From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,7aee932de85a12b1 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: "Marin David Condic, 561.796.8997, M/S 731-93" Subject: Re: Did anyone identify an Ada which targeted microcontrollers? Date: 1997/04/18 Message-ID: <97041809474443@psavax.pwfl.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 235744397 Sender: Ada programming language Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU X-Vms-To: SMTP%"INFO-ADA@VM1.NODAK.EDU" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada X-Vms-Cc: CONDIC Date: 1997-04-18T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: "John M. Mills" writes: >In the recent thread concerning microcontrollers, I missed whether a viable >Ada or 'mini-Ada' cross-compiler was identified which targets 8-bit micro- >processors. We are considering assembler or C to code an embedded processor I received a number of e-mails with suggestions for embedded controllers from my original post, but never heard of anything that quite fit my criteria. (Especially, the Ada95 part.) My criteria are somewhat different from yours (I could use a few more than 8 bits) but I think that until you get to the "IBM-PC-with-windows-SBC" level (not what *I* would call an embedded controller - just to bait a few flames ;-) you aren't going to be able to target Ada to the application. I personally think there might be some money to be made by an Ada vendor who put together an "embedded controller" kit that included some reasonably small-yet-powerful-yet-cheap SBC that connected to a PC through a UART and connected cleanly to their compilation environment. I'd do the job myself if I had the compilation environment (and the time! :-) If you hear of anything, let me know. I'm still out there looking. MDC Marin David Condic, Senior Computer Engineer ATT: 561.796.8997 Pratt & Whitney, GESP Fax: 561.796.4669 West Palm Beach, FL Internet: CONDICMA@PWFL.COM =============================================================================== "There is just one thing I can promise you about the outer-space program: your dollars will go farther." -- Wernher von Braun ===============================================================================