Developing Flash Lite 2.x and 3.0 Applications

Flash Lite and BREW development tools

To develop and test Flash Lite applications for the BREW environment, you need to acquire and install specific hardware and software tools.

 Hardware

Windows computer For information about system requirements for the BREW SDK and the BREW tools suite, see the "System Requirements" section in Starting with BREW (available from the BREW website). For information about system requirements for Adobe software, see www.adobe.com/go/sysreqs.

BREW-enabled devices with test bit set For information about how to acquire, activate, and test-enable BREW devices, see the "Handset Acquisition and Readiness" section of Getting Started with BREW (available from the BREW website). Note that devices that support BREW 2.x must be sent to QUALCOMM to be test-enabled; BREW 3x devices are pre-enabled.

Data cables Data cables are required to upload Flash applications to the BREW devices you plan to support. Most devices come bundled with data cables, but if you do not have a cable, see the "Acquire BREW Handsets and Data Cables" section of Getting Started with BREW (available from the BREW website).

 Software

BREW SDK and BREW Tools Suite For information about installing the BREW SDK and tools, see Chapter 2, "Installing the BREW SDK," in Getting Started with BREW (available from the BREW website). You must be a registered BREW developer to download and install the BREW Tools Suite, but not the SDK itself. For instructions on how to register, see the BREW website.

USB drivers for targeted devices Obtain and install the USB drivers for the devices you intend to target. For information about how to acquire the drivers, contact the device manufacturer.

Flash Lite extension for BREW-enabled devices These devices are available from the BREW website for testing purposes only. The extension is downloaded automatically to users' devices when they select and download a Flash Lite for BREW application.

These components are described in detail in "Setting up your system for BREW.