Introduction to Microcontroller Programming

Hello,

After young people showed interest in microcontroller projects, both with and without CAN communication, an attempt was made to find a foundation for the simplest possible introduction to the topic.
Of course, the RKS+CAN platform could be used, but for absolute beginners, both the IDE and the software package would be overkill.

For beginners/children, the following criteria were important to me:
- Easy-to-use IDE, ideally with minimal download sizes and straightforward installation, and preferably usable on various operating systems.
- IDE: Affordable/free.
- Affordable hardware with a display, as graphical output encourages experimentation and interaction.
- Programming in C, with tutorials and drivers available.
- The documentation is largely in German. It cannot be assumed that children or beginners will be able to navigate lengthy English-language datasheets or descriptions, where they might only understand 50% of the words.

Here's something I found and would like to recommend:
-> http://www.funduino.de for absolute beginners.
-> http://www.ti.com/ww/en/launchpad/launchpads.html with better English skills and more experience.
-> http://www.nxp.com/products/software-and-tools/hardware-development-tools/lpcxpresso-boards:LPCXPRESSO-BOARDS with better English skills and more experience.

For all of the microcontrollers mentioned, there are also CAN shields or CAN bus interfaces available. The LPCXpresso V3 boards are compatible with Arduino shields.

Best regards, Rainer.