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NetBeans CDC Emulator Platform Setup Guide

The NetBeans Mobility supports Java Micro Edition (ME) Connected Device Configuration (CDC) development, but does not have a bundled CDC platform for creating applications that support devices using the Personal, Foundation, or AGUI Profiles. This document provides information about downloading, installing, and registering the Sun Java Toolkit for CDC and other popular Software Development Kits (SDK) for CDC development.

Content on this page applies to NetBeans IDE 6.0, 6.1 and 6.5

Installing Emulator Platforms Sun Java Toolkit 1.0 for CDC Sony Ericsson CDC Platform UIQ SDK Nokia Series 80 SDK CrEme VM for Windows CE Microsoft Device Emulator ActiveSync Ricoh Embedded Software Architecture Next Steps

Required Software

Software or Resource Version Required

NetBeans IDE with Java ME Version 6.5 or
version 6.1

Java Development Kit (JDK) Version 6 or
version 5

For help getting your system set up, please see the installation instructions.

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Installing Emulator Platforms

Sun Java Toolkit 1.0 for CDC

To develop Java ME CDC applications you must have this CDC platform registered in the IDE. The following instructions tell you how install and register CDC platforms in the IDE.

Download the Sun Java Toolkit 1.0 for CDC from the Sun Developer Network (download). Install the platform emulator according to the installer instructions. After successful installation, go to the IDE's Main Menu, choose Tools > Java Platforms. The Java Platform Manager dialog opens. Click Add Platform. The Add Java Platform dialog opens. Select Java ME CDC Platform Emulator and click Next. Select the folder that contains the platform SDK. The default directory is C:\CDCTK10\. If desired, use the Platform Name dialog to add or remove additional resource libraries. Click Finish and the IDE registers the CDC platforms.

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Sony Ericsson CDC Platform for the UIQ SDK 3

Developers for M600 and P990 series devices can install the Sony Ericsson CDC Platform 1 by following these instructions:

Download the following files from the developer.sonyericsson.com web site:

UIQ 3 SDK (login required for download) M600 Extension Package for the UIQ 3 SDK (download) P990 Extension Package for the UIQ 3 SDK (download)

Unzip the UIQ3SDK_final.zip file. Navigate to the location on your system where the files were extracted and double-click on UIQS3SDK.exe. The UIQ 3 SDK Installation Wizard opens. Follow the Wizard instructions to install the SDK. The default directory for the installation is C:\Symbian\UIQ3SDK\ To install the M600 and P990 extension packages, navigate to the download locations on your system and double-click on the installer icons to start the installation wizards. Follow the wizard instructions to install each SDK. From the Main Menu of the NetBeans IDE, choose Tools > Java Platforms. Click Add Platform. The Add Java Platform dialog opens. Select Java ME CDC Platform Emulator and click Next. Select the folder that contains the platform SDK. The default directory is C:\Symbian\UIQ3SDK\. Click Next. If desired, use the Platform Name dialog to add or remove additional resource libraries.

Note: If you see the message, "Platform is not correctly configured. Use SDK Configuration tools to install mandatory tools," an emulator style has not been selected.

To fix this:

Click on the Configurations tab and click the SDK Configuration Tool button. In the SDK Configuration, Click the Style tab and choose a style from the Emulator Styles. Choose Apply Styles. Close the SDK Configuration.

Click Finish and the IDE registers the CDC platforms.

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Nokia Series 80 Platform SDK for Symbian OS, for Java, Personal Profile

Developers for Nokia 80 Series devices can install the Series 80 Platform SDK for Symbian OS for Java, Personal Profile by following these instructions:

Download the Nokia Series 80 Platform SDK for Symbian OS, for Java, Personal Profile from the Nokia Developer Forum (download). The file name is S80_DP_2_0_PP_SDK.zip. Unzip the file. Navigate to the location on your system where you unzipped the file. Double-click on the setup.exe file icon. The Nokia installer wizard opens. Follow the wizard instructions to install the SDK. The wizard will prompt you to choose the device you want to be the default device. Choose the Series80_DP2_0_PP_SDK. From the Main Menu of the NetBeans IDE, choose Tools > Java Platforms. Click Add Platform. The Add Java Platform dialog opens. Select Java ME CDC Platform Emulator and click Next. Select the folder that contains the platform SDK. The default directory is C:\Symbian\S80_DP2_0_PP_SDK. Click Next. If desired, use the Platform Name dialog to add or remove additional resource libraries. Click Finish. The IDE registers the CDC platform.

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CrEme VM for Windows CE

Developers for Windows CE devices can install the NSIcom CrEme VM for Windows CE by following these instructions:

Download the CrEme 4.10 platform from NSIcom (download). Note: registration required. Navigate to the location on your system where you downloaded the file CrEmeDevSup410.exe. Double-click on the file. Follow the instructions of the NSI.com InstallShield wizard to install the Developer Kit. From the Main Menu of the NetBeans IDE, choose Tools > Java Platforms. Click Add Platform. The Add Java Platform dialog opens. Select Java ME CDC Platform Emulator and click Next. Select the folder that contains the platform SDK. The default directory is C:\Program Files\NSIcom\CrE-ME V4.10. Click Next. If desired, use the Platform Name dialog to add or remove additional resource libraries. Click Finish. The IDE registers the CDC platform.

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Microsoft Device Emulator

The Mobility Pack for CDC supports all versions of the Microsoft Device Emulator in conjunction with the NSIcom CrEme VM for Windows CE. To integrate the Microsoft Device Emulator 3.0, follow these instructions.

Download the apropriate VEmulator.exe file for your version of Windows. (download). Note that both Vista and XP versions of the download are available. Double-click the VEmulator.exe file. The install wizard for the Device Emulator will guide you through the installation process. Download Windows Mobile 6 image files in your preferred language. (download). The install wizard for the Emulator images will guide you through the installation process. It may also be necessary to install the Virtual Machine Network Driver for Microsoft Device Emulator (download). Download the file and double-click the netsvwrap.msi file. The install wizard will guide you through the installation process.

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ActiveSync

The ActiveSync VM supports the NSIcom CrEme VM for running Java on Windows CE devices.

Download setup.msi for the ActiveSync VM (download) Double-click on the file to install it.

Ricoh Embedded Software Architecture

Developers for Ricoh CDC devices can install support for the Ricoh Embedded Software Architecture by following these instructions:

Download the following files from the Ricoh Developer Program Site web site:

Embedded Software Architecture Emulator (login required for download)

Unzip the file Embedded_Software_Architecture_Emulator_1.14c.zip. The files are extracted to a folder <root>\Embedded_Software_Architecture_Emulator_1.14c\. From the Main Menu of the NetBeans IDE, choose Tools > Java Platforms. Click Add Platform. The Add Java Platform dialog opens. Select Java ME CDC Platform Emulator and click Next. Select the folder that contains the platform SDK. The default directory is C:\Embedded_Software_Architecture_Emulator_1.14c\. Click Next. If desired, use the Platform Name dialog to add or remove additional resource libraries. Click Finish. The IDE registers the CDC platform.

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Next Steps

Installing and registering CDC platforms in the IDE enables you to begin writing Java ME applications for CDC devices. For an introduction to developing Java ME CDC applications using NetBeans Mobility pack see the CDC Development Quick Start Guide.

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