Re: WinCE 6.0 BSP (CEPC) for Virtual PC
- From: "Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <p space tobey no spam AT no instrument no spam DOT com>
- Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 10:07:19 -0700
You won't be using .NET Framework 3.0 for CE development. The full .NET
framework does not run on Windows CE. Windows CE can, optionally, be
equipped by the device OEM with .NET *Compact Framework* 1.0, 2.0, or 3.5.
VS2008 can be used for development with .NET CF 2.0 or 3.5, so your tools
are fine, if your OS is set up correctly.
No, application developers don't need Platform Builder. Once you've
generated an OS image and the corresponding emulator image, Platform Builder
allows you to generate a device SDK for that OS/device. This can then be
installed on any VS2005/2008-equipped system, where it can be used.
Paul T.
"GJ" <GJ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks Paul for your message. The software development group is using
VS2008
and developing in C# and .NET 3.0. So, each developer would have to have
VS2005 w/PB installed also, even though they have no intension of building
images. Other non-software team members would have to have VS2005 w/PB
installed to test drive or demo the applications. I do see the value in
using the emulator for some aspects of the software development, but in
other
aspects it's a hinderance. I would have a hard time convincing
non-software
developers into installing VS2005 + SP1 + PB just to look at our
applications.
"Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" wrote:
Platform Builder has an emulator target. I think that makes more sense
than
trying to run the OS on a PC within a PC. Download the Platform Builder
evaluation version via the www.microsoft.com/embedded page, install
VS2005
Pro and the evaluation and work through some of the tutorials in the
help.
That will give you the ability to build some sort of an emulator image
which
you can then play with to understand how application development works.
There's also the no-Platform-Builder option, if you aren't going to be
building Windows CE for your target hardware later. Install VS2005 Pro
or
better and one of Microsoft-provided SDKs. Something like Windows Mobile
6
would do. That would give you an emulator target that you could play
with.
Some of the APIs in WM6 are not available to generic Windows CE
platforms,
but, if you carefully avoid those, you should be able to familiarize
yourself with what you have to do.
Paul T.
"GJ" <GJ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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We are considering WinCE 6.0 for a new project, and while the hardware
guys
are out looking at/evaluating platforms, I would like to get familiar
with
WinCE 6.0 application development. My thought is to run WinCE 6.0 in a
Virtual PC environment (or Vmware). I've searched the web and found
vague
references to being able to do this. I will buy a commercial product,
and
if
one isn't available I would attempt to build my own BSP (not desireable
at
this point).
I can't imagine that I'm the only one who would like to do this. I
would
greatly appreciate any info on this subject.
Thanks!
.
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