Create an OS Design (Compact 7)
3/12/2014
An OS design is a Visual Studio project that defines the characteristics of a Compact 7 OS. To build an OS, you must have an OS design. You can either create a new design using the following procedure, or use an existing design by opening it in Visual Studio.
To create a new OS design
In Visual Studio 2008, on the File menu, click New, and then click Project.
In the New Project dialog box, select Platform Builder as the project type and OSDesign as the template. Click OK.
In the Create an OS Design wizard, on the Welcome to the OS Design Wizard page, click Next.
On the Board Support Packages page, select one or more BSPs for your OS design, and then click Next.
Note
One reason to add multiple BSPs is to create OS run-time images for both a device and for a virtual CEPC. By default, %SG_OUTPUT_ROOT% is set to direct the build output to different directories for different BSPs.
On the Design Templates page, select a basic template for the device, and then click Next.
Based on the design template that you chose, the wizard presents different OS component options that will work with that template. Select the options that you want as you step through the wizard.
On the final page of the wizard, click Finish.
Depending on the catalog items that you included in your OS design, you may see a Catalog Item Notification dialog box that explains security warnings associated with catalog items. After you read and understand these warnings, click Acknowledge.
Your initial catalog item selections are just a starting point for your OS design. You can add and remove catalog items throughout development. For more information, see Catalog and BSP Selections.