Netduino

Details: Netduino is an open source electronics platform using the .NET Micro Framework. The hardware footprint is extremely similar to the Arduino UNO, and consequently, this board can use many of the shields designed for the Arduino

Code is written via .net framework IDE, Microsoft Visual C# Express 2010 (free to download from Microsoft Website). Netduino features a 32bit Atmel microcontroller and is programmed and powered by a micro-usb cable

Features

• Powered by 7.5 - 12.0 VDC or USB
• Power output: 5 VDC and 3.3 VDC regulated
• Digital i/o are 3.3 V--but 5 V tolerant
• Atmel 32-bit microcontroller 48MHz, ARM7
• Code Storage: 128 KB with 60 KB RAM
• Button functions as reset or general purpose input
• 20 digital and analogue GPIO pins (6 analogue, 14 digital)
• Interfaces supported : 2xTTL serial, 4xPWM, SPI, I2C

System Requirements

• Windows
  • Windows XP, Vista, or 7 (32 or 64 bit)
  • 1.6 GHz or faster processor
  • 1GB RAM
  • Up to 3 GB of available hard drive space for Visual Studio Express 2010
• Mac OS and Linux
  • Parallels
  • Both USB and Serial deployment supported (Requires copy of Windows in virtual machine)
  • VMWare Fusion or Oracle VirtualBox
  • Serial deployment supported (Requires copy of Windows in virtual machine)
  • Experimental Mono (native) support (Future native Mac OS and Linux support provided by an experimental open source project)

You can watch for a tutorial on how easy is to use netduino here: