Re: Increased Interest In Ada?

["Marin David Condic" <marin.condic.auntie.spam@pacemicro.com>]

Now that might just be the basis of an embedded programming course. As I
said elsewhere, I think it is a bit like cheating to have some version of an
RTOS like Windows or Unix on the card - but realistically speaking, that is
what a lot of students will see when they get out of school. (I'd like to
see them understand what the LynxOS or VxWorks guys have to do to get
*their* code to run!) I suppose if you add some specialized device cards to
the stack, then you're providing them with the opportunity to gain the
low-level access experience on at least some fronts.

I'll check out the site & take a look at Aonix again to see how much of the
solution may already be there. (And at what price!!! $$$$) Maybe a solution
is within grasp?

MDC
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"James Rogers" <jimmaureenrogers@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:3A96BF36.5E9B327@worldnet.att.net...
> Another possibility, although not exactly free, is the PC/104 solution
> provided by Aonix and PharLap.
>
> PharLap offers a very nice PC/104 RTOS implementing a subset of the
> Win32 API. Aonix bundles this solution with an Ada compiler that runs
> on a PC. The Aonix Ada compiler can target either the PC or the
> PC/104 board, allowing simple unit testing of many packages on the
> PC, and the remaining testing on the PC/104 board.
>
> The PharLap operating system comes with a useful collection of
> capabilities including LAN networking (ftp, telnet, http, TCP/IP,
> etc.)
>
> There could be additional packages created for this solution to
> address devices not on the PC/104 hardware stack, such as RS232
> ports, etc.
>
> On my previous job I successfully used this system to develop
> robotic control systems interfacing both with user interface
> devices and vehicle control interfaces. Robotic devices were all
> manufactured by our company and controlled through a Controller
> Area Network (CAN) interface. We also manufactured our own
> PC/104 CAN card which plugs into the PC/104 hardware stack.
>
> Information about those products can be viewed at
> http://www.omnitech.com
>
> Jim Rogers
> Colorado Springs, Colorado USA
>
> Marin David Condic wrote:
> >
> > I'm going to examine the PC/104 thing a bit more thoroughly. If you
think of
> > any other possibilities for an SBC to which GNAT might target with
minimal
> > fuss, let me know... Thanks.
> >