realtime stamp' called IsoPod. It is based on a 16-bit, 40 MIPS DPS with 80 KB flash, 5 KB ram, 2 Quadrature Decoder and a 12-channel PWM module. It can be programmed with Forth or Small C.
Rabbit Semiconductor The Rabbit 3000 is a high-performance 8-bit microprocessor designed expressly to power a new generation of embedded systems. Its extensive integrated feature set and glueless architecture facilitate rapid hardware design, and its C-friendly instruction set permits efficient development of complex applications and boasts 6 serial ports with IrDA, 56+ digital I/O, quadrature encoder inputs, PWM outputs, and pulse capture and measurement capabilities.
Technologic Systems Technologic Systems is a supplier of PC/104 Computer Boards. For example, the TS-5500 has the following features:
  • AMD Elan 133 MHz processor
  • 32 or 64 MD SDRAM
  • Low power (4.5W @ 5V)
  • One PCMCIA> Type II Slot..ideal for WiFi Cards
  • Compact Flash Card Slot
  • 10/100 Ethernet interface
  • 2 x USB + 3 x Serial
  • Available with Linux 2.4.18 kernel
Arcom Arcom is a supplier of Single Boards Computer and development kits, for example the Viper. The VIPER board is a ultra-low low power (1.4W @ 5V) PC104 format single board computer based on Intel's 400MHz PXA255 XScale processor. The features include a flat panel graphics controller, audio controller, 10/100baseT Ethernet, 5 serial ports, dual USB, digital I/O, onboard Flash memory and CompactFlash expansion.
 
   
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