[sdiy] Sampler project!

[Paul Maddox]

Bret,

> Probably the only reason I would go with an older, outdated architecture
is
> ignorance. :-)  Thanks a ton for your advice!!  There seems to be a
plethora
> of Atmel AVR microcontrollers.  It'll take a while to select one, but I'm
up
> to the challenge!

go for the top dog - MEGA128-16
16MIPs @ 16Mhz, 4K ram, loads and loads of IO, two USARTs SPI, JTAG and a
whole bunch of other goodies..

> Not bad, not bad at all.  It looks like the programmer kit only costs
$75.00
> (http://www.digikey.com/scripts/US/DKSUS.dll?KeywordSearch?Mpart=ATSTK500)

the STK500 rocks, its a great little starter kit.
If you want to play with the MEGA128 (Surface mount) get the STK501, which
sits on top of the STK500 and has a ZIF socket for the MEGA128.

Paul