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You can pop the ATMega chip off of the development board and use it in place of the complete arduino. ATMega chips are pretty cheap (edit- I said $1 before but
by evan_ 15y ago
You can pop the ATMega chip off of the development board and use it in place of the complete arduino. ATMega chips are pretty cheap (edit- I said $1 before but that may have been optimistic).
If you just want to plug a Gamecube controller into your computer this is probably a better option: http://goo.gl/Y0nP9 http://goo.gl/Y0nP9
- wccrawford 15y agoActually, I've read bad things about that particular adapter, but I did have an alternative in mind. But thanks! I didn't fully understand the ATMega bit, but I'm assuming it means I can even use the same C++ program and not have to rewrite it for a new chip? That would be an amazing way to go, if so. I had assumed I'd at least have to recompile for a different chip. Edit: Looks like http://www.arduino.cc/playground/Learning/AtmegaStandalone http://www.arduino.cc/playground/Learning/AtmegaStandalone explains it for me. Thanks for the tip! That's exactly what I needed to push me further.
- marssaxman 15y agoBuilding your own Arduino clone is pretty straightforward - it's half a dozen components, under ten bucks. Once you get the hang of it you can prototype your design using an actual Arduino board, then simply integrate the components into your actual project and continue using the same firmware. I've done this many times.
- evilduck 15y agoThe only gotcha with this is that you'll need a way to put the Arduino bootloader on new AVR chips, or pay a small premium to buy them preloaded with Arduino firmware.
- wccrawford 15y agoI just need to correct myself. That adapter is the one I had picked out. It was the OTHER adapters that I read problems about. :)