Rovi's Connected Platform Sofware Developer Kit (SDK) is a robust set of tools that empowers CE manufacturers to create and customize advanced digital home entertainment products - in an efficient, cost-effective way. The Connected Platform SDK meets DLNA, UPnP, DTCP-IP and OCAP/tru2way interoperability standards and runs on a wide range of processors and operating systems.

A Comprehensive Development Toolkit

With Rovi's Connected Platform SDK, you can port and customize a complete digital media solution.

The Connected Platform SDK includes:

• Source code for Rovi's middleware and application infrastructure
• Source code for fully-functional reference implementations of Linux-based and other embedded media server and media player (music, photo, and video) applications
• Documentation and training
• Integrated build (make) infrastructure
• Sample graphical skin, including graphics, colors, and layout for a TV-based user interface
• Developer utilities, including HTTP-based diagnostics and logging capabilities
• Latin sans-serif font optimized for TV-based applications

A Flexible Architecture

Rovi's flexible software architecture is scalable and extensible. Capable of accessing media libraries that contain tens of thousands of files, the software supports an array of applications and network environments. Rovi's Connected Platform SDK is available as a subscription license, allowing you to customize the software to meet your unique requirements.

For more information, including a detailed table listing features and benefits, please download the Connected Platform Solution Overview Datasheet under the resources tab.