Windows XP doesn't provide real-time capabilities, hindering its utility for industrial applications. However, because it supports so many apps, sometimes it would be useful to have it running on the same platform as Windows CE, which does provide real-time. That's possible with CeWin, a real-time extension software add-on for desktop Windows that guarantees deterministic response on interrupts which are...
targeted to Windows CE. These interrupts can be generated by any PCI or ISA PC plug-in board controlled by Windows CE, and always have a higher priority than the desktop Windows OS.