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--- microcontrollers:linux_microcontroller_development_options [2012/01/22 00:10] – [Atmel AVR] mithat
+++ microcontrollers:linux_microcontroller_development_options [2012/09/17 22:02] – mithat
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 ====== Linux microcontroller development options ======
-:!: // This page is under development and is deeply clouded by the author's lack of experience with any of the tools mentioned.//
+:!: // This page is under development and is clouded by the author's less than ample experience with the tools mentioned.//
 When it comes to microcontroller development platforms, Windows gets almost all the love. There are tons of commercial, gratis, and FOSS tools for Windows to support microcontroller development as well as the peripherals often associated with embedded design (e.g., [[http://www.digi.com/xbee/|Xbee]] cards).
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   * [[http://avarice.sourceforge.net/|AVaRICE]]: interface GDB debugger with the Atmel's AVR JTAG ICE.
   * [[http://www.nongnu.org/simulavr/|simulavr]]: simulator
+:!: The exact differences between the toolchain provided by Atmel and the "classic" toolchain are astoundingly opaque. Very little information on the Atmel-provided set is available outside of the Atmel site, suggesting that it may not be used that much in the wild.
 An [[http://avr-eclipse.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/The_AVR_Eclipse_Plugin|AVR Eclipse Plugin]] supporting the above is also available if you want an IDE experience. Best part: "With this Plugin you don't have to hassle with makefiles any more. The makefiles for building your application are automatically created."
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 AVR on Linux's biggest issue may be simulation support. The [[http://www.nongnu.org/simulavr/|simulavr]] project seems to be in a state of limbo, transition and/or chaos at the moment. While there has been some recent activity in the project, there have been no new releases in years and AFAICT the most recently available sources (from 2005) may not actually be the most recent release! Also, the available release(s) seem to support a fairly narrow range of microcontrollers.
-:!: The exact differences between the toolchain provided by Atmel and the "classic" toolchain are astoundingly opaque. Very little information on the Atmel-provided set is available outside of the Atmel site, suggesting that it may not be used that much in the wild.
 ==== Debian packages ====