Thursday, May 17, 2007

Amptek eVB Pocket PC 2002 MCA Example

Demonstrates data acquisition on CE PDA devices.
See eMbedded Visual Tools and Microsoft.com for
porting to processors and device types.

Directories
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eVB Pocket PC 2002 MCA Example Source
	ppcDPP\evbDpp

eVB Pocket PC 2002 Configuration Edit Example Source
	ppcDPP\evbDppCfg

Supplemental Infomation
	ppcDPP\evbDppDoc

Amptek Sample Spectra
	ppcDPP\evbDpp\Spectra

Amptek Standard Configurations
	ppcDPP\evbDppCfg\Configurations

Application Screen Reference
	ppcDPP\evbDppDoc\ScreenShots
	ppcDPP\evbDppDoc\ScreenShots\evbDpp
	ppcDPP\evbDppDoc\ScreenShots\evbDppCfg

DPP Protocol Used
	ppcDPP\evbDppDoc\Serial Protocol
	From:
	http://www.amptek.com/dp4soft.zip


Other Resources
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	- dp4soft.zip (above) contains:
		DP4 manuals
		Sample VB application.
	- PX4 User Manual
	- ADMCA Help File (From ADMCA Help Menu)
		
	
Programmer Notes
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Fixes for eMbedded Visual Tools:

- eMbedded Visual Basic packages may not work with 
  Pocket PC 2002 emulator.  See Microsoft KB329049.

- A network connection is needed to connect to the
  PPC 2002 emulator.  For developing on a system
  without a network connect a network loopback 
  device can be used.  See Microsoft KB236869.
  Also see http://www.pocketpcdn.com/articles/emulator_loopback.html.

- There may be problems synchronizing with the emulator.
  The cemgr(.exe) process can be ended from the Windows Task
  Manager to free the development environment.  After the 
  IDE is released, shut down and restart the eMbedded Visual
  IDE.
  Also:
	Always save your work BEFORE debugging.
	Always run the CE Process Viewer (CEPVIEW.EXE).
        The CE Process Viewer can be used to start the emulator.
        The CE Process Viewer can end processes not responding.
	Always save the emulator state if you have loaded files.