Overview
Building Powerful Platforms with Windows CE is a comprehensive, practical guide on the use of the Microsoft Windows CE<©> Platform Builder. Drawing on the authors' extensive industry experience, this book provides proven methods and real-world advice for the complete system integration of Windows CE on various platforms. It also examines how to adapt Windows CE to support a platform's unique features.
This book describes the Windows CE architecture in depth, explaining the rationale behind its design. It shows how to use the Platform Builder to quickly create a custom build of the Windows CE kernel and explores the complex and powerful Windows CE build process. Extensive information is provided on designing, implementing, and debugging Windows CE device drivers. A utility called the Driver Mapper is presented as an example device driver that doubles as a valuable tool for debugging device drivers on standard CE devices (e.g., H/PC<©>, H/PC Pro<©>, and Palm-sized PC<©> devices.
Other valuable features include the following:
- A project leader and manager's guide to the steps involved in completing a CE custom platform project
- Creating and debugging a CE boot loader
- Modifying the Platform Builder's OEM Adaptation Layer (OAL) sample source to work with a newly developed platform.
- An introduction to writing CE display drivers.
- Automated testing with the Windows CE Device Driver Test Toolkit (DDTK)
- A simplified, automated build process for creating ROM images
If you want to get Windows CE running on your platform, you will find this hands-on guide an indispensable resource for accelerating your progress and saving you much frustration!
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Synopsis
Building Powerful Platforms with Windows CE is a comprehensive, practical guide on the use of the Microsoft Windows CE Platform Builder. Drawing on the authors' extensive industry experience, this book provides proven methods and real-world advice for the complete system integration of Windows CE on various platforms. It also examines how to adapt Windows CE to support a platform's unique features.
This book describes the Windows CE architecture in depth, explaining the rationale behind its design. It shows how to use the Platform Builder to quickly create a custom build of the Windows CE kernel and explores the complex and powerful Windows CE build process. Extensive information is provided on designing, implementing, and debugging Windows CE device drivers. A utility called the Driver Mapper is presented as an example device driver that doubles as a valuable tool for debugging device drivers on standard CE devices (e.g., H/PC, H/PC Pro, and Palm-sized PC devices.
Other valuable features include the following:
- A project leader and manager's guide to the steps involved in completing a CE custom platform project
- Creating and debugging a CE boot loader
- Modifying the Platform Builder's OEM Adaptation Layer (OAL) sample source to work with a newly developed platform.
- An introduction to writing CE display drivers.
- Automated testing with the Windows CE Device Driver Test Toolkit (DDTK)
- A simplified, automated build process for creating ROM images
All source code used in the book is provided on the accompanying CD-ROM, including the Driver Mapper debugging utility andthe C display driver classes used to extend the Microsoft Graphics Primitive Engine (GPE) class library.
If you want to get Windows CE running on your platform, you will find this hands-on guide an indispensable resource for accelerating your progress and saving you much frustration!
Booknews
Describes the Windows CE architecture and its implementation on various platforms, particularly portable information appliances. The author shows how to use the platform builder to custom build a Windows CE kernel, and how to create and debug a CE boot loader. The design, implementation, and debugging of device drivers is then covered. The final chapter introduces the device driver test kit which can be used to implement automated testing. The CD-ROM contains the Driver Mapper debugging utility and C++ display driver classes. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)