A look ahead: the development environment

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A look ahead the development environment
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Overview

• Whats a user to do?
• walk
• browse (follow links)
• scan (should load a new URL)

request to scan
Browser
Scanner App.
next URL
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Software components

• Visual Studio 2005 (from MSDNAA program)
• ActiveSync 4.1 (shipped with PPC)
• Windows Mobile 5.0 SDK for Pocket PC (free
  on-line)
• CONTACTLESSONE SDK RFID reader software
  (purchased from Sirit)
• IEM/PIE i.e., Internet Explorer

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PIE/IEM

• 2004 info
• 2006/2007 info
• Said to support CSS and javascript but
• We need to run a client-side application from the
  browser and the browser needs to receive
  information from that application

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CONTACTLESSONE SDK
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Windows Mobile 5.0 SDK

• Windows Mobile is a compact operating system
  combined with a suite of basic applications for
  mobile devices built on Windows CE and .NET.

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More acronym speak

• Windows CE, Windows Mobile, and Pocket PC are
  often used interchangeably but this is not
  accurate.
• Windows CE is a modular operating system that
  serves as the foundation of several classes of
  devices.
• Windows Mobile is a Microsoft-defined platform
  for general PDA use based on Windows CE. Pocket
  PC, SmartPhone, and PocketPC Phone Edition are
  the three main platforms under the Windows Mobile
  Umbrella.

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.NET Compact Framework 2.0
.NET Compact Framework 2.0 is a version of the
.NET Framework designed to run on mobile
devices such as PDAs
You can develop applications which Use the .NET
Compact Framework in Visual Studio.NET
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NET Compact Framework

• In addition to the common language runtime (CLR),
  the NET Compact Framework provides a unified set
  of class libraries. It is an optimized subset of
  the .NET Framework.
• 20mb ? 1.35mb (ROM)
• True subset no breaking changes
• Same languages, same code, same CIL

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Class libraries
Supports JIT Garbage Collection Type safety
exceptions Threading Windows OS (PInvoke) SQL
Mobile Server Web Services Sockets/Streams ADO.Net
Graphics
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Visual Studio 2005

• Visual Studio is Microsofts integrated
  development environment. It supports development
  of standalone applications, web sites, web
  applications, and web services that run on any
  platforms supported by Microsoft's .NET Framework.

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Developing in a Compact World

• Emulator debugging
• Deployment
• Compiles application for device
• Visual Studio deploys directly to device
• Create CAB file and transfer to device using
  ActiveSync
• Create EXE file to deploy from desktop to device

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Developing in a Compact World Whats Different?

• Specific performance issues
• XML
• Form loading
• SQL Server CE
• Emphasis on File Size
• Emphasis on Memory Footprint

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Developing in a Compact World Whats Different?

• No MDI applications
• No ActiveX controls
• Applications that dont really close
• No file system (C/?)
• Remoting
• Printing
• Server side functionality