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eLua - Lua for microcontrollers
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*eLua* stands for *Embedded Lua* and the project aims to offer the
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full implementation of the http://www.lua.org[Lua Programming
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Language] to the embedded world, extending it with specific features
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for efficient and portable software embedded development. For more
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details please visit the link:http://www.eluaproject.net[project
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page].
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If you've just downloaded *eLua* and are looking to get started check
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out link:http://www.eluaproject.net/en_using.html[using eLua].
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General Features
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*eLua* allows you to develop and run Lua programs on a wide variety of
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microcontrollers.
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Some aspects of eLua are:
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* *Transforms hardware into a commodity:* Design and code your products for
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eLua and make them as hardware-independent as possible. Upgrade or
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completely change your hardware in the future and save time and money, using
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the approved source code with little or no modifications.
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* *Source code portability:* Like in Lua, you program in C, Lua or a mixture
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of both and your program runs in a wide varied of (sometimes radically
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different) platforms and architectures supported. Full control of the
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platform.: eLua runs on the "bare-metal". There is no Operating System
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between your programs and the microcontroller. Develop on targets: fully
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functional Lua and a dedicated shell on the microcontroller itself. No need
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to install a specific development environment on the PC side, other than a
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serial or ehternet console/terminal emulator. You can also use any text
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editor, save your programs in sd/mmc and other media and use them directly
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in your platforms.
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* *Flexible products:* Add modern high level script-language capabilities to
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your projects, resulting in highly adaptable, field-programable and
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reconfigurable designs. Efficient (and cheap!) future evolution to your
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systems.
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* *Learn embedded:* Simple interactive and interpreted experimenting cycle.
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Use your desktop programming skills to become an embedded systems developer
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in no time and with a lot of fun.
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* *Embedded RAD:* Prototype and experiment on a Rapid Aplication Develop
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model. Test your ideas directly on the target platforms and cheap
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development kits. No need for simulators or future code adaptations.
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* *Ready to use kits:* A big (and growing!) number of Open Source hardware and
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commercially available platforms supported. Prototype cheap and fast and
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design your final hardware later using the produced code.
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* *Longevity:* Add user configuration and scripting capabilities to your
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projects, making them adaptable to the always changing contexts of
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industrial processes, evolving engineering, automation standards, field
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optimizations etc...
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* *Worry-free Licence:* eLua is free and open-source software and we promote
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it as much as we can. But our MIT licence (the same as Lua's) allows you to
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use eLua in your commercial and private-code products as well. Nothing to
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ask, no royalties to pay, just tell the world you're using eLua.
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For more information about the functionality (implemented and planned) in eLua
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check link:http://www.eluaproject.net/en_status.html[our status page].
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Documentation
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Online documentation can be found on the web for the most recent
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release version and development versions in the
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link:http://www.eluaproject.net/get-better[get better] section of the
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project website.
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Project documentation can be generated for the version of the project
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associated with this document by following the instructions in the
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README.TXT file in the doc directory.
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Contacts
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eLua authors and main developers can be contacted at:
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Bogdan Marinescu: bogdan.marinescu -at- eluaproject -dot- net
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Dado Sutter: dadosutter -at- eluaproject -dot- net
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James Snyder: jbsnyder -at- eluaproject -dot- net
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You are also welcomed to share your questions and suggestions on our
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link:http://www.eluaproject.net/get-involved/community-resources[Mail Discussion List] |