I am trying to get started on application development for my Motorola MC32N0 device running Windows Embedded Compact 7.0.
This tutorial explains that I need a Board Support Package (BSP), however I am unable to find this on the Zebra website. Is a BSP available for the Motorola MC32N0, and where can I find it?
Another question, during the installation of Platform Builder 7.0 I used a trial license key. Now if I deploy the build output to my device, will it replace the OS that is already installed, or will it just deploy the application?
I am new to Windows CE, but have a background in web development and WinForms.
For C/C++ application development, Visual Studio 2008 and the Motorola SDK will suffice.
BSP's on the other hand are for developers working on low-level code such as the kernel OAL and device drivers. Platform Builder 7.0 is a plug-in to Visual Studio 2008 that enables building and debugging BSP code, and is not required for application development either.
If you only intend to develop C# applications, you may not even need the Motorola SDK, but could target just a generic Windows CE device in Visual Studio.
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I am developing a VB.Net based Windows8.1(10) Store application.
After published, I've found out that my App crashes on Windows8.1 while it works fine on Windows10.
So, I want to debug my App on the Windows8.1. However, I cannot find how to do so.
When I [Run] the App to [Simulator], it runs on clone of my computer, but I want to run it on other version of Windows.
Visual Studio 2015 is now installed on Windows10.
Thanks.
Disclaimer: I work on Visual Studio, though not on the Universal/Modern App area.
This is not a supported scenario and there is no feature present in Windows that emulates or simulates previous versions of the "Modern" runtime environment.
The Simulator feature is actually a local-loopback Remote Desktop (Terminal Services) session and existed to make it easier to debug Modern applications given that they could only run in a fullscreen mode, however as this is no-longer the case (as apps are now floating windows) the utility of the Simulator is limited, and as you're discovering is not relevant to your problem.
The only solution I can recommend is to use Hyper-V (or another desktop virtualisation product, such as VirtualBox or VMWare if you don't want a hypervisor installed) to install a dedicated Windows 8.1 environment followed by installing the Visual Studio Remote Debugger.
Given the rapid adoption of Windows 10 (as it is provided as a recommended update to the majority of Windows 8.1 users) I don't personally recommend explicitly targeting the Windows 8.x "Modern" app environment unless you know you will have users or if it's a contract requirement.
I have a program written in vb.net and compiled in Visual Studion 2005 for Windows CE 5.0. It works fine on a Windows CE device. I am trying to run it on another device which has Windows WM. It will load, but doesn't respond to any commands. My understanding is that I need to recompile it with different libraries (per Motorolla - the device manufacturer) that are compatible with Windows CM. My problem is that I am new to the mobile environment and don't know how to find what I need and set up the environment. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Thank you
PhoneGap Build affords the opportunity to build for various platforms "in the cloud"
Is something similar available with Visual Studio Online - can one develop Windows 8 apps, even when their local/client machine is Windows 7?
Visual Studio Online is basically a source control repository, so no. https://stackoverflow.com/tags/visual-studio-online/info.
The key point would be build. You can build your app on Visual Studio Online (in the same way that TFS can do nightly builds), but you still need the Windows 8 SDK to develop the app, which means you need Windows 8.
Can you make me clear which delevoper platform I can use for delevop Apps for Windows RT (not full Windows 8!). Are some projects templates in Visual Studio which are allowed me to use only WinRt without .NEt during my development on c# and xaml.
The Visual C#/VB/C++/JS|Windows Store app templates (Blank App, Grid App, Split App) are for apps that will run on Windows RT and any other Windows 8. You can use .NET on Windows RT, but if you don't want to - you can also use C++ or JavaScript. Note that Windows RT is the SKU of Windows that runs on ARM tablets, while WinRT or Windows Runtime is the new generation development platform for Windows. Also note, that while most parts of Windows Runtime can be used only by Windows Store apps, some can be used by both Windows Store and Desktop apps, some can only be used by desktop apps and I think some parts of the old WinAPI/Win32 might be accessible to Windows Store apps too. MSDN documentation states which APIs apply to which types of applications.
You can use Visual Studio 2012 Express for Windows 8.0.
More info on msdn.
The project templates are available under Windows Store category under Visual C# in New Project in Visual Studio.
I need to install the Windows Embedded CE 6.0 package that works with Visual Studio 2005 because I need to upgrade an old driver that runs under CE 6.0. I understand that Microsoft does not support this CE package any longer and, in fact, they no longer provide the installation files for CE 6.0
Where can I get the Windows Embedded CE 6.0 installation files??? They can be in an ISO file or whatever format is available.
I'm not sure if I understood your question right. By package you mean BSP (Board Support Package)?
If you are new to CE, you will need a brief explanation before get started.
The Windows CE 6.0 itself doesn't have exactly installation files. The runtime system is built through a toolkit called Platform Builder. As "input" for platform builder, you select which components your runtime image will have (including drivers) and as "output" is created a binary image of your system. You may transfer your runtime image to the device with a few different methods.
Regarding drivers, they usually are distributed through BSPs. BSPs are built by the device maker so you could check the device manufacturer site for BSPs, but you can give a try first on the supported packages search (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsembedded/en-us/downloads/board-support-packages-for-windows-embedded.aspx).
You can get the Platform Builder Toolkit with a Microsoft Authorized Embedded Distributor or through a MSDN subscription (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsembedded/en-us/evaluate/how-to-buy-windows-embedded-compact-7.aspx). The Platform Builder for CE6 comes with a copy of VS2005.
Windows CE6 is currently at R3 (released in 2009) and it is supported (mainstream support) at least until 2014 (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsembedded/en-us/evaluate/windows-embedded-roadmap.aspx).
I strongly recommend you to take a look at least on http://www.microsoft.com/windowsembedded/en-us/develop/windows-embedded-ce-6-for-developers-overview.aspx. I'm not much experienced with CE6 (few months) but my personal experience says that it's a long path to code drivers for CE.