help development board

[LightSoundGeometry]

hello, started my intro to microprocessing class today and looking to get an aurdino. any suggestions or help is appreciated. or example, will a uno work for around 30 bucks or do I need a mega pack starter kit ?

the class is going to be based around robix rascal, mindstorm labs, basic assembly language & C and the 68hc11 cpu

im very green , so I wanted to ask which model to get started on. I have stuff like a breadboard etc already.

http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1319070

this one is named MOJO 
https://www.adafruit.com/products/1553?gclid=Cj0KEQjwi_W9BRD_3uio_Jz-p8UBEiQANU80vqhWj255sDOQB_GpNdgw2QbR7qWDxWTAQoHVmftMLVoaAtGO8P8HAQ

[GibsonGM]

I like the UNO...don't expect it to run circles around a major computer or anything (LOL), but you can do some pretty cool things with it.  I use one to time turning fans on and off via relays to use my wood stove to heat my house

The price is low enough so IMO it is worth having one for experimenting etc. You could use it as a LFO for a tremolo in a pinch, things like that...

[Mr_Butterworth]

I'm assuming that your professor will instruct you on what you need to buy for the class, so I won't worry too much about that. I bet what you're looking for is what you can mess around with on your spare time - especially something you can plug your guitar into!

This may or may not be what you are wanting to get into, but check out the pedalSHIELD on the ElectroSmash website: http://www.electrosmash.com/pedalshield

I actually bought this a couple years ago for a EE class project, and I had a fun time playing with it. It uses an Arduino Due, which is more expensive than the Uno, but it has the memory that you need for DSP that I don't think the Uno will be able to handle. The pedalSHIELD project itself is really fun because you get to solder the shield (the thing that interfaces with the Arduino), and it gives you numerous programs that already work so you can experiment with them instead of trying to stumble around trying to build a delay effect, for example, from scratch. If you just want a developer's board to mess around with microprocessing in general minus DSP, I would definitely go with the Uno. It's inexpensive, still versatile, and there are TONS of projects out there for you to have fun with.

One last thing - pay attention in this class! I just graduated last May with a B.S. in EE, and I can tell you that this field is not as much about circuits anymore as it is about the topics you will learn in this class. If you are good at implementing microprocessors, fpga's, etc. companies will fight over you.

[swever]

Depends on what you wanna do really. I am 99% sure UNO would be more that enough if you wanna blink some leds etc.

You can get a clone off ebay for say 10 times less than 30 bucks
And I bet you already have a breadboard and some leds and resistors and momentary buttons.

Keep in mind that Arduino IDE in neither assembly nor C, although looks somewhat similar to the latter.
It is, obvioulsy a better way to start your journey into diy digital ciruits - its more beginner-firendly with lots of accessible documentation.

[287m]

imo
for the 'fix' project, UNO is overkill
but for study, is great

better build something like paperduino, or stole idea in highlowtech

[bloxstompboxes]

Holy crap, they are still teaching these days using the 68hc11 as a main topic? I had that when I was in school over 16 years ago. I think I still have the book on that thing. Don't remember a whole lot though, lol.

[LightSoundGeometry]

right on, thank you all. the pedal shield sounds intriguing!