Developer is being released to allow development of Python applications for the Icon and Braille + directly on the device. Developer will only work with versions 2.1 and beyond and creates packages for version 2.1 and beyond. The following package must be installed along with the developer package.

* [http://tech.aph.org/mm/files/ipkg-utils_1.6+cvs20050404-r23_arm.ipk]
* [http://tech.aph.org/mm/files/python-compile_2.6.1-ml7_arm.ipk]
* [http://tech.aph.org/mm/files//python-compiler_2.6.1-ml7_arm.ipk]
* [http://tech.aph.org/mm/files/binutils_2.16-r8_arm.ipk]
* [http://tech.aph.org/mm/files/findutils_4.2.29-r0_arm.ipk]
* [http://tech.aph.org/mm/files/levelstar-developer_2.1.2-r0_arm.ipk]

For help on using Developer and to discuss creating programs using please refer to the [[Icon Tech]] list.