[XCSSA] hardware project recommendations (alarm system, microcontroller)

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So in summary, you're looking for an open source microcontroller (e.g. 
M68HC11, Atmel, etc) programming/development environment to make your own PC 
interfaced home alarm system.

(Travis and I spoke about this..)

The question is.. what open source development suite is there that allows one 
to program in FORTH, and compile to a target architecture such as M68HC11 or 
Atmel microcontrollers?

Bruce?  You have any experience with a dev environment that will meet those 
requirements?

Anyone know if Eclipse will do this?


BTW Travis.. Here are the programmers for the Atmel microcontrollers that I 
told you about:
	http://www.quasarelectronics.com/atmel_programmers.htm#ATMEL%20Programmers
here's one of their popular chips:
	
http://www.electronic-kits-and-projects.com/kit-files/abc/Atmel%20AT90S8535.pdf

Looks cool.. but I'm not sure what IO controller add on chip you would need 
for digital IO lines (unless their DA lines double as DIO lines.. I'm not 
sure.. I don't know ATMEL). I know that the M68HC11 has a lot of IO 
flexability.

This might be a faster to develop solution:
	http://www.quasarelectronics.com/3118.htm

4 DIO lines.. but you could easily mix this out 8 or 16 times.

Tweeks