How to program hardware?

Probably you are looking for a programmable microcontroller. If you have experience in C/C++/Java, checkout Arduino. Its chip is programmed using a C like language. This “How tos” page might help you get started. There are also some good books that will help you move forward:

  1. Programming Interactivity.
  2. Making Things Move DIY Mechanisms for Inventors, Hobbyists, and Artists

Wiring is a platform similar to Arduino.

Also have a look at the Forth programming language. There are lot of interesting “tiny computers” that you can program with this rather unusual language. Here is a partial list:

  1. Forth Inc
  2. Greenarrays
  3. Zilog Z8
  4. PIC18Fxx2

Two famous Forth books:

  1. Starting Forth
  2. Thinking Forth (A classic in Software Engineering literature.)

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