Anonymous Monk has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

http://code.google.com/p/python-on-a-chip/

Is there something similar for Perl? Something like Perl on a chip?

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Re: perl on a chip
by marto (Cardinal) on Jun 10, 2010 at 08:41 UTC
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Re: perl on a chip
by apl (Monsignor) on Jun 10, 2010 at 10:56 UTC
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      The python-on-a-chip page states:

      "This project's goals are to develop the PyMite virtual machine, device drivers, high-level libraries and other tools to run a significant subset of the Python language on microcontrollers without an OS."

      Having a perl on a USB drive isn't comparable with python-on-a-chip, or a conceptual perl on a chip solution.

      Update: For example, Portable perl: usb thumbdrive requires the Microsoft Windows OS, overkill/outwith the capabilities of most microcontrollers. The OP didn't ask for a cut down or portable version of Perl.

      Cheers

      Martin

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Re: perl on a chip
by bcarroll (Pilgrim) on Aug 08, 2014 at 18:33 UTC
    Reviving an old thread...

    I recently bought an 86duino One board from DMP Electronics INC. (Taiwan based). The board includes a System on Chip (SoC) Vortex86 300Mhz x86 processor and runs DOS programs by default.
    There are 3 different boards available (Zero, One, and EduCake), each with different I/O capabilities, though all have an SD card reader, Serial, and GPIO.

    This board seems like it might have potential to achieve a "Perl on Chip" solution. Of course perl would have to compiled to execute a default script when the device is booted up.

    Click here for an image of the chip
    On the other hand, the device is basically a miniature PC with onboard RAM, a full OS can be installed (Linux, DOS, Windows) and a perl script can be executed after booting up.

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