| Tutorial looks at porting Windows CE |
Mar. 17, 2008
Microsoft has announced a one-day tutorial event aimed at helping developers port Windows CE to new hardware. The as-yet unnamed event will take place on Jun. 2, immediately preceeding TechEd 2008, a Microsoft-run developer event in Orlando, Fla.
Posting on his blog, Windows Embedded software architect Mike Hall (pictured at right) explains that Windows XP Embedded (XPe) and Windows Embedded Point of Service (WEPOS) already run on x86 architecture and require no porting, allowing developers to focus on application development. Windows CE, in contrast, may require hardware engineers to work on porting BSPs (board support packages), bootloaders, OALs (OEM adaption layers), and drivers for new devices.
As a result, there wouldn't have been enough time to cover Windows CE in depth in the main TechEd conference, according to Hall. Therefore, Microsoft will hold a one-day, 16-session tutorial on Jun. 2 divided into two tracks. Track 1 will include sessions on the following:- Developing a bootloader for CE 6.0
- Developing OAL/KITL (OEM adaptation layer/kernel independent
- transport layer) for CE 6.0
- Porting a BSP to CE 6.0
- Porting drivers to CE 6.0
- Best practices for driver development
- Kernel mode drivers
- User mode drivers
- File system drivers
Track 2 will include sessions on the following:- Windows CE graphics architecture
- Multimedia stack architecture
- Integrating Windows Media digital rights management (DRM)
- Dr Watson for Windows CE
- Windows CE for critical security markets
- Performance tools and techniques
- Device diagnostics
- Web services on devices
Other pre-conference events previously announced by Microsoft include a day-long seminar, "Application Development on Mobile Devices," led by consultant Douglas Boling (pictured, right), along with a second seminar, "Windows Embedded for Developers," which promises to introduce the key features of the Windows Embedded platform products: Windows Embedded CE, Windows XP Embedded, Windows Embedded for Point of Service, and .NET Micro Framework. Led by Jason Johnson, it will provide a first look at the features and tools for building a Windows Embedded image and deploying it onto a device, then conclude with a hands-on lab, according to Microsoft's description.
Windows Embedded-specific sessions listed by Microsoft during TechEd itself include:- "Become a Windows Embedded CE Developer in 60 Minutes," led by Hall
- "Developing Embedded Devices with Windows Embedded CE for critical security markets," led by Yannick Chamming's, CEO of Adeneo America
- "Porting Drivers to the Windows CE Embedded Platform," led by Travis Hobrla, from Microsoft's CE development team
Background
In January, Microsoft canceled its 2008 Mobile and Embedded Developers Conference (MEDC). An email that went to developers informed them the gap would be filled by events staged at both the Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) West, scheduled for April 14-18 in San Jose, and June's TechEd.
According to Hall's blog posting, ESC West will have "200-300 level" content aimed at developers that are new to the Windows Embedded products. It will "focus on the higher-level process of building an embedded operating system, and writing applications for the operating system," he wrote. "TechEd is where we plan to have the deeper, technical content," he added.
Further Information
For more information on TechEd, you can go to Microsoft's website, here. Mike Hall's posting on the Windows CE pre-conference event appears here.
For more information on ESC West, see our earlier coverage, here.
Related stories:
(Click here for further information)
|
|
|
|