Re: [avr-gcc-list] How can I use external flash memory?

[Shaun Jackman]

On 10/29/06, Anton Erasmus <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> The only way to add "program" memory to an AVR is if you have some sort of 
> interpreter
> which can execute from data memory.  Your actual application hence runs in the 
> internal
> flash, and "executes" the user program in data memory. This data memory can be 
> serial,
> parallel or even directly from a serial link or other comms link. This might 
> sound silly, but the
> AVR is actually quite fast enough to run interpreted code at a very reasonable 
> speed.
> Look at http://projects.cappels.org/ for a BASIC interpreter for the AVR.
>
> Regards
>   Anton Erasmus

I can highly recommend Forth as a fast, embedded, interpreted language.

Cheers,
Shaun