(from www.ee.ucla.edu/~ieee/projects/resources/avr/)
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Atmel AVR 8-bit RISC series are one of the most popular
microcontroller packages.... AVR microcontroller can be
programmed to control motors and obtain sensor inputs.
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AVR microcontrollers can be programmed in either assembly code or
C language.
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However, the AVR Studio program (for Virus) lacks direct C support.
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AVR-GCC library needed to compile C programs for AVR series.
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available for UNIX and Linux platforms.
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<a href=http://www.atmel.com/products/avr>
http://www.atmel.com/products/avr</a>
<br>
<a href=http://www.avrfreaks.net/AVRGCC>
http://www.avrfreaks.net/AVRGCC</a>
<br>
<a href=http://www.amelek.gda.pl/avr/libc/avr-libc-reference.html>
http://www.amelek.gda.pl/avr/libc/avr-libc-reference.html</a>