http://ask.metafilter.com/20911/Controlling-Microcontrollers/ Comments on Ask MetaFilter post Controlling Microcontrollers. Fri, 08 Jul 2005 08:44:50 -0800 Fri, 08 Jul 2005 08:44:50 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/20911/Controlling-Microcontrollers I am looking for a way to code desktop applications that send data to a microcontroller on windows. <br /><br /> I am a web developer trying to get into coding for the desktop. My main goal is to have an app that can check a xml file on a remote server, and then communicate the info to either a usb or serial port connected to a microcontoller. Should I just install linux and learn perl? post:ask.metafilter.com,2005:site.20911 Fri, 08 Jul 2005 08:23:41 -0800 pg physicalcomputing programming http://ask.metafilter.com/20911/Controlling-Microcontrollers#339173 If you've got some solution that works in perl, can't you just run perl in windows? comment:ask.metafilter.com,2005:site.20911-339173 Fri, 08 Jul 2005 08:44:50 -0800 abingham http://ask.metafilter.com/20911/Controlling-Microcontrollers#339312 Have you seen <a href="http://processing.org">processing</a> (specifically <a href="http://processing.org/reference/libraries/serial/index.html">the serial stuff</a>) and/or <a href="http://wiring.org.co/">wiring</a>? comment:ask.metafilter.com,2005:site.20911-339312 Fri, 08 Jul 2005 10:49:32 -0800 AmaAyeRrsOonN