Tutorial: Using Platform Builder with a CEPC
This guide helps you become familiar with Platform Builder and new features of Windows CE .NET. It provides a step-by-step tutorial for building and debugging a custom run-time OS image. The tutorial also shows you how to run the OS on a CEPC.
In this tutorial you build an OS image for an Enterprise Web Pad, add a Hello World application to the OS image, and run the OS on a CEPC.
This tutorial assumes that you have installed Platform Builder and Windows CE .NET as described in the installation instructions, and have selected x86 as one of the CPUs to install on a CEPC that meets the following minimum system requirements.
- 64 MB RAM
- A mouse
- An Ethernet card
Debug OS images require 64MB of RAM in order to run, while release OS images require 32MB of RAM.
Note Microsoft recommends that the CEPC Ethernet card be a NE2000 compatible network adapter. For information on additional configuration if the CEPC Ethernet card has a DMA-capable Ethernet controller, see article Q317432 at this Microsoft Web site.
In this tutorial, which takes approximately 90 minutes to complete, you complete the following steps:
- Tutorial Step 1: Creating a Custom OS Image for a CEPC
- Tutorial Step 2: Building the Custom OS Image for the CEPC
- Tutorial Step 3: Creating a Boot Floppy Disk for the CEPC
- Tutorial Step 4: Setting Up a Connection to the CEPC and Downloading the OS Image
- Tutorial Step 5: Debugging the OS on the CEPC Using the Kernel Debugger
- Tutorial Step 6: Localizing the OS Image for the CEPC
- Tutorial Step 7: Creating and Building an Application for the CEPC
- Tutorial Step 8: Running the Application on the CEPC
- Tutorial Step 9: Creating an SDK
General Tips
Use a null modem cable to connect the COM1 port of the target CEPC to your development workstation. Keep a Microsoft HyperTerminal window open and connected at 38400 baud and 8-N-1. This allows you to see the debug information sent during boot, which is useful for troubleshooting. For more information, see Configuring HyperTerminal for BSPs.
See Also
Platform Builder Tutorials | Tutorial: Using Platform Builder with the Emulator | Creating a Boot Disk for the National Geode SP4SC30 | Platform Creation | Platform Customization
Last updated on Wednesday, April 14, 2004
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