Outputting from .net to a simple electronics project

Question

I'm looking to build a simple electronics project (with some help, I'm not a hardware kinda person) and I'd like to use .net (C#) to do the coding side of it.

What I need to know is where can I get a cheap controller that I can connect via USB or serial and the suitable libraries to use for talking to it (as most System.IO.Serial documentation seems to assume I'm talking to another computer, not something that consists of a few chips and some LEDs).

Any other tips or gotchas from anyone who has worked on similar hobby projects would be welcome.

Answer 1

for my robot projects i use the Serializer .NET Robot Controller, you can get it here:

http://www.roboticsconnection.com/p-16-serializer-net-robot-controller.aspx

Answer 2

That's highly depending on what you want do do! Using the serial interface is quite simple for example but limited in speed.

Please ask a little bit more precise.