.NET Micro Framework Toolbox

Project Description
This project is a sub-framework for the .NET Micro Framework that gives support for several electrical components in the form of drivers NETMF-devices.

What's in the project?
In this project is support for multiple devices by adding several drivers in the form of classes. See the documentation for more details about them.

How to download the source code
All source code is available on Codeplex. To download the latest release, follow these two simple steps:
1. Browse through the latest build using this direct link: http://netmftoolbox.codeplex.com/SourceControl/BrowseLatest
2. Click on the big download-button

If you need support
The developers and maintainer of this library are all active at http://forums.netduino.com/

If you encounter any problems with Netduino hardware, it's best to post a thread on those forums.

Also, there's the Discussions tab.

Note about Visual Basic support
Although the framework code is completely written in C#, all samples are available for both C# and Visual Basic. This requires .NET Micro Framework 4.2 or higher.

Here's an example if one of the classes/devices in action;

Netduino HD44780 Snake

I [Stefan Thoolen] just updated the .NETMF Toolbox with some additional samples for both Visual C# and VB.NET. One of them is this awesome game which demonstrates custom character support for the HD44780 text LCDs:

So what kind of devices are supported?

Supported devices

And it's not just all about hardware devices. Check out these classes

And the source for all of this is available too!

Multi-touch Application Showcase 'The Story of Phebus'

User Experience Design Patterns for multi-touch devices

Speaker : Sigrid Vandeweghe - Human Interface Group

“Web Services on Devices” API (WSDAPI) is Microsoft’s interoperable implementation of Device Profile for Web Services. WSDAPI can be used for easy SOAP based communications between devices (including those that are embedded) and clients.  Because the DPWS is an open specification, compatibility with other implementations is ensured.  Microsoft’s WSDAPI not only offers a complete set of APIs, it also features a code generation utility that enables developers to focus on core functionality of the device and not on the communication.

Press release about MESDC:                     http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/feb08/02-26MSEDCPR.mspx

More about WSDAPI on MSDN:               http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa826001(VS.85).aspx

Dan Driscoll’s WDAPI Blog:                         http://blogs.msdn.com/dandris/

The answers will be revealed next month at the MIX10 conference. All those attending the event, a web conference intended for designers and developers, will receive free development tools and exclusive free support for Windows Phone 7 Series. There’s also a dedicated track on the Windows Phone 7 Series platform that runs throughout the event for mobile developers to follow. And if you register before February 21st, you can get $200 off.

So how excited are the developers? Well, as the first comment on MIX’s site about the offer reads, “Can't wait! Windows Phone 7 is made of win.” We couldn’t agree more.

Image credit: Engadget

You can also find some videos of his experiments here:

• Head Tracking for Desktop VR Displays using the WiiRemote
• Low-Cost Multi-touch Whiteboard using the Wiimote
• Tracking fingers with the Wii Remote

And here is the description of the session he is doing at MIX09:

Interaction Techniques Using the Wii Remote (and Other HCI Projects)
by: Johnny Lee

The Wii remote is a sophisticated controller containing a variety of sensing capabilities. In this session, Johnny Lee covers several interaction techniques enabled by the Wii remote and explains how you can develop your own applications. Johnny also introduces a few of his other research projects in the broader domain of Human-Computer Interaction.