SIXNET IPm Application Development Kit (IADK)  		05Apr07


OVERVIEW:
The software and documentation provided on this CD or web site allows
you to develop IPm applications in either Linux or Windows. This cross-
development platform will create Linux applications (for the IPm's Power 
PC target) from within an i386 platform.

Note 1: 
Use of the IPm Application Development Kit requires the purchase
of the IPm Advanced License (option group 4) of the SIXNET I/O Tool Kit.

Note 2: 
The IPm Application Development Kit is designed for advanced users
and OEMs that are already familar with developing applications for 
embedded Linux systems. If you don't have these skills we recommend that 
you contact one of the IPm Resource Centers for assistance.

LINUX_IADK:
This kit allows you to develop your IPm applications in Red Hat 7.0 
or higher.

WINDOWS_IADK:
This kit allows you to develop your IPm applications in Microsoft Windows.
Please note that MSYS and MinGw must be installed first to establish the 
necessary emulation environment (see iadk_install_guide.pdf for details).

Note: Not all Linux capabilities are supported when using MSYS and WinGW. 
Accordingly, it may not be suitable for porting or developing some 
applications. We recommend only using the Windows_IADK when you are writing
your own IPm applications from scratch or when making modifications to 
existing applications that are known to be compatible with this emulation 
environment.


DEVELOPMENT FILES:
'**' = These files have changed since the previous release.

** sxiadk.tar.gz	Linux IADK with GCC compiler and utilities

ppc_insight.tar.gz	(NEW!) Linux debugger files

sxwiniadk.tar.gz	(NEW!) Windows IADK with compiler and utilities

** sxlib.tar.gz         SIXNET libraries to access the IPm's I/O
Note: Only supplied after purchase of an IPm Advanced Tool Kit license. 

** sxsample.tar.gz      Contains two sample programs:
                          oem_iodb.c    reads and writes I/O registers
                          tst_serial.c  reads and writes to serial port


NECESSARY FILES for Windows IADK (not supplied by SIXNET):

MinGW: MinGW-2.0.0-3.exe or newer (download from www.mingw.org)

MSYS: MSYS-1.0.9-2003.02.17-1.exe or newer (download from www.mingw.org)


DOCUMENTATION FILES:

iadk_intro.pdf          This file gives an overview of the IADK 

iadk_install_guide.pdf	This file tells how to install the IADK.

iadk_tutorial.pdf	This is a step-by-step look at turning a supplied
			sample C file into a running IPm application

iadk_use_guide.pdf 	This is a description of how to use the IADK to
			compile, load and run your own IPm application

ipm_io_calls.pdf	This document details each library call to access
			the IPm I/O registers. A C example is included for
			each library call. 

ipm_serial_ports.pdf	This document shows the names that map to each IPm
			serial port, and what modes the port should be set
			to in the SIXNET Tool Kit


IADK Revision History:

rev 1.4  (03-Mar-07)    * Added a script to the sxlib tarball so it installs
                        properly under mingw. This new tarball is available
                        upon request to licensed IADK users


rev 1.3  (07-Dec-06)    Note: The following changes require version 3.6 or
			newer IPm firmware. The latest firmware is available
			for download from www.sixnetio.com.

                        * Changed the IODB library to be dynamic instead of static,
                          thus improving performance. Improved tag list loading
                          as well. Requires the latext sxlib file from SIXNET.
                          Note: Requires a change to the command line when compiling.
                          See iadk_use_guide.pdf for details.


rev 1.2  (10-Apr-03)	Note: The following changes require version 1.4 or
			newer IPm firmware. The latest firmware is available
			for download from www.sixnetio.com.

			* Development kit synced with target stations
			  (both libraries and executables).

			* A Windows version of the IADK is available.

			* A graphical debugger (Insight) is available for
			  use with the Linux IADK (remote debugging only).

			* Linux IADK filename changed from 
			  "sxeldk.tar.gz" to "sxiadk.tar.gz"


rev 1.1  (10Feb03)      Note: The following changes require version 1.2 or
			newer IPm firmware. The latest firmware is available
			for download from www.sixnetio.com.

                        * Added the following new I/O database function calls:
				IODBGetFile()     IODBGetDescription()
                            	IODBMinMax()      IODBMinMaxTag()
                            	IODBScaleTag()    IODBGetFormat()
				IODBScale()

                        * Improved the efficiency of the IODBRead() and
			  IODBWrite() I/O database function calls.

                        The files 'sxlib.tar.gz' and 'ipm_io_calls.pdf' contain
			all of the changes above. These are the only files that
			have changed from the original release. 


rev 1.0  (10Sept02)     Original release