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Issue #212 March 2008
Robotics with Ada95
by Daniel Ramirez
Start | Why Use Ada95 For Robotics? | GNAT Ada95 Tools | Debugging Ada95 Applications | Ada95 Coding Style |Wireless Sensor Controller | Wireless Messages | The Glove In Action | XYZ Accelerometers | XBee-PRO Wireless UART | Controller Range | USB 2.0 Interface | Ethernet | The Kernel | Ada95 vs. Other Languages | Future Applications | Sources & PDF
GNAT Ada95 TOOLS
The GNAT IDE is easy to learn and use (see Photo 1). It provides menus for editing, compiling, linking, and running your Ada95 applications. Output is sent to the Ada output window, which is handy for testing applications inside the IDE. The GNAT gdb (command) or gvd (visual) debugger is also conveniently accessible from the IDE.
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| Photo 1—The GNAT IDE is easy to learn and use. It provides menus for editing, compiling, linking, and running your Ada applications. |
One nice thing about the GNAT Ada95 tool suite is that it is absolutely free! Commercial versions of Ada can cost thousands of dollars. If you already have the GNU shareware tools such as GNU C/C++ and the gdb debugger, then you will find the GNAT Ada95 tool suite a welcome edition.
