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| Phidgets’ philosophy is that you do not have to be an electrical engineer in order to do projects that use devices like sensors, motors, motor controllers, and interface boards. All you need to know is how to program.
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| We have developed a complete set of Application Programming Interfaces (API) that are supported for many different [[#Operating System Support|operating systems]], and which can be used through many different [[#Language Support | programming languages]].
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| We suggest starting with the ''Getting Started'' guide [[Device List|for your device]]. This will help you run a basic example to check your hardware and drivers.
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| The next step would be to choose your [[#Operating System Support|operating system below]], and from there [[#Language Support|choose a language]], learn about [[General Phidget Programming|how to write code for your Phidget]], and get API references for your [[#Language Support|programming language]].
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| The APIs are covered in more detail in the [[General API|API common to all devices]] and the API that pertains to your [[Device List| specific device]].
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| == Operating System Support ==
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| These operating system pages provide drivers for using Phidgets. They help you set up your system after following the '''Getting Started''' guide [[Device List|for your device]]. The operating systems links below are also on every ''Getting Started'' guide, so if you have not yet read the one for your device, [[Device List|head straight there]].
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| Phidgets can be run either ''directly'' through USB or ''remotely'' over a network via the [[Phidget Webservice]]. Most operating systems below can run Phidgets directly, but a few can only control them over a network.
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| Phidgets can run either directly or over a network on these operating systems:
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| * [[OS - Windows|Windows]]
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| * [[OS - Mac OSX|Mac OSX]]
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| * [[OS - Linux|Linux]] (Kernel 2.6+)
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| * [[OS - Windows CE|Windows CE]] ??
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| * [[OS - Android|Android]] (3.1 and above)
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| * [[OS- Phidget SBC]]
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| Phidgets can ''only'' be used over a network by these operating systems:
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| * [[OS - iOS|IPhone iOS]]
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| * [[OS - Android|Android]] (3.0 and earlier, or no USB port)
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| == Language Support ==
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| We provide a variety of supported languages for using Phidgets. Each language has its own ''libraries'', which may be found on the language pages below, along with code examples and an in-depth API.
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| Many languages also depend on the ''core drivers'' being installed as well. These drivers can be found on the [[#Operating System Support|operating system pages]] above.
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| Phidgets can be controlled using our [[General Phidget Programming|high level API]] which allows for either an [[General Phidget Programming#Event Driven Code|event driven]] style of code design, or by traditional [[General Phidget Programming#Logic Code|logic code]]. If you are flexible on what language you can use, we suggest choosing a language which supports event-driven code.
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| Phidgets have libraries to support ''both'' event-driven and logic code in the following languages:
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| * [[Language - Adobe Director]]
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| * [[Language - Applescript]]
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| * [[Language - AutoIt]]
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| * [[Language - C/C++|C/C++]]
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| * [[Language - C Sharp|C Sharp]]
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| * [[Language - C Sharp (.NET Compact Framework)|C Sharp (.NET)]]
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| * [[Language - Cocoa]]
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| * [[Language - Cocoa Touch]]
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| * [[Language - Delphi]]
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| * [[Language - Flash AS3]]
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| * [[Language - Flex AS3]]
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| * [[Language - iOS]]
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| * [[Language - Java|Java]]
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| * [[Language - LabVIEW]]
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| * [[Language - LiveCode]]
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| * [[Language - Max/MSP]]
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| * [[Language - Microsoft Robotics Studio]]
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| * [[Language - Python|Python]]
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| * [[Language - REALBasic]]
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| * [[Language - Simulink]]
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| * [[Language - Visual Basic .NET]]
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| * [[Language - Visual Basic 6.0]]
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| * [[Language - Visual Basic for Applications]]
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| * [[Language - Visual Basic Script]]
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| You can ''only'' use event-driven code on these languages, by their design:
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| * [[Language - Android Java|Android Java]]
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| * ...
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| Phidget libraries support ''only'' logic code in the following languages:
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| * [[Language - MATLAB|MATLAB]]
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| * ...
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