Programing languages

List of free programming languages and tools.

AVR microcontrollers

• BASCOM-AVR - BASIC windows compiler. Most of the examples are written in BASCOM. Free version compiles 4kb of code.
• WinAVR - free and fully functional C compiler for AVR. Linux version available.
• Atmel AVR Studio 4 - integrated development tool. It contains editor, debugger and simulator. It can compile programs using avr-gcc. Note that current version of AVR Studio has many bugs, but it is still a very good tool.
• AVaRICE Linux program which interfaces the GNU Debugger GDB
• Eclipse IDE and AVR plugin

AVR C libraries

• AVRlib - is a library of easy-to-use C functions for a variety of common and uncommon tasks using AVR processors.
• Peter Fleury software examples. Good I2C master library.
• General peripheral drivers by Chris Efstathiou. High level functions for various devices, e.g. DS18B20/1-wire.
• Martin Thomas AVR-Projects, among others a good example for 1-wire DS18B20 thermometer.

Windows

• Microsoft Visual C# 2008 Express Edition - free C# compiler for Windows

Debug hardware

• Aquaticus JTAG simple JTAG ICE compatible interface
• Evertool programmer and JTAG in one device