R: Regarding Windows CE

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To build a device driver for Windows CE O.S. you need the Windows CE
platform builder which allows you to perform kernel debugging and step
through you driver code.
It is available in evaluation version (validity 60 days), than you have to
upgrade to a full retail version.
Look at microsoft.com site (windows + embedded)
The documentation is not so detailed as NT DDK is, but there are some
interesting examples.
You may be interested in a book about CE Platform Builder expected to be
published in March.
Search in amazon.com site.

Hi,
Paolo

-----Messaggio Originale-----
Da: “Ajitabh Prakash”
A: “NT Developers Interest List”
Data invio: mercoledì 3 gennaio 2001 5.42
Oggetto: [ntdev] Regarding Windows CE

> hi guys,
> I am starting a nw project on Windows CE.I would like to know the
following :
>
> 1> How is the Driver development Environment (DDK/SDK/MSVC++) of Windows
CE different from windows NT??
> 2> If it’s different …do we have to install SDK first then DDK and then
MSVC++ or the sequence is different or it does not matter at all.
> 3> where can i get SDK and DDK for windows CE??
> 4> can we use same MSVC++ for windows CE also.
>
> Thanx
> Ajitabh
>
>
>
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I’m *definitely* interested in this book.
I searched Amazon but didn’t get a hit.
What’s the book title and/or who is the author?

Thanks.

Dave Feustel
Fort Wayne, Indiana
1-219-483-1857

----- Original Message -----
From: “Paolo Cazzola”
To: “NT Developers Interest List”
Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 2:41 PM
Subject: [ntdev] R: Regarding Windows CE

> You may be interested in a book about CE Platform Builder expected to be
> published in March.
> Search in amazon.com site.
>
> Hi,
> Paolo
>

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Hello all,

I would like to know if there is any USB support in WinCE and if so fro=
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which version. I have a Palm PC with WINCE but this has no USB support,=
any
pointers to this will be of great help.

  • Best regards
  • Britto.

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My comments below

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ajitabh Prakash [mailto:xxxxx@future.futsoft.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 10:42 PM
> To: NT Developers Interest List
> Subject: [ntdev] Regarding Windows CE
>
>
> hi guys,
>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 I am starting a nw project on Windows CE.I=
would
> like to know the following :
>
> 1> How is the Driver development Environment (DDK/SDK/MSVC++)
> of Windows=A0 CE different from windows NT??

Completely different.=A0 I haven’t installed embedded Studio yet, becau=
se I
was moved off of NT/CE driver projects and onto Solaris (bleh.).=A0 Als=
o, the
specific answer depends on your hardware.=A0 ARM? NEC? x86?=A0 The proj=
ect I
worked on was a PC104/x86 embedded solution.=A0 The vendor sold their o=
wn
low-level HAL coupled with the Microsoft platform builder.=A0 Expensive=
. NT
DDK is now free.=A0 Platform builder was ~$1k.

> 2> If it’s different …do we have to install SDK first then
> DDK and then MSVC++ or the sequence is different or it does
> not matter at all.

If you intend to install the platform builder, if my memory is correct,=
you
will need Visual Studio 6.0 (not 5.0), and you must have Administrator
privledges to compile, else you will get some strange build errors.

> 3> where can i get SDK and DDK for windows CE??
> 4> can we use same MSVC++ for windows CE also.

The new Embedded Studio for Visual C++ 6.0 is available from Microsoft =
for
free.=A0 Platform builder is You can order the CD from them and pay shi=
pping.

You can get the embedded Studio here:
http://www.microsoft.com/mobile/developer/default.asp and download some=
of
the SDKs.=A0 I’m not sure if the embedded studio will allow you to deve=
lop
device drivers.

Previously, microsoft CE development was spit into two areas: 1) Visual=
CE
Tools add on for application development, and 2) platform builder.=A0 Y=
ou
payed heavily for the right to develop drivers.=A0 I’m not sure how it =
is
now.

Good luck.

> Thanx
> Ajitabh
>
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RE: [ntdev] Regarding Windows CEHi all,

I’m interested in developing a network file system driver for windows CE.
Is this possible? or the solution is to export a dedicated api
directly to the application (I hope not).

My redirector doesn’t need to access hardware, but it need to access
the network trasport layer (TCP-IP) at driver level.
Do you think that I will have to use the embedded tools or I have to buy
the Platform Builder?
Does anybody know about resources or refernces about filesystems and WinCE?
Has anybody already tryed to port a FSD to WinCE?

Many thanks for your help!
Giampiero Recco

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Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 9:53 PM
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Subject: [ntdev] RE: Regarding Windows CE

My comments below

-----Original Message-----
> From: Ajitabh Prakash [mailto:xxxxx@future.futsoft.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 10:42 PM
> To: NT Developers Interest List
> Subject: [ntdev] Regarding Windows CE
>
>
> hi guys,
> I am starting a nw project on Windows CE.I would
> like to know the following :
>
> 1> How is the Driver development Environment (DDK/SDK/MSVC++)
> of Windows CE different from windows NT??

Completely different. I haven’t installed embedded Studio yet, because I
was moved off of NT/CE driver projects and onto Solaris (bleh.). Also, the
specific answer depends on your hardware. ARM? NEC? x86? The project I
worked on was a PC104/x86 embedded solution. The vendor sold their own
low-level HAL coupled with the Microsoft platform builder. Expensive. NT
DDK is now free. Platform builder was ~$1k.

2> If it’s different …do we have to install SDK first then
> DDK and then MSVC++ or the sequence is different or it does
> not matter at all.

If you intend to install the platform builder, if my memory is correct,
you will need Visual Studio 6.0 (not 5.0), and you must have Administrator
privledges to compile, else you will get some strange build errors.

3> where can i get SDK and DDK for windows CE??
> 4> can we use same MSVC++ for windows CE also.

The new Embedded Studio for Visual C++ 6.0 is available from Microsoft for
free. Platform builder is You can order the CD from them and pay shipping.

You can get the embedded Studio here:
http://www.microsoft.com/mobile/developer/default.asp and download some of
the SDKs. I’m not sure if the embedded studio will allow you to develop
device drivers.

Previously, microsoft CE development was spit into two areas: 1) Visual CE
Tools add on for application development, and 2) platform builder. You
payed heavily for the right to develop drivers. I’m not sure how it is now.

Good luck.

Thanx
> Ajitabh
>
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