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Developing Board Support Packages for Windows CE .NET (Course #2535)

Overview

This four-day workshop is a follow-on to the one day "Introduction to Windows CE .NET" (course #2530) workshop. This workshop focuses on the low-level details to enable Windows CE .NET to run on entirely new hardware platforms. The emphasis on this course are the elements needed to build a new "Board Support Package" (BSP). A BSP is the name that Microsoft uses for the elements needed to enable new, from scratch reference platform. Elements of BSP typically include a custom low-level board driver (OEM Adaptation Layer - OAL), other core device drivers, and one or more custom bootloaders.

Who Should Attend

This lecture and lab-based workshop is intended for technical staff who need to understand the steps necessary to create a custom Board Support Package (BSP) for Windows CE .NET. This includes software architects, designers, programmers, testers, and development managers. No prior experience with Windows programming is required.

Workshop Highlights


  • Understand how to implement boot loaders
  • Understand the OEM Adaptation Layer
  • Introduction to Windows CE device driver development
  • Understand system features
  • System development options
  • Introduction to the Platform Builder
  • Understand platform debugging support

Performance Objectives.

On workshop completion, partitcipants will be able to:

  • Create, customize, and deploy custom platform images.
  • Describe the core elements needed for a Board Support Package
  • Describe the core kernel operating system features
  • Describe the role of processes and threads in Windows CE .NET.
  • Describe proper multi-threaded programming techniques using Win32 synchronization objects
  • Describe the role of a boot loader, boot loader structure, and implementation choices
  • Implement, debug, and deploy a Windows CE .NET Boot Loader
  • Describe the role of the OEM Adaptation Layer (OAL)
  • Identify key entry points in the OAL
  • Port an existing OAL to a new platform
  • Describe the architecture of device drivers in Windows CE .NET
  • Describe the power management features of Windows CE .NET device drivers - both basic power management support and enhanced support provided by the Windows CE .NET Power Manager
  • Describe the layered architecture of Windows CE .NET sample drivers
  • Port existing device drivers to support new device hardware
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Workshop Highlights
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Workshop Syllabus

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

Overview of Windows CE .NET

  • Design Goals
  • New Features
  • Available Configurations
  • System Architecture
  • Real-Time Support
  • Power Management
  • Networking
  • Multimedia
  • Security
  • Internationalization

Overview of System Developement

  • Choosing Between Embedded Operating Systems
  • Windows CE Platform Development Life Cycle
  • Application Development Options

Configuring and Building with Platform Builder

  • Platform Builder Features
  • Platform Development Life Cycle
  • Configuring Platforms
  • Building Platforms
  • Downloading Platform Images

Overview of the Windows CE .NET Debugging Process

  • The Integrated Debugger
  • Windows CE Remote Debugging Tools
  • Other Debugging Techniques

Advamced Building of Windows CE Image

  • Directory Structure
  • The Build Process
  • Modifying Configuration Files
  • Creating Components
  • Adding a BSP
  • Exporting a Custom SDK

Advanced Debugging

  • Kernel Debugger
  • Remote Tools
  • Debug Zones
  • eXDI

Kernel Features

  • Real-Time Support
  • Kernel Programming
  • Processes, Threads, & Fibers
  • Synchronization
  • Structured Exception Handling

IMPLEMENTING A BOOT LOADER

  • Role of a Boot Loader
  • Implementing a Boof Loader
  • Building a Boot Loader
  • Debugging a Boot Loader

OEM Adaptation Layer

  • OAL Architecture
  • The Boot Sequence
  • OAL Initialization Functions
  • Require Oal Functions
  • OAL Registry Functions
  • Power Management
  • Module Certification

Device Driver Architecture

  • Categories of Device Drivers
  • Installing a Device Driver
  • Basic Power Management
  • Enhanced Power Management

Device Driver Examples

  • Battery & Notification LED Drivers
  • PC Card Socket
  • Keyboard Drivers
  • Display Drivers
  • DirectDraw support
  • USB
  • 1394
  • NDIS
  • Audio Device Drivers
  • Stream INterface Drivers
  • File System Drivers
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