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From: DrPi <314@drpi.fr>
Subject: Re: Should light runtimes get more consideration?
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2023 23:18:15 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <uf4qio$2mc$1@rasp.pasdenom.info> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <lyil7um345.fsf@pushface.org>

Le 28/09/2023 à 22:53, Simon Wright a écrit :
> DrPi <314@drpi.fr> writes:
> 
>> Tasking is very limited. For example you can't use
>> timeouts. Never. They propose a workaround but it is complex and not
>> equivalent to a real timeout management.
> 
> Not sure what a "real timeout management" would look like?
> 
>> I'd like to have a full Ada RTS for embedded targets, like on
>> desktop.
> 
> Have you considered using something like a Raspberry Pi?
A RaspberryPi is a computer (based on a microprocessor with an OS), not 
an micro-controller. It consumes a lot of electrical power. The OS 
(linux) is not real time. It uses a lot of board space. The processor is 
a proprietary black box...

  reply	other threads:[~2023-09-28 21:18 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2023-09-26 11:44 Should light runtimes get more consideration? Kevin Chadwick
2023-09-28  3:48 ` Randy Brukardt
2023-09-28  9:46   ` Kevin Chadwick
2023-09-28 13:25     ` Simon Wright
2023-09-28 17:51       ` DrPi
2023-09-28 20:53         ` Simon Wright
2023-09-28 21:18           ` DrPi [this message]
2023-09-28 23:51             ` Chris Townley
2023-09-29  9:59               ` Kevin Chadwick
2023-09-29 10:42                 ` Chris Townley
2023-09-29 13:44                   ` DrPi
2023-09-29 13:42                 ` DrPi
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