Context: the stellaris launchpad is a Cortex-M4 based development board which TI were selling at 2 for $5. If you don't know what that means it's basically an ARM arduino.

Like everyone else I ordered the limit of 2 boards and six months later I received them, having forgotten the plans I originally had for their use, so this article is a welcome kick up the arse to actually use some of the toys in my drawer.

One of the coolest parts about this device is that it can be a USB input device (mouse & keyb at least) with the right drivers. I've thought about storing passwords on one instead of in a password manager. A couple of wires, a button, and ~30 lines of code is all that's needed.

Any word on Energia progress? It works so well with my MSP430.