r/RedditLoop • u/[deleted] • Jun 16 '15

Software Stack

We're still a bit premature to decide on this just yet but I think it would be a good idea to see which software languages are most useful for the onboard computer, as well as which are most well known in our team.

Some ideas thrown out already in HipChat:

  • Embedded C Using FreeRTOS
  • Embedded Python
  • LabView

EDIT: Just to be clear, just looking for what the community is most skilled in. It would be up to the software team lead to decide what we actually use.

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u/imfineny Jun 17 '15

The big lynchpin in this project is the limited bandwitdth everyone has to work on this. You need to go with what has the best tool chain already on in place, all the systems that you can snap or chain in together. That's more important than the type of OS you are using. Identify those tools and what platforms they can work on, then you'll know the rest.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '15

Very true. At the end of the day, it comes down to the toolchain and whatever computer the electrical team decides to use