
If you are bored in our age with a massive 32-bit messing around with an
ancient one like shit of a mammoth with a warm tube eight-bit arduin, you have a unique chance!
Microchip together with
DesignSpark give you a chance to get absolutely free of charge, compatible with the size and contacts with Arduino, but having a 32-bit microcontroller on board, plus a lot of nishtyakov.
All you need to do is to register for the competition by filling out the
form and describing it in brief (no more than 250 words) your proposed project. And if the description of your project turns out to be worthy of the attention of the organizers, one of thousands of
such whales will be sent to you for its implementation. It is advisable to hurry, because DeadLine for this competition is very fast - the final date for submitting the project is March 27, 2012.
As a result, after submitting your application, you will receive by mail an Arduino-compatible fee, which, among other things, includes:
0. 80 Mhz 32-bit controller with 512K Flash and 128K RAM
1. USB OTG
2. Ethernet MAC
3. Two CAN controllers
4, etc. - external outputs, ADC, LEDs, buttons ...
But besides this tits in the hand there is also a crane in the sky - the first prize is $ 5000, the second is 3000 and the third is 1000 dollars. In addition, there is an opportunity to receive a promotional 200 dollars.
Examples of already submitted projects are
here .
I hope that someone from habrauzerov lucky in this competition! And I went further poking around with
AWPs ;)