As Windows 8 uses Hyper-V rather than Virtual PC there are some issues with running the Compact 7 VPC. I can get the VPC to boot and download a targeted image for Visual Studio/Platform Builder.

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Can you develop for Compact 7 on Windows 8?

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This morning was officially released on Netduino Plus 2, a board that replaces the Netduino Plus, but above all adds much more power from all points of view. In my previous article (on Italian blog) I had already talked about the Netduino Plus and at this point it is time to understand the differences with the new version .... that I am not a few! Microprocessor and memory The microprocessor is completely different from that of its predecessor, in fact it is a STM32F4 (from STMicroelectronics) based on architecture Cortex-M4 to 168Mhz in place of an Atmel ARM7 to 48 Mhz. The jump of memory is amazing! The micro has at its disposal no less than 1 MB of flash memory (double the all'Atmel!) And 192 KB of RAM. Obviously, not all at our disposal but the quantity for user applications is significant: 384 KB of flash (compared to 64 KB) to 100 KB of RAM (compared to 28 KB). Input and Output The board is compatible with the rev. C of Arduino, which provides for 22 GPIO pins (against the previous 20) of which a ...

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