Supporting a new LCD

Supporting a different LCD on the Tahoe-II (and MeridianCPU) has just become a whole lot easier thanks to Jan Kucera and a new configuration tool he has released.

The .NET Micro Framework includes a dedicated space for configuration data, and we use this to store the LCD configuration (and a few other things).  This new tool allows you to setup the LCD parameters from a PC.  This means you don’t have to use the porting kit if all you need is a different display.

You can also:

• Specify screen rotation
• Choose to show or hide the logo (if you have the porting kit and BSP you will be able to change the logo)
• Remove the green debug text that appears at startup.
• Setup the debug transport (Serial, USB or Ethernet).  Useful for Meridian/P where there are no buttons programed for this task.

.NET Micro Framework v4.0 is shipping

We have just released final v4.0 firmware for Tahoe-II and a new SDK to go along with it.  This is what you need to get v4.0 working with the latest Microsoft release.  Download it here.

Why should you look at 4.0?  Apart from some nice new features, there have been a lot of small changes in both the Microsoft code and our code, which adds up to a faster and more stable product.

This Microsoft blog post has  all the details on features and changes in 4.0, as well as download links for their new SDK.

We have Tahoe-II firmware available now, but expect to see support for our other boards (including the original Tahoe) in the next week.  Once that is done, we will be finishing up a Board Support Package (BSP) so you can work with the Porting Kit on Meridian and Tahoe.

UPDATE: v4.0 firmware for Tahoe, Tahoe with Ethernet add-on board, and Meridian/P is available now.

UPDATE: v4.0 firmware for Meridian/P with the Ethernet board is now available.