Programming the Gumstix

Gumstix are linux boxes the size of a bit of gum. Programming
embedded hardware has been made easy with the development of linux.
The tools are there and free, you generally don't have to pay $10,000
+ for a prototype system nor for libraries, compilers, optimisers,
debuggers or for support - it is all there, free and better. But
Gumstix has taken that to the next level with size, convenience,
options and ease. Learn how to get started programming the Gumstix,
in this case to control hardware.

Longer Description

My house has been a point for experimenting with hardware
control. Originally it was controlled from linux running on a 486
standard computer, then onto smaller linux boxes designed to run on
low power DC and then experimentally on PICs, now finally onto
gumstix. Gumstix has brought the advantage of PIC programming:
reliability, low power consumption and even relatively low price -
but with the power of linux and a surprisingly massive amount of
memory (Try 64MB on a PIC), in a tiny profile with low power
consumption and high reliability.

This talk will demonstrate the Gumstix running to control a set
of hardware, show how easy it is to program, setup and modify and how
to get started.

Who it will interest

Hardware programmers, embedded systems developers, C coders,
home automators

Category

C or Linux or General