From 0c0436f47c296513dace43d3ba20e3cc36f8f527 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Trygve Laugstøl Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2012 17:46:26 +0200 Subject: Board, rev A. --- firmware/LUFA/ManPages/LUFAvsAtmelStack.txt | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 46 insertions(+) create mode 100644 firmware/LUFA/ManPages/LUFAvsAtmelStack.txt (limited to 'firmware/LUFA/ManPages/LUFAvsAtmelStack.txt') diff --git a/firmware/LUFA/ManPages/LUFAvsAtmelStack.txt b/firmware/LUFA/ManPages/LUFAvsAtmelStack.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..97035b5 --- /dev/null +++ b/firmware/LUFA/ManPages/LUFAvsAtmelStack.txt @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +/** \file + * + * This file contains special DoxyGen information for the generation of the main page and other special + * documentation pages. It is not a project source file. + */ + +/** + * \page Page_LUFAvsAtmelStack LUFA vs the Atmel Stack + * + * Atmel offers an official USB AVR stack, which may be incorporated into user projects and products. As LUFA and the Atmel + * stack aims to give roughly the same functionality to a design, it is often asked what advantages LUFA carries over the + * official Atmel USB stack. Below are just some of the advantages to choosing LUFA over the official stack. + * + * - Licensing: + * LUFA is released under a very permissive MIT license (see \ref Page_LicenseInfo), while the Atmel stack carries several + * restrictions as to how and where it can be used. LUFA's licensing should be suitable for both Commercial and Non-Commercial + * entities alike. + * + * - Demos and Projects: + * Unlike the Atmel stack, LUFA comes with many different Device and Host mode Demos and Projects ready to run out of the box. + * Atmel favors separate downloads for each of their (small set) of USB AVR demos, which requires more time and offers less + * to the end-user. LUFA also contains several open source Bootloaders, which can be modified as the user wishes to suit his or + * her application, instead of being forced to use Atmel's single prebuilt (closed-source) DFU bootloader. + * + * - Central Library Code: + * LUFA is designed to allow the central library core code to be shared amongst several projects, so long as the compiled object + * files are cleaned between different projects. This is in direct contrast to the Atmel library, which is strongly coupled to the + * project it is integrated with. Using LUFA allows for only one copy of the library core to be needed for all applications, and + * makes updating the library used in all projects a trivial copy-and-paste process. + * + * - Clean API: + * One of the main design goals of LUFA is to make the API easy to use. While LUFA is a fluid project which has undergone many + * API improvements, the API is arguably much nicer to use and easier to understand than the equivalent Atmel stack code. LUFA's + * API is also more complete than the Atmel stack, and contains many features to speed up application development. + * + * - Full Hardware Support: + * LUFA supports the full range of Atmel's USB AVR microcontrollers (see \ref Page_DeviceSupport), with porting between chips being + * as simple as a single compile switch in many cases. Atmel's stack requires different libraries to be used based on the USB AVR + * microcontroller series, complicating the process of moving between USB AVR models. In addition, LUFA contains drivers for all the + * hardware contained on Atmel's USB AVR based boards, so you can get started quickly and easily. + * + * - Better Library Support: + * As many people are now using LUFA, there is a community being built around it. You can get answers to your LUFA related questions + * quickly by either emailing the library author (subject to author's schedule) or by posting to the official LUFA support mailing list. + */ + -- cgit v1.2.3