Microsoft® .NET Micro Framework Training

Introduction to Application Development for the Microsoft® .NET Micro Framework - 1 Day course

The .NET Micro Framework Course covers the basics to developing applications using the .NET Micro Framework SDK. Different modules cover the features, namespaces, I/O support, and emulation. The EDK will be used as the target platform for the development. There are several exercises to give students hands-on experience with .NET Micro Framework SDK.

Prerequisites: Students should be familiar with Visual Studio, C#, and general .NET development

MODULE 1 – MICROSOFT® .NET MICRO FRAMEWORK OVERVIEW

• WHAT IS .NET MICRO FRAMEWORK
• EMBEDDED SOLUTIONS FROM MICROSOFT
• .NET MICRO FRAMEWORK HISTORY AND PRODUCTS
• ARCHITECTURE AND FEATURES
• .NET – THE ART OF RE-USABLE CODE

MODULE 2 – PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

• SHARED SUCCESS MODEL
• PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND THE PORTING KIT
• MODULE 2 LAB: BASIC APPLICATIONS AND DEBUGGING

MODULE 3 – INNER PROCESS MECHANICS

• APPLICATIONS RUNNING ON CLR
• MODULE 3 LAB: INNER PROCESS MECHANICS

MODULE 4 – NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS

• TCP/IP COMMUNICATIONS
• SOCKETS
• WEB SERVICES - DPWS
• MODULE 4 LAB: SOCKETS

MODULE 5 – MANAGED DRIVER

• EXAMPLE SPI-TO-SERIAL MATRIX LCD
• CREATING A MANAGED CODE DRIVER
• MODULE 5 LAB: SPI DRIVER

MODULE 6 – GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE

• DIFFERENT USER INTERFACES
• GRAPHIC AND OTHER CLASSES
• DIFFERENCES FROM WINDOWS PRESENTATION FOUNDATION
• BUTTONS AND HARDWARE CONNECTIVITY
• FONT CONVERSION
• MODULE 6 LAB: USING GRAPHICS

MODULE 7 – DATA STORAGE

• STORAGE IN .NET MICRO FRAMEWORK
• EXTENDED WEAK REFERENCES
• MODULE 7 LAB: DATA STORAGE

MODULE 8 – CUSTOM EMULATOR

• EXTENSIBLE EMULATOR
• EMULATOR ARCHITECTURE
• EMULATOR NAMESPACE
• THE BASIC STEPS
• LAB 8: CUSTOM EMULATOR

MODULE 9 – SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS

• SERIAL PORT COMMUNICATION
• LAB 9: SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS