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Windows Features
Microsoft® Windows® Embedded Compact, früher bekannt als Windows CE, ist ein offenes, skalierbares, 32-bit Betriebssystem (OS), welches echtzeitfähig und äusserst stabil ist, sowie erweiterte Windows Technologien zur Verfügung stellt.
Windows Embedded Compact ermöglicht es, eine weite Palette von innovativen Geräten mit kleinem Footprint zu entwickeln. Ein typisches Windows Embedded Compact basierendes Gerät ist meist für eine spezifische Anwendung konzipiert, kann einfach mit Netzwerken (z.B. Internet) verbunden werden und benötigt nur ein kleines OS mit deterministischem Verhalten und Interrupt Handling. Es braucht kein Display (head-less), kann aber auch Displays mit niedriger bis hoher Auflösung betreiben.
Beispiele sind Unternehmenslösungen wie zum Beispiel Industriesteuerungen, Kommunikationshubs, Point-of-Sale Terminals, aber auch Consumer-Produkte wie Kameras, Internetgeräte und interaktive Fernsehgeräte.
Board Support Package (BSP)
Das Toradex Board Support Package für Windows Embedded Compact ist eines der am weitesten entwickelten, auf dem Markt erhältlichen BSPs. Neben der Standard Windows Embedded Compact Funktionalität beinhaltet es eine Vielzahl von zusätzlichen Treibern, als auch optimierte Versionen von Standard-Treibern.
Der Toradex Bootloader und das BSP wurden so entwickelt, dass sie überaus konfigurierbar sind. Dies befreit den Anwendungsentwickler von der Last des Erstellens eines Images. Stattdessen können die benötigten Veränderungen mithilfe von Registry Einstellungen und Hinzufügen von Dateien zum on-board Flash File System getätigt werden.
Das BSP ist für Colibri Kunden hier erhältlich.
Kunden, die eine beliebige Anzahl Supportstunden bestellen, erhalten den Workspace für Microsoft’s Platform Builder. Dieser erlaubt dem Kunden, das genau gleiche Windows Embedded Compact Image zu erstellen, welches Toradex standardmässig bereitstellt.
Kontaktieren Sie colibri@toradex.com nach dem Kauf von Supportstunden und fragen Sie nach der gewünschten Software.
Treiber
Die folgenden Treiber sind im Standard Image, welches auf jedem Colibri Modul vorinstalliert ist, integriert.
| Driver | Description | Cost (Support Hours) |
| FFUART | FFUART supports the full RS232 specification with all 9 signals. | - |
| BTUART | BTUART only supports RXD/TXD/CTS/RTS | - |
| IRDA | Handles the PXA270's IrDA port | - |
| Ethernet | 10/100Mbit driver for Davicom DM9000 | - |
| USB Host | 2 Ports supporting mass storage devices (USB-stick, hard disc, CD-ROM…) and other devices as keyboard, mouse, USB hub… | - |
| USB Client | Can be used as ActiveSync connection, mass storage or RNDIS | - |
| Audio | 16Bit stereo output (up to 48kHz), mic input, line-In | - |
| Touch Screen | All 4-wire resistive screens supported | - |
| Display | All types of displays supported. Easy configuration in registry | - |
| PS2 Mouse | Supports any standard PS/2 mouse | - |
| PS2 Keyboard | Supports any standard PS/2 keyboard | - |
| Compact Flash | Memory cards, Wireless LAN, modem, Bluetooth, serial card, GPS, GSM, … | - |
| SD/MMC | Memory cards, Wireless LAN, Bluetooth, GSM, GPS … | - |
| Wireless LAN | Support for different Wifi adapters | - |
| Flash File System | Standard FAT as well as TFAT (transaction safe FAT) are supported | - |
The following drivers are also available and can be purchased at Toradex. For more details on the Support Hours, please click here. |
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| Bluetooth Support | Windows CE Bluetooth Stack and HCI Transport Driver for USB Devices | 4 |
| Colibri Plugin for TCPMP | Use the open source media player TCPMP (The Core Pocket Multimedia Player) on all Colibri modules |
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| Matrix Keypad | Fully customizable through registry (MK_IN, MK_OUT and scan code to virtual key) | 8 |
| External UART | Schematic and driver for external 16550-compatible UART controller attached to the system bus (up to 8 ports) | 8 |
| External Ethernet controller | Schematic and driver for an additional Ethernet controller attached to the system bus | 4 |
| Soft Key Touch Driver Extension | Support for "Soft Keys" on touch areas larger than the display size | 8 |
| SPI SD Card Driver | Add an additional SD memory card to one of the Colibri's SPI ports | 10 |
Windows Embedded Compact Services
Die folgenden Services sind im Standard Image, welches auf jedem Colibri Modul vorinstalliert ist, integriert.
| Service | Description | Cost (Support Hours) |
| FTP Server | Access Colibri using the FTP File Transfer Protocol | - |
| HTTP Server | Allows the Colibri to act as a web server | - |
| Time Server / Client | Synchronize time with the network using the NTP protocol | - |
| File Server | File sharing over the network using the SMB protocol | - |
| OBEX Server | Protocol for IrDA File Transfer | - |
| Telnet Server | Access Colibri using the Telnet protocol | - |
Die folgenden Services sind zusätzlich erhältlich und können bei Toradex erworben werden. Weitere Informationen dazu finden Sie hier. |
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| Mail Server | SMTP, POP3 and mail sender services | 20 |
| Web Shop | Shopping cart, product selector, mail order form | on request |
Spezialfunktionen von Toradex Windows Embedded Compact
Zusätzlich zur Standard Windows Embedded Compact Version hat Toradex das Betriebssystem mit folgenden Funktionen erweitert:
| Feature | Description | Cost (Support Hours) |
| Bootloader | Configuration through RS232, clear flash registry, download image to RAM, download image to Flash, set/save config structures, define initial GPIO configuration. Debug Functionality: erases flash range, write/read 32bit value at address. |
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| Splash Screen | Display default start-up screen while Windows Embedded Compact is booting. | - |
| AutoStart | Automatically execute programs upon system boot or upon removable media insertion | - |
| AutoCopy | Automatically copy files to the RAM file system upon system boot or upon removable media insertion. This, for example, can be used to add items to the Windows Embedded Compact START menu button. | - |
| GPIO Interrupts | Each GPIO can be configured to act as an interrupt source | - |
| Update Tool | Save registry to flash, clear registry on flash, update Windows Embedded Compact image, show BSP revision, warm reboot, cold reboot | - |
| GPIOConfig | Configure input/output/alternate function of each GPIO at startup | - |
| Colibri Tweak | Display and adjust system parameters as CPU clock, bus clock, core voltage, sleep modes, flash timings, SDRAM/DRAM timings, PCMCIA timings. Change Colibri serial number and flash layout. Configure display settings on the fly. |
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| AC97 Tweak | Audio input settings: source left/right, micboost, gain left/right, DC filter, High pass, mute. Audio output settings: gain left/right, bass, treble, de-emphasis, headphone driver, mute. Audio test features |
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| RTCSync | Automatically synchronisation with the extern RTC STM4T0 which is used on the Evaluation board and the Orchid | - |
| Power Management | Advanced Power Management, possible to set the wakeup sources and GPIO Sleep state in the Registry | - |
The following special features are also available and can be purchased at Toradex. For more details on the Support Hours, please click here. |
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| ColibriCustomize | Automatically configure the registry for your own settings (Using .reg file). | 2 |
| .Net Framework 2.0 / 3.5 Flash Installer | Install the .Net Compact Framework 2.0 or 3.5 to the flash memory | 2 |
| Internet Explorer Flash Installer | Install the Microsoft Internet Explorer to the flash memory | 2 |
| Multilanguage Support | Add additional languages to your system (can be switched at runtime) | 8 per western language |
| Large Input Panel | Add a larger software keyboard (SIP) (about 465x195 pixels) | 2 |
| SplashScreen Customizer | Show your own screen while Windows CE is booting | 8 |
| SetFailSafe | Add fail safe feature: This tool configures the bootloader to be fail-safe. This allows you to boot even after a failed bootloader update. | 8 |
To interface between your desktop PC and the Colibri module, Toradex provides the following Windows XP utilities: |
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| Colibri Loader | Load bootloader over JTAG, load Images over JTAG , Ethernet, RS232 | - |
| Remote Display | Control the Colibri module by a desktop PC (keyboard, mouse, display, file transfer) using a connection through ActiveSync (USB) or Ethernet. | - |
The following Windows XP utilities are also available and can be purchased at Toradex. For more details on the Support Hours, please click here. |
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| Win CE Image Compressor | Reduce the size of the Windows Embedded Compact Image to about 50%. This leaves more flash space for user applications or the flash file system | 10 |
C Libraries und Code Beispiele
Die folgenden Libraries und Code Beispiele werden als einsatzbereite Software Projekte für Visual Studio 2008 zur Verfügung gestellt. Die meisten Libraries können auch als Source Code erworben werden, so dass Kunden sie mühelos an die eigenen spezifischen Projektbedürfnisse anpassen können. Um den Gesamtpreis zu ermitteln, müssen Sie die Kosten aller benötigten Libraries berücksichtigen und dazurechnen. Kostenlose Code Versionen können hier heruntergeladen werden.
| Samples / Libraries | Description | Required Libraries | Cost (Support Hours) |
| Hardware Register Access | Simple direct hardware register access (GPIO register access is shown as an example) |
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| Interrupts | Simple interrupt handling (GPIO interrupt is shown as an example) |
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The following Source Code libraries are also available and can be purchased at Toradex. For more details on the Support Hours, please click here. |
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| GPIOlib | Basic functions for accessing GPIO (Set/GetGPIOLevel, Set/GetGPIODir, Set/GetGPIOAltFn, and some more) | - | 2 |
| PWM / DA – Converter | Use the PXA's integrated PWM unit. The PWM signal can be used for example as a simple digital-to-analog converter | GPIOlib | 2 |
| AC97 / AD-Converter | Communicate with the audio codec and use the four analog-to-digital channels. | GPIOlib | 4 |
| I2C | Transfer data through the the I2C unit | - | 2 |
| Advanced Interrupt | Use an installable Interrupt Service Routine (ISR) and fast interrupt handling (FIQ) | - | 2 |
| SPI | Configure the SSP unit to be used as a standard SPI interface | GPIOlib | 4 |
| SPI with DMA | Configure the SSP unit to be used as a standard SPI interface. (Faster version featuring DMA transferes) |
GPIOlib, DMA | 4 |
| CAN | Transmit and receive CAN packets with the SJA1000 CAN controller as it is implemented on the Evaluation Board | - | 2 |
| RTC synchronization | Automatically synchronize the system time to an external RTC | I2C | 2 |
| DMA | To handle DMA transfers | - | 4 |
| Overlays | RGB and YUV Overlays to use in movie and picture | - | 8 |
| Quick Capture Interface | Library to capture pictures form a camera over the Quick Capture Interface | GPIOLib, I2C, Overlays, DMA | 4 |
| Advanced CAN | Transmit and receive CAN packets with the SJA1000 in PELICan mode. With ISR handling. | - | 8 |
| Watchdog | Enable and retrigger the integrated watchdog. The watchdog is only available on Colibri PXA3xx. | - | 2 |
| Bootloader Kit | A PlatformBuilder project including the Toradex standard Bootloader as binary lib and a sample bootloader c file to build your own Bootloader. | - | 8 |
| UpdateLib | Program new image/bootloader/registry into the on-board flash memory. | - | 8 |
