Development Docs and web sites on the Helio
| Name | Description |
| Building an Application | Matthias Boege's "Building an Application" tutorial. |
| Dev Docs | Various PDFs from VTech on developing Helio applications. They may be a bit out-dated. |
| Helio Resource Files | Matthias Boege's "Helio Resource Files" reference. |
| Helio SDK Process Overview | Martin Burkhardt has created this very nice overview diagram of the Helio SDK Process. Check it out! |
| MyHelio | VTech's developer web page at MyHelio. |
| WaffleGadgets Lesson 1 | WaffleGadgets Lesson 1 - Defining the Mechanics. |
| xengren's Mini Tutorial | xengren's excellent mini tutorial on setting up the SDK and developing Helio applications. |
VT-OS Development Projects at SourceForge
| Name | Description |
| VT-OS: Communication | VT-OS: Communication (The Triassic Group) is to address the issues that involve communications on the Helio. |
| VT-OS: FIL | A Forth Inspired (Scripting) Language for the Helio PDA |
| VT-OS: Resources | VT-OS: Resources (The Cremens Group) has a specific and simple purpose. In order to enable VT-OS applications to share data there is a need to standarize the format of data resources. HDB File Format at VT-OS Resources project. |
| VT-OS: Support Applications | VT-OS: Support Applications' (The Giotto group) goal is to develop system tools that would ease burden on developers as well as give more flexability to power users. |
| VT-OS: Waba | VT-OS: WABA purpose is to port Waba to the Vtech Helio. |
| VT-OS: Widgets | VT-OS: Widgets' (The Escot Group) is to develop widgets as aids for developers. These include but not limited to Open/Save, Select Font and File Navigation dialogs; multi-nested menus, ComboLists, etc... |
Linux Development web sites on the Helio
| Name | Description |
| PocketLinux | PocketLinux is a version of Linux that will run on a PDA. |
| ROM-Image (German) | Das ROM-Image beinhaltet einen neuen Kernel V2.4.0-test7 CVS vom 6.11.2000, welcher das lang ersehnte Powermanagement implementiert. Man kann also nun endlich den Helio unter Linux in den Schlafzustand versetzen. Die Batterien sollten damit eine ähnlich Lebenserwartung bekommen, wie mit dem herstellereigenen VT-OS. |
| VHL-Tools | vhl-tools, a SourceForge project, works on utilities, patches, documentation, and integration of Open Source software for Linux on the VTech Helio PDA. See also the SourceForge vhl-tools project page. |