This is a concise tutorial on how to program the FEZ Panda II microcontroller using C# and Microsoft Visual Studio. What's the big deal about using this microntroller? Well, the biggest advantage is the IDE used to program it.

Visual Studio is the best IDE for Windows software development and you can download the freebie Express version from Microsoft. There are also plenty of career opportunities out there for C# developers. I bought my unit from Little Bird Electronics in Australia.

There is an open source product called Netduino which uses the same development IDE and C# but a different hardware platform. However, some forum discussions have raised issues of unstable drivers and limited device support.

1. Install and configure MS Visual C# 2010 Express.
2. Using a Bluetooth slave serial adapter.