CoAction Hero: 32-bit Open-Source ARM Cortex-M3 Board
A project in Salt Lake City, UT by Tyler Gilbert000days
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CoAction Hero: a powerful proto-board with a 120Mhz processor, 1MB filesystem, and built-in OS for tinkerers and engineers alike.
Backers: 217
Average Pledge Per Backer: $56
Funded: $12,110 of $10,000
Dates: Apr 23rd -> May 23rd (30 days)
Project By: Tyler Gilbert
Backers: 217
Average Pledge Per Backer: $56
Funded: $12,110 of $10,000
Dates: Apr 23rd -> May 23rd (30 days)
Project By: Tyler Gilbert
$12,110
current pledge level
Last Updated: May 23 @ 00:30 -0400 GMT
121%
of goal
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Latest News
Hooray! 
May 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
The CoAction Hero has been successfully funded. Thank You! This has been a great experience, and I look forward to working with everyone creating great things with CoActionOS. Shortly, I will be sending out a survey to the beta testers so that I... (Read More)
Introducing the Breakout Board
May 20th - via: kickstarter.com
This is the breakout board for the CoAction Hero. If you want one with your CoAction Hero, please send me a message and add $10 to your pledge for a fully-assembled, stackable board or $5 for the DIY version which will include the bare PCB and a... (Read More)
Source Code Download
May 17th - via: kickstarter.com
I organized and uploaded the source code for CoActionOS and the demo's on Kickstarter. The source code for the demo's are attached to the respective tutorial page: http://www.coactionos.com/getting-started/tutorials.html The source code for... (Read More)
Help spread the word
May 8th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)
Multitasking
May 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Now that we have seen Tetris and Pong run on the CoAction Hero. Why not try running both at the same time? The programs are built and installed independently but can run side-by-side. The screenshot from the CoActionOS Link monitor shows about 5%... (Read More)
Tetris on the CoAction Hero!
May 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Here is a sample of a Tetris game running on the CoAction Hero! It uses an 84x48 LCD and the classic NES controller. This application is only about 500 lines of code because the heavy lifting is done by CoActionOS. Clearly, I need to brush up on... (Read More)
Mini Pong!
May 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Here is another demo using the LCD device and the NES controller. It is a little game of mini-pong. (Read More)
Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start!
May 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Here is a demo program using a classic NES controller with the CoAction Hero and the LCD device. (Read More)
Bouncing Ball Demo Program (LCD Device)
April 29th - via: kickstarter.com
I uploaded a new video to the CoAction Hero youtube channel. It demos using some simple graphics on the LCD. (Read More)
Hello World: Import, Build, Install and Run!
April 28th - via: kickstarter.com
This is a quick walkthrough of importing the Hello World project into the Eclipse workspace then building, installing, and running the project on the CoAction Hero (all is less than one minute). The project can be downloaded from the CoActionOS... (Read More)
Desktop Sample Application: Voltmeter
April 27th - via: kickstarter.com
This video demonstrates a simple voltmeter application. The desktop application does not require any additional firmware to be installed on the CoAction Hero. CoActionOS allows the desktop SDK to access all of the microcontroller peripherals.... (Read More)
Halfway There! (and CoActionOS Filesystems Tour)
April 27th - via: kickstarter.com
The CoAction Hero got over the 50% mark today! Since there wasn't time in the main video, here is a quick video tour of the CoActionOS filesystems. The CoActionOS filesystem is a powerful framework. By default, it includes three mounted folders... (Read More)
Up-to-date Software has been uploaded
April 25th - via: kickstarter.com
The most up-to-date software has been uploaded. If you want to start compiling programs, you can download the CoActionOS compiler and Hello World sample project from the CoActionOS website. The sample project is configured to be imported directly in... (Read More)
CoAction Hero on Engadget
April 24th - via: kickstarter.com
An exciting development happened at 12:18pm today: Engadget posted did a post on the CoAction Hero! http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/24/coaction-hero-board-comes-with-its-own-os/ The CoAction Hero is also up and going on Facebook (admittedly, I... (Read More)
So far, so good
April 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
The campaign is off to a great start! Thank you! Here is a video of the test procedure that will be used on each board before shipping. This is in addition to testing the USB, real-time clock, and serial flash chip. That is 100% coverage on all... (Read More)
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