Windows CE Compact 7 Standard Development

Direct Insight has proved to be a valuable resource in the design and implementation of Windows CE based products. The engineering team has been very helpful and responsive during the development process. It is truly a pleasure to work with the Direct Insight team.

Dan Bodolai
V.P. General Manager
ITC Systems

Solutions for Windows CE 6.0 and Compact 7

Getting you to market fast with Windows Embedded CE and Compact 7

Windows CE is Microsoft’s small-footprint, real-time OS which enables universal connectivity, touch-based GUI and rapid time to market for embedded devices, usually based on ARM microcontrollers. For further information on Windows CE 6.0 and Compact 7, please check out the link opposite.

Direct Insight is an award-winning Windows Embedded Gold Partner specialising in Windows CE. We provide tools, training, platform solutions and support to enable adopters of Windows Embedded Compact 7 / CE 7.0, CE 6.0 (and Windows Embedded Standard 7 and 2009) to achieve rapid time-to market even where experience of Windows Embedded is limited or zero.

Why develop a smart, connected device with Windows CE / Compact 7?

By building a product on production ready modules or SBCs, or using a reference design as a template for a high-volume product, OEMs can avoid the need for BSP development and also reduce the complexity of hardware design.

Our business is all about enabling our customers' own engineering teams to step up to using CE 6.0, Compact 7 or Windows Embedded Standard, and to that end we offer access to the Platform Builder and Target Designer toolkits along with Visual Studio in the form of an MSDN Subscription, which provides a comprehensive collection of complementary tools. We are also an official Microsoft training provider, and offer in depth training courses – both public and on-site - and comprehensive project support. Services are available - for example to create customer-specific drivers for a particular special interface - but the emphasis is always on customer enablement.

Our products and services include Microsoft tools (supplied as MSDN Subscriptions), complete Development Kits (DVKs), Reference Platforms, Production-Ready Modules, JTAG probes, as well as custom board and baseboard development.

Production-ready modules

ARM9 and Cortex-A8/9 Development kits running Windows CE 6.0 or Compact 7 out of the box
Comprehensive BSPs support huge range of interfaces
Modules and BSP offer handheld-ready features including power saving and battery management
Baseboard schematics and hardware design guides provided
Template-based speedy-baseboard service
Standard interfaces including LCD, touch, SD Card, USB, Ethernet, I2C, SPI, audio
Extended interface solutions including GPRS/3G, CAN, 802.11b/g WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth, LVDS, SATA
Longevity guarantees and forward compatibility

Windows CE 6.0 and Compact 7 Development Tools via MSDN Subscription

We are authorised to sell and support development tools for Windows CE and Windows Embedded Standard via MSDN Subscription. This includes Visual Studio, Platform Builder, Target Designer and other tools for WES development. Technical support incidents and priority support in MSDN forums is also included. We also offer complete packages including MSDN Subscription and classroom training.

Microsoft Development Tools via MSDN Subscription

Reference Designs and BSPs

Reference Kits are complete implementations supplied with all BSP sources and hardware schematics, as well as a fully working example with touch screen. We specialise in providing reference solutions for ARM-based processors such as Freescale i.MX series, including i.MX28, i.MX51 and i.MX53, and also support a broad range of microcontroller families including Atmel AT91 SAM, TI OMAP, Sitara and Da Vinci, Marvell PXA and others via specific boards and BSPs.

We also specialise in camera sensors and drivers for imaging with Windows CE / Compact 7.

Training

As a Microsoft Official Training Partner we provide a broad range of training courses including:

One-day Windows CE introduction
3-day hands-on Windows CE / Compact 7 Deep Dive
One day hands on intensive intro for Windows Embedded Standard
Windows Embedded Standard 2-day course

All courses are run as public events and may also be booked on-site. Courses are delivered by our in-house Windows Embedded experts.

If you are contemplating a design with Windows Embedded Compact 7 or CE 6.0, please don’t hesitate to call our friendly team on +44 1295 768800, or email our engineers via the “Ask A Question” form below.