perl on a chip

[Anonymous Monk]

http://code.google.com/p/python-on-a-chip/

Is there something similar for Perl? Something like Perl on a chip?

[marto]

Not that I'm aware of. See Pico-Perl and Perl Programming Microcontrollers on a similar topic.

[apl]

Depending on how small you really need to get it, there's also Portable perl: usb thumbdrive.

[marto]

The python-on-a-chip page states:

"This project's goals are to develop the PyMite virtual machine, device drivers, high-level libraries and other tools to run a significant subset of the Python language on microcontrollers without an OS."

Having a perl on a USB drive isn't comparable with python-on-a-chip, or a conceptual perl on a chip solution.

Update: For example, Portable perl: usb thumbdrive requires the Microsoft Windows OS, overkill/outwith the capabilities of most microcontrollers. The OP didn't ask for a cut down or portable version of Perl.

Cheers

Martin

[bcarroll]

Reviving an old thread...

I recently bought an 86duino One board from DMP Electronics INC. (Taiwan based). The board includes a System on Chip (SoC) Vortex86 300Mhz x86 processor and runs DOS programs by default.
There are 3 different boards available (Zero, One, and EduCake), each with different I/O capabilities, though all have an SD card reader, Serial, and GPIO.

This board seems like it might have potential to achieve a "Perl on Chip" solution. Of course perl would have to compiled to execute a default script when the device is booted up.

Click here for an image of the chip
On the other hand, the device is basically a miniature PC with onboard RAM, a full OS can be installed (Linux, DOS, Windows) and a perl script can be executed after booting up.