Create dynamic new venues for your Win32 or embedded programming skills with the MICROSOFT WINDOWS CE DEVELOPER'S KIT. This comprehensive package provides tools, expert instruction, and official documentation-straight from the Microsoft Windows CE product team. You get everything you need to, program this compact, modular operating system for next-generation smart appliances and mobile devices-including: Microsoft Windows CE Programmer's Guide, Second Edition: Design applications for the newest PC companions-or invent the future-with this authoritative guide to, Windows CE, version 2.11. This from-the-source reference details the stream-lined system architecture and programming interfaces that enable you to build sleek, high-performance Win32 applications for portable computing devices. This newly updated, second-edition guide also features expanded tutorial sections that come loaded with examples and sample code to help accelerate your productivity. Microsoft Windows CE Communications Guide: From scanning barcodes to accessing enterprise data through the Web, this guide describes the full set of communication capabilities available in Windows CE. Enable your device to talk to any target platform by tapping built-in communication interfaces-ranging from basic serial and infrared communications to RAS and the Windows networking (WinINet) API-or by easily adding drivers and protocols. You'll also learn how to provide security-from password authentication to, sophisticated data encryption-as devices communicate with desktop PCs, the Internet, or other Windows CE-based devices. Microsoft Windows CE Device Driver Kit: Quickly write code that ports the Windows CE operating system to, built-in hardware-or almost any conceivable peripheral-with this official Device Driver Kit (DDK). Available for the first time in print, the DDK definitively documents the internal (native and stream) and external (USB and NDIS) driver models you can use to, create device drivers for Windows CE. Microsoft Windows CE User Interface Services Guide: Here's authoritative information to help you maximise the functionality of the user input and display features on Windows CE devices. This guide delves into the Graphics, Windowing, and Events Subsystem (GWES) interface in Windows CE that allows users to control an application. Understand how to, implement the windowing, messaging, and power-management capabilities provided by GWES to optimise the user interface for target audiences and platforms.

Windows Embedded Compact 7 is the natural choice for developing sophisticated, small-footprint devices for both consumers and the enterprise. For this latest version, a number of significant enhancements have been made, most notably the ability to run multi-core processors and address more than the 512 MB of memory constraint in previous versions. Using familiar developer tools, Pro Windows Embedded Compact 7 will take you on a deep-dive into device driver development. You’ll learn how to set up your working environment, the tools that you’ll need and how to think about developing for small devices before quickly putting theory into practice and developing your own first driver from the ground up. As you delve deeper into the details of driver development, you’ll learn how to master hardware details, deal with I/O and interrupts, work with networks, and test and debug your drivers ready for deployment—all in the company of an author who's been working with Windows CE for more than a decade. Packed with code samples, Pro Windows Embedded Compact 7 contains everything you'll need to start developing for small footprint devices with confidence.

Windows Embedded CE is a Microsoft operating system that addresses the needs of handheld, mobile, and embedded devices. This timely book will help you become familiar with the Windows Embedded CE environment quickly and efficiently. You’ll explore how different pieces of Windows Embedded CE come together to develop and build various devices and discover what makes Windows Embedded CE the best embedded development environment from the cost, risks, and time-to-market perspectives.

Help drive the next wave of smart, connected devices. Guided by two experts on Windows Embedded CE, you'll examine the core architecture, tools, and techniques that streamline the development process--and help get your ideas to market faster. Discover how to: Install the development environment and toolset Apply the device-planning practices that help optimize development time and resources Exploit the unified build system, including batch file and console utilities Use--or create--board support packages for hardware-specific code Dig into driver infrastructure, classes, and development processes Design and configure a custom run-time image Test and verify devices with the Windows Embedded CE Test Kit Create an SDK to extend your application to third-party developers

Learn to program an array of customized devices and solutions As a compact, highly efficient, scalable operating system, Windows Embedded Compact 7 (WEC7) is one of the best options for developing a new generation of network-enabled, media-rich, and service-oriented devices. This in-depth resource takes you through the benefits and capabilities of WEC7 so that you can start using this performance development platform today. Divided into several major sections, the book begins with an introduction and then moves on to coverage of OS design, application development, advanced application development, how to deploy WEC7 devices, and more. Examines the benefits of Windows Embedded Compact 7 (WEC7) Reviews the various elements of OS design, including configuring and building a customized OS runtime image, using debugging and remote tools, and more Explains how to develop native code applications with Visual Studio 2010, develop database applications with SQL server compact, and use the application deployment option Discusses how to deploy a WEC device, use the boot loader, launch WEC using BIOSLoader, and deploy a WEC power toy If you're interested in learning more about embedded development or you're seeking a higher performance development platform, then this is the book for you.

Handheld PCs are just the start of a whole new generation of communications, entertainment, and mobile computing devices running the Windows CE operating system. This book shows developers how to use their knowledge of C/C++ and the Win32 API to build, debug, and run applications for Windows CE on their current desktop systems. The CD-ROM includes a fully searchable version of the ""Windows CE Win 32 Reference"" and more.

The indispensable guide to writing clean CE applications, including real-world tips, techniques, and workarounds. Microsoft's Windows CE operating system is quickly finding its way into a wide variety of information appliances like Handheld and Palm-size PCs, television set top boxes, smart telephones, and electronic books. Robert Burdick gives you a thorough tutorial for programming the essential features of Windows CE. Using a complete sample application, each chapter provides comprehensive coverage of the programming techniques required to take advantage of a specific Windows CE feature. As Windows CE continues to evolve into the industry standard for information appliances and mobile computing platforms, Essential Windows CE Application Programming will prove to be your most valuable programming resource. Inside you will find: * A look behind the curtain at the architecture of the Windows CE operating system. * Programming building blocks like Windows CE controls and dialog boxes. * In-depth insight into the desktop connectivity features of Windows CE. * Complete coverage of Windows CE persistent storage programming. * Custom user-interface programming. * Lessons for programming Windows CE at the API level. * Extensive samples of Windows CE application code. On the CD-ROM you'll find: * Source code for all sample programs in the book.

Provides a solution that enterprises can use, described in terms of scope, feasibility and return on investment, architecture, and data structures. This book also provides tools to deal with the increase of devices, and the corresponding complexity of managing those resources and the increase in cost to the firm.