Arduino questions

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Martin,

> One thing to note: The Arduino versions based on the SMD form-factor
> AVRs offer 8 analog inputs, whereas the DIP ones have 6.

ahhhh, worth knowing, thanks.

> Since you've done AVR development already, you really shouldn't
> encounter any problems at all, even if you start hacking really deep...

hopefully not.

> For me, the Arduino was a good starting point to get myself started in
> the microcontroller world and occasionally as a prototyping environment
> (e.g. the Glove). For more permanent stuff, now I'm just using AVRtiny
> chips and the ISP for my stuff (I have a selection of Atmegas lying
> around as well).

Agreed, I'd like it to prove ideas about midi controllers, aything that
becomes 'permanent' I'll just build a special PCB for. but for prototyping
this will be handy.

Paul