Hi Frédéric, On 21/10/2007, at 3:56 AM, Frédéric Mantegazza wrote: > 1) My first question is: how do you develop? Do you write python > scripts on > your PC, and then download them to the PocketPC? Is it also > possible to > edit the script on the PcoketPC? Is it possible to download the > scripts > from Linux?
I typically develop on my desktop PC and transfer the scripts for testing to the PDA. Many of my scripts are usable on both platforms so I find it easier to test and debug on my desktop before transferring to the PDA. Sometimes I use the remote-console project available from http:// ctypes-stuff.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/wince/remote-console/ to avoid the manual download step. Basically this allows you to run a script on your desktop (console.py) and it will give you the main PythonCE interpreter interface on your desktop PCs terminal window, executing the code directly on your PDA etc. It's useful for debugging small snippets of code. A range of tools that allow you to create programs directly on your PDA are listed on the PythonCE wiki at http:// pythonce.sourceforge.net/Wikka/Tools > 3) Which PocketPC do I need to run PythonCE? It is maybe more a > WindowsCE > version issue, so which version? The existing versions available for download from the Sourceforge downloads page (especially the python-smartphone release) should work on any Pocket PC 2003 or above device (i.e. 2003, 2003 Second Edition, Windows Mobile 5.0 or Windows Mobile 6 based). It should also work on Smartphone devices running a similar range of operating systems (in case you didn't know, Microsoft has two slightly different variants of it's PDA OS, one for Pocket PC PDAs, and another for Smartphone devices which lack a touch-screen). The existing releases should also run on devices which use the raw Windows CE operating system without the Pocket PC extras and modifications. It should run on any ARM based Windows CE device running Windows CE .NET 4.20 or above. You may also be able to find versions capable of running on older devices, but these will generally be older releases of Python. A release with support for X86 based Windows CE devices among other features is coming soon. > Is serial port availabe on all Pocket PC, > or only (like for Palm) on old models? The availability of a serial port is highly specific on the make/ model of Pocket PC device you purchase. There is no standard which specifies a serial port must be present, unlike some of the other features of Pocket PC devices which are requirements for OEMs to implement in order to call their device a Pocket PC. From my experience it is becoming harder to find devices with physical RS232 serial ports. Bluetooth seems to be much more universally available these days if using a bluetooth dongle or adapter for your display unit is an option. Hope this helps, Christopher Fairbairn _______________________________________________ PythonCE mailing list PythonCE@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonce
