Crank Storyboard Suite is an Eclipse

Eclipse (software)

Eclipse is a multi-language software development environment comprising an integrated development environment and an extensible plug-in system...

-based graphical user interface builder called Storyboard Designer and a target runtime called Storyboard Engine.

History and development

Crank Software was begun in 2007. The first version of Storyboard Suite was released in November of 2009. This version contains an Eclipse based User Interface development tool and a runtime engine for the target system.

Platforms

Storyboard Engine is released for the following platforms

• Linux/fbdev – Storyboard Engine for Linux
  Linux
  Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
  
   using the framebuffer device for rendering
• Linux/SDL – Storyboard Engine for Linux
  Linux
  Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
  
   using SDL
  SDL
  SDL may refer to:In computing:* Simple Declarative Language, a simple universal language for describing typed data in lists, maps and trees* Specification and Description Language, an ITU-specified system description language...
  
   for rendering
• Linux/DirectFB – Storyboard Engine for Linux
  Linux
  Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
  
   using DirectFB
  DirectFB
  DirectFB stands for Direct Frame Buffer. It is a software library for GNU/Linux/Unix-based operating systems with a small memory footprint that provides graphics acceleration, input device handling and abstraction layer, and integrated windowing system with support for translucent windows and...
  
   for rendering
• Linux/OpenVG 1.x – Storyboard Engine for Linux
  Linux
  Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
  
   using OpenVG
  OpenVG
  OpenVG is a standard API designed for hardware-accelerated 2D vector graphics. It is aimed primarily at mobile phones, media and gaming consoles such as the PlayStation 3, and other consumer electronic devices. It will help manufacturers create flashier user interfaces that are less dependent on...
  
   for rendering, this is based on the Beagleboard reference design
• QNX/AGTDK – Storyboard Engine for QNX
  QNX
  QNX is a commercial Unix-like real-time operating system, aimed primarily at the embedded systems market. The product was originally developed by Canadian company, QNX Software Systems, which was later acquired by Canadian BlackBerry-producer Research In Motion.-Description:As a microkernel-based...
  
   using the advanced graphics TDK for rendering
• QNX/SDL – Storyboard Engine for Linux
  Linux
  Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
  
   using SDL
  SDL
  SDL may refer to:In computing:* Simple Declarative Language, a simple universal language for describing typed data in lists, maps and trees* Specification and Description Language, an ITU-specified system description language...
  
   for rendering
• WindowsCE – Storyboard Engine for Windows CE
  Windows CE
  Microsoft Windows CE is an operating system developed by Microsoft for embedded systems. Windows CE is a distinct operating system and kernel, rather than a trimmed-down version of desktop Windows...
  
   using GDI
  GDI
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  for rendering

Storyboard Engine supports the following architectures

• Linux X86
• Linux ARMLE
• Linux SHLE
• QNX X86
• QNX ARMLE
• QNX SHLE
• QNX PPCBE
• Windows CE X86
• Windows CE ARMLE

Storyboard Designer supports the following hosts

• Windows XP/Vista/7 - Eclipse based IDE
• Linux - Eclipse based IDE