Smart Phone Apps

[gt5816v]

Is anyone succesfully developing code for smart phones? I have a fairly large application that I've been using on PPC03 and WM05 I'd like to use on a SP with WM05 and WM06.

Thanks!

[LabViewGuruWannabe]

What brand of phone? What kind of I/O are you trying to use? Can you say what you app is supposed to do?

I've written a couple of simple programs that run fine on a phone with Windows Mobile 5.0. But they were very basic, with some graphics, tab controls, ring selections and simple calculations. My main usage for Windows Mobile has been communicating with a relay board, and since the board uses a serial port, most smart phones are not useful for that purpose.

I'd say the only way to really find out is to try it.

Remember though, NI requires a licensing fee for PDA apps, so if you are going to sell or distribute your programs, you will have to pay for it.

B-)

[gt5816v]

It's a Blackjack. Using Bluetooth to communicate with a micro for external comms and controls. I've had this running for a couple of years now but gradually PDAs are being replace by Smartphones and PDA phones so I just need to keep up with the market place. I'm running LV 8.5 so I can install the current app on the smartphone but since it's not a touch screen nothing works..  I suspect it will work fine on a PDA phone though.

[LabViewGuruWannabe]

I have never played with a Blackjack, so I don't know how the controls on it function. However, with the PDA's I've used (such as the Dell Axim), I was able to use some of the buttons to tab between and select controls on the VI. If they don't work already, perhaps you or someone at NI can come up with the functions to talk to the keyboard on the Blackjack. Seems simple in theory!

B-)

[nag123]

hi iam ravinder. can u plz tell me what is the difference b/t  smat phone and Pda??

[LabViewGuruWannabe]

A smartphone is a PDA and mobile phone built into one device. It has some operating system (such as Palm OS or Windows Mobile) and the capability to send and receive calls. A regular PDA normally does not have mobile phone capabilities.

Programs written with the LAbVIEW PDA Module usually work fine on a smartphone, if the smartphone meets the system requirements.

[DiscoBob]

Something you could try is to use the 'Connectivity>>PDA Button Input VIs' to read the button info of the phone and programmatically decide if a button has been pressed.  This would allow you to map functions to whatever button you like.






Message Edited by DiscoBob on 02-07-2008 01:33 PM