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Hey, Im new to Microcontrollers and The BASIC Atom Pro seems like an interesting Place to start. Can someone please Give me some Tips for writing your own programs and any other information that a beginner could find useful? Any assisstance will be appreciated.

The first step is to download the documents which are located here:
http://www.basicmicro.com/BasicATOM-Pro ... _p_58.html

The next step is to read the above documents to determine the following:
1) how to power the Atom
2) how to interface/connect the Atom to your computer (USB interface is sold by Basic Micro)
3) how to program the Atom using BASIC; this will require you to write small programs at first and then expand on the basics

If you would like a more cost effective "beginner" processor I would suggest the Basic Micro Nano products...much cheaper to let the magic smoke out.

FYI: A good "geek" background is very helpful here...be sure that you have a good understanding of electronics, computers, and programming...but then again all of these items can be "learned" over time. Good luck!

Nicely put, Brian. Thanks.

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Not a problem Nathan and thanks! Much of what "people need to know" can be found in the Programming Manual which has come a long way in the past year (good job by the way) but sometimes I have found that people don't know where to start....that is where the forums come into play!