hi,
after some time i think its time to learn arm programming, i used to program for avr, (im mainly a pc programmer ! young one )
i got an Raspberry pi model b+. but i don't want to use it for making fun stuff or hobby, i want to do real programming(not that python and pi are not real programming i can't explain what i mean) , so i can work somewhere(i don't want to but example of what i mean, im not looking to make stuff, im looking to learn!!!) or make products! (like nest self learning thermostat or the Parrot ar.drone)
raspberry pi has an os and its a big boards and has unneeded stuff so i don't want to use it on my final product (release it with a pi inside of it!)
like in avr i wrote my c program for my chip on breadboard, or an arduino, after that i just installed the final version into a chip ans inserted it into a final cricut , but not the whole arduino! (like lets say i made an automatic cat feeder and released it for public!!! )
i want to do the same, so my question is:
how can i start it? Do i need to know Assembly? i only know a little bit of PC assembly, it sounds cool
i heard different MPU/MCU's require learning the whole thing again, i may use different stuff on different projects, that means i have to learn it again for each project?!
lets say my goal is to make AR.Drone from scratch, by buying motors the chips and ect, but i want to prototype it with pi first, and the OS and other stuff just require battery and waste resources , how can i do it?!
so what should i do/learn to make an AR.Drone?! (i know its not like i wake up and decide to build a time travel machine but i will learn what's necessary because i have time and im looking to learn !)
sorry if this question sounds stupid but i have been really confused these days so i thought its good to make a thread!
EDIT:
let me summirize it a little !
Summary:
im moving from AVR programming to ARM,
what steps i should take? what should i learn?
i want to use ARM for making products and devices , i already bought an pi to prototype before i can make it a product , in its own board with other stuff in the board
a good example of what i want is ar.drone !
Hello and welcome kamhagh
I'm not sure I understand the meaning of your question, but on the Raspberry Pi you can install the Raspbian OS and use all your tools python, C ++ ...may i could help you ? Are you familiar with using linux (Debian) ?
I know how to use linux but my problem is i dont want Pi's help, why? Because pi software slows down the stuff and also is only for an spicific board, i want to programm MPUs and build my own boards, and if i use pi its big and has unwanted features and stuff!
Pi progtamming is like pc programming! Mostly!
I have the same probleme with my beaglebone. But it's easy to reduce the cpu/memory usage by removing or desactivating some init's deamon. My beaglebone working well now with mysql+apache with less 180Mo of Ram. I think you could remove all the X componants for start.
After you could make more by adjusting the linux kernel.
but still i want to make my own cricuts !!