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+/** \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_AlternativeStacks Alternative USB AVR Stacks
+ *
+ * LUFA is not the only stack available for the USB AVRs, although it is perhaps the best (see \ref Page_WhyUseLUFA).
+ * In the interests of completeness and user choice, other known USB AVR stacks are listed here.
+ *
+ * \section Sec_HardwareStacks Hardware USB AVR Stacks
+ * These are the known alternative USB stacks which are designed for and run exclusively on the USB AVR series microcontrollers,
+ * which contain on-chip USB controller hardware for maximum features and speed.
+ *
+ * - <b>Name:</b> Atmel USB AVR Stack (<i>Atmel Inc.</i>) \n
+ * <b>Cost:</b> Free \n
+ * <b>License:</b> Atmel Limited License (see Atmel download for details) \n
+ * <b>Website:</b> http://atmel.com/dyn/products/app_notes.asp?family_id=607#USB \n
+ * <b>Description:</b> This is the official Atmel USB AVR stack, for their 8-bit USB AVR lineup. Each series of
+ * USB AVR is separated into a separate download stack, which is both AVR-GCC and IAR compatible.
+ *
+ * - <b>Name:</b> Dr. Stefan Salewski's AT90USB1287 Stack (<i>Dr. Stefan Salewski</i>) \n
+ * <b>Cost:</b> Free \n
+ * <b>License:</b> GPL \n
+ * <b>Website:</b> http://www.ssalewski.de/AT90USB_firmware.html.en \n
+ * <b>Description:</b> This is a GPL'd library specifically designed for the AT90USB1287, by Dr. Stefan Salewski, a
+ * German Physicist. It compiles for AVR-GCC and can potentially be modified to work on other USB
+ * AVR models.
+ *
+ * - <b>Name:</b> FreakUSB Stack (<i>FreakLabs</i>) \n
+ * <b>Cost:</b> Free \n
+ * <b>License:</b> Modified BSD \n
+ * <b>Website:</b> http://freaklabs.org/index.php/FreakUSB-Open-Source-USB-Device-Stack.html \n
+ * <b>Description:</b> An open source simple USB stack for a selection of the USB AVRs. Contains a sample class driver
+ * for the CDC-ACM class, however other class driver implementations are also possible.
+ *
+ * - <b>Name:</b> PJRC Teensy Stack (<i>Paul Stoffregen</i>) \n
+ * <b>Cost:</b> Free \n
+ * <b>License:</b> BSD \n
+ * <b>Website:</b> http://www.pjrc.com/teensy/usb_debug_only.html \n
+ * <b>Description:</b> Not so much a complete stack as a collection of USB enabled demos, this library is specifically
+ * designed for the PJRC Teensy line of USB AVRs, and thus may need to be modified for other USB AVR
+ * chips. These minimal code samples shows the inner workings of the USB controller, without all the
+ * abstraction present in most other USB AVR stacks.
+ *
+ * \section Sec_SoftwareStacks Software AVR Stacks
+ * These are the known alternative USB stacks which can run on regular AVR models, lacking dedicated hardware USB controllers
+ * via a bit-banged (emulated) version of the USB protocol. They are limited in their capabilities due to the cycles required
+ * to be dedicated to managing the USB bus, but offer a cheap way to implement USB functionality into a design.
+ *
+ * - <b>Name:</b> AVR309: Software USB (<i>Atmel</i>) \n
+ * <b>Cost:</b> Free \n
+ * <b>License:</b> None Stated \n
+ * <b>Website:</b> http://www.atmel.com/dyn/Products/app_notes.asp?family_id=607 \n
+ * <b>Description:</b> Atmel's official software USB implementation, an Application Note containing work by Igor Cesko. This
+ * is a minimal assembly-only implementation of software USB, providing HID functionality. Less compile
+ * options than V-USB (see below).
+ *
+ * - <b>Name:</b> V-USB (<i>Objective Development</i>) \n
+ * <b>Cost:</b> Free for some uses, see website for licensing \n
+ * <b>License:</b> Dual GPL2/Custom \n
+ * <b>Website:</b> http://www.obdev.at/products/vusb/index.html \n
+ * <b>Description:</b> Well regarded and complete USB 1.1 software stack for several AVR models, implementing Low Speed HID.
+ * Used in many commercial and non-commercial designs, with user-submitted projects available for viewing
+ * on the company's website. Uses C language code mixed with assembly for time-critical sections.
+ */
+