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Overview of CPUs available for embedded development

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	* Olimex - My first PIC programmer was an Olimex, and it was a tank. Haven't used them in a while, but they have a lot of products available for programming everything in the universe. [http://www.olimex.com/dev/index.html Their website] and [http://www.olimex.com/dev/pricelist.html pricing page] are notoriously bad, but they make good gear in my experience. Here is an [http://www.olimex.com/dev/pic-mcp-usb.html MPLab Compatible device] that is seen as a PICStartPlus by the IDE, for 35 euros, with ZIF.		* Olimex - My first PIC programmer was an Olimex, and it was a tank. Haven't used them in a while, but they have a lot of products available for programming everything in the universe. [http://www.olimex.com/dev/index.html Their website] and [http://www.olimex.com/dev/pricelist.html pricing page] are notoriously bad, but they make good gear in my experience. Here is an [http://www.olimex.com/dev/pic-mcp-usb.html MPLab Compatible device] that is seen as a PICStartPlus by the IDE, for 35 euros, with ZIF.

			====Single-board Linux and RTOS Computers====
			This is the "everything else" category and includes single-board PCs, ARM-Linux systems and RTOS (real-time OS) devices.
			=====Raspberry Pi=====
			The newest addition to the low-cost "full ARM Linux" line, this board will be great if it ever ships.
			*[http://www.raspberrypi.org The Raspberry Pi Foundation]
			*[http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals Raspberry Pi GPIO pinouts]
			=====Plug PC=====
			Plug Computers are self-contained Linux PCs with full server OS functionality and a variety of peripherals
			*[http://www.plugcomputer.org/plugwiki/index.php/Main_Page Plug Computing Wiki]
			*[http://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/ Globalscale Technologies]

Arclight: /* Compilers and IDEs */

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Compilers and IDEs

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	* [http://winavr.sourceforge.net/ WIN AVR]		* [http://winavr.sourceforge.net/ WIN AVR]
	**Open-source IDE for Windows, includes full toolchain		**Open-source IDE for Windows, includes full toolchain

			* [http://www.insidegadgets.com/2011/04/30/move-from-arduino-software-to-winavr-with-programmers-notepad/ Arduino vs. AVR-GCC Toolchain]
			** How to step up from Arduino to the standard AVR-GCC toolchain

	=====Programmers and Debuggers=====		=====Programmers and Debuggers=====

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NXP

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	**This chip does not require a JTAG debugger or ISP to program		**This chip does not require a JTAG debugger or ISP to program
	**Chip shows up as a flash drive and programs can be drag-and-dropped		**Chip shows up as a flash drive and programs can be drag-and-dropped
			=====Programmers and Debuggers=====
			*[http://www.segger.com/jlink.html Segger JLink]
			**Standard JTAG Debugger that supports a wide variety of chips
			**Available cheap on eBay

	==== PIC ====		==== PIC ====

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NXP

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	**[http://www.matthewkendall.com/freesoftware/stellaris-toolchain GNU Stellaris How-to] Good overview and links to more tools to help get a freeStellaris environment set up.		**[http://www.matthewkendall.com/freesoftware/stellaris-toolchain GNU Stellaris How-to] Good overview and links to more tools to help get a freeStellaris environment set up.

	=====NXP=====		======NXP======
	[http://www.microbuilder.eu/ Microbuilder] offers a series of LPC1343-based boards and maintains a free toolchain.		[http://www.microbuilder.eu/ Microbuilder] offers a series of LPC1343-based boards and maintains a free toolchain.
	*[http://www.microbuilder.eu/Projects/LPC1343ReferenceDesign/LPC1343CodeBase.aspx Microbuilder Toolchain]		*[http://www.microbuilder.eu/Projects/LPC1343ReferenceDesign/LPC1343CodeBase.aspx Microbuilder Toolchain]

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Texas Instruments

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	**Can make robust real-time development easier		**Can make robust real-time development easier

	=====Texas Instruments=====		======Texas Instruments======
	*[http://www.ti.com/tool/ccstudio Code Composer Studio]		*[http://www.ti.com/tool/ccstudio Code Composer Studio]
	**Supports the Stellaris and other ARM-based chips from TI.		**Supports the Stellaris and other ARM-based chips from TI.

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Compilers and IDEs

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	=====Compilers and IDEs=====		=====Compilers and IDEs=====
	All ARM Chips		======All ARM Chips======
	*[http://www.iar.com/ IAR Embedded Workbench]		*[http://www.iar.com/ IAR Embedded Workbench]
	**Supports C/C++/ASM		**Supports C/C++/ASM
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	**Requires more resources than pure embedded systems		**Requires more resources than pure embedded systems
	**Can make robust real-time development easier		**Can make robust real-time development easier


	=====Texas Instruments=====		=====Texas Instruments=====

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moved EmbeddedTools to Embedded Tools

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Arclight: /* Hardware Tools and Programmers */

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Hardware Tools and Programmers

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	*Hi-Tech C - Another product from Microchip, the [http://www.htsoft.com/ Hi-Tech C-compiler] is automatically installed when you install MPLab. But, while the full version of MPLab is completely free, Hi-Tech is limited until you upgrade to the full version, which is pretty pricy. $500 for the 8-bit compiler, $500 for the 16-bit compiler, and $900 for the 32-bit compiler.		*Hi-Tech C - Another product from Microchip, the [http://www.htsoft.com/ Hi-Tech C-compiler] is automatically installed when you install MPLab. But, while the full version of MPLab is completely free, Hi-Tech is limited until you upgrade to the full version, which is pretty pricy. $500 for the 8-bit compiler, $500 for the 16-bit compiler, and $900 for the 32-bit compiler.

	=====~~Hardware Tools~~ and ~~Programmers~~=====		=====Programmers and Debuggers=====
	PIC programming used to be iffy and expensive, but now it's a piece of cake and easy to get started. Keep in mind a couple of things, though.		PIC programming used to be iffy and expensive, but now it's a piece of cake and easy to get started. Keep in mind a couple of things, though.

Arclight: /* Atmel */

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Atmel

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	'''Cons:''' Atmel is known for supply chain issues. Long lead times and chip shortages are not uncommon. Hardware debugging requires a proprietary device.		'''Cons:''' Atmel is known for supply chain issues. Long lead times and chip shortages are not uncommon. Hardware debugging requires a proprietary device.


	~~Tool Chain~~

	=====Compilers and IDEs=====		=====Compilers and IDEs=====