2 Installation
This chapter describes the software that you must install on your system before you can use the development kit tools, how to install the development kit tools, how to check system variables, and how to uninstall the development kit tools.
This section only applies to the binary bundles of the Java Card Development Kit Simulator and the Java Card Development Kit Tools.
The development kit is available as independent downloads:
- The Java Card Development Kit Tools are used to convert and verify Java Card applications. The Tools can be used with products based on versions 3.2, 3.1, 3.0.5, and 3.0.4 of the Java Card Specifications.
- The Java Card Development Kit Simulator offers a testing and debugging reference for Java Card applications. It includes a Java Card simulation environment that can be run from the command line or from the Eclipse Plug-in. It provides support for the latest Java Card 3.2 Specification, and can also run applications written for earlier releases.
- The Java Card Development Kit Eclipse Plug-in offers the GUI for developing Java Card applets and interacting with Java Card Development Kit Tools and Simulator.
This chapter contains the following sections: