Hi guys, shall we crosspost PNW? :) I installed Python on my S60 phone... unfortunately, I don't have bluetooth on my laptop, and I didn't really tried to write any scripts yet because moving stuff around from linux to the phone is a bit of a pain via usb (there's a serial driver which is slooow).
But to be honest, for this idea I always thought about j2me, because: 1) when it comes down to availability on devices, j2me is the only realistic option. I love S60, but I wouldn't bet my life on only one platform... 2) the mobile app itself would have very, very simple requirements, for which the j2me api is quite enough (I've already built a prototype). 3) I'm not sure about how you could deploy python scripts without forcing the runtime to be installed as well, which sounds complicated. At a first glance, it looks like pyS60 has to crack that chestnut before it can be considered for real-world scenarios. I really wish things will change in a few years, and I'd love to be proven wrong on any of these points, but this is how I see it at the moment. and Richard, I'm not smart enough to go in the hardware biz ;) cheers Giacomo On 19/10/2007, Michael Sparks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Friday 19 October 2007 17:38, Giacomo Lacava wrote: > > The app I want to > > build is something very simple, something that a company would install > > on all its handsets, to streamline some internal processes > > If you want to get started playing with software on mobiles, python for series > 60 mobiles is pretty fun to work with. > > If you're using linux, then presuming you have bluetooth its quite simple to > get started: > > ~> sdptool add-channel=27 SP > ~> rfcomm listen /dev/rfcomm0 27 > Waiting for connection on channel 27 > > Connection from 00:11:22:33:44:55 to /dev/rfcomm0 > Press CTRL-C for hangup > > Connect using btconsole.py on phone > > On different console on linux then type > ~> minicom -s -m (set device to /dev/rfcomm0 ) > > You'll then have a python console in your window that's running on the phone. > You can send SMSs, pick up cell id, take photos, draw pics, sends messages > over SMS, etc. We've run a version of Kamaelia on mobiles in the past for > (_very_ simply) proof of concept previewing of PVR content on a mobile using > python, so there's certainly scope for producing some interesting apps. > > > Michael > -- Giacomo Lacava --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post: [email protected] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Feeds available at http://groups.google.com/group/python-north-west/feeds For more options: http://groups.google.com/group/python-north-west -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
