[Oberon] Oberon bare metal on the Raspberry Pi

[Chris Burrows]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Reed [mailto:paulreed at paddedcell.com]
> Sent: Thursday, 2 October 2014 9:37 PM
> To: ETH Oberon and related systems
> Subject: Re: [Oberon] Oberon bare metal on the Raspberry Pi
> 

> And for those who think that's a joke, I suggest the following challenge:

I can never resist a challenge (and an opportunity for shameless
self-promotion)...

> 0. Select a 32-bit microcontroller/SoC (many can now be had for less than
the
> price of a pint of beer).
> 1. Select an evaluation board (many can now be had for less than the price
of
> a session of beer).

ARM mbed / NXP LPC1768:

http://developer.mbed.org/platforms/mbed-LPC1768/

(You either go to a more expensive pub, or drink a lot more than I do)

> 2. Download all required tools and documentation.

Astrobe for Cortex-M3 Starter Edition:

http://www.astrobe.com/order.htm

Then follow the instructions here:

http://www.astrobe.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=254

> 3. Build and run a program to make an LED flash on the board.

Then, from the Astrobe menu:

a) File > Open > D:\AstrobeM3-v5.1\Examples\LPC1769\mbed\Blinker.mod

b) Project > Build

c) Run > Upload USB drive

> 4. Explain what every single byte of code and data does.

Astrobe > Help > Contents and Index > Getting Started > Quick Start Guide -
LPC1769 Microcontrollers

> 5. Explain why it took so long.
> 

I just timed myself (not including the time taken to order the hardware /
software) and it took under ** ten minutes ** from beginning to end - though
I must admit I have had a bit of practice ;-) 

However, a recent 'newbie' reported a similar painless experience:

http://www.astrobe.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=431

Cheers,
Chris

Chris Burrows
CFB Software
http://www.cfbsoftware.com