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josephjah
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Hey everyone, I'm starting to take up an interest in microcontrollers and I have a basic idea of how they work, but I'm still really new to it all, and I think I could use some help or at least a pointer in the right direction... basically what I want is: to be able to control motors, lights and such from my computer (small 1-12v... stuff like that), whether it be in realtime or programmable that would be great. Although, I've looked at a few beginner's kits (complete with parts, cables and software) and they would run me anywhere from $99 (being the cheapest) to $400 (being the most expensive I saw)... and to me that seems a bit pricey for some cable and a chip.. I've also tried looking for instructions on building the controller board myself and its kinda over my head right now... so If anyone has any ideas where I can get this stuff cheaper that would be awesome. Thanks