What makes SPOT especially interesting, according to Tacke, is that inside the Ollie processor is a stripped down Common Language Runtime called TinyCLR. This offers the ability to write managed code for SPOT. In fact, the TinyCLR compiler only supports managed development in C# at present, Tacke says.
The article begins by reviewing what is and is not included in the very compact .NET Framework known as TinyCLR. Of particular interest is a set of classes, unique to the SPOT environment, that support input and output. Tacke next provides an example of a "Hello World" program that illustrates some of the features of TinyCLR. Tacke wraps up the article with a look at four classes that manage digital I/O and interrupts.
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.NET Developer's Journal article here:
Introduction to Programming for the TinyCLR
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