A note to highlight that Microsoft’s Windows CE (Compact) operating system has not been forgotten in the wake of Windows 8 for ARM. Microsoft has announced plans for several Windows Embedded Compact 7 updates, one planned for the fourth quarter of this year (Q4CY11) and one for the second half of 2012 (2HCY12). According to the EE Times [...]
The Microsoft Embedded Compact 7 team have released the third update to Windows Embedded Compact 7 (previously named Windows CE). You can get the update via WEDU in your Platform Builder or it can downloaded from here. This update provides new tools, application updates and bug fixes for Windows Embedded Compact 7: The Compact Test Kit (CTK) has [...]
Direct Insight was recently involved in running a Windows Embedded Compact 7 event at the UK Microsoft Campus. From which an article has been written including information and quotes from me and colleagues. You can find the article here at MTEMAG web site. Please have a read and let us know what you think. > [...]
A regular question we still get asked, “What Microsoft Windows Embedded CE License do we require?” Well presently in Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3 there are 4 variants. These being Core, Core Plus, CID (C6G) and Professional. Obviously which one you need to purchase will depend on the components included as part of the Platform Builder [...]
Multiprocessor Build support in Platform Builder 6.0
Obviously if you’re making a handheld device, boot time can be an issue. With our OMAP3530 based SwiftModule-OM, we’re seeing boot times in the region of 15 – 20 seconds. There are various things that can be done to reduce this, such as reducing the image size and using BinFS. However, for many applications, the [...]