Side4linux - An IDE for ATMEL AVR microprocessor

Wednesday, 25 March 2009 17:01

Side4linux is a simple IDE (Integrated Development Environment) intended for source code programming in C, Pascal, G-code and Assembler with an emphasis on developing manufacturing applications and mechanically machined products. It consists of a multi tabbed editor which has syntax highlighting and additional mechanical engineering tools such as a G-code Arc calculator and a bolt center circle calculator. It provides a project based source code editing and build environment for the above languages based around GNU/Linux and the ATMEL AVR microprocessor. The intention is to integrate the full development of a CAD (Computer Aided Design)/CAM (Computer Aided Manufacture)/CIM (Computer Integrated Manufacture) system over time for the areas of machine control and robotics. Side4linux is designed to serve mechanical engineering and is not generic in nature. Developers are trying to combine all the important open source tools that are used in this area into a single build environment so that users may not only make mechanical parts but may also use the IDE to alter the build environment software using the same IDE. Side4linux is designed to allow each Product to be stored in a single location containing all of the Projects needed to complete that single Product; it divides Products into three main Product Groups; DEMOS, PRODUCTS and TOOLS where;