MPIDE for Chipkit PI on Raspberry PI running Raspian

Question

How do someone of you has setup the Raspberry-PI (no matter the model) to run the MPIDE under Raspian to program and manage the Chipkit PI ? I have read in various places about a raspian version with the preinstalled MPIDE but the few links I have found for download didn't got success. I am trying to find a MPIDE setup on RPI-raspian wheezy with the possible minimum effort ...

Thanks in advance.

screamingtiger · Accepted Answer

Yes, IDE crashes a lot and gets out of "sync" requiring it to be shut down and restart. For example when uploading code, sometime it times out. However it runs forever and never stops trying to upload. Once compiled: Servo Library does not work I2C library does not work the same as Arduino and it has phantom I2C Ids that show up. Data sent across I2C bus is not correct or not in same format as Arduino. Both can be fixed and I may fix them but not sure if I have time. However for more simple tasks like buttons and LED it works good. I talked a little bit about it here: http://www.element14.com/community/community/design-challenges/sci-fi-your-pi/blog/2015/05/01/quick-update-on-the-quadcop-and-the-chipkit-pi

clem57 · Answer

If you want complete download see Microchip: Quick Start Guide for chipKIT Pi page 3 for a download in zip file. It appears not to work for Pi 2. See also Chipkit Pi Review – an easy startup , but this may be another link bad but a good howto.The best is Install chipKIT software » chipKIT Development Platform where you can find a TGZ for Raspberry Pi... Clem

e14 Contributor · Answer

You might be in luck. One of my robots had a glitch on the SD card, and I found my chipkit pi image from 2013. Installing it now. Unless Element 14 has some reason for pulling it, I can share it on a dropbox to you.