The Microsoft team keeps the .NET Micro Framework website up to date. If you have not had a chance to visit recently, I would encourage you to do so. One of the latest additions is a picture flipper (to the right of the page) showing devices that use .NET Micro Framework.
In addition it is useful to visit the .NET Micro Framework MSDN page. There you will find the SDK, White Papers, tutorial videos and various other useful items.
Release 1.1 of AxiDotNet integrated .NET Micro Framework based solutions for Analog Devices Blackfin Processors is available now.
We have a number of feature additions (e.g. USB, TWI, Touch screen, etc.), improvements/enhancements (e.g. improved graphics, LCD driver …), sample codes (e.g. RFID, InterOp, …) and assemblies in this release.
A free evaluation copy for the ADSP-BF527 EZ-KIT Lite can be downloaded from our support site. Go ahread and give it try.
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Unlike many of the ARM based processors that are currently supported by .NET Micro Framework, Blackfin processors provide a unique architecture that combines DSP and micro-processor features. Using these features Analog Devices has developed a series of software modules enabling audio and video CODECs, as well as audio and video post processors. These software modules can be used on many of the devices in the Blackfin processor family. For a full list of the available modules see the page on Analog Devices website.
As part of AxiDotNet solutions we will enable and integrate these modules into .NET Micro Framework on Blackfin processors. This will expand the use of .NET Micro Framework capabilities (on Blackfin) with a wide variety of audio/video CODECs and post-processors.
AxiDotNet is a package designed to enable Microsoft .NET Micro Framework on the Analog Devices Blackfin processors and Ez-Kits.
By default, AxiDotNet supports the standard .NET Micro Framework features. However, AxiDotNet is designed to move Micro Framework and Blackfin developers beyond this general capability.
In addition to processor and BSP support, AxiDotNet enables A/V CODECs and Post-Processing , as well as the integration of VDK RTOS for applications that require real-time functionality and want to take advantage of Micro Framework capabilities. Using AxiDotNet designers can implement their own specialized code, reaching into the DSP capabilities of the Blackfin, if required.
There is a new .NET Micro Framework Forum established on linkedin. This group is for developers and other professionals to post and discuss various news, opportunities, issues and applications related to embedded development using .NET Micro Framework.
Interested parties are invited to join the group (here) and contribute/benefit from technical discussions and business opportunities.
In this entry we discuss connecting and using the Parallax RFID devices with the EzKit and the AxiDotNet (AxiomFount’s solution enabling Microsoft’s .NET Micro Framework on Analog Devices’ Blackfin).
The RFID reader from Parallax uses a serial (UART) connection as an interface to the host processor. The reader outputs data at 2400bps with UART settings of 8n1. The physical interface consists of four pins: +5V VCC, GND, Enable# and Data.
This post describes how to use the .NET Micro Framework and AxiDotNet to create a basic application that uses Blackfin’s TWI (Two Wire Interface, alternatively known as I2C).
Using AxiDotNet integrated libraries for Blackfin, it is possible to communicate with any device supporting I2C interface connected to TWI on Blackfin. Since the Blackfin specific TWI drivers and functions are supported by AxiDoNet, all a user has to do is write application-layer managed (C#) code for the specific I2C device they want to use.
We will provide more details on hardware and the application software below. The source code for the application software can be found at the end of this post.
Norwood, MA (PRWEB) February 9, 2009 — Analog Devices Inc. (ADI) reaffirms its commitment to its SHARC and Blackfin processor developer community by expanding access to their robust development tools ecosystem. The SHARC 2146x processor family is now supported by ADI’s VisualDSP++ software development environment, whereas, with AxiomFount’s AxiDotNet, developers working with the Blackfin BF52x family have integrated access to Microsoft’s .NET Micro Framework 3.0.
Read the complete press release here
Its’ finally here. Our apologies for the delay in making this available.
Release 1.0 is available now and an free evaluation copy for the Analog Devices Blackfin ADSP-BF527 EZ-KIT Lite can be downloaded from our support site.