History of “SmartAnthill” Project
My love to electronics has started from my childhood. And if you ask me about: “What was your favorite toy in childhood?”, then I answer: “Most likely it was a soldering iron”. In that time I only had...
View ArticleMerry Christmas and Happy New Year + (Bonus Songs)
So the last days of this year are ending… And many of us are thinking about what we did in this old year. Some of us are analyzing a self success, when others the happened failures. But we should...
View ArticleAn Android Cross-Compiling Environment on Windows/UNIX-like systems using NDK
The Android NDK is a toolset that allows us to implement parts of our app using native-code languages such as C and C++. There are many articles about integrating Android SDK/NDK and writing some...
View ArticleHow was PlatformIO born or why I love Python World
“PlatformIO is a cross-platform code builder and the missing library manager” Working on an embedded firmware for SmartAnthill Project I’ve been dealing with building code for different embedded...
View ArticleBuilding and debugging Atmel AVR (Arduino-based) project using Eclipse...
I received a lot of feedbacks after PlatformIO had been released. Some people have been asking me the interesting questions, such as: How does PlatformIO differ from ‘make’? Where do the actual build...
View ArticleIntegration of PlatformIO library manager to Arduino and Energia IDEs
“PlatformIO is a cross-platform code builder and the missing library manager for Arduino, MSP430, ARM” PlatformIO Library Manager allows you to organise external embedded libraries. You can search for...
View ArticleCross-board and cross-vendor embedded development with PlatformIO
The original version of my article “Cross-board and cross-vendor embedded development with PlatformIO” which has been published by Atmel Staff in their blog. We live in time when a wall between...
View ArticleMy interview for IT Hare: “From Web Developer to Embedded One”
Building your own IT Career can be quite a challenge. Even more challenging is building a successful career, which includes finding out what do you really want to do. IT Hare shares some experiences...
View ArticlePlatformIO: a cross-platform IoT solution to build them all!
Eclipse Virtual IoT Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/Virtual-IoT/events/229964142/ PlatformIO is an open source environment for IoT development based on a cross-platform build system and a library...
View ArticleMonte Bianco Arduino Developer Summit
“The first Arduino Developer Summit was recently held halfway up Mont Blanc (Monte Bianco), the tallest mountain in Europe. The goal: bring Arduino community developers together with engineers from...
View ArticleNext-generation IDE for your RISC-V Product in 20 Minutes
5 years ago I founded PlatformIO to solve the problem of multi-platform development in the embedded systems industry. Our unique philosophy gives embedded developers true freedom – personally decide...
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