Re: [N8VEM-S100:5026] Micro Computers your youngsters

If you do go down the PIC32 route, look at this part...

PIC32MX270F256B-50I/SP

It has 256k of program flash, 64k of ram, internal xtal in a 28 pin dip package for $4, you just can't beat the value of this part.... Plus the IDE and C compilers are free and development tools work on PC, Mac and Linux. Basic would be easy to port... I/O is simple.... I use it in my high school robotics program.... The kids do amazing things with them...

Lots of development boards...

http://www.microchip.com/DevelopmentTools/Listing.aspx?CatID=3&CatText=32-bit+PIC®+MCUs

This is the one I use in class... Just change the part to the pic32mx150f or pic32mx270F... It's $35

http://www.microchip.com/DevelopmentTools/ProductDetails.aspx?PartNO=DM330013-2

Another basic port for the PIC32...

http://www.cpustick.com/index.html

Good luck....

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Tom Lafleur

(858) 759-9692

On Aug 25, 2014, at 9:51 PM, Tom Lafleur <laf...@lafleur.us> wrote:

You may want to look at this...

http://mmbasic.com/overview.html

http://geoffg.net/maximite.html

http://www.andrewhazelden.com/blog/2013/03/irixbasic-on-a-pic32-microcontroller/

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5348882/which-interpreted-language-can-work-on-on-microchip-pic32

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Tom Lafleur
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On Aug 25, 2014, at 2:02 PM, Don Caprio <ilv...@gmail.com> wrote:

My 11 year old son and I have been kicking around doing a
science experiment this year based on computers. We'd like
something simple that he can solder up and run simple program (basic)
on a terminal. Something simply as displaying his name, counting from
1 to a million, make lights blink, something along that line.

Obviously S100 is way beyond his ability, The Raspberry pi is an option
but it's already assembled.

Something we could breadboard and then spin up a simple PCB would be great.

What do ya think? Any ideas suggestions would be appreciated.

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Don Caprio
ilv...@gmail.com

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