[Noisebridge-discuss] Electronics Question => ATMega328P

[Phil Spitler]

This looks cool but I think for my purposes I will be able to just use an Electric Imp without an extra microcontroller. 

Cheers. 

Phil



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On Jan 10, 2013, at 7:06 PM, akleider at sonic.net wrote:

> 
> 
>> Here is the PDIP version of the chip used as the core of the Arduino:
>> $2.26 each (plus $8 shipping). You can get 50 of them for just over $100.
>> 
>> https://avnetexpress.avnet.com/store/em/EMController/Microcontroller/Atmel/ATMEGA328P-PU/_/R-8253714/A-8253714/An-0?action=part
>> 
>> What you *don't* get with that, which Arduino provides, is the USB
>> connectivity. You'd have to make your own programmer basically, and you
>> can't use the build in Serial class.  I used an Arduino Nano as the base
>> to create my own programmer, and it works fairly well.
> 
> 
> They are available locally:
> http://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10001_10001_2139111_-1
> but at a much higher price ($4.95.)
> If anyone decides to buy in bulk and resell at NB, I would definitely buy
> a few.
> 
> Jim Stockford and I have been trying to learn AVR programming (without
> using Arduino infrastructure.) Is/are there any other interested
> party/parties?
> 
> alex
> 
> 
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