A while back we announced Padarn. Since then we have been added some features and fixes and currently in the process of adding features requested by customers.
I think one of the best advantages of Padarn is it makes the developer tasked with building a web front end for their embedded device a lot easier. Before Padarn, to write a web page on Windows CE you would use the HTTPD server that comes with CE using classic ASP. If you wanted access to the hardware you would need to write an ISAPI filter or plug-in which is not fun since it's all COM. To top it all off you don't have debugger support.
Padarn allows you to write web pages using .NET Compact Framework and easily access hardware, file system, use SQL Server Compact Edition databases and anything else you can do in a standard application.
So what are some of the features coming? Here is a list:
- Support for HTTP POST Method using both application/x-www-form-urlencoded and multipart/form-data
- Support for Form Based File Uploads
- Support for Virtual Directories
- Support for specifying multiple default documents for example default.aspx, default.htm, home.html etc
- Support for Basic and Digest Authentication
- Support for Secure Socket Layer (SSL)
Interested? Want to try it on your own device? Send us an email at support [@] opennetcf [dot] com to get access to a fully functional version. It won't have the features listed above but you'll be able to get a feel for Padarn and if it meets your project requirements.
Want to see it in action? Then browse to www.padarn.net.
We also provide free versions for academic use. Contact us at the email above if you are interested.