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Re: Arduino and Python or gcc compiler?

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On 07/22/2018 02:20 PM, Joe wrote:

...snip...

> At the level of the Arduino, and what it is used for, the C required
> isn't going to differ too much from Python. You're mostly going to
> be bit-banging. If you know one modern procedural language, you can at
> least potter around in others quite easily.

Judging by what others are saying plus what you say, it looks like 
sticking to C would actually be easier than trying to get it to work 
with Python.

...snip...

>> That's ok. I am getting good enough in Python (and have made my own
>> libraries at times) that if it's not there, I might be able to create
>> one. Thing is, Raspberry Pi seems more like a computer, rather than a
>> way to experiment controlling things (safely) like electronic
>> circuits on breadboards for the fun of it.
> 
> It is indeed. A Pi running a Debian desktop is painfully slow, but it
> works. What it's surprisingly good at is running streaming software for
> Internet TV, the system is optimised for high-definition HDMI output.
> Google raspberry pi tv. You won't do that on an Arduino.

Good thing I don't have a need for running streaming software or 
anything like that. So that's not a problem.

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>> The kit comes with a LCD display, actually, and tutorials and
>> examples on using it. That I know I'll find interesting too. Ever
>> since I saw a video about LCD displays on a "The 8-bit guy" YouTube
>> video, I been wanting to toy around with those things.
>>
> Wait till you've had a bit of practice with them before you try writing
> a driver for a new LCD display. The documentation for them is skimpy,
> and you may need to guess a bit. I've made a few for the PIC 18F
> series, which is comparable to this Atmel series.

I think what I'll be doing is just what is in the tutorials, at first. 
And toying around with what they have available. Looks like they already 
have a library built for the LCD display (it's a monochrome 20 x 40 or 
something like that) and some sample code on how to use it.

>> I am thinking this is going to be quite an interesting and fun hobby.

> Certainly. My only work with the Arduino was using one as a graphics
> co-processor for a PIC project to drive a 320x240 touch screen for a
> camera control panel. There was a suitable Arduino library but not one
> for the PIC, and time was in short supply. One drawback to the Arduino
> here is that it doesn't have a lot of memory, so the screen fonts were
> a bit chunky.

That's another thing I am noticing but a friend tells me I really won't 
need a lot of memory just for tinkering around with things. They do have 
a shield with an SD card reader/writer for it but my friend tells me 
that doesn't expand how much memory is available to store programs, but 
would only come in handy if you do a lot of writing of data or something.

Well, I guess you good folks got me straightened out. It looks like I 
won't need anything but what comes with the kit and the downloads to do 
the tinkering and will have to do it in C. I'll just forget about Python 
I guess. Not too big a problem.

I'm also amazed that Debian doesn't have much for the Arduino in the repo.

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Re: Arduino and Python or gcc compiler? cyaiplexys <cyaiplexys@sitesplace.net> - 2018-07-22 16:40 +0200
  Re: Arduino and Python or gcc compiler? Erik Christiansen <dvalin@internode.on.net> - 2018-07-22 17:20 +0200
    Re: Arduino and Python or gcc compiler? cyaiplexys <cyaiplexys@sitesplace.net> - 2018-07-22 17:40 +0200
      Re: Arduino and Python or gcc compiler? Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2018-07-22 20:30 +0200
        Re: Arduino and Python or gcc compiler? cyaiplexys <cyaiplexys@sitesplace.net> - 2018-07-22 22:50 +0200

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