Pong on a VGA monitor with the ChipKIT Uno32
Last updated: 15 Jul 2011 - 19:59
Following on from my review of the new ChipKIT Uno32 from Farnell, I've done a little project to test out what it's capable of. I had never programmed for an Arduino before and I've learned a lot about the way the system works from this project. One of the early revelations which amazed me was that the Arduino "Wiring" language is in fact not a language at all but simply a couple of header files that wrap up some boiler plate C++ code. I can see the reason that it was marketed as an "easy to use language" and the mention of C++ was avoided initially as it made the platform more attractive to artists and hobbyists not interested in learning a big scary "real" programming language. The fact that you can just use any old PIC (or on the original AVR) compatibile C code makes it a lot more attractive for those wanting to dig a bit deeper.