7 replies to this topic

[Eppetiano]

Hello all, does anyone knows how to create a windows form using .net micro framework, in order to build an user interface? I have made a nice temperature sensor solution (netduino plus application) using visual studio 2010, and now i would like to create a user interface window with buttons and options to present temperature values to user. Is it possible? Thank you very much?

[Mario Vernari]

Not sure about your goal. Are you asking about a PC-based software communicating with a Netduino, or a pure-Netduino project which embeds a LCD screen?

[Magpie]

Hi

I think Eppetiano is asking about the first one, a pc client.
You just use visual studio to make a Windows Form application, that runs on your PC.

So you need to make two solutions
Your netduino solution which captures the data and communicates.
And your windows form solution with runs as an exe on your pc, displays data and communicates.

You have to have some sort of communication protocol common to both solutions to transfer the data between the Netduino Plus and the Form application.

You could use XML over http.

I think Neon.Mika webserver would have an example of this.

[matthew.lazarow]

Hello, I'm facing a similar situation now and was just curious how you made out with your project.  I'm trying to demo a project with a real time display (hopefully through a windows forms control) but ran into the same framework compatibility issues.

[NooM]

use the normal .net framework for windows.

 

 

app made in visual studio express.

[JerseyTechGuy]

My Pandora's Box project does this.  Basically, I wrote a Windows Client in .NET and have my .NETMF software that runs on the Netduino.  My .NETMF program also runs the NeonMika web server.  Using JSON my Windows Application and my NETMF software communicate back and forth via HTTP.  The Windows Application is able to ask the Netduino for sensor readings and they are returned from the Netduino using JSON which is parsed and displayed by the Windows Client.  Originally I started doing this via Serial to USB using an FTDI card but I found this was very slow.  HTTP over the Ethernet connection was much faster.

[NeonMika / Markus VV.]

Hi guys.

Thanks dave for mentioning the NeonMika.Webserver.

I will upload a basic communication client for my webserver this evening (for everyone not from europe: it'S 7am at the moment )

It is pretty easy, and my GUI application will provide some classes for easy communication with the NeonMika.Webserver.

Probably you want to have a look at it, i think it's a great way to make data available over ethernet.

 

Greets, Markus

[NeonMika / Markus VV.]

Reporting back in:

After one day full of nice work i can present the NeonMika.NetduinoControl as well as my client library for the NeonMika.Webserver.

 

http://forums.netdui...rclientlibrary/

 

Building up on this it should be easy for you to expand it to your needs

 

Greets, Markus