Propeller C Learning System

[kenjoe41]

Our system of tutorials, example code, development boards, and software make it easy to learn C language programming. And, with 8 processors in one chip, the Propeller microcontroller brings your project from idea to reality fast.

http://learn.parallax.com/

[techb]

When I was getting started in microcontrollers, I used a BASIC Stamp before messing with Arduino.

I had this kit:
http://learn.parallax.com/whats-microcontroller

It is a great platform, and has been around longer than the Arduino bootloader. I haven't used their Propeller boards though, which would probably be better suited. The reason I switched to Arduino is because the BASIC Stamp I had, is you guessed it, coded in BASIC [well PBASIC but meh].

Any uc you get is going to be round about the same. The ports and data bits might be diff and the libs diff too, but the concepts and all is all the same.

Here is a video from EEVBlog, great channel for electronics btw, he doesn't go over Parallax but he does do Atmega VS PIC so it's worth a watch if your getting into this kinda stuff.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBftApUQ8QI

Glad to see more interest in this kinda stuff. You can do some fun things with WiFi and Eth and all on the embedded level.

[kenjoe41]

This dude can go on forever if you dare start anything electronical.
I once in a blue moon slide into it and as always it is interesting and only limited to you imagination as to what to achieve with it.