The R Language

Note: this is a the first release of a new relatively major piece of software it isn't written by a large team - just by me - I'm committed to fixing bugs - but you have to let me know about them and help me reproduce them - thanks - Paul.

Introduction

R is a computer language intended for programming microcontrollers its design is aimed at the computers currently being used in high power rockets. The main design goal of this language is to create a language that non-programmers can use for programming simple flight envelopes. Two subsidiary goals are that it be portable to a wide range of microcontrollers (in particular other people's flight computers, not just my own) and that it be able to be used in a more sophisticated manner by experienced programmers.

Documentation

The following documents are available

A Tutorial introduction for non-programmers and First time users
A language reference for experienced programmers
A porting guide for people who wish to retarget the system to a new computer
Compiling and simulating a program with the RL compiler and the RL ground simulator
A user's guide for people who wish to use the R language on the Taniwha Flight Computer

Getting the software

V1.0 Binaries for PCs and Macs, and sources for PCs, Macs, Uniz and Linux boxes are available here