Showing posts with label .NET Micro Framework. Show all posts
Showing posts with label .NET Micro Framework. Show all posts

Friday 2 March 2012

MVP Summit 3rd Day

Hi folks,

today I attended more interesting sessions. In one of those sessions I played around with the .NET Micro Framework – pretty cool stuff as you can see below.


All in all it took me like 15 minutes from setting up a project to actually taking a picture with the .NET MF device!

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Thursday 6 October 2011

.NET Micro Framework (NETMF) version 4.2 RTM

Hi folks,

version 4.2 of the .NET Micro Framework just RTMed! You can download the SDK as well as the Porting Kit (PK) here on Codeplex.


Check out the .NET Micro Framework Blog for additional information including new features of version 4.2.

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Friday 16 April 2010

Get the right processor for successful NETMF development

Hello guys,

if you are asking yourself about selecting the right processor or development board for NETMF, then just check out this very interesting post at the .NET MF community site.

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Friday 29 January 2010

.NET Micro Framework News

Hello guys,

as you can read at the .NET MF Team Blog, a new .NET Microframework community development site has been launched today!!!

It’s very cool, but check this site and make your own opinion!

And now “.NET Microframework community” it’s up to you, to take this good chance to use this new site for new interactions with other developers, get the latest resources ….

Join it!!!!


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Tuesday 13 October 2009

.NET Micro Framework Beta Refresh

It has been quite quiet around the .NET Micro Framework recently and I guess everybody is waiting for the release of Version 4.0. From the .NET Micro Framework blog you can tell that the team is quite busy as they have just released the 2nd Beta refresh which can be downloaded at https://connect.microsoft.com/netmf/

But, what is everybody else doing? Just twiddling their thumbs? I can assure you some are really busy at the moment.

AUG Elektronik - home of the AMI Board - for example, have been busy making their SDK available as a Beta for their customers to try out the new features. Have a look at the news here.

I'm really looking forward to all the devices available when .NET MF 4.0 is released in ... oops don't want to tell too much.

So long and thanks for all the fish!
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Tuesday 1 September 2009

.NET Micro Framework 4.0 Beta

Hi folks,

for those of you following the recent evolution of the .NET Micro Framework you will be pleased to hear that the .NET Micro Framework Team is getting ready to deliver the 4.0 Beta.

The Team will be setting up a program through Microsoft Connect, so if you're interested in being invited to download the SDK and Porting Kit and participate in the Beta program, be sure to join the .NET Micro Framework Community on https://connect.microsoft.com as soon as possible.

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Thursday 30 July 2009

.NET Micro Framework 4.0 pre-release for select partners

Hi folks,

development of the .NET Micro Framework is moving forward as Microsoft has just sent out the pre-release of 4.0 to select hardware partners to give them a headstart before the official Beta is released to a broader audience, next month. The final release is currently planned for autumn.

As a reminder here is a short overview of the new features in 4.0:
  • performance improvements in the graphics
  • multi-touch
  • native HTTP and HTTPS
  • watchdog support
  • power management support
  • and much more
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Thursday 18 June 2009

Microsoft starts to open .NET Micro Framework

Microsoft has already announced that with the next release of the .NET Micro Framework, the product will be moving to an open model. In the meantime Microsoft is now offering the porting kit as a free download from the Microsoft Download Center here.

Note:
  • a Service Pack is also available for the 3.0 porting kit which has to be installed ontop. You can downlad it from here
  • this is still a time-bombed version - this has already been removed from the upcoming version

For more news on .NET Micro Framework stay tuned or follow the .NET MF Team Blog

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Thursday 21 May 2009

News on transition of .NET Micro Framework

Interested about what is currently going on around .NET Micro Framework?

Then don't miss the latest posts on the .NET Micro Framework Team Blog.

Lorenzo, Developer Manger, has confirmed plans to involve the community and to give the source code of the runtime, object model and the drivers to the community. However the exact process still has to be defined.

A very interesting point is the fact that the team is looking into the possibility to use the code base without having to contribute any development back to the community - thus allowing protection of IP. From my point of view a necessary pre-requisite for the .NET Micro Framework to become a success.

Comments welcome.

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Saturday 9 May 2009

IPV6 and .NET Micro Framework

Hello .NET Micro Framework guys,

Colin Miller from Microsoft is asking the community about possible needs of IPV6 support in the future releases of .NET Micro Framework.
What is your opinion? Is it a recommended or just a "nice to have" feature?

Give your feeback directly to Colin Miller at: http://blogs.msdn.com/netmfteam/archive/2009/04/30/when-do-you-need-ipv6.aspx#comments

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Friday 8 May 2009

.NET Micro Framework moves to Developer Devision

The .NET Micro Framework Team has posted some interesting news on their blog with regard to the current rumors around .NET MF.

The .NET Micro Framework Team is moving into the Developer Devision and is additionally thinking about new business models including a larger engagement of the community; however Microsoft will carry on providing initial guidance and the necessary tools - from my point of view a necessary prequisite if the .NET Micro Framework is still to be a success.

Stay tuned as the exact business model is to be defined in the near future.

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Thursday 7 May 2009

.NET Micro Framework code to be given to the community?

Rumor, has it that Microsoft is planning to give the source code for the .NET Micro Framework to the community and shall be withdrawing from this business. As for the financial business model it is said that royalties will be terminated and the porting kit will be made available free of charge.

Microsoft will however carry on supporting existing customers as well as hold on to their lifecycle support pledge. New customers, wanting to sport their devices with the .NET Micro Framework are then to be supported by the community.

The question is (if the rumor is true): Are we looking at the beginning of the end of the .NET Micro Framework or will this blow new life in to it? And I guess only the exisiting community around the .NET Micro Framework can give the answer to this.

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Monday 23 March 2009

.NET Micro Framework under water

If you're in the catering business and visiting the GAST Exhibition in Salzburg this week, you will see the AMI drink dispenser, from AUG Elektronik running "under water".

The demo, which you can also watch on YouTube, demonstrates that the dispenser can still be run while liquid is running over the top of it.

The AMI drink dispenser is using ATMELs QMatrix technology.

ATMEL will also be displaying the AMI DevKit with the QMatrix glass front at the ESC Silicon Valley 2009.

So long and thanks for all the fish!


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Thursday 19 March 2009

Another Demo of Tetris on .NET Microframework

And here is our first video on this blog. Sorry about the quality, I had to nick my daughters "pink" digi cam.

Andreas had already "u-tubed" his Tetris Demo running on the AMI Dev Kit and in the past I had written about SPOT Watches ... and do you remember back in the old days when we used to run around with Casio watches playing Pac-Man?

Well then have a look at this video with Tetris running on a SPOT Watch.

Enjoy!



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Thursday 26 February 2009

DevKit for the .NET Micro Framework 3.0 available

The guys from AUG Elektronik in Austria have just started delivering their AMI DevKit for the .NET Micro Framework 3.0. They've done a really good job and you really get your money's worth. The Kit comes in a ESD-Box along with power supply, cables and a USB-stick containing documentation and installation files.

Have a look at the benchmarking they did using Pavel Bansky's Tetris.

Look forward to seeing you at the Embedded World, Andreas.

So long and thanks for all the fish!

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Saturday 21 February 2009

There's a new blog in town ...

Hi folks,

for those of you who haven't been following Stefan's post on the .NET MicroFramework and GCC Support but are interested Kevin Townsend has started a new blog and added some more information around this topic.

So lets welcome this new blog and thank Kevin for sharing his experiences wih everyone.

Look forward to reading some good posts.

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Wednesday 11 February 2009

.NET Micro Framework SDK Documentation update

Hi guys,

follow this link, if you're interessted in or using .NET Microframwork.
What’s this? This update provides an update to the .NET Micro Framework Platform SDK 3.0 documentation.

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Wednesday 14 January 2009

Using Interop in the .NET Micro Framework V3.0

Hello guys,

there is a quite interresting article about using Interop in the .NET Micro Framework V3.0.

The .NET Micro framework provides a rich level of support for embedded systems development from handling interrupts on GPIO pins to talking to hardware on an SPI or I2C bus. Unfortunately, sometimes, that’s not quite enough. For example, an A/D converter built into the chip that is memory mapped to the processor core is unreachable by managed code in V2.5 and earlier. For this, and many other reasons, the .NET Micro Framework V3.0 Porting Kit supports extending the .NET run time libraries with custom interop code to call into native (C/C++) code.

You want to know more?
Just take a look at the complete article here.

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Wednesday 19 November 2008

.NET Micro Framework Porting Kit 3.0 - Where to get it.

Ok, as I have been asked more than just once, here is a short update on where to get the Porting Kit from.

As you will have noticed, the link on the .NET Micro Framework site has not yet been activated.

So what to do? Well if you're a US resident, simply visit the Microsoft store here: http://store.microsoft.com/microsoft/-NET-Micro-Framework/product/667DC827

If you're living in europe the porting kit will be offered from December onwards at the UK store.

Ok, so what if you don't want to wait or live outside of the US or Europe. Well in this case I have got good news for you; simply contact netmfbiz@microsoft.com

So long and thanks for all the fish!

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Wednesday 12 November 2008

Dare to dream with .NET Micro Framework

Hello guys,

I want to give you my impressions from the "Running on the metal with .NET Micro Framework" Session with John Leier today.



John gave the broad overview about the .NET Micro Framework 3.0, which allows developers to quickly create smart connected embedded devices using Visual Studio 2008 and C#, without the added complexity of an underlying operating system. John talked about the market possibilities, architecture, hardware requirements and last but not least the new features in the version 3.0.


The most impressing feature to me, was the possibility of "linking" native code into the managed code with .NET Microframework:
- define "Native Methods" region in your managed code
- generate the native stubs
- fill your native code into the generated stubs


That's it!


In my opinion, .NET Microframework gives us many new chances, where very small solutions are required.
You have ideas for new cool devices with .NET Micro Framework? Then participate in the
"Dare to Dream Different Contest"


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