Instrumentation Widgets for PDA Professional Edition

Instrumentation Widgets for PDA allows you to create graphical user interfaces for Pocket PC applications. Easily use the elements from the product collection to create realistic simulations of various hardware devices. Gauges orientation, size, color, font types, value range, number format and other properties can be changed at the user's discretion. All controls use double buffering to produce smooth animation and avoid flickering. This component library is fully compatible with the .Net Compact Framework 1.1/2.0 and contains only managed code. All these features allow the creation of professional .Net applications for Pocket PC with convenient user interfaces.

Data source connection:

• Supports all .NET data sources: ADO.NET objects and/or custom objects with the support for IList and IListSource interfaces
• Advanced data binding model provides binding of all the control properties to a data source of any kind

Instruments design:

• Easy-to-use library contains high-resolution gauges such as sliders, dials, thermometers, switches, buttons etc
• Custom component settings including sizing, coloring, and freedom from restrictive bitmap controls which limit your form design – all these features allow a developer to design highly-competitive .NET applications for Pocket PCs with excellent user interfaces
• Support for double buffering provides smooth animation and helps to avoid flickering of a control when its properties are being changed
• All gauges are designed with GDI+ and accurately reproduce the appearance and behavior of hardware devices

General Features:

• The library of 100% .NET managed components written in C#
• Compatible with the most popular .NET IDEs: Microsoft Visual Studio.NET, Borland C# Builder, Delphi.NET, etc
• Ability to use the product without an IDE
• Easy to deploy -  copy only a few DLLs to the program directory to make the application which uses Instrumentation Widgets for PDA work on a user’s machine
• Royalty free run time
• Source code and unit tests available

Instrumentation Widgets for PDA is available in the following editions:

• Windows Forms Edition - designed for Windows Forms applications. If you are looking for a component enabling the creation of professional computer simulators or software interfaces for Pocket PC, this product edition is the right choice
• Professional Edition - designed for Windows Forms applications. Instrumentation Widgets for PDA Professional edition comes with full source code. If you would like to create a professional user interface for Pocket PC with the look and feel of real-life instrumentation hardware and have a free hand over managing your applications, this edition is the optimal choice