This guide clearly and concisely sets out the information developers need to know to get started with IT-3000 development. Every method of connecting to your development system is covered and step by step instructions for installing and testing the Casio SDKs are included.

The IT-3000 is one of the most powerful and versatile handheld devices on the market. It is particularly suited to the ticketing, retail queue-busting and parking control markets. Detailed specification:

IT-3000 Series
CPU		Intel^®PXA255 Application Processor (Max. 400MHz)
Operating System		Microsoft^®Windows^®CE.NET 4.1 English Version
Memory	RAM	64 MB
	F-ROM	96 MB (User area: Approx. 30 MB)
Display	Type	3.5-inch 2-way TFT color LCD
	Resolution	240 x 320 dots
	Backlight	LED (Automatic control via brightness sensor)
	Indicator	2-color LED x 2
Printer	Printing method	Thermal line dot
	Paper width	80 mm or 58 mm
	Printing width	72 mm or 48 mm
	Speed	28 lines per second (while printing Kanji characters)
	Paper	Roll paper, formed paper (1P/2P), label paper
	Total number of print dots	576 (if printed on 80 mm width paper)
	Character size	Free double-width characters
	Font type	ANK, Symbologies (UPC-E, NW-7, Code39, Code128, OCR-B, user-defined characters x 128)
	Sensor	Positioning for printing
C-MOS Imager (IT-3000M55U)	Type	1/4-inch C-MOS Imager
	1D readable symbologies	EAN, UPCA/E, Code39, NW7/Codabar, ITF, Code93, Code128, MSI/Plessy,IATA, Code11, RSS
	2D readable symbologies	Code49, PDF417, MicroPDF, Codablock, Aztec, AztecMesa, QRCode, MaxiCode, DataMatrix (ECC000/050/080/100/140/200), Composite
	Image capturing	Max. 640 x 480 pixels, 2 or 256 gray scales, BMP or JPEG
Magnetic Card Reader (IT-3000M54E2/M55U)	Standard	ISO Tracks 1, 2 , 3 (ISO/IEC 7811-2 2001)
Input	Keyboard	Numeric (Alphabet) keys, Double zero key, CLR key, ENT key, Cursor keys, Power key, Fn key, BS key, - key, . (Decimal) key
	Program key	Right, Left sides
	Touch Panel	Plastic panel (resolution 240 x 320 dots) with character input pad
Interface	Bluetooth	Bluetooth^TMVersion 1.1 compatible
	Infrared	IrDA 1.1 compatible Max. 4 Mbps (under CASIO original protocol)
	Serial	RS-232C level interface (M53E, M54E2)
	14-pin Serial	RS-232C level interface
	SD slot	SD memory card
	PC card slot	PC card Type I/II (3.3V/5.0V) 3.3V; Max. 500 mA, 5.0V; Max. 1,000 mA
Speaker	Alarm	70 dB or over
	Voice	60 dB or over
	Key click	50 dB or over
Power	Operation	Lithium-ion battery pack (DT-9723LI) 7.4V 2200 mAH
	Memory backup	Lithium battery (rechargeable) on board
	Charge time	Approx. 8 hours with DT-9723LI
Environment	Operating temperature	-4°F to +122°F
	Storage temperature	-4°F to +158°F
	Operating humidity	10% to 80%RH (no condensation)
	Storage humidity	5% to 90%RH (no condensation)
	Dust/Water-splash proof	IP54
	Drop durability	From 4 Feet in height onto concrete floor
Dimensions and weight	Dimensions	IT-3000 M53E	IT-3000 M54E2	IT-3000 M55U
		Approx. 3.15”/4.25”* (W) x 10.43” (D) x 1.10/2.68”* (H) inch	Approx. 3.15”/4.25”* (W) x11.61” (D) x 1.10/2.68”* (H) inch	Approx. 3.15”/5.71”* (W) x11.61” (D) x 1.10”/2.76” (H) inch
		* ; display part, ** ; printer part (All sizes exclude extruding parts.)
	Weight	Approx. 22.0 oz	Approx. 24.0 oz	Approx. 24.7 oz
Application development tool		eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0, Visual Studio .NET 2003
Compliance	Safety	EN60950, UL60950
	EMI, EMC	EN55022/EN55024, FCC Part 15B
	Bluetooth type approval	EN300328/EN301489, FCC Part 15C, RSS-210 Bluetooth logo certification
Laser		EN60825-1+A2:2001, 21CFR Part 1040.10

2.0 Prerequisites

2.1 Skills required

The following skills are required by developers aiming to develop application software for the IT-3000:

· Windows programming

· A good knowledge of one or more of the following:

o Visual C++

o Visual Basic.NET

o Visual C#

o Active Server Pages and web programming

The following skills or experience are also desirable:

· Windows CE devices

· ActiveSync

· Some networking experience

2.2 Hardware required

The following hardware is available as a Developer Kit. Contact Casio USA for details.

Essential:

IT-3000M53E, IT-3000M54E2, IT-3000M55U, IT-3000M56U

IT-3000M53E/54E2/M55U/M56U

Charger/Cradle:

HA-B61IO + AD-S42120A (Charge/Comms cradle + AC adaptor)


HA-B61IO	AD-S42120A

Cables:

DT-380USB – Connection cable between HA-B61IO and PC (standard USB A-B type cable). Included with Developer Kit.

DT-887AXAL – RS-232 cable between HA-B61IO and PC (standard 9 pin to 9 pin female D type connectors but the wiring is slightly different to standard null modem cable).

2.3 Software required

Microsoft Embedded C++ 4.0 + SP1 or SP3 (do not use SP2)

(Download for free from: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=1DACDB3D-50D1-41B2-A107-FA75AE960856

Platform SDK for IT-3000

(available on the Casio USA web site)

Libraries for IT-3000 Development

(available on the Casio USA web site)

and/or

Microsoft Visual Studio.NET 2003

(For more information see: http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/ )

.NET class libraries for Casio APIs for IT-3000

(available on Casio USA web site)

Compact Framework Service Pack

(from Microsoft, http://msdn.microsoft.com/mobility/downloads/updates/default.aspx )

Microsoft ActiveSync 3.5 or greater

(free download from Microsoft::

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/resources/downloads/pocketpc/activesync37.mspx)

Casio IrXpress driver for USB or RS-232

(Available from Casio web site)

3.0 Setting up the Development environment

3.1 Embedded Visual C++ 4.0 – Installing the Casio Platform SDK

This guide assumes that you have already installed Embedded Visual C++ 4.0 and Service Pack 1 or 3 from Microsoft.

1. Double click the IT-3000_SDK.msi file and follow the prompts to install the SDK.

2. When prompted whether you want to install a Custom or Complete installation, choose Complete.

3. When the installation is finished, launch Embedded Visual C++ 4.0.

4. Go to Section 5 and follow the instructions to verify that the SDK is installed correctly.

If you have used Embedded C++ before, you will notice that you now have a new SDK and, once you select that new SDK, a new target device (IT-3000) in the drop down lists under the Tool Bar. Also, if you use any of the Remote Tools in eVC++ then you will find IT-3000 is listed as a new target (for example, try the Remote Registry Editor).

3.2 Visual Studio.NET 2003

There is no Casio specific .NET SDK. However, the actual Casio libraries have been released for VB.NET and C#. See Section 6 for basic usage instructions after following the instructions in the rest of this section.

Microsoft have released an add-on for Visual Studio.NET 2003 that allows you to set the target CPU for a connected device (Visual Studio is unable to detect the target CPU of non-Pocket PC devices). The add-on can be downloaded from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=7ec99ca6-2095-4086-b0cc-7c6c39b28762&displaylang=en

1. Install the Windows CE Utilities add-on pack.

2. Establish an ActiveSync connection with your IT-3000 using any of the methods described in this document.

3. Select the Select Windows CE Device CPU option on the Tools menu.

4. In the Select the device architecture drop down box, choose ARMV4I.

5. Click Configure.

6. Re-start Visual Studio.NET 2003.

You will now, for example, be able to choose Deploy <appname> from the Build menu and your project will be deployed directly to the IT-3000. You will now also be able to remotely debug applications over your ActiveSync connection. See the readme file that comes with the add-on pack for more details.

4.0 Connecting the IT-3000 to your PC

4.1 ActiveSync connections

In nearly all cases during development work you will be communicating with the IT-3000 via an ActiveSync connection. There are a great many ways to connect to the IT-3000 via ActiveSync.

This is a sample version of the "QUICK START GUIDE" .

In order to obtain a standard version of this manual,

please visit the following site:

http://www.casio4business.com/pa2/support/index_support.html
and then click "Manual/SDK/Software Downloads".

You can get all of the information, including "QUICK START GUIDE", that is required to develop software for the CASIO industrial handheld devices.