The Internet of Things, Mobility and the .Net Micro Framework, presented by Dave Glover of Microsoft at the Sydney Mobile .Net Developers meeting n March 2014

1. DAVE GLOVER
MICROSOFT AUSTRALIA
WINDOWS PHONE DEVELOPER EVANGELIST
DGLOVER@MICROSOFT.COM
@DGLOVER

2. RELATED TRENDS
• Things getting bigger, smaller and everywhere
• Big data
• Mobility
• Gadgetization - fitbit
• Domotics – home automation
• Internet of things
• 3.4×1038 IPV6 addresses
• 1.33*1050 atoms in the world
• Est 20~30 billion connect devices

3. ELECTRONIC PROTOTYPING PLATFORMS
Options for physical computing
• Gadgeteer, .NET, C#/VB, Easy
• Arduino, Wiring, C++ like, real-time
• Raspberry Pi, Linux based

4. • Spun off from SPOT (Small Person Object Technology)
• Open Source .NET Platform for resource constrained devices
• Devices with a 32-bit processor and as little as 64K RAM
• Subset of .NET ~70 classes, ~400 methods, WCF, WPF, SOAP, WSDL
• CLR, Type System, Managed, Threads, Events, Exceptions
• Use Visual Studio as the IDE plus Emulator
• Program in C# or VB.NET – no generics
• Same code runs on any NetMF device with minimal changes
• Full debugging capabilities
• Emulator, Breakpoints, Stepping, Variables, Stack Traces

5. WHAT IS .NET GADGETEER
• Open Source prototyping
Pluggable Platform
• http://gadgeteer.codeplex.com/
• Runs .NET Micro
Framework
• Limited electronics
knowledge required
• Education, Hobbyists,
Professionals
Modules
Boards

6. FEZ Spider – EMX ARM7 72MHz
3000KB Flash 12000KB RAM
FEZ Cerberus/Cerbuino/Cerb40 –
OSHW Cortex-M4 168MHz 300KB
Flash 112KB RAM
netduino go - STMicro 32-bit,
Cortex-M4, 384KB Flash, 100+ RAM
Fez Hydra – OSHW ARM9 240MHz
3000KB Flash 12000KB RAM
www.netduino.com, www.ghielectronics.com, www.seeedstudio.com

7. • Open Source Microcontroller Platform for electronics prototyping
• Uses the Arduino programming language (Wiring - C++ based)
• http://arduino.cc/en/Reference
• IDE Arduino and Visual Studio addin http://visualmicro.codeplex.com
• Loop based, no threads, no exceptions, no interactive debug
• Benefits
• Real time
• Inexpensive
• Cross-Platform Software, lots of shared libraries
• Open Source and Extensible Software and Hardware
Boards
Shields

8. www.netduino.com
Pro – Atmel ARM7 48MHz
128KB Flash 60KB RAM
FEZ Panda II - USBizi-100
ARM7 72MHz 148KB Flash
62KB RAM
Arduino Shield Compatible

9. HOW TO GET STARTED
 Visual Studio 2010/12 (Express)
 .NET Microsoft SDK
 Gadgeteer Board
 Gadgeteer Board SDK

10. VISUAL STUDIO GADGETEER
ARDUINO FOR VISUAL STUDIO

11. RESOURCES
 www.netmf.com
 .net micro framework docs
 http://www.netmf.com/gadgeteer
 http://channel9.msdn.com/search?term=gadgeteer
 US Suppliers
 www.ghielectronics.com, www.netduino.com, www.seeedstudio.com
 Australian Distributors
 http://australianrobotics.com.au/catalog/gadgeteer
 http://au.mouser.com/
 References
 Beginners Guide to C# and.NET Micro Framework
 Getting Started with .NET Gadgeteer
 Arduino Add in for Visual Studio Pro and above
 http://visualmicro.codeplex.com