Raspberry Pi Links:

Raspberry Pi Tutorials - Wikipedia - Documentation - F.A.Q. - ARM Documentation (pdf)

Arduino Robotics Links:

Arduino Home Page, Learing Examples

Microcomputer Controllers

Arduino Duemilanove (Amazon) - Arduino Duemilanove (eBay) - Uno (eBay) - Uno (Amazon) - Arduino Pro - Bare Bones Kit - USB Bootloader Programmer

Peripheral I/O Controllers

Prototyping - Keypad+LCD - Motor Driver - Motor Driver - Motor Driver - RS-232 Interface - Mini RS-232 - Ethernet - SD Card - Ethernet+micro SD - Interface Manual (.pdf)

Books

Getting Started With Arduino - 30 Arduino Projects for the Evil Genius - Beginning Arduino (good start up book) - Introduction to Embedded Systems (advanced)

Schematics

UNO (.pdf) - Duemilanove (.pdf) - RS-232 Interface

Data Sheets

Short: ATMEGA328 (.pdf) - Long: ATMEGA328 (.pdf) - AVR Instruction Set (and Operation Codes) - MAX232 RS-232 Controller - L293D 35V 1A H-Bridgex2 Motor Controller $2.56 @100 - 95V 1.25A H-Bridgex1 Chip $2.71 @100 - TIP41 NPN 6A 100V $.42 @100 - TIP42 PNP 6A 100V $.42 @100 - KSE44H NPN 10A $.50 @100 - KSE45H Non-Stock - D44H11 NPN 10A 80V $.71 @100 D45H11 PNP 10A 80V $.65 @100 - FET 12A 100V $.62 @100 - NPN Darlington 12A 100V $.70 @100 PNP Darlington 12A 100V $.95 @100

Misc. Electronics

ATMEGA328P (unprogrammed); the ATMEGA328 (no P) is slightly less expensive, but requires editing the avrdude.conf file) - DigiKey Catalog - Mouser Catalog

Misc. Hardware

Stepper Motor - Skate Bearings 8mm ID x 22mm OD x 7mm - McMaster-Carr Catalog

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