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+~~HIDEPAGE~~
+===== Overview =====
 Atmel AVR microcontrollers are a major player in hobby electronics.
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   * They are relatively cheap.
   * There is an extensive online community built around them.
+There are many great brands and families of microcontrollers, including the "PIC" line from Microchip, the MSP430 family of microcontrollers from Texas Instruments, and many others. This
+guide focuses on the AVR line microcontrollers from Atmel, a Norwegian semiconductor designer.
+===== AVR families =====
+All AVR chips can be divided into 4 main groups. Only 2 are available in DIP formats.
+==== ATtiny ====
+Tiny's are the low-cost branch of the AVR family.
+==== ATmega ====
+Mega's are the most popular AVR family with hobbyists. Most Arduino model are powered with an ATmega.
+==== xMEGA ====
+The xMEGA is somewhat newer family that has not yet made a huge impact in the hobbyist embedded electronics world.
+==== AVR32 ====
+The AVR32 family of chips have little to do with the 8 bit families, other than branding.
+===== DIP Models =====
+If you want to prototype on a solderless breadboard, the easiest type of microcontroller to use is the "DIP", or "Dual-Inline-Package" form of the chip when available. Atmel
+~~DISCUSSION~~

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