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Professional Windows® Embedded CE 6.0

Name: Professional Windows® Embedded CE 6.0
Author: Samuel Phung
ISBN: 9780470377338

by Samuel Phung

November 2008

Intermediate to advanced

478 pages

10h 38m

English

Wrox

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Copyright
About the Author
About the Technical Editors
Credits
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Whom This Book Is ForWhat This Book CoversHow This Book Is StructuredChapter 1: Windows Embedded CEChapter 2: Development Environment and ToolsChapter 3: Board Support PackageChapter 4: Building a Customized CE 6.0 Runtime ImageChapter 5: Connecting to Target DeviceChapter 6: Debugging and Debugging ToolsChapter 7: Boot Loader OverviewChapter 8: The RegistryChapter 9: Testing with CETKChapter 10: Application DevelopmentChapter 11: Visual C# 2005 ApplicationsChapter 12: VB 2005 ApplicationsChapter 13: Native-Code ApplicationsChapter 14: Autolaunch ApplicationsChapter 15: Customizing the UIChapter 16: Thin-Client ApplicationsChapter 17: Home Automation ApplicationsChapter 18: RFID Security Access Control ApplicationsChapter 19: Robotic ApplicationsChapter 20: Deploying a CE 6.0 DeviceAppendix A: Windows Embedded CE ReferencesAppendix B: Installation and SoftwareAppendix C: Sample Applications and OS Design ProjectsWhat You Need to Use This BookConventionsSource CodeErratap2p.wrox.com
1. Windows Embedded CE
1.1. What Is Embedded?1.1.1. Embedded Devices1.1.2. Embedded Software1.1.2.1. Application for Desktop Computer1.1.2.2. Application for Embedded Device1.1.3. Embedded Devices and Software1.2. The Windows Embedded Family1.3. Windows XP Embedded1.4. Windows Embedded Point of Service1.5. Windows Embedded CE 6.01.5.1. Modular and Compact OS1.5.2. Real-Time Operating System1.5.3. Supported Hardware1.5.4. New Features in CE 6.0 R21.5.5. Customizable UI1.5.6. Wired and Wireless Connectivity1.5.7. Graphics and Multimedia1.5.8. Multilanguage, International Localization1.5.9. Real-Time Communication and VoIP1.5.10. OS Design Templates1.6. Developing CE Applications1.7. Testing and Debugging1.8. What Can Windows Embedded CE Do?1.9. Summary
2. Development Environment and Tools
2.1. Windows Embedded CE Platform Builder2.2. Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Installation2.2.1. Supported Processors2.2.2. Installation Sequence2.2.3. Quick Fix Engineering and Update2.2.4. Windows Embedded CE Terminology2.2.4.1. Board Support Package (BSP)2.2.4.2. Catalog2.2.4.3. Component2.2.4.4. Design Template2.2.4.5. Hardware Platform2.2.4.6. Module2.2.4.7. OEM Adaptation Layer (OAL)2.2.4.8. OS Design2.2.4.9. OS Runtime Image2.2.4.10. Target Device2.2.5. Windows Embedded CE Environment Variables2.2.5.1. BSP Environment Variables2.2.5.2. BSP_NO Environment Variables2.2.5.3. IMG Environment Variables2.2.5.4. PRJ Environment Variables2.2.5.5. Miscellaneous Environment Variables2.2.6. Windows Embedded CE Files and Directories2.2.6.1. The Platform Directory2.2.6.2. The Public Directory2.2.7. Third-Party Components2.3. Building CE Runtime Images2.4. Summary
3. Board Support Package
3.1. BSP Overview3.2. BSP Development3.2.1. Cloning the Device Emulator BSP3.2.2. Cloning the CEPC BSP3.2.2.1. Remove Components from BSP3.2.2.2. Add Component to BSP3.2.2.3. Clone Public Code to BSP3.2.3. Cloning the ICOP_eBox4300_60E BSP3.2.4. BSP Components, Files, and Folders3.2.5. Adding Files and Modules to the BSP3.2.5.1. Replacing the Desktop Background Graphic3.2.5.2. Adding Files to the BSP3.3. Summary
4. Building a Customized CE 6.0 Runtime Image
4.1. Creating the Initial OS Design4.1.1. The OS Design Wizard4.1.1.1. Select Networking Communications Components4.1.1.2. Security Warning4.1.2. OS Design Project Folders and Files4.1.3. OS Design Project View from VS2005 IDE4.1.3.1. Review OS Design Catalog Items4.1.3.2. Searching for Catalog Items4.1.3.2.1. Remote Display Application4.1.3.2.2. Adding Catalog Items to the OS Design4.1.3.3. OS Design Build Options4.1.3.4. OS Design: Environment Variables4.1.4. Generating the OS Runtime Image4.1.5. OS Runtime Image for MyCEPCBSP4.1.6. OS Runtime Image for MyeBox4300BSP4.2. Summary

5. Connecting to Target Device
5.1. Target Device Connectivity5.2. Connecting to Emulator5.2.1. Creating the MyEmulator Target Device Profile5.2.2. Configuring the MyEmulator Target Device Settings5.2.3. Downloading Runtime Image to the Emulator5.3. Connecting to eBox-4300-MSJK5.3.1. Connecting to eBox-4300-MSJK with DHCP5.3.1.1. Creating the MyeBox4300 Target Device Profile5.3.1.2. Configuring the MyeBox4300 Target Device Settings5.3.1.3. Downloading the Runtime Image to eBox-4300-MSJK5.3.2. Connecting to eBox-4300-MSJK with Static IP5.3.2.1. Configuring Static IP Address for eBox-4300-MSJK5.3.2.2. Configuring a Static IP Address for the Development Workstation5.3.2.3. Creating the MyeBox4300 Target Device Profile5.3.2.4. Configuring the MyeBox4300 Target Device Settings5.3.2.5. Downloading the Runtime Image to eBox-4300-MSJK5.4. Connecting to the CEPC5.4.1. Creating the CEPC Boot Floppy Disk5.4.2. Connecting to CEPC with the Serial Port5.4.2.1. Creating MyCEPCSerial Target Device Profile5.4.2.2. Configuring MyCEPCSerial Target Device Settings5.4.2.3. Downloading Runtime Image to CEPC5.4.3. Connecting to CEPC with Ethernet5.5. Summary
6. Debugging and Debugging Tools
6.1. Debugging Environment6.1.1. CETK6.1.2. CoreCon6.1.3. Debugging and Release Configuration6.2. Debugging the OS Design Build6.2.1. The CE Build Process6.2.2. Build Error — Missing File6.3. Remote Tools6.3.1. Remote File Viewer6.3.2. Remote Heap Walker6.3.3. Remote Zoom-In6.3.4. Remote Process Viewer6.3.5. Remote Registry Editor6.3.6. Remote System Information6.3.7. Remote Performance Monitor6.3.8. Remote Spy6.3.9. Remote Kernel Tracker6.3.10. Remote Call Profiler6.4. Remote Target Control6.5. Serial Debug6.6. Summary
7. Boot Loader Overview
7.1. What Is a Boot Loader?7.1.1. BIOS Loader–x86 BIOS Loader7.1.2. Eboot Loader7.1.3. Loadcepc7.1.4. Romboot Loader7.1.5. Sboot Loader7.2. BIOS Loader for x86 Devices7.2.1. x86 Device Boot Process7.2.2. BIOS Loader Code7.2.3. Building the BIOS Loader Code7.2.4. BIOS Loader Code Cleanup7.2.4.1. Generating the BIOS Loader Binary7.2.4.2. How to Use the BIOS Loader Binary7.3. Summary
8. The Registry
8.1. Windows Embedded CE Registry8.2. RAM-Based Registry8.3. Hive-Based Registry8.3.1. Hive-Based Registry Triggers Two Boot Phases8.3.2. Persistent Registry with Hive-Based Registry8.3.3. Registry Flushing8.4. Windows Embedded CE Registry Files8.4.1. Registry for Windows Embedded CE Components8.4.1.1. Registry Entries for the FTP Server8.4.1.2. Serial Port Registry Entries8.4.2. Serial Debugging8.5. Useful Registry References8.5.1. Auto-Flush and Save Registry Settings8.5.2. Device Name for USB Removable Storage8.5.3. Disable Suspend from the Start Menu8.5.4. Internet Explorer Startup Page8.5.5. Static IP Address8.5.6. Windows Embedded CE Device Name8.6. Accessing the Registry8.7. Summary
9. Testing With CETK
9.1. Windows Embedded CE Test Kit9.2. CETK Tests9.2.1. Connecting to CETK with KITL and Platform Manager9.2.1.1. Preparing the Test Environment9.2.1.2. Starting the CETK Host Application9.2.1.3. Connecting CETK to Target Device with Platform Manager9.2.1.4. Running the Tests9.2.1.5. CETK Test Results9.2.2. Connecting CETK to Target Device Using Sockets9.2.2.1. Preparing the Test Environment9.2.2.2. Starting the CETK Host Application9.2.2.3. Starting the Clientside Application9.2.2.4. Running the Test9.2.2.5. CETK Test Results9.2.2.6. Starting clientside.exe with wcetk.txt9.2.2.7. Customizing the Command Line for CETK Test9.3. Summary
10. Application Development
10.1. The Development Landscape10.1.1. The Desktop Windows Development Environment10.1.2. The CE Development Environment10.1.2.1. The Windows Mobile OS10.1.2.2. Windows Embedded CE10.1.2.3. CE Native-Code Applications10.1.2.4. Managed-Code Applications10.1.3. The .NET Compact Framework10.1.4. Other Third-Party Libraries10.2. New Breed of Embedded Devices10.3. Summary
11. Visual C# 2005 Applications
11.1. Developing C# Applications for CE11.1.1. Configuring and Building the Runtime Image11.1.2. Downloading the Runtime Image to the Emulator11.1.3. Creating the C# Smart Device Application Project11.1.4. Adding Controls to the Application11.1.5. Adding Codes to the Application11.1.6. Connecting to the Target Device11.1.7. Deploying C# Application to Target Device11.1.8. Debugging the C# Application on Target Device11.2. Summary
12. VB 2005 Applications
12.1. Developing VB Applications for CE12.1.1. Configuring and Building the Runtime Image12.1.2. Establishing a Connection to the eBox-430012.1.3. Downloading Runtime Image to eBox-430012.1.4. Creating a VB 2005 Smart Device Application12.1.4.1. Adding Components to the SerialPortApp Application12.1.4.2. Code for the SerialPortApp Application12.1.5. Establishing a Connection to the eBox-430012.1.6. Deploying the SerialPortApp to the eBox-430012.1.7. Testing the SerialPortApp on the eBox-430012.2. Summary
13. Native-Code Applications
13.1. Visual C++ 2005 Native Applications13.1.1. The Autolaunch Component13.1.2. Configuring and Building the Runtime Image13.1.3. Configuring and Building an SDK13.1.4. Downloading a Runtime Image to the Emulator13.1.5. Creating the Visual C++ 2005 Smart Device Application13.1.6. Connecting to the Emulator with CoreCon13.1.7. Deploying Visual C++ 2005 Application to the Emulator13.2. Platform Builder Native Application13.2.1. CE Subproject Wizard13.2.2. Deploying the PBNativeApp Application13.3. Summary
14. Autolaunch Applications
14.1. Autolaunch with the Registry14.2. Autolaunch with Windows\Startup14.3. The AutoLaunchApp Utility14.4. Summary
15. Customizing the UI
15.1. Input and Output for the CE Device15.1.1. The Input15.1.2. The Output15.2. Custom UI for the CE15.3. CE with NMD Custom UI15.4. VB 2005 Application as the Custom UI15.4.1. Configure the OS Design for Testing15.4.2. Develop the VB 2005 Application15.4.3. Add the VB 2005 Application to the OS Design15.5. Summary
16. Thin-Client Applications
16.1. The Thin-Client Terminal16.2. The Windows Thin Client OS16.2.1. The Initial WTC OS Design16.2.2. Configuring a Target Device and Downloading an Image16.2.3. Customizing the WTC OS Design16.2.4. The Autolaunch Subproject16.2.5. Disabling the Explorer Shell16.3. Summary
17. Home Automation Applications
17.1. Home Automation Control17.1.1. Control Applications17.1.2. Controllers, Relays, Switches, and Sensors17.2. Hardware and Peripherals17.2.1. The eBox-4300-MSJK17.2.2. Phidget Devices17.2.3. BSP and Software Library17.2.4. Electronic 101 for Input and Output17.2.4.1. Digital Input and Output17.2.4.2. Analog Input and Output17.3. The eBoxPhidget OS Design17.3.1. Development Environment17.3.2. Creating the OS Design17.3.3. Additional Needed Components17.3.4. Configuring the Registry17.3.5. Configuring the Build Option and Build17.3.6. Target Device Connectivity and Download17.3.7. Configuring and Generating the SDK17.3.8. Installing the eBoxPhidgetSDK17.4. Home Automation Applications17.4.1. Temperature Sensor Application17.4.2. Preparing eBox-4300-MSJK for Application Deployment17.4.3. Remote Display Application17.4.4. Deploying Applications to eBox-4300-MSJK17.4.5. Phidget Relay Switching Application17.4.6. Other Phidget Sensors17.5. Summary
18. RFID Security Access Control Applications
18.1. Radio Frequency Identification — RFID18.2. The PhidgetRFID Reader18.3. RFID Reader Applications18.3.1. Hardware Component for the Application18.3.2. Software Component for the Application18.3.3. Creating the RFIDApp18.4. Summary
19. Robotic Applications
19.1. The Stinger CE Robot19.1.1. The Serializer WL Robot Controller19.1.2. How Does the Serializer Work?19.2. Simple Robotic Control Applications19.2.1. Windows Embedded CE Design19.2.2. Robotic Application Using the Serial Port Class19.2.3. Source Code Listing for SerialPortClass Project19.2.4. Robotic Application Using the Serializer .NET Library19.2.4.1. Add Reference to the Serializer .NET Library19.2.4.2. Adding Code to the Project19.2.4.3. Complete Source Code Listing for SerializerNET Project19.3. Launching the Robotic Application19.3.1. Configuring the OS Design for SerialPortClass Application19.3.2. Launching serialportclass.exe on the Stinger CE Robot19.3.3. Configuring the OS Design for SerializerNET Application19.3.4. Launching serializernet.exe on the Stinger CE Robot19.4. Summary
20. Deploying a CE 6.0 Device
20.1. Windows Network Projector20.2. Windows Network Projector OS Design20.2.1. Creating the Initial OS Design20.2.2. Configuring, Customizing, and Building the OS Design20.2.3. Target Connectivity and OS Image Download20.2.4. Cloning the Pictor Application20.2.4.1. Creating a Blank Subproject20.2.4.2. Copying the Pictor Application Source Code20.2.4.3. Modifying the Sources File20.2.4.4. Modifying the Registry File20.2.4.5. Customizing the WNPMain Program20.2.4.6. Building the Project20.2.5. Configuring to Boot from BIOS Loader20.2.5.1. Installing BIOS Loader Using USB Floppy Drive20.2.5.2. Preparing to Boot to BIOS Loader Using USB Flash Storage20.2.5.3. Launching nk.bin with BIOS Loader20.3. Windows Network Projector Usage20.4. Summary
A. Windows Embedded CE References
A.1. Online Resources from MicrosoftA.1.1.A.1.1.1. Windows Embedded Home PageA.1.1.2. Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Online DocumentationA.1.1.3. Windows Embedded eHow-Tos and TutorialsA.1.1.4. Windows Embedded Virtual LabsA.1.1.5. Mike Hall's BlogA.1.1.6. Windows Embedded CE Base Team BlogA.1.1.7. Windows Embedded News GroupsA.1.1.8. Windows Embedded Technical ChatA.2. Other Learning ResourcesA.2.1.A.2.1.1. Introduction to Embedded System Using Windows Embedded CEA.3. Drivers and Shared-Source ProjectsA.3.1.A.3.1.1. USB Webcam Driver for Windows Embedded CEA.3.1.2. Windows CE Webcam ProjectA.3.1.3. Phidgets Driver for Windows Embedded CEA.3.1.4. Open SSH for Windows CEA.3.1.5. 32feet.NET — Personal Area Networking for .NETA.3.1.6. LSP Samples for Windows CEA.3.1.7. Windows CE WLAN Driver for Atheros AR-60001A.4. Other Online ResourcesA.4.1.A.4.1.1. Smart Device FrameworkA.4.1.2. EmbeddedPC.NETA.4.1.3. LearningCE.COMA.5. Hardware VendorsA.5.1.A.5.1.1. Supported Board Support PackagesA.5.1.2. CompactPCA.5.1.3. ICOP TechnologyA.5.1.4. PhidgetsA.5.1.5. Robotics Connection
B. Installation and Software
B.1. Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2B.2. CE 6.0 R2 InstallationB.2.1.B.2.1.1. Visual Studio 2005B.2.1.2. Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2B.3. Installing Other SoftwareB.3.1.B.3.1.1. ICOP_eBox4300_60E BSPB.3.1.2. CoreCon Connection FrameworkB.3.1.3. Autolaunch UtilityB.3.1.4. PhidgetFramework Library
C. Sample Applications and OS Design Projects
C.1. Robotic Remote Control ApplicationC.2. Serial Port Communication ApplicationC.3. Source Code for the ExercisesC.3.1.C.3.1.1. Chapter 1: Windows Embedded CEC.3.1.2. Chapter 2: Development Environment and ToolsC.3.1.3. Chapter 3: Board Support PackageC.3.1.4. Chapter 4: Building a Customized CE 6.0 Runtime ImageC.3.1.5. Chapter 5: Connecting to Target DeviceC.3.1.6. Chapter 6: Debugging and Debugging ToolsC.3.1.7. Chapter 7: Boot Loader OverviewC.3.1.8. Chapter 8: The RegistryC.3.1.9. Chapter 9: Testing with CETKC.3.1.10. Chapter 10: Application DevelopmentC.3.1.11. Chapter 11: Visual C# 2005 ApplicationsC.3.1.12. Chapter 12: VB 2005 ApplicationsC.3.1.13. Chapter 13: Native-Code ApplicationsC.3.1.14. Chapter 14: Autolaunch ApplicationsC.3.1.15. Chapter 15: Customizing the UIC.3.1.16. Chapter 16: Thin-Client ApplicationsC.3.1.17. Chapter 17: Home Automation ApplicationsC.3.1.18. Chapter 18: RFID Security Access Control ApplicationsC.3.1.19. Chapter 19: Robotic ApplicationsC.3.1.20. Chapter 20: Deploying a CE 6.0 Device

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Windows Embedded CE is a Microsoft operating system that addresses the needs of handheld, mobile, and embedded devices. This timely book will help you become familiar with the Windows Embedded CE environment quickly and efficiently. You'll explore how different pieces of Windows Embedded CE come together to develop and build various devices and discover what makes Windows Embedded CE the best embedded development environment from the cost, risks, and time-to-market perspectives.

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