.NET Micro Framework (Archive)

ChipworkX development system

In the time that I have been away the .NET Micro Framework community made great progress. The first device running the new 4.0 framework beta comes from GHI Electronics. It’s called ChipworkX and has some impressive features:

• 200 Mhz 32-bit ARM 9 Processor
• 64MB SDRAM
• 256MB NAND FLASH (seen as an internal drive)
• 8MB NOR FLASH (For user deployment and EWR)
• 480×272 4.3″ TFT Display with touch screen.
• 2 SPI (8/16bit), I2C, 3 UART, 1 PWM
• One-wire interface
• SD/MMC card connector
• USB Device port
• Dual USB Host ports
• XBee module connector for wireless communications
• 3D Accelerometer BMA020
• MP3 & MIDI decoder chip VS1053 with Stereo Speakers and audio jack
• Real Time Clock Battery
• Power over USB
• Net Micro Framework 3.0 hosted, V4.0 ready
• Windows SideShow
• SQLite Database Support
• Native Procedure (RLP)
• PPP Stack

With the RLP feature you can write native C++ code that can be called from .NET MF without using the MF porting kit (GHI has used this to make a MPEG decoder!) also a database system is provided in the form of a SQLite Database system.

You can find more information at the ChipworkX product page