Release Notes for Microsoft .NET Micro Framework SDK Version 2.0
Service Pack 1

This page will contain an up-to-date list of known issues and workarounds for the .NET Micro Framework.

System Requirements

• Microsoft Windows XP or Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or Windows Vista
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1, Standard or Professional Edition (C# must be installed)
• 5300 KB of free hard-disk space

Microsoft .NET Micro Framework SDK Version 2.0 Service Pack 1 Beta Users:
If you have installed the Microsoft .NET Micro Framework SDK Version 2.0 Service Pack 1 beta version, please uninstall it before installing the Microsoft .NET Micro Framework SDK Version 2.0 Service Pack 1.

What's New

In addition to fixing several customer reported issues in the .NET Micro Framework V2.0, new functionality was added in the following areas.

Flash protection and MFDeploy enhancements

• Developer and release versions of the firmware
• Firmware and application key support

Firmware and Application Key Support

You can now sign both your firmware code and your application with private keys. Unless code updates contain the appropriate public keys that correspond to the private keys, the .NET Micro Framework prevents users from changing your firmware and application.

Code signing is optional. Unsigned code can be overwritten by anyone.

Application Deployment with MFDeploy

The .NET Micro Framework now includes a tool called MFDeploy. With this tool, you can create standard deployment images of your applications, copy your deployment images to devices, and perform code signing. MFDeploy also helps you create and manage your key pairs containing a public and a private key.

Improved Deployment Feedback

To improve the process of deploying applications to your devices, we have revised and enhanced the error messages you receive in the event of a deployment problem.

Visual Studio Service Pack 1 Requirement

Visual Studio Service Pack 1 (SP1) is now required if you have the .NET Micro Framework SP1 installed.

New Fonts and Font Creation Tool

To enable both stylized and global user interfaces, the .NET Micro Framework now ships with TFConvert, a font creation tool. TFConvert enables you to convert a TrueType font to a font in TinyFont format, which is the format recognized by the .NET Micro Framework. With TFConvert, your application can use any TrueType font that you have distribution rights for. In addition, the .NET Micro Framework now ships with a larger group of fonts. You can freely use these fonts in your applications.

Note: As a developer, it is your responsibility to ensure that you have the required license rights for any font or subsetted font that you embed within an application or otherwise redistribute.

Enhanced Documentation

The documentation for the .NET Micro Framework SDK has been heavily revised and upgraded. You will now find revised and improved overviews, technical notes, hints, and warnings. In addition, we have provided documentation on the new font creation tool, TFConvert.

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