Windows CE

Windows CE provides a 32-bit native hard real-time, small footprint operating system, unified kernel, and familiar embedded development tools. This makes CE the right choice for a variety of smaller footprint devices—ranging from power conscious GPS handhelds to real-time, mission critical industrial controllers.

With Platform Builder as a plug-in for Visual Studio 2005, device developers can build both application and CE 6.0 operating system software in a familiar environment. Here are just a few of the many ways CE 6.0 helps streamline the development process:

• Coding Flexibility
  Choose to code natively (higher performance, smaller footprint) or write managed code (faster, portable to other platforms) by choosing your preferred Microsoft development technology—Win32, MFC, or the .NET Compact Framework (C#, VB).
• Access to Source Code
  Access to CE 6.0 shared source helps you debug, test, and make changes to an OS image. It also allows you to make modifications and create differentiated features while helping to maintain control over your intellectual property—no need to share your code.
• Easier Configuration and Testing
  The new ARM-based device emulator included with Platform Builder for Windows Embedded CE 6.0 helps make it easier to configure, build, and test operating system images.
• Faster Editing
  CE 6.0 editors now incorporate IntelliSenseâ technology, syntax highlighting, and graphical bib and registry file editors.
• Improved Compilers
  Based on Visual Studio 2005, the latest compilers increase C++ language conformance; provide better libraries; support CRT, ATL, and MFC; and offer improved runtime security check features (/GS).
• Production Quality Drivers
  In addition to shared source, CE 6.0 includes a broad selection of production-quality device drivers that help decrease the amount of modification needed for drivers to work with custom hardware.
• Native Windows Applications
  CE 6.0 supports many commonly requested applications, including Windows Internet Explorer and Microsoft Windows Media Player.

 

Adeneo is collaborating with Cogent for the development and support of Windows Embedded CE board support packages for CSB7xx modules. Adeneo edits, distributes and supports the Board Support Package for the CSB737 platform, based on Atmel AT91SAM9263 chip.

Free binary evaluation versions of Adeneo BSPs are available here

Adeneo also provides engineering services such as consulting, training or turnkey developments around Cogent products to help OEMs in the integration of CSB7xx modules in their custom designs, such as:

• Adaptation of reference BSPs to custom designs
• Design of custom carrier boards for CSB7xx modules
• Development of specific additional drivers
• Complete HW+SW integration and designs around CSB7xx modules

 

SchemaBSP Tool

Cogent uses the SchemaBSP tool from BSquare to develop, build and deploy Windows CE 5 and 6 BSP's on our CSB7xx XScale based SOM's. To find out more about SchemaBSP Tool click here.