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> From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On
Behalf
> Of Mike Hord
> Sent: 18 May 2011 14:24
> To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
> Subject: Re: [EE] Uno32 - what do you guys think?
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> Worth mentioning- it IS C. All the Arduino environment does is provide
a
> super-simple front end to the AVR-GCC port and a super-simple front
end
> to the STK500 protocol for bootloading code.
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> A knowledgeable user can completely ignore the Arduino libraries and
> just use the UI. A knowledgeable user can also easily expand the
device
> support to any target processor support by AVR-GCC, which is to say,
> pretty much all the ATMega and ATTiny parts. Heck, a knowledgeable
> user can ignore the IDE entirely and treat the board as what it is: a
> well-documented extremely versatile open-source development board
> with a staggering array of daughter boards.

This is exactly how I have used the Arduino - a cheap and easily
available development board.  I use GCC directly (instead of the
horrible "Wiring" variant of C) and use the SPI programming interface
for applications where I don't want the (fairly nasty) bootloader.  For
people using it like this having alternative targets available in the
same form factor is a good thing.  IIRC there are already ARM Cortex
based Arduinos.

However, the original application for the Arduino was for art students
to create interactive displays (the original Arduino was developed by an
artist) and in this sense the target makes little difference provided it
has enough storage space for the application, speed is rarely an issue.
Having numerous different targets somewhat defeats the original purpose
of having a unified set of tools and libraries in this case.

Mike

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