How to Create a Mobile Handheld
The Mobile Handheld configuration provides a starting point for mobile devices with a clamshell-and-keyboard styled design. For more information, see Mobile Handheld Configuration.
To create a Mobile Handheld configuration, you can use the New Platform Wizard that includes a pre-configured option, or you can build a custom platform by selecting the appropriate features for your device.
Hardware and Software Assumptions
- Your Platform Builder installation includes CEPC x86 board support package (BSP).
- You have set up a CEPC for test purposes. For more information about configuring a CEPC, see How to Set Up a CEPC and How to Use the IDE to Create, Customize, and Build a Platform.
To track your progress in the following table, select the check box next to each step.
| Step | Topic | |
|---|---|---|
1. Create a platform for the Mobile Handheld. The following list shows the choices to make:
|
Creating a Platform | |
| 2. (Optional) Include additional networking and communications features to the platform. | Additional Networking and Communications Features | |
| 3. (Optional) Modify the shell.
Customize the user interface to adapt to your hardware device. |
Creating a Custom Shell | |
| 4. Prepare to build the Mobile Handheld. | Preparing to Build a Project | |
5. Build the platform for the CEPC.
|
Building a Platform | |
6. Configure a connection to a CEPC. The following list shows the choices to make:
|
Configuring a Connection for Downloading and Debugging | |
| 7. Download the OS image to the CEPC. | Downloading an OS Image to a Target Device |
See Also
Mobile Handheld Features | Platform Modification |CEPC How-to Topics | OS Configurations How-to Topics | Creating an Application-Defined Window Control
Last updated on Wednesday, April 13, 2005
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