Developing Applications For The Ck31; Developing A New Application - Intermec CK31 User Manual

Chapter 3 — Developing and Installing Applications

Developing Applications for the CK31

The CK31 Handheld Computers run applications programmed
in Microsoft Embedded Visual C++. The CK31 can also run
applications developed for the .NET Compact framework using
Microsoft C# and Visual Basic.
Use this section to understand the hardware and software you
need to:
• develop a new application for the CK31.
• develop a web-based application for the CK31.
• convert a Trakker Antares application to a CK31 application.

Developing a New Application

Use the Intermec resource kits to develop new applications to
run on the CK31. The Intermec resource kits are a library of
C++ and .NET components grouped by functionality that you
can use to create applications for the CK31. The resource kits
are part of the Intermec Developer Library (IDL), which is
available as a download from the Intermec web site at
www.intermec.com/idl.
You need these hardware and software components to use the
Intermec resource kits:
• Pentium PC, 400 MHz or higher
• Windows 2000 (Service Pack 2 or later) or Windows XP
(Home, Professional, or Server)
• For native C++ development, Microsoft eMbedded Visual
C++ version 4.0 with eVC++ Service Pack 2
• For .NET Development and Compact Framework (C# and
VB.NET), Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003
• 128MB RAM (196MB recommended)
• 360MB hard drive space for minimum installation (720MB
for complete)
• CD-ROM drive compatible with multimedia PC
specification
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