http://www.ghielectronics.com Get the latest news from GHI Electronics, LLC. en-us Wed, 16 May 2012 22:57:09 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=6937
FEZ Cerbuino Bee's page:
http://www.ghielectronics.com/catalog/product/351

.NET Gadgeteer modules
http://www.ghielectronics.com/catalog/category/275/

Just like FEZ Cerb40, FEZ Cerbuino runs the same open-source FEZ Cerberus firmware, which is being developed by companies and community members alike. You are invited to join the project at https://stm32f4.codeplex.com/

]]> Wed, 02 May 2012 12:50:00 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=6937 http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=6847
G120 is in the final stages of testing. Available in the third quarter of 2012. Expected volume price is $30 each.
Please see G120 product page for more details http://www.ghielectronics.com/catalog/product/373

]]> Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:47:09 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=6847 http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=6634
VideoOut Module: A display module that supports both VGA and Analog Video RCA output. Capable of outputting 320x240, 640x480, and 800x600 resolutions. Adding a 60" TV is a one module away.
http://www.ghielectronics.com/catalog/product/356

OBD II Module: This module will allow you to communicate with any vehicle that supports OBDII. With this module, you can read statistics from your car such as RPM, Vehicle Speed, Fuel Type/Level and much more.
http://www.ghielectronics.com/catalog/product/365

HD44780 Display Module: Adds a very simple and quick way to connect 16x2 and 20x4 character displays. We will also have one (or more) options with display included as well.
http://www.ghielectronics.com/catalog/product/358

MaxO Module: A chain-able output extender. Through a single S-socket a developer can add 32 outputs for each module added. Only 4 of these modules will add 128 outputs to a single socket.
http://www.ghielectronics.com/catalog/product/361

IO60P16 Module: A single socket from mainboard will add 60 inputs/outputs with interrupt capability. Also, 16 of these pins can be PWM signals. The signals with PWM are exposed on header-placement so it is easy to add standard RC servo motors. Adding 16 servo motors was never easier.
http://www.ghielectronics.com/catalog/product/363

RED LED Matrix Module (DaisyLink): The on-board 50Mhz Cortex-M0 handles all the timing ad drawing leaving the system free to control many of these modules with minimal system resources. Thanks to Gadgeteer's dasylink protocol, this is all handled automatically by the system.
http://www.ghielectronics.com/catalog/product/370

Load Module: Seven digital switches capable of 3Amp 30V to control motors, relays and even solenoids.
http://www.ghielectronics.com/catalog/product/364

IR Receiver Module with Remote:
http://www.ghielectronics.com/catalog/product/360

MicroSD Card Module:
http://www.ghielectronics.com/catalog/product/359

PIR motion detection module:
http://www.ghielectronics.com/catalog/product/357

RFID Reader Module.
http://www.ghielectronics.com/catalog/product/366

RS232 Module:
http://www.ghielectronics.com/catalog/product/355

There is more to come, we are just getting started.

]]> Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:37:34 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=6634 http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=6141
Engineering Manager Joe Issa believes open source is helping many developers achieve their goals in less time. He thanks Microsoft for the NETMF sources and Oberon Microsystems for contributing STM32F1 processor support. This gave GHI Electronics a head start in porting NETMF to STM32F4.

The 8 Gadgeteer sockets on FEZ Cerberus are packed with functionalities. "FEZ Cerberus is small and compact yet has many inputs and outputs to control a magnitude of different applications, especially in robotics and home automation," says Aron Phillips, NETMF Porting Lead, OSH Division.

FEZ Cerberus is also offered in a kit aimed at jump-starting users. This kit can be extended through the numerous available modules on the market.

GHI Electronics didn't stop at low-cost, we took the cost even lower. FEZ Cerb40 is a $24.95 NETMF board. Smaller than a stick of gum, FEZ Cerb40 uses the same processor and firmware as FEZ Cerberus but instead of exposing sockets, it exposes the processor pins in a DIP40 format. Non-Gadgeteer and Gadgeteer users alike will enjoy this board.

"We believe in Open Source Hardware and we are proud to have FEZ Cerberus and FEZ Cerb40 open," says Founder and CEO Gus Issa. This allows our TinyCLR.com and the open source communities to contribute to the firmware. It also opens doors for non-NETMF and non-Gadgeteer users to benefit from these powerful boards, thanks to the available JTAG pins.

FEZ Cerberus and FEZ Cerb40 are both in stock and available for sale. Please visit GHI Electronics catalog for .NET Gadgeteer at http://www.ghielectronics.com/catalog/category/265/

]]> Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:53:01 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=6141 http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=6067
Important notes:
1. This SDK also includes the changes in previous beta so check the previous release notes for full details.
2. Update your device with latest firmware
3. Read the release notes
4. Start with a new project (or update the DLLs if you know how)


As always, the package installer is found at http://www.tinyclr.com/support/

]]> Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:06:58 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=6067 http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=5469 http://www.tinyclr.com/support/

]]> Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:16:55 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=5469 http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=5154
http://netmfglide.codeplex.com

]]> Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:44:04 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=5154 http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=4949
What's special about the NETMF/Gadgeteer board is that its firmware is compiled with open-source GCC compiler. Which means the community is able to modify and contribute easily. The board is also designed in EAGLE, a low-cost professional PCB design software commonly used with open-source hardware.

At only $79.95 for the mainboard and $99.95 for the starter kit, FEZ Hydra is a compelling solution at an affordable price.

A $500 coupon for running Linux on FEZ Hydra: http://tinyclr.com/forum/21/4930
A $250 coupon + free FEZ Hydra contest: http://tinyclr.com/forum/21/4680/
FEZ Hydra product page: http://www.ghielectronics.com/catalog/product/328
For more information about .NET Gadgeteer visit: http://www.netmf.com/gadgeteer/
Design sources and porting info: http://wiki.tinyclr.com/index.php?title=FEZ_Hydra_Developer

]]> Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:59:07 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=4949 http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=4667
What's special about the NETMF/Gadgeteer board is that its firmware is compiled with open-source GCC compiler. Which means the community is able to modify and contribute easily. The board is also designed in EAGLE, a low-cost professional PCB design software commonly used with open-source hardware.

An economical price is one of the main goals for FEZ Hydra. It is priced at only $79.95, with a starter kit, for only $99.

FEZ Hydra is currently only offered to community contributors. If you have experience with NETMF Porting Kit, please contact GHI Electronics http://www.ghielectronics.com/contact/. Preorders starts in December 2011. All design files and source code files will be available in December 2011 as well.

More details on FEZ Hydra are found at http://www.ghielectronics.com/catalog/product/328
For more information about .NET Gadgeteer visit: http://www.netmf.com/gadgeteer/

]]> Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:41:35 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=4667 http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=4337
Here is a blog post, with a nice unboxing video, from one of GHI's customers:
http://devhammer.net/blog/are-you-a-gadgeteer

For more information on FEZ Spider and .NET Gadgeteer:
http://www.ghielectronics.com/catalog/category/265/

]]> Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:29:12 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=4337 http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=4267 http://wiki.tinyclr.com/index.php?title=Gadgeteer

GHI now offers an application to install the necessary components. There is also a new application to help in firmware update. Please follow the link above for further details.

This will be enhanced in near future and we are in the process or opening more of the source codes and hardware files. Thanks for everyone who supported us by buying FEZ Spider.

We look forward to your feedback.

]]> Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:13:26 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=4267 http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=4259
Try it now for free! Glide only uses standard NETMF calls so it can run on the default NETMF emulator or any NETMF device with graphics support. All libraries are provided free for non-commercial use.

Glide's commercial license includes full source code. Please visit GHI's catalog for more details http://www.ghielectronics.com/catalog/product/302

]]> Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:49:58 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=4259 http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=4205 http://www.tinyclr.com/release-notes/

]]> Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:23:51 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=4205 http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=3873
We hope you will enjoy this two week sale and take advantage of it http://www.ghielectronics.com/catalog/category/43/

]]> Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:10:41 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=3873 http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=3755 http://www.ghielectronics.com/catalog/category/265/

"As soon as we heard about Gadgeteer we saw the potential of the platform and we engaged with Microsoft to see how we could help bring it to market" said Gus, Engineering Manager at GHI Electronics. "We're excited to be one of the first partners in what we believe will quickly become a healthy ecosystem."

Microsoft .NET Gadgeteer is an open-source toolkit for building small electronic devices using the .NET Micro Framework and Visual Studio/Visual C# Express. Gadgeteer 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. This powerful combination allows embedded and handheld devices to be iteratively designed, built and programmed in a matter of hours rather than days or weeks. Learn more at http://www.netmf.com/gadgeteer/

FEZ Spider Starter Kits will be at Detroit Maker Faire on July 30th/31st. Come visit us and you will get to meet GHI and Microsoft's main developers behind FEZ Spider and .NET Gadgeteer. More details on Maker Faire at http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/15/3700/

]]> Thu, 28 Jul 2011 10:02:53 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=3755 http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=3700
Note: We are preparing couple surprises for our visitors there.

LOCATION
The Henry Ford
20900 Oakwood Blvd
Dearborn, MI 48124-5029

HOURS
Saturday, July 30th - 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday, July 31st - 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

http://makerfaire.com/detroit/2011/

]]> Tue, 19 Jul 2011 22:00:11 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=3700 http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=3579
There is also an experimental new WiFi driver in the SDK. This was only added for close partners and internal testing, public usage is not permitted yet.

The SDK has other important fixes and changes. Please see release notes for details:
http://www.tinyclr.com/release-notes/

GHI is offering a tested USB Camera, on the catalog for $11.95
http://www.ghielectronics.com/catalog/product/290

]]> Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:49:09 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=3579 http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=3473 http://code.tinyclr.com/project/330/fez-music-shield/

The unique shape of this shield allows it to fit well with shields that have ethernet connectors, like FEZ Connect shield. More information is available on the catalog page: http://www.ghielectronics.com/catalog/product/289

]]> Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:46:22 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=3473 http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=3459 Android Open Accessory:
The Android 3.1 platform (also backported to Android 2.3.4) introduces Android Open Accessory support, which allows external USB hardware (an Android USB accessory) to interact with an Android-powered device in a special "accessory" mode. When an Android-powered powered device is in accessory mode, the connected accessory acts as the USB host (powers the bus and enumerates devices) and the Android-powered device acts as the USB device.
http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/usb/adk.html

GHI Electronics' Solution
One of the various exclusive value-added features that GHI offers with .NET Micro Framework solutions is USB Host capability which is needed to access Android devices.
http://www.ghielectronics.com/profile/

Here is a sample App that our friend Blake made with our FEZ Domino board:
https://github.com/bcr/NetmfAndroidOpenAccessory is the .NET Micro Framework code.
https://github.com/bcr/HelloFez is the Android code.



Android Debug Bridge
Your android OS is older! no problem. RobotFreak provided an example on how to use Android Debugging Bridge to communicate with FEZ Domino:
http://code.google.com/p/robotfreak/wiki/FezBridge

Here is the complete thread discussing these capabilities with android and FEZ
http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/20/3212/#/1/

]]> Tue, 14 Jun 2011 09:58:10 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=3459 http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=3360
http://technologyandfriends.com/archive/2011/05/23/tf157.aspx

]]> Wed, 01 Jun 2011 12:35:05 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=3360 http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=3345
The Faire is open to the public from 10 AM to 5 PM Saturday June 4, 2011.
Washtenaw Farm Council Fairgrounds
(a.k.a. Saline Fairgrounds)
5055 Ann Arbor Saline Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48103

http://www.a2makerfaire.com/2011/

]]> Tue, 31 May 2011 12:18:38 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=3345 http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=3188
"Taking Control of your World with the .NET Micro Framework" http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/DevDays/DevDays-2011-Netherlands/Devdays030

]]> Sat, 07 May 2011 22:27:31 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=3188 http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=3025
Need touch color display and the popular FEZ Panda II? We have a kit for you. Want even more? The FEZ Ultimate Kit takes the Internet of things kit and combines it with FEZ Touch and FEZ Panda II for under $150!

FEZ Internet of Things Kit http://www.ghielectronics.com/catalog/product/264
FEZ Ultimate Kit http://www.ghielectronics.com/catalog/product/265

]]> Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:19:24 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=3025 http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=3005
http://www.ghielectronics.com/catalog/product/139

]]> Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:08:16 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=3005 http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=2993 http://www.ghielectronics.com/catalog/product/263

]]> Thu, 14 Apr 2011 09:28:27 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=2993 http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=2915 http://www.ghielectronics.com/catalog/category/44/

]]> Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:42:46 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=2915 http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=2823 http://www.ghielectronics.com/catalog/product/256

GHI hasn't stopped there but also added FEZ Connect, FEZ Touch and the all-new Tinkerer Kit.

FEZ Connect: A combination of Ethernet Shield, servo header and 3-pin eblock connectors. Software developers can enjoy using the many available 3-pin eblocks without the need for any electronics background.
http://www.ghielectronics.com/catalog/product/261

FEZ Touch: A 240x320 16-bit color display with touch screen.
http://www.ghielectronics.com/catalog/product/262

Tinkerer kit: Large enough to fit multiple shields, even fist FEZ Touch display.
http://www.ghielectronics.com/catalog/product/257

]]> Fri, 25 Mar 2011 21:38:50 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=2823 http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=2777 Want to learn more on .NET Micro Framework? Come join the "GANG!" You will always get great topics, friendly people and free food at Great Lakes Area .NET User Group. There was 84 attendees in last meeting.

When?
GANG Meeting April 20, 2011: Charles Stacy Harris III and Gus Issa on An Introduction to the .NET Micro Framework and “The Internet of Things”

For more details: http://www.migang.org/Meetings.aspx

]]> Mon, 21 Mar 2011 08:24:37 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=2777 http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=2718
This blog post explains how it's done http://ghielectronics.blogspot.com/2011/03/usb-host-support-is-added-on-fez-panda.html

Make sure to subscribe to our blog for future updates.

]]> Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:20:00 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=2718 http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=2705
Not only RLP, the SDK ships with many new features (some were just added and some come from previous beta). Some of them are:

* Pin mapping for the new FEZ Panda II
* Joystick support on USB Client
* Brand new CAN drivers
* Wiznet networking drivers optimization, up to 3 times faster
* PinCapture
* Parallel Port
* 4KByte storage sector
* OutputComapre enhancement for generating accurate waveforms

A complete list is available in the release notes http://www.tinyclr.com/release-notes/

]]> Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:55:11 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=2705 http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=2683 http://www.dotnetrocks.com/default.aspx?ShowNum=625

Note that since the interview, GHI have moved all products from www.TinyCLR.com to www.GHIElectronics.com, dedicating www.TinyCLR.com to the growing NETMF community.

]]> Sun, 13 Mar 2011 12:48:18 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=2683 http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=2470
Embedded World website http://www.embedded-world.de/en/

]]> Sat, 19 Feb 2011 07:16:27 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=2470 http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=2437
Please visit the new website at http://www.GHIElectronics.com and provide any feedback or problems to http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/12/2436/

]]> Tue, 15 Feb 2011 13:13:45 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=2437 http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=1934
Put in your wish list and if it is reasonable and you have been good (your experience points) then you never know, FEZ Santa may help you with what you need.

So here you go http://www.tinyclr.com/wishlist

]]> Mon, 13 Dec 2010 12:50:05 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=1934 http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=1319 The first one to show a video of this new feature gets 500 points.

Please READ the release notes about changes and known issues.

Due to breaking changes in SDK, installing it will remove GHI's Visual Studio templates.
To resolve the issue, all previous GHI SDKs must be uninstalled before installing this version.

Edit: The documentation for the new CDC feature is explained under CDC class (USBC_CDC documentation), there is a section at the bottom where it explains CDC + debug and there is a separate driver for them.

]]> Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:10:16 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=1319 http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=1300
We added a note on home page and some images of GHI and non-GHI devices.
http://www.microframeworkprojects.com

You can see all kind of NETMF devices on this page http://www.microframeworkprojects.com/index.php?title=Devices

This move comes after GHI re-released all its components drivers whit Apache 2 license. See more http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/15/1073/

]]> Thu, 14 Oct 2010 11:32:46 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=1300 http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=1257 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Clint/NET-Gadgeteer

]]> Mon, 11 Oct 2010 13:51:01 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=1257 http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=1226
The website is still in beta and only up for testing purposes. Please check it out and let us know what you think http://www.fezzer.com

Currently, adding code will not add experience points but do not worry we will be adding this very soon and whatever you do now will be recalculated and added to your MyGHI account. So, go ahead and add it all :)

Discussion starts here http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/12/1225/

]]> Fri, 08 Oct 2010 16:22:57 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=1226 http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=1161
Today, we see a proliferation of applications that include connected devices. In fact, the “Internet of Things” (devices connected over the Internet) is already estimated to be larger than the World Wide Web in terms of endpoints and is projected to grow to an order of magnitude larger in the next few years.

In the near future, we’ll be interacting with more intelligent devices instead of recognizable computers. Just look around your house. The things that can be usefully connected include your appliances (for energy management, software updates and maintenance); your car (for coordination on recharging your new electric vehicle with the grid, automatic testing and maintenance and software updates); your irrigation system (for scheduling based on weather reports and water management); your pets (to determine their location and configure invisible fencing); your thermostat (for remote control); and much more.

Read the full article at MSDN Magazine online
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/gg232761.aspx

]]> Sun, 03 Oct 2010 13:24:41 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=1161 http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=1073
If you still find any file with old license then please bring it up and we will update it.

This is what you should now see in all source files.

/*
Copyright 2010 GHI Electronics LLC
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
*/

]]> Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:17:03 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=1073 http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=1044
...you can sell these on ebay later and make money :o

]]> Wed, 22 Sep 2010 21:04:05 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=1044 http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=1039 Don't tell gus!

]]> Wed, 22 Sep 2010 13:06:54 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=1039 http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=1030
Here it is http://twitter.com/tinyclr

We may use this more at maker faire? We will see.

]]> Tue, 21 Sep 2010 17:26:16 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=1030 http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=1028 The age should be 18-61 (as mentioned on the ticket)
The Maker Faire will be in
NY Hall of Science
Queens, NY
Sept 25-26, 2010

]]> Tue, 21 Sep 2010 13:02:02 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=1028 http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=1021

]]> Tue, 21 Sep 2010 09:31:07 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=1021 http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=982
The page has bidirectional flow. The potentiometer on FEZ will make changes on the page and at the same time, clicking buttons on the page can toggle LEDs or send text to the display.

This is just a starter ;) We look forward to see more amazing work done by you.

Here is a video for you.This will be demoed at maker fair next week
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCS6-BQMnyU

]]> Sat, 18 Sep 2010 12:45:09 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=982 http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=971
Maybe dial a number or playback a message ... You can probably think of a million ways to use this.

Here is a little video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3HnikN-nLk

This will be added to the SDK coming next week and will be demoed at maker faire as well.

]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2010 15:09:51 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=971 http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=947
1. WIZnet support. This is not an experimental driver but a commercially and professionally supported driver for your networking needs. It includes TCP server/client, UDP datagram and DNS. DHCP is coming soon too! The interface is standard .NET sockets so no learning curve is needed. All you have to do is initialize the wiznet driver with the correct IOs and that is it. Joe, our networking expert, will follow up with an example on how this is done.

2. We have added an in-field update feature that allows you to update the firmware remotely! Combine that with the new wiznet networking support and now your device can update itself from the internet. You can update from SD card or USB drive as well. This is all explained in documentation but more tutorials will come explaining it all. The community is also welcome to help us out with the tutorials and we will surly get you some experience points.

Known issue: Installing the SDK over the previous one works but will remove the templates for some reason! We recommend that you uninstall the old GHI SDK before installing the new one.

Do not forget to update the firmware [italic]and[/italic] the GHI assemblies in your project.

There are some more features and fixes that are all listed on the release notes http://www.tinyclr.com/release-notes-beta/
See the beta page for more details http://www.tinyclr.com/beta/

Note: Only experienced users have access to the beta download. A public release will be out in about two weeks.

Please only use the "Beta Release" board to discuss http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/12/946/

]]> Wed, 15 Sep 2010 04:43:08 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=947 http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=909
The open source driver, FEZopen, includes UART, SPI, I2C, timers, threading and many more drivers making it complete for your deep customization and exciting projects.

Want to make your own hardware? We have EAGLE design files available online for every FEZ, feel free to make your own and load the FEZopen firmware on it.
The original propitiatory firmware still ships free on all FEZ products. It is up to the user whether he wants to keep the USBizi firmware or switch to FEZopen. Using the priority firmware allows us to have better version control and support for our commercial customers.

The new book and FEZopen firmware are still in development but they get you far enough in porting. Since this is all open source, we look forward to your contributions as well. Please visit the TinyCLR download page http://www.tinyclr.com/dl/

]]> Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:31:01 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=909 http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=784
Not only that, we have tweaked out the FedEx shipping do it should cost you few dollars less to ship using FedEx too.

Note that this is a brand new feature on our website so please let us know if you experience any problems with shipping options on shopping cart.

Also, USPS doesn't ship to all countries.

This is the USPS website http://www.usps.com/

]]> Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:44:33 GMT http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=784