.Net Gadgeteer
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Gadgeteer is an open-source toolkit that allows building small electronic devices using .NET and Visual Studio. It combines object-oriented programming with solderless assembly of electronics modules and quick construction using CAD. Gadgeteer is an open collaboration between Microsoft, hardware companies, and end users to help software engineers easily create applications for microcontrollers without low-level programming.
.Net Gadgeteer
- 2. An Open-Source toolkit for building small electronic devices using the .NET Framework and Visual Studio. Combines the advantages of object-oriented programming, solderless assembly of electronics with a kit of peripherals, and support for quick form-factor construction using computer-aided design. An open collaboration between Microsoft, hardware manufactuers, and end users. for Software Engineer, gadgeteer helps you escaping from the fussy low level driver or hardware, you can aim your bullet right to your application target. W hat is Gadgeteer?
- 3. Hardware To make a Gadgeteer project you need : A PC to program your application A Gadgeteer Mainboard A power board At least one module * You can found all of this at seeedstudio bazaar
- 4. Hardware Mainboard: Spider 72MHz 32-bit ARM-7 processor; 4.5MB Flash 16MB RAM Full TCP/IP Stack with SSL,HTTP,TCP, UDP,DHCP; SPI/UART/I2C/CAN….. … . Hydra Nano …… .. Module: Display T35 Module Current Module Accerometer Module Camera Module Cellular Radio Module Pulse Oximeter Module Moisture Module Barometer Module SD Card module Ethernet module … * You can found all of this at seeedstudio bazaar Hardware open-source, you can download them from: http://gadgeteer.codeplex.com/SourceControl/list/changesets
- 5. Software To start the Gadgeteer programming: Install the related software on PC. Upgrade firmware to the mainboard Install module driver on PC. Structure: http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/accelerometer-module-net-gadgeteer-compatible-p-968.html?cPath=203
- 6. Software Visual Programming: Visual studio would automatically create the init code for this module, need to USE them with the functions in the driver to program your applications.
- 7. Make a Project - W eather Station Includes: .NET Mainboard – Spider; Barometer; Temp&humility sensor Camera GPS SD Card Power module Cellular Radio A simple Weather Station that measures the environment and then upload to internet for sharing
- 8. Prepare the needed modules and connect the mainboard. Install the related drivers and wire to the right socket in visual studio, initial code will be generated automatically. Then, the modules can be used in application program as an object, all the api can be used by the application progarm, for example: display.SimpleGraphics.DisplayText("moisture: " + local_moistureValue, font, GT.Color.Green, 0, 0); local_SDCard.WriteFile(filename, binary_sensordata); local_moistureValue = moistureSensor.GetMoistureReading().ToString("f2"); Make a Project - W eather Station
- 9. Make a Project - W eather Station Take photos and get the data from the sensors, store into the SD Card: Photo taken by camera Environment result Next Step: Upload the result to internet, can be seen by people all the world!
- 10. Other Projects Gluttony snake machine A machine that you can play the “Gluttony snake” with it. Plant Assistant System with the “moisture sensor” and “relay” to helps irrigate the plants when needed. Or upload environment data for sharing. Intelligent Robot With the numerous gadgeteer sensor modules, a Robot that can react to human being/object detection/line finding…would be much easier than before. ……
- 11. Thanks. Weibo in sina: http ://weibo.com/seeedstudio
Editor's Notes
- #2: 一种称为 .net gadgteer 的模块化设计。何谓模块化设计？ 传统的电子开发方式： 选型 - 画板 - 制版 - 焊接 软件编程（从底层开始）；模块化开发方式：选型 - 连接 - 软件编程（有可能在网上找到别人开发过的 lib ）。硬件上避免了打板制版的痛苦，但软件上不可避免的会和底层打交道。 Gadgeteer 也是这样一种模块化设计思想，但它更有自己的特点： 1. 基于 MF 和 .net 编程，功能更加强大；传统的电子模块不具备这样的框架； 2. 处理器的强大，其他电子积木都是单片机或者 avr ； 3 。由于基于 net ，各个功能模块都有自己的驱动，接口更加明确和丰富，易于软件方面人员的上手开发。
- #3: Gadgeteer 是由微软主导，由各个开源硬件开发商协助共同开发的。微软提供了整个 gadgeteer 的框架，并提供 MF 作为整个系统的支撑；各个硬件开发商制作硬件，并提供与之对应的 SDK 或 Driver ； 它在硬件上采用处理器 + 功能模块的思想，各个模块即插即用，免去了普通用户在开发硬件的时候需要制板 / 焊板的痛苦； 在软件上使用 windows 的开发思想，为每一个模块配备了对应的驱动程序，用户无需了解硬件及底层众多繁杂的初始化 / 通讯等工作，直接使用驱动暴露出来的接口，就好像在 PC 上使用声卡 / 显卡 / 网卡的等一样方便；
- #4: 选择一款 gadgeteer 主板： 1. 用户可以选择所想用的 Module ，并下载安装相应的驱动，和 PC 上买声卡并安装驱动一样； 2. 安装 Module 的时候，选择与该 module 对应的 socket 类型并连接就可以了。 2.PC 机通过一块 power board 于 Mainboard 相连接，提供了在线调试功能，用户在开发过程中可以运行单步、全速等调试模式，并查看寄存器情况；
- #5: 现在已经开发完成的 module 大概有 20 种，还有大约 10 种正在开发中； 包括 sensor/wireless communication/store/human interface 等。
- #6: 基与 MF SDK4.1 以上； PC 端需要用户安装的可以简单分类为： IDE+MF SDK + Gadgeteer SDK + module driver ； 用户只需编写 application ， 操作简单。 至于 mainboard 里的 firmware ，有时候硬件供应商可能会有更新，只需按照说明更新即可。
- #9: 1. 安装好驱动之后，在 visual studio 上就能找到如图的图形，拖至编程区中就可以使用。