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Guidance for 12 yrs old to get started with embedded HW/SW projects

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Hello,

 

My 12yrs old son wants to do projects in embedded HW/SW domain. He is just beggining to explore the embedded domain. I am trying to help him get started. I am looking for a simple 8/16 bit microcontroller evaluation board with basic digital input/output, LEDs, LCD display, A/D, D/A converters, external memory, an IDE where he can write simple programs in C/C++ compile, download via USB and execute. Can you please suggest the right product/s  I need to buy for him?

 

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Radhakrishna

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    Hi Sriram your son is obviously at the entry point of this technology I would take  note of the advice given here which so far sounds most reasonable and then  to be honest it does not really matter which he chooses the main point is to choose one and start. I would base that on the online communities for the device (which you like best, which is best supported especially near you!!), also which ones have some nice projects to ease  your 12 year old in to really wanting to learn because been successful in a project however small gives you great enthusiasm  to continue learning when the difficult concepts start and things get difficult. I personally would suggest the Arduino or Raspberry Pi route as they have the biggest communities at the moment and are quite cheap and easy to start with.

     

    Going forward it's quite possible to choose what ever device your son  fancies playing with next. With more knowledge he will be able to get a foot hold on some the more complex platforms mentioned.

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    Hi Sriram your son is obviously at the entry point of this technology I would take  note of the advice given here which so far sounds most reasonable and then  to be honest it does not really matter which he chooses the main point is to choose one and start. I would base that on the online communities for the device (which you like best, which is best supported especially near you!!), also which ones have some nice projects to ease  your 12 year old in to really wanting to learn because been successful in a project however small gives you great enthusiasm  to continue learning when the difficult concepts start and things get difficult. I personally would suggest the Arduino or Raspberry Pi route as they have the biggest communities at the moment and are quite cheap and easy to start with.

     

    Going forward it's quite possible to choose what ever device your son  fancies playing with next. With more knowledge he will be able to get a foot hold on some the more complex platforms mentioned.

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