Developer Tools

Downloading a commercially available SDK is the easiest way to get started. Your current options include:

TV Works XDK

Now that your application has been authored, you will want to run it on a User Agent. Think of a User Agent as a "player." Different cable operators utilize various user agents, but they all will play your EBIF app. Your goal is to run your app on as many User Agents as possible, noting limitations and variations on how your app plays out.Current options include:

Commercial User Agents

Fourthwallmedia
Zodiac Interactive

Validation Tools

XAV Application Validator is an EBIF application validation tool. It is Java-based software installed on an Apple Xserve system running MacOS 10.6. XAV can be used to undertake static conformance tests on EBIF applications.

Unisoft