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rmcelwee · 01-22-2013, 09:51 PM

I am an extreme novice to this. I just purchased a new prebuild MPGuino and installed it in my Metro. I would like to work on the code a bit but need some hardware.

I found a "real" Arduino Uno R3 on Amazon for $25
I also found a fake Arduino Uno on Amazon for $15

$10 would be a nice savings for me because I am a cheap ass and I will probably fail miserably so I don't want to waste much money.

Any suggestions for software or links for cheap programming hardware?

FWIW, I think my goal will be to create a single screen with a large readout of Current and Instant MPG. I'm not sure if anyone has done this yet or not. Also, I would like to remove the ability to change the contrast which I constantly do by mistake for some reason.

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rmcelwee 93 Geo Metro Join Date: May 2008 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 14 Sippy - '93 Geo Metro Convertible 90 day: 43.8 mpg (US) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Looking to buy a programmer for MPGuino with Atmega 328p I am an extreme novice to this. I just purchased a new prebuild MPGuino and installed it in my Metro. I would like to work on the code a bit but need some hardware. I found a "real" Arduino Uno R3 on Amazon for $25 I also found a fake Arduino Uno on Amazon for $15 $10 would be a nice savings for me because I am a cheap ass and I will probably fail miserably so I don't want to waste much money. Any suggestions for software or links for cheap programming hardware? FWIW, I think my goal will be to create a single screen with a large readout of Current and Instant MPG. I'm not sure if anyone has done this yet or not. Also, I would like to remove the ability to change the contrast which I constantly do by mistake for some reason. __________________ 1993 Geo Metro - "Sippy" Economy cam, +10 cam gear, 3.85:1 ratio http://www.lightweightmiata.com/geo/