I have worked out a project statement. I need guidance for how to
solve the problem and what tools i need to use in it, my teacher has
told me about this project so please help me out.

"Develop an application for a Pocket PC (Microsoft Windows CE version
3.0). The idea is for the Pocket PC to key a laptop to display the
output of this laptop onthe Pocket Pc via serial port connection.
This application shall also be workable with equipment that is serial
cable connection other then a laptop.
There should not be a need to modify the configuration of laptop for
the application to work, changes in the configuration, if any must
only be done on the Pocket PC".

The thing is this, our teacher has told us to figure out first that
what tools are needed to complete this project.
As far as i know as serial port word is used, the we have to work
under assembly too, but i don't know to how much extent i have to
cover assembly and what main topics are needed for it.
Secondly i want to chose the tool Java as a programming language, any
suggestions that what tools in java should be used in it.