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        WLAN modules get Windows CE 5.0 drivers

        Doug | Date: Sep 20, 2004 | Comments: 1


        SDIO card maker SyChip announced that its SDIO WLAN driver has been integrated into Microsoft's Windows CE 5.0 Platform Builder tool. SyChip's driver is said to natively support both single-function WLAN cards and multifunction cards having 802.11b WLAN and 256MB flash on a single card.



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        The drivers were extensively tested using the Microsoft Windows CE 5.0 Test Kit (CETK), according to SyChip. The testing validated compliance on the CPUs and hardware platforms that Windows CE 5.0 supports.

        Windows CE 5.0 will form the basis of Microsoft's next-generation Windows Mobile offerings aimed at PDAs, wireless-enabled handhelds, and Smartphones, SyChip notes. Support of native SDIO functionality means that SDIO peripheral cards, such as SyChip's WLAN6065SD Low Power WLAN card, will work "out of the box" on Windows CE devices.

        The example driver supplied in the Windows CE 5.0 Platform Builder will also be part of the next-generation Pocket PC platform shipped to OEMs in order to provide users with a "true plug-and-play experience for Wi-Fi connectivity," according to SyChip. The driver will also be compatible with cards sold by SyChip's channel partners, SanDisk and Socket Communications.


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