Anyone can direct me to the direction to head with my fisrt Pi. What OS should I use in order to run a RAD (Rapid Application Environment) such as RealBasic, VisualBasic or a C++; Python… similar environment. I plan using my Pi to develop industrial applications (monitoring, measurement,…) Thanks fo...

Thanks all.

I'll come back for more tech details, when I can get my hands on a Pi.

<t>Hello,<br/> <br/> Questions to those who have a Pi under their hands and are knowledgeable in Linux.<br/> <br/> How long does it take to boot the system? (is SD Card fast as can an SSD be?)<br/> <br/> Can the Linux distrib, be personalized as to load very fast, hide the linux startup screen for a...

<t>rew said: <br/> <br/> <br/> Haha!!!!<br/> <br/> Bad luck for you then! <br/> <br/> Sorry..... besides the drivers from FTDI, there is also open source. There is a driver for the FT232R as a serial port. Plug it in and you'll get an /dev/ttyUSB0, which works just like any other serial port.<br/> <...

<t>Hello,<br/> <br/> Sorry for the fairly beginner question, but...<br/> <br/> I am looking for a IDE to use on the Pi platform. I saw that Gambas Basic is supposed to be running ok on a Pi, but apparently a topic on the forum seem to say the opposite.<br/> <br/> Is there other choices of programmin...

<r>rew said: <br/> <br/> <br/> Yup.... That should work.<br/> <br/> The FT232R chip that is on there is supported out-of-the-box. I don't know what protocol the protura does, but it shouldn't be too difficult. I've never heard of gambas basic, but don't let that stop you. <br/> <br/> <br/> Hum, I ju...

<t>Thanks guys. You made my day (it's my Bday anyway today ).<br/> <br/> 2 more questions remain :<br/> <br/> First : The easy One :<br/> <br/> I was planning on programming using Gambas Basic (Graphical Programming) as it is an Object Orientated Basic and I have made some projects in RealBasic (Mac...

<r>Hello,<br/> <br/> Totally new to Pi and very excited with the potential...<br/> <br/> I am planning a data acquisition app running on Pi. I need to use a Protura Encoder Interface which uses FTDI chip :<br/> <br/> <URL url="http://www.protura.co.uk/P201.html">http://www.protura.co.uk/P201.html</U...