On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 6:24 PM, Kevin LaTona <li...@studiosola.com> wrote:
> On Dec 7, 2013, at 11:33 AM, geremy condra <debat...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Having said that, supporting open source hardware is a win. If that's > what you're going for I'd prefer you spent your time/money/resources > elsewhere, but hey- that diversity of opinions and options is part of what > makes openness amazing. > > > > I spent some time on Google today and went 10 pages deep. > > Found lots of cools stuff but didn't find anything like this. > > > I found a fair amount ARM based boards that all needed Linux OS running on > them. > > So unless I am missing something. > > > There currently is not a micro board with an ARM chip that is embedding > Python into the silicon like this project. > AFAICT, this is not actually a Python machine in the same sense as a lisp machine or similar- it's just an ARM board running code that happens to have been written in Python. So I'm not sure what you mean by "embedding Python into the silicon". Of course, we'll need to actually see code to know for sure. > It's starting to feel like comparing all these other boards and this Micro > Python project is an apples to oranges comparison. > > Lots of options out there. > > > > Damien just posted a new stretch goal that if it's met. > > He will be porting Micro Python over to run on the Anduino Due board. > http://arduino.cc/en/Main/arduinoBoardDue > > So as you can see this not just about this board, as it is about pushing > Micro Python out and onto ARM chips in different ways. > > > I know Damien told me he visited ARM's HQ not long ago showing them the > chip and they were pretty excited by the idea. > > > This Friday at 2PM is the deadline for supporting the project. > > > http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/214379695/micro-python-python-for-microcontrollers > > > > -Kevin > > >
