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| Microsoft .NET Micro Framework Is Now Available Microsoft has announced the availability of the software development kit for the Microsoft .NET Micro Framework. With its ability to work seamlessly with Visual Studio, the .NET Micro Framework extends the power of Microsoft's embedded offerings into the realm of smaller, less expensive and more resource-constrained devices. The .NET Micro Framework SDK enables developers to take full advantage of the C# development language and the rich development and debugging experience that Visual Studio provides. In addition, the SDK offers user-extensible hardware emulation and seamless, graphical debugging of emulated and real hardware to deliver robust solutions in less time than ever before. The .NET Micro Framework SDK not only works seamlessly with Visual Studio and offers an extensible emulator, but is also supported by a number of hardware platforms based on the ARM7 and ARM9 processor cores. The framework also enables device developers to connect these hardware platforms to virtually any peripheral hardware through industry-standard communication connections and custom-managed drivers. System Requirements for Developing on the .NET Micro Framework: • Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista or Microsoft Windows Server 2003; • Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition or greater. The .NET Micro Framework grew out of the Smart Personal Objects Technology initiative at Microsoft. This framework is a natural extension of Microsoft's offerings for creating embedded systems and provides an easy-to-use solution for this type of development. Though it is used on very small devices, the Microsoft .NET Micro Framework provides a managed code environment that brings a strong degree of efficiency and reliability to the realm of embedded software development. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Computing News :: home page |