I'm from a BASIC background as well, it didnt take long to pick up Arduino C! The basic knowledge of how to do things carries over fairly easily.
My problem is forgetting ; at the end of statements, writing in C is fairly easy, the harder part (and is the same for most modern languages) is finding your way around the standard libraries!
Of course I will get into it immediately, i have always wanted to have my own design LCD dislplay and being able to use an MCU to make my geek projects sexy and sophisticated.
I will go thru the tutorials step by step, and then = C
Is there any books recommended that are suitable for Arduino coding ?
oops, I mean sketching..
I'm reading the Language Reference (extended) page at the moment but would like more input (pun) how to make it all work together..
The arduino will be one of many combined designs for a watercooled PC
Water temps, rad temps, pump flow, pressure, rpm of 8 cooliing fans, cpu/mobo temps, overheat/alarm systems,auto fill control system, power supply monitoring, automatic fan control based on temps, humidity.
there will be many things to learn and as I saw many projects here on Arduino that I can copy and modify to save time sketching.
I want to learn at least the core of the system so I can heavily customize the features I want without relying on the hope that someone has already done something similar.
Well, I get the impression that you guys reckon its no big deal ? No ?