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Stop supporting 8-bit AVR (AtMega328) #57

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laurb9 opened this issue Jul 24, 2016 · 2 comments
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Stop supporting 8-bit AVR (AtMega328) #57

laurb9 opened this issue Jul 24, 2016 · 2 comments
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laurb9 commented Jul 24, 2016

The effort and code complexity for continuing to support AtMega328 and friends are not worth it and could be better invested elsewhere.

I see no good reason not to move to 32bit platforms. Teensy LC is an Arduino-compatible 32bit ARM board close to the official Arduino Pro Mini price point.

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  • get rid of PROGMEM hacks for split data/code memory, use const as intended
  • more freedom to choose add-on boards (displays, etc)
  • no more bumping into 2K memory limit (can revisit menu definition)
  • get rid of 16-bit integer problems

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  • some Pro Mini clones are cheap but I'm not trying to save pennies.
@laurb9 laurb9 changed the title Stop supporting 8-bit AVR Stop supporting 8-bit AVR (AtMega328) Jul 24, 2016
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laurb9 commented Aug 1, 2016

Current official target board is the $12 Teensy LC: ARM Cortex-M0+ processor at 48 MHz, 62K Flash, 8K RAM
Will look also into Adafruit Feather Cortex-M0 solutions.

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@laurb9 laurb9 added this to the v1.2 milestone Aug 8, 2016
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laurb9 commented Aug 8, 2016

Done in v1.2

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