That's really interesting. Thanks for the link. I read some things before about the Arduino overhead impacting user code. That is a glaring example. I'm trying to stay as generic as possible.. if I need to dip into the hardware specifics because of the overhead in the Arduino I will, but it sure would be nice to try and keep the code generic as possible since Arduino has both AVR and ARM boards. And I certainly don't want to toss all of the established device libraries for the Arduino out the window.
I guess it may be human nature to try and keep things cheap, but if a project is not going to result in hundreds or thousands of devices being made, the cost difference between a AVR or ARM seem to be almost irrelevant compared to the labor/time involved. Hopefully by trying to keep things fairly generic I can move between the two as it makes sense. Regarding the Atmel ICE and Microchip; I ordered the ICE late one night, the following day Microchip shipped it out and I had it the next day. They shipped it overnight even though I didn't ask for overnight shipping. So far, Microchip has me impressed. I'll let you know what I find regarding the ICE. Thanks, Dave On 2/23/2017 10:09 PM, Martin Dobbins wrote: > Hi Dave, > > > Being able to step through your program might not be the only advantage > according to this guy: > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=648Tx5N9Zoc > > > Good luck and let us know how you get on. > > > Martin > > > > ________________________________ > From: Dave Cole <linuxcncro...@gmail.com> > Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 9:02 PM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] OT - Arduino development - Atmel ICE useful ? > > Wow, > > Thanks guys... lots of great info! > > I did end up buying the Atmel ICE. It turned out to be $80 plus > shipping and tax after a $50 coupon which expires on 2/28. I will feel > better having it available. > > This is the full Atmel ICE kit, not the basic kit. > > http://www.microchip.com/developmenttools/productdetails.aspx?partno=atatmel-ice > Atmel-ICE - ATATMEL-ICE | Microchip Technology > Inc.<http://www.microchip.com/developmenttools/productdetails.aspx?partno=atatmel-ice> > www.microchip.com > Atmel-ICE is a powerful development tool for debugging and programming ARM® > Cortex®-M based SAM and AVR microcontrollers with on-chip debug capability. > > > > > Thanks > Dave > > > > > > On 2/23/2017 11:53 AM, Nicklas Karlsson wrote: >>> Search on ebay for STM32F103. These are 72MHz ARM Cortex M3 (if I recall). >> I use STM32 and they are indeed very good, the others are similar so if they >> are the best I do not know. >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most >> engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters<http://sdm.link/slashdot> > sdm.link > Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters. Timely news source for > technology related news with a heavy slant towards Linux and Open Source > issues. > > > >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-users mailing list >> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > Emc-users Info Page - > SourceForge<https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users> > lists.sourceforge.net > This list is for users of the Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC). Topics > include how to obtain, install, configure, and use EMC, as well as other > general EMC related ... > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters<http://sdm.link/slashdot> > sdm.link > Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters. Timely news source for > technology related news with a heavy slant towards Linux and Open Source > issues. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > Emc-users Info Page - > SourceForge<https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users> > lists.sourceforge.net > This list is for users of the Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC). Topics > include how to obtain, install, configure, and use EMC, as well as other > general EMC related ... > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users