.NET Micro Framework

Community Development site goes live!!

NETMF Team Bloggers — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:53:00 GMT

Today we are launching our community development site. This is the site specifically focused on supporting the collaborative development of the .NET Micro Framework. This is in addition to our continued presence at Microsoft.com and MSDN. As announced...(read more)

.NET MF and TRON

NETMF Team Bloggers — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:27:00 GMT

Happy New Year to everyone!!! While we were on our Holiday Break, there were things happening in Japan. In December at the TronShow, Dr. Ken Sakamura introduced a port of the .NET Micro Framework onto the TRON kernel. Dr Sakamura is, as you know, most...(read more)

Back from the Professional Developers Conference

NETMF Team Bloggers — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:49:00 GMT

Well, we have mostly recovered from a hectic week getting the 4.0 launch out and going to the Professional Developers Conference in LA. There were of course the ususal irritations at the conference like getting bumped out of our hotel because they overbooked...(read more)

.NET Micro Framework Version 4.0 ships, Open Source, Community Development, and more.

NETMF Team Bloggers — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:46:00 GMT

Today, Nov 16 th , 2009, I have a number of exciting things to share: Version 4.0, Open Source, the new Community Development Model, and how to get at all this stuff which is all still free. First , we are launching version 4.0 of the .NET Micro Framework...(read more)

New Board Out from Avnet and ADI

NETMF Team Bloggers — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:49:00 GMT

Sorry to be so quiet recently. We have all been heads down getting ready for a fun time in L.A. at the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference. If you are there, stop in the booth and come hear Lorenzo's session. Cool upcoming annoucenments on NETMF....(read more)

Additional refresh for the Beta version of the .NET Micro Framework 4.0

NETMF Team Bloggers — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:05:00 GMT

Following up to some specific feedback we decided to provide one more update to the Beta version. The update is available for download at https://connect.microsoft.com/netmf/ . In this update we fix some issues with debugging over TCP/IP, we polished...(read more)

Refresh for the Beta version of the .NET Micro Framework 4.0

NETMF Team Bloggers — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:51:00 GMT

Following up to your feedback we are providing a refresh for the Beta version of the .NET Micro Framework 4.0. Download procedures are as for the Beta and if you already accepted the Microsoft Connect invitations for the Beta PK and SDK, you should not...(read more)

.NET Micro Framework 4.0 Goes to Beta!!!

NETMF Team Bloggers — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:46:00 GMT

There are actually two betas going on. One for the SDK and one for the Porting Kit. If you aren't familiar with the product, the SDK is all you need to try out creating managed applications. There is an emulator that will let you see how the Micro Framework...(read more)

Channel 9 NETMF Coverage

NETMF Team Bloggers — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:12:00 GMT

Here is coverage of NETMF on 'This week on Channel 9'. They discuss the contest that just completed and the upcoming 4.0 release. They include a link to the 4.0 port video. The interviews with the professional contest finalists are coming next week. http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/This+Week+On+Channel+9/This-Week-on-C9-NET-Micro-Framework-Azure-and-PHP/...(read more)

Dare to Dream Different Contest Winners!!

NETMF Team Bloggers — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:50:00 GMT

The final round of judging was completed last Friday evening. As I have mentioned before, the number and quality of the entries has made the contest very enjoyable but has made the selection process very difficult. The finalist and their projects are...(read more)

Offer for Dare to Dream Different Contestants

NETMF Team Bloggers — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:17:00 GMT

If you participated in Rounds 2 or 3 of the Dare to Dream Different contest, the GHI Electronics folks have a coupon offer for you that is very generous. You can visit their site at http://tinyclr.blogspot.com/ and learn more. The basics of the offer...(read more)

The first working prototypes for the v4.0 release are up&running

NETMF Team Bloggers — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:46:00 GMT

A couple of weeks ago we released the pre-Beta porting kit for the v4.0 release of the Micro Framework to selected porting partners. Since then a number of partners got their development boards up& running. We are very pleased for this easy transition...(read more)

New Hardware

NETMF Team Bloggers — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:26:00 GMT

There is some interesting new hardware that is hitting the streets these days and I wanted to take a minute in case you missed some of it. There are new modules and boards from Device Solutions, AUG Electronics, and GHI Electronics. I’ll go through them...(read more)

Update on the 'open source' transition

NETMF Team Bloggers — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:59:00 GMT

Lots to report here. First, the pre-release of version 4.0 has gone out to our hardware partners last week. They get a little jump on it so that they can have harwdare to support the broader beta. If you would like more information on that program - please...(read more)

NETMF and Energy Management

NETMF Team Bloggers — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:45:00 GMT

As we have seen from several of the entries in the Dare to Dream Different contest, there is a lot of interest energy management applications and the use of the Micro Framework in these applications. It absolutely makes sense since these solutions include...(read more)