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Microsoft Corporation
June 2000
Summary:This article examines what a PC-based platform consists of, and various previous-generation platforms. (2 printed pages)
Overview
For many people, it makes sense to develop Microsoft Windows CE
applications on an Intel-compatible x86 platform. For example, an
old PC can sometimes be recycled into a PC-based reference
platform. Currently, 486, Pentium, and Pentium-Pro are
supported. The PC-based reference platform is for developing Windows CE
applications and device drivers on an x86 PC. The PC-based
reference platform may be useful for writing new device drivers for
ICs which are available on ISA or PCI cards, since they can easily
be loaded into a PC-based reference platform for development while
custom hardware is still being developed. Later, these PCI cards
may be loaded into a Harpcase enclosure for testing with CPU
architectures other than x86. Windows CE is not a desktop O/S and not all hardware
configurations are supported. Plug and Play is not supported. DOS
6.22 or better is required for operation as PC-based reference
platform unless you are using a custom bootloader, such as Annasoft
CE Launcherâ„¢ PC-based reference platform should not be confused with PC
emulation of Windows CE hand-held PC devices, which is currently
available in the Windows CE DDK. Because older PCs often contain unsupported hardware
configurations, Microsoft will be recommending the use of
particular PC mainboards. The list of supported mainboards is
subject to change based on availability. Odo is the previous-generation hardware reference platform for
Windows CE. The reference platform is the hardware used internally
by Microsoft to test and develop the Windows CE operating system.
Use of the Microsoft reference platform is the best and most
reliable way to guarantee both hardware and software compatibility
with Windows CE. The previous-generation reference is sold by Hitachi as the
D9000 Development System for SH Processors. It is also sold by ETMA
(Redmond, WA) as "M1000". By swapping cards, this development
system is capable of providing all of the processors and
peripherals that are supported by Windows CE 2.x. Used in this
configuration, the development system was known by the code-name
"ODO". Microsoft (through CE 3.0) will continue to support Odo.
However, Odo is not recommended for new designs. New designs should
use HARP.
What Is "Odo"?
Overview
What Is "Odo"?