>From the magazine article: "Yes, the studio is Windows based, but Trower said the runtime code it produces can run and work with virtually any platform. In fact, all that's necessary, according to Trower, is that the robot have some form of communication-essentially hooks that the run-time can tie into. As long as that exists, robotics developers can use the Studio's "services" layer to create the communication protocol." I read this to mean there is a "services layer" that is a software adapter/interposer for any given platform. That technique has been popular with teleprocessing controllers. If the "service layer" is open source, it would truly be platform independent. New packages always look good to me at first glance! John Ferrell W8CCW "My Competition is not my enemy" http://DixieNC.US ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Newton, Host" To: "'Microcontroller discussion list - Public.'" Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 8:27 PM Subject: RE: [EE] Microsoft robotics development kit > Has anyone looked at what embedded processors this thing supports? They > say > in the intro that it manages several 8 and 16 bit CPU's but they don't > list > which ones. > > --- > James Newton: PICList webmaster/Admin > mailto:jamesnewton@piclist.com 1-619-652-0593 phone > http://www.piclist.com/member/JMN-EFP-786 > PIC/PICList FAQ: http://www.piclist.com > > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu >> [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of David VanHorn >> Sent: 2006 Jun 20, Tue 07:10 >> To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. >> Subject: [EE] >> >> Microsoft Robotics development kit! >> >> http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1978578,00.asp >> >> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=66d13 > 63e-36a4-46be-ad36-01bcfbfb4969&DisplayLang=en >> >> -- >> Feel the power of the dark side! Atmel AVR >> -- >> http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change >> your membership options at >> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >> > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist