From 65385601b1594d36d75e50e41077d025e3b75475 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: monaka Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2013 16:49:56 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Append about Naming and Arduino. --- FAQ-(General-Issues).md | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+) create mode 100644 FAQ-(General-Issues).md diff --git a/FAQ-(General-Issues).md b/FAQ-(General-Issues).md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..361d8e3 --- /dev/null +++ b/FAQ-(General-Issues).md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +# Naming + +## How pronounce? + +"em-ruby". Not "mu-ruby" + +## What means "m"? + +Some reports available. + +* "Em"beddable. +* Considerable active committers have "M" as their name initials, somehow. +* "M"atz. + +# Can I run mruby on my target? + +## Arduino + +Basically, No. + +On the current version of mruby, it is not enough considered to support 16-bits integer architecture. +And AVR have small size of RAMs. AVR is MPU that used in Arduino. + +But you can run mruby on some Arduino-pin-compatible boards. Like PICkit32, GR-SAKURA, Enzi, and so on. +They boards have high spec 32bits CPU. + +I recommend compatible boards if your wish is using Arduino shields. + + +## ARM bare metals +(To be written) + +## MIPS bare metals +(To be written)