Re:The end of Mbed marks a new beginning for Arduino
by Normal_gaussian on Thursday July 25, 2024 @10:22AM
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What a shame.
My first job was in the embedded space, and the ceremony and rigamorole of prototyping was a nightmare. When I left that job I very quickly became unwilling to develop embedded solutions in my spare time because of the complexity involved in the basics.
When I discovered mbed it was revolutionary for me - all of a sudden I was empowered again. There is a lot of joy in having a quick feedback loop for soldering iron and IDE.
Re:The end of Mbed marks a new beginning for Arduino
by michaelt on Thursday July 25, 2024 @10:26AM
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Mbed is neat in a sense, but also pretty weird.
Basically it gave you embedded development without having to install anything - you get a browser-based IDE, and when you plug the development board into your PC it appears as a USB mass storage device. You hit compile on the web IDE, download the resulting file to the USB drive and it gets programmed onto the microcontroller.
I can see how that would be a boon in education environments: No need to get a system administrator to install the special IDE and toolchain, no need to fumble around with special programmer hardware - if you've got a web browser and a USB port, you're ready to go.
It also supports loads of boards from loads of different vendors - ST, Samsung, NXP and Toshiba microcontrollers were all supported. And over a hundred compatible development boards.
But despite the wealth of board options, it never really seemed to gain much traction outside of education - and it didn't pick up the same momentum the Arduino ecosystem has.
Re:The end of Mbed marks a new beginning for Arduino
by nklhlk on Thursday July 25, 2024 @10:48AM
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This is a significant shift! The end of Mbed OS might seem like a blow, but it's exciting to see Arduino embracing ZephyrOS. It shows how adaptable the platform is and their commitment to providing robust tools for makers and educators. I’m curious how this transition will affect ongoing projects and what new opportunities it will open up. Anyone here planning to dive into ZephyrOS? Share your thoughts!
My first job was in the embedded space, and the ceremony and rigamorole of prototyping was a nightmare. When I left that job I very quickly became unwilling to develop embedded solutions in my spare time because of the complexity involved in the basics.
When I discovered mbed it was revolutionary for me - all of a sudden I was empowered again. There is a lot of joy in having a quick feedback loop for soldering iron and IDE.
Basically it gave you embedded development without having to install anything - you get a browser-based IDE, and when you plug the development board into your PC it appears as a USB mass storage device. You hit compile on the web IDE, download the resulting file to the USB drive and it gets programmed onto the microcontroller.
I can see how that would be a boon in education environments: No need to get a system administrator to install the special IDE and toolchain, no need to fumble around with special programmer hardware - if you've got a web browser and a USB port, you're ready to go.
It also supports loads of boards from loads of different vendors - ST, Samsung, NXP and Toshiba microcontrollers were all supported. And over a hundred compatible development boards.
But despite the wealth of board options, it never really seemed to gain much traction outside of education - and it didn't pick up the same momentum the Arduino ecosystem has.
(That’s the most charitable explanation. The other possibility is karma farming in advance of a pivot to astroturf. Possibly all 3 at once.)
The commenting pattern of this nklhlk puppet user clearly show what kind of prompting was used.
Scary attack on the HN platform.