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=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: a07f3367d7,1cd00b40c7c7611d,start X-Google-Attributes: gida07f3367d7,public,usenet X-Google-NewGroupId: yes X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news1.google.com!postnews.google.com!33g2000yqj.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail From: Rolf Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: [Ann] new AVR-Ada release Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 08:07:53 -0800 (PST) Organization: http://groups.google.com Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: 91.12.70.23 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Trace: posting.google.com 1267286873 5328 127.0.0.1 (27 Feb 2010 16:07:53 GMT) X-Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:07:53 +0000 (UTC) Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: 33g2000yqj.googlegroups.com; posting-host=91.12.70.23; posting-account=-RRRjAkAAAAGFvmHqTCN-L7gNQ7lRGfd User-Agent: G2/1.0 X-HTTP-UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; de; rv:1.9.2) Gecko/20100115 YFF35 Firefox/3.6 (.NET CLR 3.5.30729),gzip(gfe),gzip(gfe) Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.lang.ada:9346 Date: 2010-02-27T08:07:53-08:00 List-Id: We are proud to announce a new release of AVR-Ada, one of the first GCC based Ada compilers targeting 8-bit microcontrolers. See the project documentation at http://avr-ada.sourceforge.net/ This is a binary release for Windows and a source release for other platforms. That means you get a working compiler on Windows and patches, instructions, and a build script for building your own cross compiler for other platforms (Linux). The run time system, the support packages, and the sample programs are included in both distributions. If you want to use AVR-Ada on Windows you first have to install WinAVR-20100110. The download is available at the green button on page http://sourceforge.net/projects/avr-ada If you have difficulties in building or using the compiler or you want to chat about a project, please join and use the mailing list at http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/avr-ada-devel. Status ====== The AVR-Ada project makes available the gcc based Ada compiler GNAT for the AVR 8-bit microcontrollers (it does not work for AVR32). More specifically the project provides - a GNAT compiler based on the existing AVR and Ada support in gcc - a minimalistic Ada runtime system - an extensiv and useful AVR specific support library - support packages for accessing LCDs, Dallas' 1-wire sensors, or the Sensirion humidity and temperature sensors. The current release of AVR-Ada is V1.1. It is based on gcc-4.3.3. The Ada run time system (RTS) is still not even a *run* time system. It is more a compile time system :-). Most files in the RTS are only needed at compile time. As a consequence we don't have support for exceptions nor for tasking (multithreading). There is extensive AVR specific support. Type and interface definitions, timing routines, eeprom access, UART, and most importantly the necessary port and interrupt definitions for most AVR parts. Some sample programs in the apps/ directory show how to use the compiler and the library. Some applications that had been built using AVR-Ada: - a data logger for a weather station - a closed loop heating control system - an astronomical "GoTo" mount for a telescope on an AVR90USB128 - a small robot based on the Asuro platform - a limited IP stack with ARP, ICMP and UDP (no TCP yet) - sample programs for the very popular Arduino platform You are invited to have fun with AVR-Ada. For professional and safety critical applications ask Adacore. They offer their well known support also for a AVR cross compiler.