Embedded Musings

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

smaillet — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:52:42 GMT

Woohoo! V4.0 is out with community code. This is a major step forward for the .NET Micro Framework! I’m hoping to dive into core details in this blog in the future. (I know I’ve been silent here for a while, more like an eternity in the blogosphere....(read more)

.NET Micro Framework : .NET Micro Framework 4.0 Goes to Beta!!!

smaillet — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:07:14 GMT

The .NET Micro Framework V4.0 has gone into public beta. Congrats to the team for all the hard work getting this done with reduced resources and an uphill legal battle on the source code release! .NET Micro Framework : .NET Micro Framework 4.0 Goes to...(read more)

.NET Micro Framework V4.0 Beta

smaillet — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:33:52 GMT

The .NET V4.0 Beta is coming to a PC near you. Sign up on Microsoft Connect to get your copy when it becomes available!n Lot’s of great new features and SOURCE CODE in this release!...(read more)

Download details: .NET MF Port Kit

smaillet — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:06:43 GMT

In case you hadn’t noticed or seen it. The .NET Micro Framework Porting Kit V3.0 is now freely available on MS downloads. This isn’t a new version, it’s the same one we released in 3Q08. It’s just a free download now. Work is progressing on the next version...(read more)

Strange days are these…

smaillet — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:07:57 GMT

As many readers know (Wait, is there really more than one?) by now my position on the .NET Micro framework team was eliminated. I was given 60 days to find a job within Microsoft before termination and severance kicked in on July 4th. Last week I started...(read more)

Colin has posted a clarification of rumors

smaillet — Fri, 08 May 2009 00:16:46 GMT

Please see Colin’s post for official word on rumors about the demise of .NET Micro Framework. (Hint: he’s NOT dead Jim!) http://blogs.msdn.com/netmfteam/archive/2009/05/07/net-mf-moves-to-developer-division.aspx...(read more)

Building a WPF Emulator Part V

smaillet — Tue, 05 May 2009 01:35:56 GMT

In our last episode the super hero (ok it was just me) was creating a device emulator for a KIOSK system based on the .NET Micro Framework. So far we’ve seen the application code from the custom emulator side of things but haven’t looked at any of the...(read more)

GHI releases updated firmware for Embedded Master

smaillet — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:39:41 GMT

GHI has released updated firmware for the Embedded Master module. New features include: Version 1.0.7 04/29/2009 Firmware Version 03.00.000 Tiny Booter Version 03.00.000 > Includes .Net Micro Framework V3.0 Service Pack 1 > TinyBooter is defaulted...(read more)

.NET Micro Framework Porting kit is now available in MSDN subscriptions

smaillet — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:31:30 GMT

Yesterday the .NET MF team announced that the .NET Micro Framework will be available in the MSDN subscriptions starting with the OS level subscription. This is great news as MSDN is already available in many distribution outlets world wide. With the recent...(read more)

Building a WPF Emulator Part IV

smaillet — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:23:13 GMT

Part IV? already… this is starting to get like one of those scary movies series of the late 70’s and early 80’s… or Star Trek movies… (Hopefully the even numbered and the odd numbered posts are good!) So far I’ve covered the code from the viewpoint of...(read more)

TAHOE/Meridian firmware updates and a New .NET Micro Framework Rapid Prototyping system

smaillet — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:29:18 GMT

Device Solutions just released new Tahoe II firmware and an updated SDK . In the documentation is a section on the new Meridian/P module. (No info available on their website yet though) This is looking really cool! The direct support for SchmartBoard...(read more)

Updated interop article

smaillet — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:42:00 GMT

I've updated the interop article to correct a few typos and reformat to fit in this blog. (unfortunately when we re-worked the layout of the team blog site the article didn't quite fit right so I adjusted it a bit and am now hosting the full article on...(read more)

.NET Micro Framework Porting Kit SP1 released!

smaillet — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:48:50 GMT

Last night, we released Service Pack 1 for the .NET Micro Framework Porting Kit. This release was created expressly to respond to the needs of our customers, incorporating requests submitted to us from our porting customers. The service pack contains...(read more)

Building a WPF Emulator Part III

smaillet — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:00:22 GMT

OK, so I promised we’d look at the emulator engine in this post. The design idea for the emulator places all of the device specific configuration of the emulation in code. This is in contrast to the default “generic” Microsoft Emulator that ships with...(read more)

Building a WPF Emulator Part II

smaillet — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 04:46:03 GMT

OK, this time we’ll get to some code. (and a new blog theme style that makes fitting code a lot easier!) In previous posts I’ve outlined the concepts involved with links to more detailed info on the general patterns etc… Now we’ll have a look at some...(read more)