MFDeploy Overviews
The MFDeploy tool copies applications to .NET Micro Framework devices. A production environment tool, MFDeploy also enables you to test a device's responsiveness, create a standard application deployment for multiple devices, manage application signing, and perform select debugging tasks.
In This Section
- Selecting and Managing Devices
MFDeploy helps you select and manage your device through testing, connecting, and viewing your device's configuration. - Managing Firmware Image Files
Create the file containing the .NET Micro Framework libraries that your application requires early in the development process with firmware image files. - Deploying Applications
MFDeploy enables you to create a standard deployment, including all of a device's deployment sections and signed code, that you can replicate to multiple devices. - Managing Device Keys
Create and update a public and private pair of keys on your device using MFDeploy. - Configuring Your Device Connection
Use MFDeploy procedures to set your device's USB name or configure your network connection. - Selecting the Default Port
Choose from the MFDeploy list of available serial ports to select the one that you want to use as the default port. - Using the MFDeploy Debugging Features
Access useful debugging features from MFDeploy's main menu. - Invoking MFDeploy from the Command Line
Choose from a variety of ways to engage the capabilities of MFDeploy. - Accomplishing Common Tasks
Use MFDeploy to upgrade firmware, deploy a file in special circumstances, or configure a firewall. - Customizing MFDeploy
Write your own deployment programs to automate many deployment tasks with an API that MFDeploy provides.