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On 03/31/13 21:48, Edward Comer wrote:
> Only the Arduino Due is ARM based, all of the rest are ATmel based. The
> ATmel boards are fine for 99.5% of what I do. However, The Arduino Due
> is large, contains no on-board bluetooth and costs $50. The RFduino is
> small, has on-board bluetooth and costs $19. In truth, I don't use an
> actual Arduino in any final project. I use the Arduino-nano (the only
> type that I own) and when the project is finished I use a bare ATmel
> chip (usually an ATtiny85) and build a PCB. I may do the same with the
> RFdino when I need more speed, which, admittedly, is rarely. My opinion
> of Kickstarter is different than yours. I have invested in several
> projects, none of which were technology based - this is my first
> technology project. On technology I see, along with lots of junk, some
> very creative projects that would probably never be launched without
> Kickstarter as a funding source. Many of these projects will ultimately
> fail because those involved lack the business acumen necessary to
> succeed. However, their marketplace exposure will be seen, the
> creativity recognized and may spawn competitive and more successful
> efforts. Also, some of the projects do succeed.
>
>
I don't know how all this works, but they claim, that a 32bit nordic 
cortex-m0 can run arduino (AVR) code without changes to the code?

I'm sure you need some conversion lib/headers installed at the very 
least and recompile it to arm. If your using anything AVR specific it'll 
fail?