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=-0.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FORGED_GMAIL_RCVD, FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII Path: g2news1.google.com!postnews.google.com!g7g2000yqe.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail From: Bryan Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: new AVR-Ada release Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:09:21 -0800 (PST) Organization: http://groups.google.com Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: 64.20.18.222 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: posting.google.com 1267376961 2878 127.0.0.1 (28 Feb 2010 17:09:21 GMT) X-Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:09:21 +0000 (UTC) Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: g7g2000yqe.googlegroups.com; posting-host=64.20.18.222; posting-account=kI3R0woAAAAkETUXcbnWjzzG0TUmJmXv User-Agent: G2/1.0 X-HTTP-UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10_5_8; en-us) AppleWebKit/531.21.8 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0.4 Safari/531.21.10,gzip(gfe),gzip(gfe) Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.lang.ada:9351 Date: 2010-02-28T09:09:21-08:00 List-Id: On Feb 27, 11:07=A0am, Rolf wrote: > 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 > > =A0 =A0 =A0http://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 > > =A0 =A0 =A0http://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 > > =A0 =A0 =A0http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/avr-ada-devel. > > Status > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > > 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 > > =A0- =A0a GNAT compiler based on the existing AVR and Ada support in gcc > =A0- =A0a minimalistic Ada runtime system > =A0- =A0an extensiv and useful AVR specific support library > =A0- =A0support packages for accessing LCDs, Dallas' 1-wire sensors, or > =A0 =A0 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. =A0As a consequence we don't have support for > exceptions nor for tasking (multithreading). > > There is extensive AVR specific support. =A0Type 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: > > =A0- a data logger for a weather station > =A0- a closed loop heating control system > =A0- an astronomical "GoTo" mount for a telescope on an AVR90USB128 > =A0- a small robot based on the Asuro platform > =A0- a limited IP stack with ARP, ICMP and UDP (no TCP yet) > =A0- 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. This is just what I was looking for! I'll download it and give it a try, I'm really looking forward to this.