This post is a central reference for C# and VB.NET developers. It lists drivers currently available and additional resources. This post will be updated as new information is posted to the forums.
Drivers
The following are the managed code drivers ADS currently offers to C# and VB.NET developers.
DIO Digital IOs Graphical test app for DIO (Digital IO) driver: DIOTestApp.
Serial For CF 2.0 and later, use Microsoft's SerialPort Class found under System.IO.Ports For older CF versions, use OpenNetCF drivers and sample code
I2C ADS drivers and VB.Net sample application (contact us)
Accessing CE Stream Driver Interfaces ("Ports") You might just need to use COM2: or DIO1:. These wrappers are just the thing you'll need. ADSLibrary wrapper class, example
If your application requires a driver that is not listed here, email us with details about the driver you need. We'll be glad to help out.
Additional Resources
The following are links that will help you deploy your .NET application.
Writing Your Own Driver Many developers write their own code wrapper around existing drivers. These often require platform-specific calls to get to the hardware or CE drivers. Topic 1033 discusses how to P/Invoke system event methods
Edited 27-Oct-2005 by akidder: Add note about serial drivers in CF v.2 Edited 7-Jul-2006 by akidder: Add link to CF revision history Edited 20-Jul-2007 by akidder: Add link to MSDN downloads page. Change dead revision history link from OpenNetCF wiki (http://wiki.opennetcf.org/ow.asp?CompactFrameworkFAQ%2FDeterminingVersion) to topic 2157. Make this a key topic linked from the topic index page.