Microcomputers for Educational Institutions

[ANU_Micro]

Greetings,

I have been contracted to research quality microcontroller developement packages for Africa Nazarene University (ANU) outside of Nairobi, Kenya.  I am familiar with more advanced (ie. expensive) systems like the Motorola HSC12 or Rabbit Powerboard developement boards, but the need here at ANU is for a more accessible and inexpensive system.

Are there any programs for promoting microcomputing in education through Freescale? If not, can you point me in the rigth direction for other companies?  I have already looked into the various PIC models from Microchip, but I want to research thoroughly.

Regards

Jonathan Ardrey

Department Assistant, CIS

African Nazarene University
Nairobi, Kenya

[Xbot]

start with 8-bit micro. its cheaper and since you are still in the introduction stage...