Hosting

🌶️🌶️ - Hosting sample pack

The .NET nanoFramework Generic Host provides convenience methods for creating dependency injection (DI) application containers with preconfigured defaults.

Samples

Generic Host application container sample

🌶️🌶️ - Simple shows how to create a very simple Generic Host object.

Hardware sample

🌶️🌶️ - SlowBlink shows how to create a Generic Host application container including gpio hardware. Project sample will require a working led connected to a GPIO port.

Sensor Queue sample

🌶️🌶️ - Sensor Queue shows how to create a background queue to process sensor data using the Generic Host object.

Logging sample

🌶️🌶️ - Logging shows how to use extension methods to add logging to a Generic Host object.

Building the samples

1. Start Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 (VS 2019 and VS 2017 should be OK too) and select File > Open > Project/Solution.
2. Starting in the folder where you unzipped the samples/cloned the repository, go to the subfolder for this specific sample. Double-click the Visual Studio Solution (.sln) file.
3. Press Ctrl+Shift+B, or select Build > Build Solution.

Run the sample

The next steps depend on whether you just want to deploy the sample or you want to both deploy and run it.

Deploying the sample

• Select Build > Deploy Solution.

Deploying and running the sample

• To debug the sample and then run it, press F5 or select Debug > Start Debugging.

Note

Important: Before deploying or running the sample, please make sure your device is visible in the Device Explorer.

Tip: To display the Device Explorer, go to Visual Studio menus: View > Other Windows > Device Explorer.