Guys, Look here, is cheaper than Arduino MEGA http://www.digilentinc.com/Products/Detail.cfm?NavPath=2,719,895&Prod=CHIPKIT-MAX32 and as I understand, on May 21 will be available for download a modified version of Arduino IDE for all three major operating systems.
Matt, maybe is wise to wait a little... On May 18, 7:32 am, mattschinkel <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks William. > > So, I was looking into Antlr. It seems simple (or will be when I get a > bit of experience with it). > > I see Antlr outputs a .c file (a runable program). Is that what JAT > is, just an output from Antlr? Did you compile the .c file into > jalparser.exe? > > Does modifying JAT only require knowledge of Antlr? > > Of course I need to know C so I can verify the final output. > > Matt. > > On May 17, 10:55 pm, William <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Greetings Matt, > > > Summary up front -- I'd recommend a 'standard' Arduino, and spend at > > least 3 months learning Arduino and C. Then switch to the PIC32 > > Arduino if you like (by then it will either be working well or > > abandonded. And by then then you may be comfortable enough to work on > > JAT to fix bugs or add features that are missing. > > > Now the more detailed comments about JAT and cross-compilers, etc... > > > In my experience, Codesourcery is an excellent choice for gnu 'gcc' > > cross-compilers these days. While they do indeed offer commercial > > support, the compiler is indeed free software and the source is > > available although I've never needed it. I've used their 'lite' cross > > toolchains on several different projects over the years and have been > > well pleased. The only thing that is typically missing from the > > 'lite' tools is the ability to burn flash directly from their nice > > debugger -- of course you can work around that with other tools, it > > just isn't quite as convenient but that is what I do here. > > > It also looks like the PIC32 will be a winner -- since it is based on > > MIPS instruction set, which has been around in the Unix world for > > many, many years and is used in lots of embedded widgets, routers and > > such. The GNU GCC for MIPS has been around a long time also. > > > You asked my advice on learning C -- well, until about a year ago, I > > would say just sit down in front of any Linux system or even a virtual > > machine running Linux and grab a copy of the classic book on C > > programming by K&R, 2nd Ed. But having used the Arduino for the past > > year or so, I'd say spend $30 on Arduino and use online examples or > > buy any of the Arduino books. Nothing is hidden from you by using > > Arduino IDE -- the full source is online. In fact, the proper GNU GCC > > cross toolchain will be installed for you and available for you to use > > directly, if you don't want to use the IDE. Personally I use the > > Arduino IDE, even though I rarely use IDEs for anything else. > > > About JAT -- like Joep says, it is at the stage where it needs more > > work, but I'm not likely to have much time for such an undertaking any > > time soon. > > > William -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "jallib" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jallib?hl=en.
