Forrest Sheng Bao's Cyberhome

by Forrest Sheng Bao http://forrest.bao.googlepages.com

I have to say that ATMEL is the most Linux-friendly company among all MCU/DSP makers in the world, followed by TI. Both TI and ATMEL use tons of open source toolchains so Linux zealots can build their apps on Linux.

I learned how to play with AVR 8-bit instruction set when I was an undergraduate. Now, I am gonna use AVR32, which is a 32-bit instruction set.

Here is some good information:
AVR32 32-bit MCU - Tools & Software: http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/tools.asp?family_id=682#1443
ATEVK1100 development kit: http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/tools_card.asp?tool_id=4114 only $129
AVR32 Studio: http://www.atmel.com/dyn/Products/tools_card.asp?tool_id=4116 IDE on Linux, better than TI's solution

And, ATMEL has a tool chain, buildroot, to build Linux OS targetting AVR32 MCU. It says a very funny sentence on their website: Buildroot will not run under Windows. Atmel recommends beginners to use Ubuntu Linux, available from www.ubuntu.com.