[Haskell-cafe] Embedded haskell?

[Jeremy Shaw]

Another option would be to use Atom. I have successfully used it to
target the arduino platform before. Running the entire OS on the
embedded system seems dubious. Assuming you are using something the 9x
family of transmitters -- they are slow and have very little internal
memory. Plus trying to programming using a 6 buttons would be a royal
pain. If you really want in-field programming, then you might at least
using a raspberry pi with a small bluetooth keyboard and have it
upload to the transmitter.

- jeremy

On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 1:33 PM, Mike Meyer <mwm at mired.org> wrote:
> I've been working with open source rc aircraft transmitter software,
> and in looking at the shortcomings of one of them, started thinking
> about embedding a language. There are a number of options that can
> work here, like FORTH or a basic. But then I realized that Haskell -
> or  similar functional language - could well be a good fit.
>
> The software is meant to let the end user express how the various
> inputs - joysticks, switches, trims, knobs - are mapped to values the
> radio sends on the various control channels. All the key values are
> immutable - you either read them from hardware once in the process of
> building a frame to transmit, or you fill them into a frame and
> transmit it, then start over for the next frame. You just need to let
> the end user express the functions to go from one to the other.
>
> The other restraint is that you need to be able to change the code in
> the field, with the only computer available being the embedded one.
> You might have a touch-screen, or you might just have cursor  keys.
> Either way, actually inputting a program could be interesting.
> Similarly, the entire system: compiler, interpreter, whatever - needs
> to run on the embedded computer.
>
> A quick google turns up Hume, which seems to be designed for this kind
> of thing, though not with the "in the field" restrictions.
>
> Anyone have any other suggestions of software that might fit here?
> Experience with any of that software? Other suggestions?
>
>    Thanks,
>     <mike
>
> _______________________________________________
> Haskell-Cafe mailing list
> Haskell-Cafe at haskell.org
> http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe