Serial Port Driver Catalog Items (Compact 7)
3/12/2014
In Windows Embedded Compact, you can implement support for serial port drivers that are used for data transfer, such as sending debug messages through a serial connection to test your OS on the development board.
For more information, see Serial Port Drivers.
For more information about how to add or remove catalog items, see Design Your First OS.
Hardware and Software Requirements
- Requires a 16500 UART PCI serial card
Catalog Items and BSP Environment Variables
The following table describes the catalog items and associated BSP environment variables that you can use to add support for serial port drivers to your OS.
| Catalog item | BSP environment variable | Description | Dependencies |
|---|---|---|---|
Com16550 |
None |
Provides a serial port driver for the 16550 universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART) (virtual COM1). |
None |
Com16550 (Second Instance) |
BSP_SERIAL2 |
Provides a serial port driver for the 16550 UART (virtual COM2). |
None |
Com16550 (Third Instance) |
BSP_SERIAL3 |
Provides a serial port driver for the 16550 UART (virtual COM3). |
None |
Com_Card |
None |
Adds support for both a native 16550 UART to the serial port driver. |
None |