Professional Windows® Embedded Compact 7 -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Part I: Introducing Embedded Development -- Chapter 1: Embedded Development -- What Is an Embedded Device? -- Similarity to Personal Computer -- Difference from Personal Computer -- Specialized Purpose Device -- Example of Embedded Devices -- What Is Embedded Software? -- Programming Languages and Principles -- Programming Discipline -- Specialized Purpose Application -- Development Considerations -- Hardware -- Operating Environment -- User Environment -- Feasibility -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Windows Embedded Compact 7 -- What Is Windows Embedded Compact? -- Windows Embedded Compact 7 Features -- Modular and Compact Operating System -- Real-Time Operating System -- Support Broad Range of Hardware -- History -- Targeted Market -- Why Windows Embedded Compact? -- Developer-Friendly Tools -- Debug, Testing, and Quality Control -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Development Station Preparation -- Development Computer Requirements -- Hardware -- Software -- Windows Embedded Compact 7 Software -- Recommended Installation Steps -- Quick Fix Engineering Updates -- Development Environment Setup -- Target Device -- Virtual PC as Target Device -- LAN with DHCP -- LAN without DHCP -- Connectivity for Debugging and Testing -- Ethernet -- Serial -- Typical Development Environment -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Development Process -- Planning -- Hardware Selection -- Software Selection -- Typical Development Processes -- Board Support Package (BSP) -- OS Design -- Application Development -- Debugging and Testing -- Deployment -- Post-Deployment Support and Updates -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Development Environment and Tools -- Development Environment -- Compact 7 Terminology -- Platform Builder for Windows Embedded Compact 7 -- What's New in Compact 7 -- Environment Variables.

Board Support Package (BSP) -- BSP Cloning Wizard -- OS Design Wizard -- OS Design Templates -- Catalog Items -- SDK Wizard -- Remote Tools -- Windows Embedded Silverlight Tool -- Target Device Connectivity -- Kernel Independent Transport Layer (KITL) -- Core Connectivity -- Application for Compact 7 -- Windows Embedded Compact Test Kit -- Summary -- Part II: Platform Builder and OS Design -- Chapter 6: BSP Introduction -- BSP Provided by Platform Builder -- BSP Components, Files, and Folders -- Clone an Existing BSP -- Customize the Cloned BSP -- Add an ATAPI Driver Component to MyBSP -- Add a Hive-Based Registry Component to MyBSP -- Add a Display Configuration Component to MyBSP -- Add Files to the BSP -- Add a Component to Configure System Memory -- Add Serial Port Driver Components -- Add a Component to Enable Serial Debug Messages -- Summary -- Chapter 7: OS Design -- What Is an OS Design? -- Develop an OS Design -- OS Design Wizard -- OS Design Project Files and Folders -- Catalog Item View -- Customize the OS Design -- Compile and Generate OS Run-time Image -- Generate SDK from the OS Design -- Create a New SDK -- Build and Generate an SDK MSI File -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Target Device Connectivity and Download -- Target Device Connectivity -- Connecting to the Target Device -- Establish Connection to Download Compact 7 Image to Target Device -- Download OS Run-time Image to Target Device -- Target Device Connectivity Setting -- Summary -- Chapter 9: Debug and Remote Tools -- Debugging Environment -- Kernel Independent Transport Layer (KITL) -- Core Connectivity (CoreCon) -- Serial Debug -- Debugging the OS Design -- Build Error -- Remote Tools -- Remote File Viewer -- Remote Heap Walker -- Remote Process Viewer -- Remote Profiler -- Remote Registry Editor -- Remote Resource Consumer -- Remote Resource Leak Detector.

Remote System Information -- Remote Zoom-In -- Remote Timeline Viewer -- Target Control -- Display Target Device Running Processes -- Launch Internet Explorer with Target Control -- Terminate Running Process with Target Control -- Other Target Control Commands -- Summary -- Chapter 10: The Registry -- Windows Embedded Compact Registry -- RAM-Based Registry -- Hive-Based Registry -- Registry for Windows Embedded Compact Component -- Registry for the Serial Port -- Useful Registry References -- Registry for the FTP Server -- Registry for the Telnet Server -- Device Identification and Description -- Registry to Launch Application during Startup -- Device Name for USB Removable Storage -- Internet Explorer Startup Page -- Auto Flush and Save Registry -- Disable Suspend Function on the Start Menu -- Static IP Address -- Windows Embedded Compact Registry Files -- COMMON.REG -- PLATFORM.REG -- Catalog Item Registry -- Subproject Registry -- OSDESIGN.REG -- REGINIT.INI -- Accessing the Registry -- Summary -- Chapter 11: The Build System -- The OS Design Build Process -- Pre-Sysgen Phase - Build OS -- Sysgen Phase -- Build Phase -- Build Release Phase -- Make Image Phase -- Build System Tools -- Build from the Platform Builder IDE -- Build from the Command Line -- Best Practice to Save Time and Minimize Problems -- Understand the Build Process -- Project Documentation and Archive -- Summary -- Chapter 12: Remote Display Application -- Access Compact 7 Desktop Remotely -- Add Remote Display Application to an OS Design -- Add Remote Display Application from the Catalog -- Add Registry to Launch Remote Display Application -- Generate OS Run-time Image with Remote Display Application -- How-To: Use Remote Display Application -- Using Remote Display Application on Headless Device -- Summary -- Chapter 13: Testing With Compact Test Kit -- Compact Test Kit.

Establishing Connectivity for CTK -- Preparing an OS Run-time Image to Support CTK -- Connecting CTK to the Target Device with KITL -- Connecting CTK to a Target Device with CoreCon -- Testing Compact 7 Device with CTK -- CTK Test with Manual Interaction: Input Device -- Unattended CTK Test: Display Driver -- BSP Test -- CTK Test Pass -- Summary -- Part III: Application Development -- Chapter 14: Application Development -- Developing Compact 7 Applications -- Differences When Developing Desktop Applications -- Real-Time Application -- Managed-Code Applications Using Visual Studio -- Native Code Application for Compact 7 -- Connectivity to Deploy and Debug Application -- CoreCon -- Kernel Independent Transport Layer (KITL) -- Summary -- Chapter 15: .NET Compact Framework -- .NET Compact Framework Application -- Required Compact 7 OS Components -- Connectivity to Target Device -- Steps to Develop, Deploy, Test, and Debug -- .NET CF Application Considerations -- Similarity to Windows Phone 7 -- .NET Compact Framework Garbage Collector -- Platform Invoke (P/Invoke) -- Separate Thread for Event Handler and GUI -- Differences from the Full .NET Framework -- Summary -- Chapter 16: CoreCon Connectivity -- Implementing CoreCon for Application Development -- Required CoreCon Files -- Copy CoreCon Files to Compact 7 Device's File System -- Edit OSDesign.BIB to Include CoreCon Files in the OS Image -- Using a Third-Party CoreCon Component -- Connecting to a Target Device with CoreCon -- Summary -- Chapter 17: Visual Studio Native Code Application Example -- Prerequisites and Preparation -- Develop a Native Code Application for Compact 7 -- Creating a Win32 Smart Device Application Project -- Add Code to a Win32 Smart Device Application -- Connecting to a Target Device -- Deploy an Application to a Target Device for Testing.

Debugging a Win32 Smart Device Application -- Summary -- Chapter 18: Managed Code Application Example -- Prerequisites and Preparation -- Developing a Managed Code Application for Compact 7 -- Creating a Managed Code Smart Device Application Project -- Add Code to a Managed Code Smart Device Application -- Connecting to a Target Device -- Deploying a Managed Code Smart Device Application to the Target Device -- Debugging a Managed Code Smart Device Application -- Summary -- Chapter 19: Platform Builder Native Code Application Example -- Prerequisites and Preparation -- Developing a Virtual PC OS Design -- Using a Virtual PC as the Target Device -- Establish a Connection to a Virtual Machine -- Create a Target Device Profile for a VM -- Configure the Virtual Machine -- Download an OS Run-time Image to a Virtual Machine -- Developing a Platform Builder Native Code Application for Compact 7 -- Creating a Platform Builder Application Subproject -- Including an Application in the OS Run-time Image -- Downloading an OS Run-time Image to a Virtual PC -- Debugging a Platform Builder Native Code Application -- Building and Launching a Platform Builder Subproject Application -- Rebuild and Relaunch a Platform Builder Subproject Application -- Debug Messages -- Summary -- Chapter 20: Developing Embedded Database Applications -- Introducing Microsoft SQL Server Compact -- Some Data to Store -- Microsoft SQL Server Compact -- What Is a Database? -- Where Is the Database? -- Windows Embedded Compact Database Engines -- SQL Server Compact 3.5 -- Compact Database Requirements -- Compact 7 Device Requirements -- Managed Code Requirements -- SqlCe Classes -- Building a SQL Compact Database Application Using Visual Data Designers -- Getting Started -- Creating a New SQL Compact Server Database -- Creating a Table in the Database -- Populating the Table.

Creating the Data Source.