- Sun Jul 05, 2015 1:08 pm
#22498
Also is there a big difference betewwn running LUA and C? How big?
- Tue Jul 07, 2015 4:43 am
#22671
"big" depends on how/what you measure. Following is my opinion, others will surely see it differently...
If you are comfortable with C then it will likely be more compact and faster. LUA projects barely fit in the available RAM so only rather simple apps will do.
However, LUA, effectively being an interpreter, is much easier to experiment with. Using the default speed setting (9600 baud) flashing a moderate LUA app takes longer than flashing the firmware, and "make"ing the app is likely to be just a second or two.
My experience with using LUA so far is that I see myself moving to C/SDK as I am tired of shoehorning my program into the restricted LUA environment. C and LUA both have a place.
YMMV
If you are comfortable with C then it will likely be more compact and faster. LUA projects barely fit in the available RAM so only rather simple apps will do.
However, LUA, effectively being an interpreter, is much easier to experiment with. Using the default speed setting (9600 baud) flashing a moderate LUA app takes longer than flashing the firmware, and "make"ing the app is likely to be just a second or two.
My experience with using LUA so far is that I see myself moving to C/SDK as I am tired of shoehorning my program into the restricted LUA environment. C and LUA both have a place.
YMMV
