Windows Embedded Compact 2013 is Microsoft's platform for small-footprint devices requiring real-time performance. It supports ARM and x86 architectures. Development uses Visual Studio 2012 with support for C++, C#, and XAML. Applications can be developed natively or using the .NET Compact Framework. The presentation demonstrated creating virtual devices, connecting to devices for debugging, and developing applications using various languages and frameworks.
2. Agenda
WEC 2013 - What’s it
Development overview
Building WEC
Native Development
Managed Development
XAML for Windows Embedded
3. WEC 2013 - What’s it
Windows Embedded Compact 2013 (AKA WinCE)
is Microsoft’s platform for small-footprint devices
that need hard, real-time performance and silicon
flexibility with ARM and x86
Familiar tools like
Visual Studio and
Expression Blend
allow you to create
attractive and intuitive
user interfaces, and
bring differentiated
devices to market
faster than ever
before.
Real-time operating
system supports an
array of hardware
requirements and key
processor
architectures,
including x86 and
ARM, to power
everything from tiny
controls to fully
automated factories.
Improved file-system
performance gives
companies confidence
that their devices will
always be available;
the one -tier security
feature is SDL
compliant, with
reliable wireless
connectivity and
networking.
4. What’s news
Hard real-time e small footprint
x86 & ARM v7 Cortex-A (Thumb2)
VS2012 support for C# / C++ / XAML for
Embedded
Fast boot (2s from power on)
Kernel update: increased file system
performance
5. Development overview
Move to Visual Studio 2012
Provides significantly improved IDE
New Arm complier (use desktop compiler)
Last C Runtime Library (CRT)
Application Builder For WEC 2013 (replace
VS for Device)
Platform Builder moved to VS2012 (Update
2)
VS >= Professional version
Native, Managed, XAML for Embedded
Integrated deployment and debugging
infrastructure, Ethernet connectivity to
remote device
6. Application Development Setup
Windows Embedded Compact 2013
toolkit
Install on VS 2012 Update 2
Install Application Builder for WEC 2013
Install Windows Embedded XAML Tools
Install Blend Templates
Install SDK created by Platform Builder 2013
License Terms (Compact
7. The Board Support Package
Layer for OEM code written to port
Windows Embedded Compact to
hardware
OAL – OEM Adaption Layer
Drivers - code for supporting hardware
peripherals
…
Board Support Packages
8. Set up a virtual test device
Use Hyper-V to create a virtual
machine (Compact 2013)
Visual Studio and Platform Builder
run directly on the physical
computer
Platform Builder connects to the
virtual machines through a virtual
network or virtual switch
The virtual network or virtual
switch maps to a network adapter
on the physical computer and has
access to a DHCP server
The virtual machines run Compact
2013, and they obtain their IPv4
addresses from the DHCP server.
9. Platform support for Application Debug
Add the “Application
Builder Debugging
Support” component
Add “Remote Tool
Support”
Add “Network Utilities”
11. Connection to the Device
Uses “CoreCon” as the connection
(connects via network)
New target connectivity device-side files
Use OSDesign.bib file
C:Program Files (x86)Common FilesMicrosoft
SharedEmbedded ToolsCoreCon11.0Targetwce800x86
12. Connection to the Device
Query IP device address
Configure IP Address in VS Project
Launch device side
ClientShutdown3 (optional)
ConManClient3
CMAccept3
Start debugging (3 min timeout)
16. Using an SDK for an OS Image
You can create a project for an
application that you will develop and test
on a stand-alone virtual device that
includes the run-time image in a virtual
drive or on a device that has the runtime image copied into flash memory.
This type of project does not require
Platform Builder because you do not
need to download an run-time image to
the device or the virtual device to test a
change in your application code.
17. Native Application Development
Move to latest Microsoft C++ Compiler
C++11 standards (subset)
Provider consistency with desktop
Leverage performance work done by desktop team
C++ improvements
Lambda functions
Strongly typed and scoped enumeration support
“auto” keyword
Last version of runtime libraries
C++ runtime
MFC
ATL & STL
19. Managed Application Development
NETCF 3.9 (based on the NETCF
version that shipped with Windows
Phone 7.5)
New generational garbage collector (5060% drops in GC time)
NETCF runtime is now multi-core safe
Sharing server features
Reduce working set
Improve app launch
Framework assemblies shared across app domains
ARM VFP instructions.
Source compatible with NETCF 3.5
20. Managed Application Development
Requires SDK exported from Platform
Builder (unlike earlier versions of
NETCF)
Requires rebuild of managed code from
earlier releases
Exports from COREDLL are not
backward compatible (P/Invokes)
22. XAML for Windows Embedded
Data binding expanded
UI to UI data binding now supported
DataContexts con now be set in XAML
Data Binding resource references
Data Binding type conversion
Data Binding indexing
New Blend triggers supported
ChangePropertyAction
ControlStoryBoardAction
GoToStateAction
RemoveElementAction
XAML for Embedded development free
from PB
23. XAML for Windows Embedded
Windows Embedded XAML Tools limitations
It does not create XAML files
It only generates C++ code
It does not support custom controls
It does not generate C++ code for the following XAML
elements:
ControlTemplate
DataTemplate
FrameworkTemplate
ItemsPanelTemplate
MediaElement
Resources
RenderTransform
Storyboard
Style
VisualState
VisualStateGroups
24. XAML for Windows Embedded
Create initial user interface designed in
Blend for Visual Studio 2012
Create XAML project in Visual Studio
(C++)
Compile and debug as a native
application
Update to U/I brought in with XAML tools
in VS2012
27. Links
Windows Embedded Compact 2013
Windows Embedded Product Downloads
MSDN - Windows Embedded Compact
Windows Embedded Blog
Embedded101
Microsoft Intelligent Systems Video
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