TI releases Launchpad, a $4.30 (shipping included) microproccessor dev kit
Any hardware hackers on HN? I bought an Arduino board a few months ago and ended up blowing out the few LEDs the kit came with because I didn't understand how resistors/volts etc. worked. Can anyone direct me to a guide on electronics specifically for small hardware hacking? I'm certain taking EE classes or reading Physics/Electronics books would help but it would also take a lot of time. I'd rather concentrate on writing neat software once the hardware is wired up. Is there a guide to learning the basics of hardware so I can get started with Arduino and maybe LaunchPad?<p>Edit: Thanks everyone for the links. These are pretty much exactly what I was looking for. Hopefully I'll hack up some interesting stuff soon :)