4. SDK, Software Development Kit

Like all Web Services, UPnP protocols can be freely implemented. SDKs, more commonly known as UPnP stacks, are available in many programming languages and for a wide variety of architectures, both embedded and non-embedded. A list of SDKs can be found on the UPnP forum website.

• The most complete and straightforward solution for implementing UPnP protocols is the Intel Tools for UPnP Technologies distribution, distributed free of charge by Intel. This set of tools for Windows includes :

  • Device Spy: a generic control point that will make it much easier to test the servers developed (figure 3 );

  • to test UPnP stacks: the Device Sniffer...