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I recently purchased the beginning embedded electronics kit from SparkFun Electronics. It is a kit that include everything to start programming AVR microcontrollers. A microcontroller lets you control the most simple, physical things, like an LED or a motor. Given my lust for control, you can see why this has quickly become my latest obsessive hobby.

The problem is that I want to be able to program the micro with my Mac, which presented a few problems. Here is how I got it working with Xcode on my Mac.
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Wednesday I picked up a copy of “Robot Building for Beginners” from the library and am now almost done with it. I have read several other books on robots and electronics, but this is the first that isn’t a complete waste of paper.
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I feel like I am finally getting somewhere with this electronics thing.

A month ago I bought an ATMega168 microcontroller from Spark Fun Electronics. Having programed for several years now I felt like venturing into microcontrollers.
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