Programming the EncoreSimputer

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Programming the Encore-Simputer

• Samyeer Metrani

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Agenda

• The Encore-Simputer Platform
• Application Development
• Porting Applications
• Application Deployment
• Questions

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Encore-Simputer Specifications

• 206Mhz StrongARM Processor
• 32-64 MB DRAM 16-32MB Flash
• LCD Panel Color/Mono Display
• TouchPanel Input
• Internal Mic Speaker
• USB Slave and Serial Port PC Connectivity
• Smartcard Interface
• V.90 Internal Modem
• USB Master
• Compact Flash (CF II)

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What is on the Simputer?

• Stock Linux ARM Kernel
• XWindows 4.2 and Related X Libraries
• GTK 1.2 Libraries
• Networking Tools
• PPP, ftp, telnet,
• Utilities and Feature Demos

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How to Begin Development?

• The Developers Kit
• One Mono/Color Simputer
• One Cradle with Cables USB Serial
• Power Adaptor
• Developer Tools
• Downloadable Application Framework

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The Developers CD

• PC Based Application Development Environment
• Sources for Applications
• Web Browser, Address Book, Smartcard, Memopad,
  Modem, Printing, Device Support
• Developer Tools
• Application Deployment Tools

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A Simple Application

• Hello World!

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The Linux Development Platform

• Compilation Tools
• Compilation/Development on Linux
• Cross Compilation for the Simputer
• Debugging Tools
• PC Based Application Debugging
• Debugging on the Simputer

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GUI Application

• Address Book

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GUI Application Development

• Uses Standard Libraries
• GTK, glib, Xlibs
• Support for Multiple Languages
• 9 Indian Languages
• Database Support
• On Screen Keyboard/Scribble

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Porting Applications

• Dillo A Web Browser

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Porting Applications

• Easy to Port Applcations
• Wide Varity of Applications Available
• Email Clients, Web Browsers, GPE, Qtopia
• Ongoing efforts at ARM-linux development
• www.handhelds.org
• www.arm.linux.org.uk

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Application Deployment

• Deploying Libraries
• Installing Applications
• PC Based Application Download
• USB Stick Based Installation
• Building Application Images
• Removing/Modifying Files on Simputer
• Installing New Applications

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Areas of Work

• Unicode Support
• Peripheral Support
• Simputer Distribution
• NFS Root
• VNC
• Applications, Applications, Applications

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Questions