Expert .NET Micro Framework (2nd ed.)

The Microsoft .NET Micro Framework is a small and efficient .NET runtime environment used to run managed code on devices that are too small and resource constrained for Windows CE and the Compact Framework. Expert .NET Micro Framework will teach you everything you need to know to use the .NET Micro Framework to create effective embedded applications.

It begins with the basics of accessing hardware and networking before delving deep into the less-known areas such as cryptography and globalization, and how to use technologies such as wireless communication that are not directly supported by the .NET Micro Framework.

This book is a must if you want to get as much as possible out of the .NET Micro Framework to write powerful embedded applications. Expert .NET Micro Framework also describes how to use resources and write globalized and multilingual embedded applications.

You will learn how to effectively use binary serialization to store data permanently in flash memory or exchange data with a PDA or PC.

Topics like cryptography and encrypted data exchange with a .NET or Compact Framework application are covered.