Web based IDE for propeller

rabaggett

I was looking at the thread about programming the Propeller from an Ipad, and it got me thinking about a web based programming environment.

Something like this:

• A self-contained web server installable in Windows and Linux
• Works as much like the Propeller Tool as web technology allows
• Can program a Propeller from a serial port on the server
• can serve an applet to program a Propeller on the client, if hardware allows
• Light enough to run on a Raspberry Pi
• Serves up a web equivalent of a serial terminal on request
• would be aware of and use usb over IP technology

A Raspberry Pi is not too expensive to be considered a dedicated Propeller programming device when used this way. Perhaps the system could be provided installed on a current image or even an SD card ready to run!

Then ANY device capable of running a web browser could be used to program your Propeller! Ipad? Other tablet? WII?

Is there enough interest in this to make it worthwhile?

Any additional thoughts?

Offers to help?

Heater.

The idea of using a Pi for Prop development has been rolling along here for a long while now.
You can download propgcc and SimpleIDE for the Pi from here:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/81267937/SimpleIDE-0-8-4.armv6l.raspberrypi-linux.tar.bz2
and
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/81267937/SimpleIDE-0-9-43.armv6l.raspberrypi-linux.tar.bz2

That earlier version has a loader that can program the Prop via the Pi's onboard UART on the GPIO header. I'm working on getting the loader updated to the current version.

The open source spin compiler, openspin, builds and runs on the Pi just fine.

All we need is that WEB IDE...

jazzed

Didn't someone already write a SPIN Web editor ?