[clug-talk] Open Source Hardware Gift Guide

[Robert Lewko]

Gustin, if you want to control things, then one of the other boards on that
list are a cheaper alternative. The "arduino decimila" costs 38.95 at
http://www.robotshop.ca/home/products/robot-parts/microcontrollers/arduino-microcontroller/arduino-usb-microcontroller-board.html
.

For realtime control of robots, the Pololu boards are flexible:
http://www.pololu.com/products/pololu/0775/

The Orangutan LV-168 and USB programmer is a good value for 79.95

Another board worth looking at, which is more powerful, is the AVR-LIP (Lab
in a Pocket).
http://microcontrollershop.com/product_info.php?products_id=2161

I have the arduino, which I using to learn development with this line of
microcontrollers.  Its hardware and software development environment are
completely open source.  The tools are all based around GCC, even the
commercial ones.  I am just using them (avr-gcc, avr-libc, etc.) from Linux
- that way I am not laying out money for compilers.
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