Octopus SDK is an open-source C++ development framework for micro-controllers. It is compatible with AVR micro-controllers, including the famous Arduino boards.
Arduino is a good framework and is quite simple to learn, but has a limitation: you can use only one execution flow, which can be problematic if you want to handle a lot of incoming events (GPIOs modifications, timers, incoming byte on the serial port, etc).
Octopus framework uses an event-queue to handle incoming events. As a consequence the CPU stays in idle mode as long as no event arises. If you want to simply blink a led, you just have to code a timer event handler which will toggle the GPIO output, and start a timer for 1 second with this event handler.
Another advantage of Octopus SDK is its remote control and telemetry
framework. Simply change the type of your C++ variables to the
RemoteProperty type, and you will be able to monitor and modify
in real-time the variable with the GUI application OctopusControlPanel.
This application is available for Windows, Linux and MacOS X, and an
Android version is coming.
For the moment, Octopus SDK is compatible with AVR ATmega328P, which is used in the following board:
- Arduino Uno
- Arduino Ethernet
- Arduino Pro boards
- Arduino BT
- LilyPad Arduino
- Arduino Fio
- Arduino Pro
- Arduino Nano
- Arduino Mini
- Arduino Pro Mini
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