Energia
8 - 6 MSP430 Workshop - Using Energia (Arduino)
Energia Lineage (cont’d)
Arduino
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- In 2005, in Ivrea, Italy, a project was initiated to make a device for controlling student-
built interaction design projects with less expense than with other prototyping systems available
at the time. Founders Massimo Banzi and David Cuartielles named the project after Arduin of
Ivrea, the main historical character of the town.
The Arduino project is a fork of the open source Wiring platform and is programmed using a
Wiring-based language (syntax and libraries), similar to C++ with some slight simplifications
and modifications, and a Processing-based integrated development environment.
Energia (2012) – As explained in the previous section of this chapter, Energia is a fork of Arduino
which utilizes the Texas Instruments microcontroller Launchpad development boards.
Fritzing (2009)
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- An open-source initiative to support designers, artists, researchers and
hobbyists to take the step from physical prototyping to actual product.
It’s essentially an Electronic Design Automation software with a low entry barrier, suited for
the needs of designers and artists. It uses the metaphor of the breadboard, so that it is easy
to transfer your hardware sketch to the software. From there it is possible to create PCB
layouts for turning it into a robust PCB yourself or by help of a manufacturer.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arduino
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http:// Fritzing.org
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