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Data Logging Software for PocketPC?
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!"
The easiest way to develop something for a pocketPC is VB6.
Microsoft has a mobile SDK that makes it trivial to write apps. Its basically just a bunch of widgets, like regular VB.
I downloaded the SDK and had an app written and installed in less than a half hour.
Since you know C, you should be able to pickup on VB in about, oh say, 15 minutes.
It is a trivial language, but it is the right tool to use for the job.
I'd bet there are already dlls out there for any low level stuff you want to do.
With the SDK, you can probably just drag and drop them onto your forms, do a little code behind and your done.