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But computing tools are cheaper now than they have been in ages. You can buy an Atmel dip version of the chip in an arduino really cheap, and build basically w
by greyhair 6y ago
But computing tools are cheaper now than they have been in ages.
You can buy an Atmel dip version of the chip in an arduino really cheap, and build basically what is an arduino on a breadboard. Then get a USB programming adapter (again, cheap) to get it running.
Then you can get in expensive USB logic analyzers that are plenty capable of monitoring I2C and SPI buses and learn how all that works.
None of that existed in the 1990s. It simply wasn't there.
The the price and the availability of tools is so much better today. You don't even need to buy any books, it is all online, with community members jumping in all the time to help.