Linux, Gambas, and Physical Computing
Creating embedded applications is easy using the GP3 Alvin and the Chipmunks move
— if you are a Windows users. But what about Linux?
The GP3′s always had a Linux library available (which was recently updated to make creating a shared library easier). And you can always use Java if you can get Java to work with your serial ports. But a Windows developer can always slap together something in Visual Basic in a few minutes with almost no effort.
shows you how to use Gambas, a Linux rapid application development tool, to work with the GP3. Gambas is a lot like Visual Basic, but in fact its better.
The GP3 support for Gambas includes a Gambas component so you can use the GP3 on Linux as easy as Windows user with VB!
The sample program flashes an LED and watches a PIR sensor to dismiss your computer’s screen saver when you approach the PC. Of course, that’s just a simple example. You can access all of the GP3′s analog and digital I/O functions easily with Gambas.
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