Microsoft® .NET Compact Framework Kick Start

In Brief

• Smart Device Extensions is a part of Visual Studio 7.1 that lets developers target the .NET Compact Framework for PocketPC and Windows CE devices.

• Creating and deploying applications for PocketPC devices is very easy and usually works “out of the box.” However, deploying and debugging applications on Windows CE devices can be more challenging.

• Conman is the connectivity technology by which Smart Device Extensions communicates with devices. Understanding Conman makes it possible to effectively troubleshoot connectivity issues.

• CPU Picker lets users dictate to Conman exactly which CPU architecture their device uses, which can solve problems caused when Conman cannot correctly determine the architecture for itself.

• The Smart Device Authentication ...