Advantech Windows CE .NET 4.1 User Manual
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1. Description CE NET Image detail information Including language and some special features 15 http www advantech com tw solutions ess AD ANTECH Advantech Floppy Mount utility There is no drive letter A B in Windows CE NET The directory name for the floppy drive is Floppy Windows CE NET is different from other Windows operating system the floppy must be mounted before using it Advantech has developed the driver and utility with mount feature 1 Go to Control Panel gt System 2 Click Floppy Floppy Diskette Utility lan Floppy Diskette Utility 1 0 CopyRight 2000 Advantech Co Is Mounted Has Disk Mount Mounts the floppy disk You will see a floppy folder in My Computer See following figure Databases Floppy Hard Disk My Network Program Files Release Temp Documents Windows Control Panel Unmount Unmounts the floppy disk Is mounted Checks whether the floppy drive is mounted or not Has Disk Checks if the floppy drive has a disk or not Note If there is problem in accessing the floppy please check the BIOS setting and cable connection 16 http www advantech com tw solutions ess AD ANTECH Advantech Watchdog Timer Utility Watchdog Timer is designed to overcome the dangers or annoyances associated with PCs locking up If the controlling software hangs or crashes the watchdog will time out and reboot the host machine j2. Why The Windows CE NET uses the RAM based file system So directories such as Root and Windows are actually loaded in RAM For x86 platform there is no battery to backup the data in RAM The data will be lost after power is off If you need to store your files you may have to copy them to the following storage devices Floppy DiskOnChip or IDE Flash disk CompactFlash Card Hard Drive 4 Does Advantech offer Windows CE NET system integration service Yes we do provide the complete Windows CE NET Embedded System based on your requirements You simply choose the Advantech hardware and Windows CE NET configuration we build the customized Windows CE NET Image The Windows CE NET Embedded systems we ship to you will include Advantech hardware Flash disk with pre installed Windows CE NET Image and Windows CE NET license Or you can subscribe Advantech CE Builder program to fulfill your requirements Our Windows CE NET experience and strong customer focus enables us to understand your requirements and specifications By utilizing the core technology and intellectual property derived from our past projects we may already have the solution to your toughest problems solved before we even start By using these proprietary technologies as a foundation to your solution we can minimize the actual custom work saving you time and money With this total solution you can focus on what is most important to you your c
3. Applied Panel omputing Embedded Computing i HRA WAuiridustrial utomation Industrial Computers i bissdddsadbedennssdd Panel Computers a Plug in I O Cards Industrial Automation a Mobile Computers Industrial 1 0 Modules ADAM M j H Network Computing Medical amp Healthcare Platforms Series Peripherals amp Components Smart Home Networking l a Industrial Communication Platforms m HMI amp Industrial Panel Computers Product Search a Kiosks amp Web Payphones Web based Supervision a Internet Security Platforms Appliances 28 http www advantech com tw solutions ess Your ePlatform Partner AD ANTECH Network and Dial up Connections You can connect directly to a network through a network Ethernet or dial up connection Windows CE NET provides four types of connections where you can setup by hardware type You need to change the Device Name in the Control Panel before using the network functions 1 Go to Control Panel 2 Click Network and Dial up Connections Network Ethernet Setting 1 Choose Dial up Connection Make New Connection xX Type a name for the connection Select the connection type Dial Up Connection Direct Connection Virtual Private Network PPP over Ethernet PPPoE 2 Setup TCP IP value TCP IP Settings OK B General S Network l Use Slip Use software compression Use IP header compression 3 The default IP setting is to
4. obtain an IP address via DHCP You may change to static IP 29 http www advantech com tw solutions ess Your Platform Partner AD ANTECH PCI LRTL81391 Settings 4 The Connection Status will show up in the lower right status bar You can use net command and UNC to access Windows 95 98 NT 2000 XP share directories and files However Windows CE NET does not support Windows 95 98 NT 2000 XP to view or access files on Windows CE NET device You may develop an application such as FTP applications to help out with this solution 30 http www advantech com tw solutions ess Your ePlatform Partner AD ANTECH Cable Connection Setting 1 Choose Direct Connection Make New Connection Ea ES Cable Connect Serial Cable on COML vv Infrared Port Serial Cable on COMI Ta Cable on COMe2 Is 3 Click Configure to Setup Device Property value Device Properties Hardware 4 Go to Control Panel 5 Click PC Connection 6 Click Change to use the connection you created 31 http www advantech com tw solutions ess our ePlatform Partner AD ANTECH PC Connection Properties 7 Go to Windows 8 Click repllog and CE NET will establish the connection to your PC amp 9 Connection Status will show up in the lower right status bar repllog Connected to My Connection Note Remember to install ActiveSync in your PC and use null modem to connec
5. same PC So developer can develop debug and test application on the same PC However this is impossible for most embedded system development Some embedded systems are headless no display keyboard or mouse or the CPU is not powerful enough to install the development tool Cross development is a solution that includes a powerful development host targets embedded system and the cable connection between two systems Windows CE NET Application Cross Development Environment Host PC with development tools Target Your Windows CE NET Embedded System Connection Ethernet or serial port connection 34 http www advantech com tw solutions ess Your ePlatform Partner AD ANTECH Application Development Tools 1 Visual Studio NET vy i Ke Visual Studio net You may purchase Microsoft Visual Studio NET from Microsoft online store or Microsoft local Embedded distributor http msdn microsoft com vstudio 2 Embedded Visual C 4 0 with SP1 You may purchase Microsoft Embedded Visual C 4 0 from Microsoft online store or Microsoft local Embedded distributor You may also download from the following website http msdn microsoft com vstudio device download asp 3 Platform SDK To develop Windows CE NET application for Advantech X86 platform you may now use the standard X86 SDK from Platform Builder 4 1 or download the latest SDK from our website at http www advantech com tw embeddedsw fag as Here are the lates
6. CD number 1 or on the DVD If you have enabled auto run this step will immediately take place 3 When the Welcome dialog box appears choose Install and then follow the on screen instructions Note To reduce the installation size of Platform Builder you can select only the microprocessors you need in the Custom Setup dialog box Installing Windows CE NET 4 1 on a computer containing a 36 http www advantech com tw solutions ess AD ANTECH beta version of Windows CE NET 4 1 may result in an invalid registry keys file version conflicts or other problems To avoid these problems uninstall any beta versions of Windows CE NET 4 1 before installing Windows CE NET 4 1 When installing from a CD or DVD the progress bar is not always accurate especially for larger installations with more than one CPU Installation time can vary according to the type of installation 1 15 20 minutes for a Tools Only installation 2 20 30 minutes for a default installation Tools Test Kit CEPC and Emulator 3 2 or more hours for a full installation Note You must have administrative privileges to install Windows CE NET For more information about application programming with Windows CE NET please refer to the document Advantech Windows CE NET Application Hand on Lab On Advantech website at http www advantech com tw solutions ess Download 37 http www advantech com tw solutions ess Your ePlatform Part
7. E device to other computers Please type a name without any spaces and a short description Device name B Device description WindowsCE Device 25 http www advantech com tw solutions ess AD ANTECH Note This device name will be used to identify your Window CE device to other computers Task Manager Press Alt Tab key to run Task Manager Task Manager Active Tasks Switch To End Task i Button description Switch To You can use arrow keys to select the task End Task You can stop the selected task Cancel Exit Task Manager Command Prompt CMD EXE The command Prompt provides similar commands as the DOS prompt You will be able to copy delete move and execute files Type Help for a list of commands Select Start gt Programs gt Command Prompt or just run cmd exe Reboot the system Unlike other Windows Operating Systems there is a shut down button The Windows CE NET default shell is designed for Hand Held PC the Suspend button does not work for x86 Windows CE NET Embedded System To shut down the x86 Windows CE NET system you have to close all applications Then turn off the power supply or reset the system When you push Reboot button the system will close all device drivers and then restart safely 26 http www advantech com tw solutions ess AD ANTECH Multimedia The Windows Media Technologies feature for Windows CE NET allows you to provide multimedia str
8. Windows CE NET Based X86 Embedded System CE NET V4 1 Users Manual Your ePlatform Partner AD ANTECH Embedded Computing AD ANTECH Important Note Read Carefully This product is protected by the End User License Agreement EULA Please read it carefully before using the product Copyright Notice This document is copyrighted 2003 by Advantech Co Ltd All rights are reserved Advantech Co Ltd reserves the right to make improvements to the products described in this document at any time without notice No part of this document may be reproduced copied translated or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of Advantech Information provided in this document is intended to be accurate and reliable However Advantech assumes no responsibility for its use nor for any infringements upon the rights of third parties which may result from its use Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries All brand and product names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders Part No 2006000016 1st Editions Printed in Taiwan August 2003 http www advantech com tw solutions ess Table of Content TRUPOCUCTION ese ieee ee ier ETETA 4 Advantech Enhancement for Windows CE NET sssri 5 Windows CE NET 4 1 New Function List 0 eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 6 Installation and Setting s
9. Windows CE NET Image http www advantech com tw solutions ess AD ANTECH Advantech Video Capture Solution optional Advantech video capture solution will bring Windows CE benefits to a wide variety of applications This solution will open the door to more efficient security systems more reliable home automation and digital video recording capabilities all running the Microsoft Windows CE operating system on an Advantech hardware platform wise Advantech Windows CE Software ne J Video Capture Device J 9 gt b ccoo E eemo f Y _ Solution AL San o source code ibrary to access video Capture device directly What is reflected in the diagram shown above is the hardware specific nature of the system This is where the Advantech Windows CE Development team is adding value to Advantech hardware Advantech can help our customers customize a solution for their specific video capture device This is particularly important for the OEM ODM market where Advantech can help these customers tailor their device for their specific applications For more details please refer to http www advantech com tw epc newsletter v52 07 15 01 videocap ht m http www advantech com tw solutions ess solutions asp Category ID 1 EE5PM 20 http www advantech com tw solutions ess AD ANTECH Advantech Enhancement for Peripherals Display Backlight Setting 1 Go to Control Panel gt Display gt Backlight 2 C
10. eaming capabilities to Windows CE devices This includes support for the various protocols and streaming formats required for audio and video playback of either local files or streamed data over a network connection File View Playback web Multimedia Support Windows CE NET provides support for the following multimedia technologies DirectDraw DirectSound 6 1 Direct3D Legacy Video Playback DirectDVD MIDI Playback DirectMusic 7 MP3 Playback DirectShow 6 1 MPEG 1 Video Playback Digital Rights Management DRM Note You won t have all the components It depends on your CE NET Image If you need some more components that your image doesn t have Advantech CE Builder can help you Please contact us 27 http www advantech com tw solutions ess Your ePlatform Partner AD ANTECH Internet Explorer 5 5 6 0 for CE Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 5 6 0 for Microsoft Windows CE NET is a highly compatible feature rich browser control for Windows CE NET operating system It encompasses nearly all the functionality of the desktop version of Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 5 Web developers OEMs independent software vendors ISVs and independent hardware vendors IHVs can use the technologies provided by Internet Explorer 5 5 for Windows CE to build a custom browser for a specific device or market Corporate Home Buy Ondine gt Partner Zone Support dvantech Product Index
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12. ending on your manufacturer Power Status Icons Icon Definition External AC power source is connected Connection Status Icons Icon Definition m x ao Dial up connection g Direct connection Taskbar and Start Menu Properties 1 Select Start gt Setting gt Taskbar and Start Menu 2 Setup the properties Taskbar and Start Menu Properties Auto hide Show Clock 24 http www advantech com tw solutions ess Your ePlatform Partner AD ANTECH Protecting Important Information You may keep valuable data on your device such as names and phone numbers of important contacts credit card numbers and confidential documents 1 Use a Device Lock password Select Start gt Setting gt Control Panel Open the Password icon Password Properties B OK E Password Settings a Password Password I Confirm password Enable Password Protection _ At Power On _ Screen Saver Note Please remember your password If you lost it you must perform a full reset to use your device again It will erase all your data 2 Back up your data Create and maintain a back up file that contains your device program data Setting the Device Name 1 Go to Control Panel 2 Click System icon 3 In the Device Name tab enter a device name System Properties ka OK xX General Memory Device Name Copyrights These settings are used to identify your Windows C
13. er Test Utility Video Capture Support Optional ZErAYrTaAmMmmMoO U O http www advantech com tw solutions ess AD ANTECH Windows CE NET 4 1 New Function List There are several newly added features to the Windows CE NET 4 1 1 File Viewers for Professional Plus license only Adobe Acrobat Microsoft Excel Microsoft Image Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Word Remote Desktop Protocol RDP 5 1 Windows Messenger 4 7 Internet Protocol version 6 IPv6 Digital Rights Management Digital Rights Management DRM DRM for Portable Devices DRM License Acquisition OCX 6 Speech API SAPI 5 0 a http www advantech com tw solutions ess AD ANTECH Installation and Setting Windows CE NET is an embedded operating system therefore it is not for general purpose The Windows CE NET Image that comes with the product is pre configured for the dedicated hardware and settings for on board devices So in most cases you may not change the related BIOS jumper IRQ DMA I O address and memory address settings for the on board devices If you really need to change the settings please write down the original setting before changing any settings DRAM Installation 32MB DRAM is usually too small to run the configured Windows CE NET Image you may encounter this warning message Program Memory is Critically Low We recommend 64MB DRAM for most applications Currently the system can support up to 128MB Utility Prog
14. es to execute at start File to execute cmd Parameters Vik dil Delete Delete the application setting string Modify Modify the application setting string Up amp Down Use Up amp Down to rearrange the application launching order Once you have setup properly your target application s will be launched automatically next time when you restart your Windows CE NET 13 http www advantech com tw solutions ess AD ANTECH Advantech Memory Adjust Solution The Windows CE NET default setting for Storage Memory and Program Memory ratio is fixed Even though you can change the memory setting during runtime this setting will revert to default after resetting the system Because x86 platform does not have battery to backup the setting in DRAM also this setting is not kept in the registry you will have to rebuild your Windows CE NET OS image if you want to fix the memory setting by default Advantech has developed the solution and integrated into the pre configured Windows CE NET Image You only have to follow the procedure to change the setting 1 Go to Control Panel gt System 2 Click Memory System Properties General Memory Device Name Copyrights Move slider to the left for more memory to run programs Move slider to the right for more storage room Only unused RAM can be adjusted Program _ Memory Allocated 7504KB Allocated 7508KB In Use 372KB In Use 2196KB 3 M
15. heck the box Automatically turn off backlight while on external power 3 Select the idle time from 15 seconds to 30 minutes Display Properties Ea OK x Background Appearance Backlight wa To save battery life you can adjust when the backlight automatically shuts off _ Automatically turn off backlight while on battery power Turn off after 15 seconds of continuous idle time Automatically turn off backlight while on external power Turn off of continuous idle time Note If your system is powered by battery please check the Battery power Touch screen Calibration Utility If the target hardware does not come with the touchscreen please skip this session Touchscreen is optional on most Panel PCs For other CPU board platforms the default pre configured Windows CE NET Image does not include touchscreen driver and the serial port is available for the other device To add a touchscreen to the Windows CE NET platform the Windows CE NET Image needs to be rebuilt with the touchscreen driver The touchscreen calibration utility is in the Control Panel You need to calibrate at least once for each system Here is the procedure 1 Run the calibration utility for touchscreen 2 Follow the instruction to calibrate 3 Save the registry 4 Reboot the system 21 http www advantech com tw solutions ess AD ANTECH IrDA SIR If the target hardware does not support IrDA function please skip thi
16. ion http msdn microsoft com library wcedoc wceintro cestart htm Microsoft Windows CE NET Home Page http www microsoft com windows embedded CE NET default as 3 Advantech CE NET Ready Platform 1 Embedded Development Platform SOM DK4472F CO1 SOM DK4472F C02 NET SOM DK4470F C02 NET SOM DK4451F CO1 SOM DK4450F CO1 SOM DK4450F C02 NET SOM DK2353F CO1 SOM DK2353F C02 NET SOM DK2365N CO1 SOM DK2365N CO02 NET 41 http www advantech com tw solutions ess AD ANTECH 2 Embedded Computing Platform PCM 5820CE 000 PCM 5820CE 001 NET PCM 4823BCE 000 PCA 6751CE 000 PCM 3346FCE 000 PCM 3350FCE 000 3 System Computing Platform PPC L126T CE RT NET PPC 105T CE RT 4 Web based Automation Systems WebLink family WebLink 2040 CE WebLink 2059 CE WebLink 2143 CE WebOIT family WebOIT 1000 WebOIT 641 WebOIT 642 WebOIT 650 5 HMI Solutions TPC 642S CE TPC 650T CE TPC 1240T CE TPC 1260T CE For more CE NET Ready Platforms please visit us at http www advantech com tw products 42 http www advantech com tw solutions ess Your ePlatform Partner AD ANTECH 4 Advantech CE Builder Q1 Do you need to change boot logo to your own Q2 Do you need to adjust resolution Q3 Do you need to put your application into the CE NET image Q4 Do you need other language version of CE NET image Q5 Do you need new version of CE NET image Advantech embedded software development team hear your
17. l popup Add a DWORD Value Key Name PanelState Key Value 393472 5 Click Rename and the Rename the value dialog will popup http www advantech com tw solutions ess AD ANTECH Rename the value Default Note 1 There are other ways to change the Registry settings 1 Modify through the Control Panel Some registry settings can be modified in the Control Panel 2 Modify through the Remote Registry tool in Microsoft eMbedded Visual Tool 4 Write your own application to call Registry related APIs Example APIs RegOpenKkKeyEx RegQueryValueEx RegSetValueEx and RegCloseKey Note 2 Windows CE Registry Limitations A key or value name cannot exceed 255 characters The maximum size of the data associated with a value name is 4 KB The maximum indentation level for keys is 16 12 http www advantech com tw solutions ess AD ANTECH Advantech Auto Run Application Solution The default way to launch applications during Windows CE NET booting is to put your applications in a special Registry key and rebuild the Windows CE NET Image It is too complicated and not flexible for most application developers To solve this problem Advantech has developed the Auto Run solution With this solution you can let the system run your applications without rebuilding the Windows CE NET Image 1 Go to Control Panel 2 Click Auto Run Advantech AutoRun OK Fal Fil
18. maging device Set top box Residential gateway Industrial automation device Retail Point of Sale device Windows thin client Tiny Kernel Custom Device By using Windows CE NET developers can leverage their existing Windows based programming skills Windows CE NET supports subset of Microsoft Win32 APIs and several additional programming interfaces Advantech Windows CE NET based Embedded System It comes with the pre configured Windows CE NET OS Image and Windows CE NET license You don t need to waste time and energy on developing on board device drivers or using the Platform Builder to build the Windows CE NET Image we ve done that for you All you need to do is to develop your Windows CE NET applications http www advantech com tw solutions ess AD ANTECH Advantech Enhancement for Windows CE NET Advantech continues to develop Windows CE NET optimized drivers tools and components to further enhance Microsoft Windows CE NET package The following are the key enhancements A DOS less boot loader Bios Loader Express loader for National Geode series CPUs Customizable boot logo Supports Memory Larger Than 64MB Warm Cold Reboot Registry Flusher Utility Registry Editor Utility Auto Launch Application Solution Memory Adjust Solution CE NET Image Information Utility Floppy Mount Utility Watchdog Timer Utility IDE hard disk or Flash disk support faster than standard CE NET release Audio Record
19. needs we develop CE Builder to meet all your requirements on CE NET Please contact us for more details Or you can visit us at http www advantech com tw solutions ess Advantech CE Builder Image Wizard Image Wizard Online Customized CE Image Request amp Download e A standard CE Net images Make a CE NET CF card CE images FTP Server 5 Advantech Training Course With our 8 years of development experience for Windows CE and 20 years of embedded hardware expertise Advantech is well positioned to give customers cost effective and practical training that can allow them to walk away from this training with a working prototype of their desired application 43 http www advantech com tw solutions ess AD ANTECH Advantech has been approved by Microsoft to provide following training courses Introduction to Windows CE NET Course 2530 Developing Embedded Solutions for Windows CE NET Course 2540 Advantech also provides adapted courses to assist application developers For more detail on Training Course please visit us at _ http www advantech com tw ess training as 44 http www advantech com tw solutions ess
20. ner AD ANTECH Q amp A 1 I have purchased Windows CE NET License from Microsoft Distributor Am I authorized to use Advantech Windows CE NET OS release Every Advantech Windows CE NET OS binary contains some Advantech intellectual properties that are not automatically licensed to Windows CE NET licensee Customers have to be licensed by Advantech independently to utilize Advantech Windows CE NET OS release Advantech Normally grants customers the right to use Advantech intellectual properties that come with Advantech Windows CE NET OS release if one purchases Windows CE NET license from Advantech The following figure describes the benefits of buying CE NET license from Advantech Buy license from Advantech CE distributor Price OS image provided OS Image include all necessary device drivers Drivers are either developed or modified to be bug free Customizable boot logo Various device test utility Device Driver development Integration service 2 Why are the Inbox and Pocket Word missing That s because most of the embedded applications do not need Inbox and Pocket Word So we choose Full version as the default Windows CE NET license For Microsoft Inbox and Pocket Word applications the license Professional Version License is needed 38 http www advantech com tw solutions ess AD ANTECH 3 When I copied files to the root directory or Windows directory and reset the system they all disappeared
21. ove slider to the left for more memory to run programs move slider to the right for more storage room 4 Advantech s background service will automatically keep the setting and use the setting when you reboot the system 14 http www advantech com tw solutions ess AD ANTECH Advantech CE NET Image Information Utility Windows CE NET often release new version or some service pack and Advantech Windows CE Development team will then prepare the latest CE NET image for our customer So we put this utility imginfo exe in windows directory You can check your CE NET image version to see if you need to upgrade or not WinCE Image Info 1 2 OK E Select Image fiHard Disk NK BIN BE BIOS V1 12 Loader LOADER130 Image Version 1 00 Release Type Beta OS Version 4 10 Platform PCM 5820 Customer Advantech Build Date 20030513 Protection Yes Description English Standard BIOS Suggested version of on board BIOS Loader Advantech designs special Loader for specific boards These loaders speed up the average booting periodand can also be customized for special purpose This shows the version of your current loader Image Version Version of Advantech CE NET Image Release Type Release purpose type OS Version Version of Microsoft CE NET Platform Refer to Advantech boards Customer Name of Customer Build Date CE NET Image creation date Protection CE NET Image is only for Advantech s boards
22. rams Bigger Windows CE NET image file nk bin will consume more memory and make booting time longer In order to save resources some utility programs are not in Windows directory They are available on CD or Floppy You may copy them to the Flash disk when you need it The embedded system you get should have Windows CE NET software properly installed Please be careful not to delete or modify the important systems files in the flash disk http www advantech com tw solutions ess AD ANTECH System files The following are located in the system files of the root directory of the Flash disk Please don t delete them or the system may not boot or work normally Configuration file bootcepc cnf Boot loader needs this file to load images Please don t delete this file or change the default setting Boot logo pcx file bootcepc pcx You may replace the bootcepc pcx with your own logo file but the file name must be the same Please backup this file before using your logo file The resolution should be 640x480 and the color depth should be 256 colors Kernel Image file nk bin This is the Windows CE NET image file Please don t delete or modify it Note Microsoft Windows CE NET and Advantech software are protected by copyright laws You need to get both Microsoft and Advantech licenses to legally utilize Advantech Windows CE NET releases Please don t make any illegal copy http www advantech com tw solution
23. reative application 5 What do I do to get a Windows CE NET device driver for my add on module Windows CE NET is tied directly to the hardware so many of the 39 http www advantech com tw solutions ess AD ANTECH standard PC peripherals requiring drivers have been left out Advantech has developed hardware specific drivers for on board functions such as network VGA I O of its specific single board computers All these drivers are well ported into the Windows CE NET image file to be shipped together with the single board computer or Panel PC Windows CE NET is different from Windows 98 or NT in that you can get the driver from the chip or board vendors and install the device drivers In most cases the Windows CE NET image needs to be re built with the add on PC 104 ISA or PCI devices Windows CE NET drivers Usually the add on devices do not come with a Windows CE NET driver So you may have to develop or purchase one from a third party 40 http www advantech com tw solutions ess AD ANTECH ff Appendix 1 Null Modem Cable pin out DB 9 to DB 9 1 and 6 short 4 2 3 3 2 4 1 and 6 short 5 5 7 8 8 7 Please make sure your Null Modem cable pin out is correct or the ActiveSync connection will fail 2 Windows CE NET related links Advantech Embedded Software Home Page http www advantech com tw solutions ess Microsoft Windows CE NET Software Developer Documentat
24. s ess AD ANTECH Tutorial Using Windows CE NET Advantech Utilities Advantech Persistent Registry Solution amp Setting The registry is a database that stores information about applications drivers system configuration user preferences and other data The purpose of the Registry is to provide a single place for storing all the settings for the system applications and user The registry is built on top of the internal heap therefore benefits from transaction and compression features Ram Based Registry For most handheld devices the Windows CE registry data is always stored in RAM and is consequently volatile If there is no registry available in RAM Windows CE can regenerate a default from a file stored in ROM Hive Based Registry For most x86 system devices it usually has a hard disk ora flash disk Windows CE NET will store registry data in a hive file that is located on the disk When the system boots or shutdown any change to the registry data will be written to the hive file that exists on the disk Advantech uses the Hive Based Registry to store registry data for Windows CE NET We developed two tools to periodically save the registry and edit the registry data 1 Advantech Flusher for Persistent Registry Advantech provides a Registry Flusher utility to help flushing registry data back to hive periodically to make sure your registry settings will be updated regularly without user intervention The persis
25. s session Please follow the procedure to enable IrDA 1 Enable IrDA in BIOS setting Make sure to select half duplex mode 2 Connect an IrDA Adapter to the CPU board Example ACTiSYS ACT IR210L http www actisys com Advantech IrDA File Transfer Test Utility IrDA_snd exe and IrDA_rcv exe Prepare two Windows CE NET Embedded Systems with IrDA adapters and IrDA function enabled Transfer files between two Windows CE NET devices Usage IrDA_snd exe filename IrDA_rcv exe filename Example Sending side IrDA_snd exe send txt Receiving side IrDA_rcv exe receive txt Note When you enable the IrDA it will use one COM port resource So the COM port will not be available to connect serial port devices 22 http www advantech com tw solutions ess AD ANTECH Digital I O If the target hardware does not support Digital I O function please skip this session You may use _inp _inpw _outp and _outpw functions in your Windows CE NET application to access the I O address directly Advantech I O Port Test Utility ioport exe You may use the utility to read and write data of I O ports and test the digital I O functions 23 http www advantech com tw solutions ess ur ePlatform Partner Basic Operation Here are the basics of CE NET For other operations please refer to CE NET online help Introduction to Taskbar Icons The following icons may appear in the status area of your device taskbar dep
26. ssessseserieisreersreresesrerirrsreeesrss 29 Network Ethernet Setting a sisk cosrssassaccssansadunnsesadanschvaedeansaccromsndusediteisopiente 29 Cable Connection Setting sssisrsisisiirinsciiriririseicr aiiiar raias 31 Application Programming esssssesssssesssesserisrsresesrsreresrsreesrarerrsrerrsraresenrerenrerereses 34 Cross Development 00 ccc ccsesscssesecesesscsseceessecsecsscsecseceessecseesscseeseenee 34 Application Development TOOIS 0 0 00 cceccscesccsseescsseesecseesecseesecsseeeeesees 35 l Vis al St dio NE T a scacryace candace psneiea patuaxecenacsauenaea ounce R E i 35 2 Embedded Visual C 4 0 with SPL wssscconssvervedanasshedsurvensaquauessisatanestaeenioes 35 3 Platform Eo g rece cacucaiaenananesexanceneeaaureces aarenaeeanmacereaeeete aireaniene meenaareeutee 35 OSA e aE nT TRE TAR OREN PE OCR ne 38 ADDENOIX enni poms a a a ANE 41 http www advantech com tw solutions ess AD ANTECH Introduction Microsoft Windows CE NET is a compact highly efficient scalable operating system that is designed for a broad range of embedded systems and products Its multi threaded multi tasking fully preemptive OS environment is targeted specifically toward hardware with limited resources Its modular design enables embedded system and application developers to customize it for a variety of products such as PDA or mobile handheld device Cell phone smart phone Web Pad Internet appliance Media appliance Digital i
27. t available DSK Windows CE NET 4 1 SDK for Embedded Visual C Windows CE NET 4 1 SDK for Net Compact Framework 35 http www advantech com tw solutions ess Your ePlatform Partner AD ANTECH Development Host System Requirement Minimum Requirements Processor 266 MHz Pentium II processor or higher 500 MHz processor recommended Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional with Service Pack 2 or Memory Hard Disk Drive Display Mouse Others Windows XP Professional 128 MB of RAM 192 MB of RAM required to run the Emulator 1 7 GB of available hard disk space for a typical single microprocessor installation 14 GB for installation of the entire product including the Platform Builder toolset CD ROM or DVD ROM drive VGA or higher resolution monitor Super VGA recommended Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device Bidirectional parallel port to download an OS image when not using an Ethernet connection Serial port or Ethernet network card for debugging support a local area network LAN hub is recommended Development Host Installation Windows CE NET is distributed on multiple CDs or a single DVD The setup application Setup exe copies the files from the CDs or DVD to the development workstation To install Windows CE NET 1 Log on to the development workstation with Windows administrator privileges 2 Run Setup exe from the root directory on the Windows CE NET
28. t each other first Microsoft ActiveSync E a A View Tools Help Synchronize Stop plore Options Mobile Device Explore Delete Partnership Get Connected Connection Settings Close 32 http www advantech com tw solutions ess AD ANTECH Microsoft UNC Universal Naming Convention To access files on the network you may need UNC It is Server Name Share Name For more details please refer to Microsoft document net command The net command is helpful to view or access files on Windows98 NT 2000 XP The Help information is available by net net view lt computername gt DOMAIN lt domainname gt net use lt local name gt lt remote name gt user lt username gt d Example net view MyServer MyShareDirectory cd My Server My Document cd MyServer MyShareDirectory Communication Programs Select Start gt Programs gt Communication to run the programs Select Remote Connections The on line Help information is in Start gt Help Remote Networking remnet exe See Topics about Connecting to an ISP Connection to a Network and Adjusting Remote Connection Properties Terminal pegterm exe Select Using Terminal 33 http www advantech com tw solutions ess AD ANTECH Application Programming Cross Development For Windows 98 NT 2000 XP application programming development tools like Visual C and application can be installed on the
29. ta is accessed using one unique namespace For instance the equivalent of C Windows in Windows CE is Windows The directory name for the IDE disk is Hard Disk Hard Disk1 Hard Disk2 Note For 256MB below Advantech PCD 100A PCD 250A PCD 350A PCD 1240V and PCD 1244H CompactFlash and IDE Flash disks the BIOS setting must be under Normal mode Or the system may not get the correct Cylinder Head Sector data and cause errors DiskOnChip The M Systems DiskOnChip driver is built into the pre configured Windows CE NET Image if the CPU board has onboard DiskOnChip socket Please skip this session if the target hardware does not have DiskOnChip socket Note You must not change the memory jumper setting for DiskOnChip or the system will not work Directory There is no drive letter A C and D in Windows CE NET The directory name for DiskOnChip is DiskOnChip http www advantech com tw solutions ess AD ANTECH Advantech Audio Recorder Test Utility optional This utility is for sound quality testing 1 Go to Windows 2 Click record exe SND AW record exe 1 Connect the microphone and speaker 2 Run record exe 3 Select sample rate 4 Record your sound 5 Play the sound Note If there is any problem please check the audio chip IRQ I O and DMA BIOS or hardware settings are the same as the Registry settings For Image size consideration it may be provided in Floppy CD rather than
30. tent registry solution needs a persistent storage http www advantech com tw solutions ess ur ePlatform Partner AD ANTECH Flash disk or hard drive to store the backup registry 1 Go to Control Panel 2 Click Registry Flusher Registry Flusher Time to flush registry in msecs 5000 Enable OK Flush Cancel Automatically Set time in milliseconds and check the enable box The system will then save the persistent registry automatically Manually Click the Flush button it will save the registry right away 10 http www advantech com tw solutions ess Your ePlatform Partner AD ANTECH 2 Advantech Registry Editor Utility regedit exe Below is an example showing how to modify the registry 1 Goto Windows 2 Click Regedit exe olele lele x g Software Name Type Data amp Start PanelState REG_DWORD 0x60100 InputConfig REG_DWORD Ox1 Gf SOFTWARE Gf Ident ff Comm a TAPI fF nis af System E Drivers G init af Loader af ExtModems GF Printers GF Services Gt WBT E Snd f Time Zones E Windows CE Services 3 Choose an item and click the right button to ee Fe A a ics Modify Delete Rename Paz Pt el ob a Modify Delete Rename REG_DWORD 0x60100 REG_DWORD 0x1 4 Click Modify and the Add a Value dialog wil
31. ust like hitting the reset button These will cause unpredictable damages or loss So Advantech developed this utility to prevent this kind of event It s very easy to setup 1 Go to Control Panel 2 Click Watchdog 3 Check the box Enable Watchdog Advantech Watchdog fe _ Enable Watchdog About l cancel When you click the test button this application will signal a watchdog timer L_ test and don t update it This will cause the system to reboot in a few seconds Advantech Watchdog software will reset every chip s counter timeout period to prevent the watchdog from rebooting the computer 4 Click the Test icon to reboot the system in a few seconds Note You may use Advantech s CE Library to trigger the watchdog timer in your Windows CE NET application Different CPU boards may have different ways to enable disable watchdog timer For more details please refer to Advantech CE Library If the target hardware does not support watchdog timer function please skip this session 17 http www advantech com tw solutions ess AD ANTECH IDE Hard Disk Flash Disk CompactFlash Disk If the target hardware does not support IDE device please skip this session The IDE driver built in for the pre configured Windows CE NET Image supports the IDE Interface Hard Drive Flash disk and CompactFlash Card Directory Name There is no drive letter C D or E in Windows CE NET All da
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