Among these is the i.MXS Development Kit from Freescale targeting Windows Vista SideShow applications.

According to Microsoft, the .NET Micro Framework (.NET MF) is a natural extension of its embedded software product line, bringing the efficiency and reliability of a managed code environment to very small devices with tight constraints on cost, memory, processing resources, and/or power consumption. Additionally, .NET MF's integration with Visual Studio will optimize software development efficiency, by providing PC emulation capabilities and on-device debugging within the Visual Studio IDE. User interface development is supported with Windows Presentation Foundation.

In this technical whitepaper, .NET MF team member Alden Linn offers some practical tips for getting started with .NET MF using the i.MXS Development Kit. Among the issues Linn addresses are some differences between the actual hardware and the .NET MF emulator.

Read the full paper here:

Getting Started with .NET Micro Framework on the Freescale i.MXS

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