Embedded Musings
Musings, ramblings and thoughts on embedded systems and other random stuff that pops into my head.
Windows Embedded Device Manager 2011 released!
https://www.microsoft.com/presspass/presskits/embedded/ At long last the curtain opens on what I’ve...
Date: 03/24/2011
.NET Micro Framework : .NET Micro Framework Version 4.0 ships, Open Source, Community Development, and more.
Woohoo! V4.0 is out with community code. This is a major step forward for the .NET Micro Framework!...
Date: 11/16/2009
.NET Micro Framework : .NET Micro Framework 4.0 Goes to Beta!!!
The .NET Micro Framework V4.0 has gone into public beta. Congrats to the team for all the hard work...
Date: 09/08/2009
.NET Micro Framework V4.0 Beta
The .NET V4.0 Beta is coming to a PC near you. Sign up on Microsoft Connect to get your copy when it...
Date: 09/01/2009
Download details: .NET MF Port Kit
In case you hadn’t noticed or seen it. The .NET Micro Framework Porting Kit V3.0 is now freely...
Date: 07/13/2009
Strange days are these…
As many readers know (Wait, is there really more than one?) by now my position on the .NET Micro...
Date: 07/06/2009
Colin has posted a clarification of rumors
Please see Colin’s post for official word on rumors about the demise of .NET Micro Framework. (Hint:...
Date: 05/07/2009
Building a WPF Emulator Part V
In our last episode the super hero(ok it was just me) was creating a device emulator for a KIOSK...
Date: 05/04/2009
GHI releases updated firmware for Embedded Master
GHI has released updated firmware for the Embedded Master module. New features include: Version...
Date: 04/30/2009
.NET Micro Framework Porting kit is now available in MSDN subscriptions
Yesterday the .NET MF team announced that the .NET Micro Framework will be available in the MSDN...
Date: 04/30/2009
Building a WPF Emulator Part IV
Part IV? already… this is starting to get like one of those scary movies series of the late 70’s and...
Date: 04/29/2009
TAHOE/Meridian firmware updates and a New .NET Micro Framework Rapid Prototyping system
Device Solutions just released new Tahoe II firmware and an updated SDK. In the documentation is a...
Date: 04/28/2009
Updated interop article
I've updated the interop article to correct a few typos and reformat to fit in this blog....
Date: 04/27/2009
Using Interop in the .NET Micro Framework V3.0
The .NET Micro framework provides a rich level of support for embedded systems development from...
Date: 04/27/2009
.NET Micro Framework Porting Kit SP1 released!
Last night, we released Service Pack 1 for the .NET Micro Framework Porting Kit. This release was...
Date: 04/23/2009
Building a WPF Emulator Part III
OK, so I promised we’d look at the emulator engine in this post. The design idea for the emulator...
Date: 04/16/2009
Building a WPF Emulator Part II
OK, this time we’ll get to some code. (and a new blog theme style that makes fitting code a lot...
Date: 04/06/2009
Building a WPF Emulator – Part 1
So, you want to know more about building an emulator with WPF? Well, so did I. Of course the first...
Date: 03/24/2009
Building a .NET Micro Framework Emulator with WPF (Part 0)
The .NET Micro Framework SDK comes with a customizable emulator that allows extensions to the...
Date: 03/15/2009
New blogs on using the .NET Micro Framework Porting Kit with GCC
Kevin Townsend has started up a new blog on using the .NET Micro Framework Porting Kit with...
Date: 02/23/2009
Download details: .NET MF 2/2009 Doc Update
There's an update for the .NET Micro Framework Documentation available Download details: .NET MF...
Date: 02/06/2009
Road signs warn of zombies
Yep that's what the road sign said.... Really - see for yourself ( Road signs warn of zombies )...
Date: 01/30/2009
New article on using Interop posted
I've just posted an article on using interop in .NET Micro Framework V3.0. Abstract The .NET Micro...
Date: 01/07/2009
Dare To Dream Different Challenge Round one winners announced
After a difficult and challenging judging session the winners of round one were announced and are...
Date: 01/07/2009
Only 6 more days to enter the contest!
There are only 6 more days to enter the Dare To Dream Different developer challenge! Get your...
Date: 12/09/2008
Buy .NET Micro Framework Porting Kit from Microsoft Store (really!)
You can now buy the .NET Micro Framework Porting Kit from the Microsoft Store. At this time the...
Date: 12/09/2008
Tahoe-II is shipping!
Device Solutions just announced that Tahoe-II is shipping! The Tahoe II is the next generation of...
Date: 11/04/2008
FusionWare.SPOT V3.0 now available
The V3.0 release of the FusionWare.SPOT libraries is now available! This version supports VS2008 and...
Date: 11/02/2008
Device Solutions v3.0 Firmware Available Now
Device Solutions is the first to release RTM firmware bits for V3.0! Only hours after the official...
Date: 10/29/2008
3...2...1... Launch!
.NET Micro Framework V3.0 launched today at the Embedded Systems Conference In Boston! (Woohooo! -...
Date: 10/28/2008
All aboard! Next stop - ESC Boston/PDC LA!
Maker Faire is packed up and finished. Several boxes and palettes went home while the rest were sent...
Date: 10/20/2008
How do you make the wind blow indoors?
So if you want to have a demo that uses an anemometer to measure wind speeds - how do you make it...
Date: 10/19/2008
Whoohoo! Microsoft gets "Editors Choice" award at Maker Faire
Congratulations to the teams from the .NET Micro Framework and Microsoft Robotics Studio!
Date: 10/19/2008
Everybody run, the marketing guy's got a soldering gun!
Here at Maker Faire the excitement is all around making stuff. So we set up a section of the booth...
Date: 10/19/2008
One day into Maker Faire and we have existential dilemmas
Well one day at Maker Faire is passed, and it was a long day, we arrived for setup around 8am he...
Date: 10/19/2008
Am I in whosville?
So, there I was getting things ready at the Microsoft booth for Maker Faire, which has a reputation...
Date: 10/18/2008
How many trips to the electronics store does it take to make a Jack O' lantern?
How many trips to the electronic store does it take to make a Jack O' Lantern? Well it turns out a...
Date: 10/14/2008
Contest tools and SDKs
The Dare to Dream Different contest is connected to the launch of version 3.0 of the .NET Micro...
Date: 10/10/2008
Dare To Dream Different Challenge
Today the .NET Micro Framework team announced a developer contest for the .NET Micro...
Date: 10/08/2008
.NET Micro Framework V3.0 RC0 Now Available!
Extra! Extra! Read all about it! .NET Micro Framework team posts Release Candidate 0 of the SDK on...
Date: 10/06/2008
Interfacing LCD with 3 wires from .NET Micro Framework
The ever clever Pavel Bansky has created a new sample of using Alpha numeric LCD displays with the...
Date: 10/02/2008
Device Solutions release Beta 3.0 Firmware
Device Solutions has release .NET MF V3.0 Beta firmware for the Tahoe platform. This adds more...
Date: 08/21/2008
Differences in .NET Micro Framework versions
Well, it didn't take very long for Jan Kučera to update his site to include info on the new...
Date: 07/28/2008
.Net Micro Framework Team Blog : v3.0 SDK beta now available!
The .NET micro Framework SDK V3.0 Beta is now available! .Net Micro Framework Team Blog : v3.0 SDK...
Date: 07/28/2008
Major update for .NET Micro Framework site
Jan Kučera has updated his web site about Microsoft .NET Micro Framework www.microframework.eu....
Date: 07/24/2008
Why do I need Dispose()
In working with C# myself and with customers I've discovered an area of confusion and hidden bugs....
Date: 07/04/2008
REALLY small low cost hardware platform for .NET Micro Framework
GHI Electronics just announced the USBizi system. It's VERY small and only $99 in QTY-1. Nice work...
Date: 06/24/2008
If I'm living in a managed world, why do I need Dispose()?
It's inevitable that at some point a C/C++ programmer migrating to .NET and C# will run into the...
Date: 06/19/2008
Interop shminterop! What's all this talk of Interop?
NOTE: The technology discussed in this BLOG post is of an early BETA form and may change...
Date: 06/06/2008