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Data Logging Software for PocketPC?

Posted by Cliff on from the small-data-capturing-devices dept.

X43B asks: "I don't have a story associated with this but just a question. Does anyone know of any data logging software for the PocketPC? What I'm talking about is something analogous to Hyperterminal for windows. The data logging market for engineering instrumentation, especially with a premium on small size and weight, is relatively sparse. The hardware on PocketPCs seems ideal for this type of application. I'm looking for anything from proprietary software to open source, even perhaps the just a little direction of what to use to do this on my own (all I know is Fortran, C, and Matlab). Thanks!"

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  1. Huh? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful
    [...] data logging software for the PocketPC? What I'm talking about is something analogous to Hyperterminal for windows.

    That's a pretty crappy analogy, since I don't know how you class Hyperterminal as a 'data logger'. You mean terminal software? Your stuff outputs from a serial line and you want to just save the serial output?

  2. Re:Easiest way... by unDiWahn · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Actually, since you'd have to buy VB6, the _easiest_ way to write apps would be EBV3.0 (embedded Visual Basic). It's a free download from Microsoft's site, but it'll only write apps for Windows CE (PocketPC, HPC, etc).

    Also included is embedded Visual C++, which I suggest you look at instead if you have any Win32 experience at all.