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Windows CE .NET Development Kit

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Arcom's Socket 370 OLYMPUS board Development Kit for Windows CE .NET 4.1 includes a pre-built Windows CE .NET image pre-loaded onto a 32Mbyte CompactFlash card - that means you do not need to use Microsoft Platform Builder to create a working operating system. The operating system image offers a comprehensive set of components for the widest selection of multimedia applications. The Windows CE .NET image is approximately 16Mbytes, leaving half the CompactFlash card for your application space. The Development Kit includes the OLYMPUS embedded PC single board computer fitted with a 1GHz Intel PIII processor and 256Mbytes of SDRAM. We have made it easy to save time and achieve rapid application development using Windows CE .NET 4.1 by including a full set of drivers, Microsoft's eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0 CD and all the cables to connect to your host system. A Windows CE .NET 4.1 BSP is available on request.

All you have to do is:
Step 1 
Build your application software
Step 2  Download to the CompactFlash card
Step 3  Debug and watch your application run

Design Services
If you need to optimize the operating system image, Arcom offers the technical expertise of a dedicated Windows Embedded Development team to work with you, either to enhance the features of the operating system or reduce the footprint to save storage space. Arcom has a track record of helping a wide range of industrial and OEM customers to develop and integrate new drivers and achieve the very best from Windows CE .NET.

Technical Documentation: Arcom provides on-line access to detailed technical documentation to help you select the best product for your application. Click here to download the manual for the OLYMPUS board Development Kit for Windows CE .NET 4.1 and related products.

 

 

Features
Arcom OLYMPUS single board embedded PC fitted with a 1GHz Intel PIII (with heatsink and fan), 256MB of SDRAM and 32MB CompactFlash card
Windows CE .NET 4.1 loading and running from CompactFlash
Windows CE .NET driver for the high performance S3 ProSavage graphics controller, onboard I/O, network and audio
Power supply, Interface cables for VGA/CRT, keyboard, FDD, serial ports, Ethernet
Arcom Development Kit CD containing Windows CE .NET operating system image, sample code, Technical Manual and datasheets
Microsoft eMbedded Visual C++ CD
Quickstart manual
Windows CE .NET license
Optional 6.5" TFT flat panel display, 4 wire analog touchscreen plus TSC1 controller
 
Supplied Hardware
OLYMPUS processor board (Fitted as standard with 1GHz Intel PIII CPU), heatsink and fan 256Mbytes SDRAM
32Mbyte CompactFlash card
Support CD-ROM
+5V (8A) and +12V (1.7A) power supply (100V - 240V AC Input)
US, UK or European power cord
CRT VGA adapter cable
Keyboard/mouse cable
ATA/66 IDE cable (80 conductors)
2 x Serial adapter cables
Parallel port adapter cable
Floppy disk drive cable
2 x USB adapter cables
Ethernet adapter cable
Reset button and cable
OLYMPUS board power cable
Power extension cable
PS/2 Mouse
DVI Interface board (DVI-1) - DVI to parallel digital TFT converter
1m DVI-D Cable
1m Ethernet crossover cable
Development kit Quickstart manual
Development kit storage case
The development kit can also be supplied with a TFT flat panel display, the additional items are:
   - NEC 6.5” Color TFT Flat panel display (NL6448BC20-08)
   - Backlight Inverter module
   - Flat panel cable assembly
   - Analog touchscreen
   - Arcom TSC1 touchscreen interface

 

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Supplied Software on CD-ROM
eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0
Backup copies of tailored Windows CE .NET images
Windows CE .NET Platform SDK for OLYMPUS
Sample application Code
Demonstration programs
"Quickstart" tutorial guide
Complete product information for all major devices onboard


Microsoft eMbedded Visual Tools delivers a complete development environment for creating applications and system components for Windows CE-based devices. eMbedded Visual Tools includes eMbedded Visual Basic and eMbedded Visual C++. These versions of the desktop development tools are optimized for embedded systems development.

What is Windows CE .NET?
Windows CE .NET is a low-cost, compact operating system designed for small-scale computer solutions with limited resources
Key Features: Key Benefits:
Low license cost Low overall solution cost
Low requirements for RAM and ROM memory Familiar Windows application development tools
Configurable modular architecture Rapid application development
Implements a subset of the WIN 32 API Real-time performance
Pre-emptive multi-tasking kernel Comprehensive communications support
  Windows-style GUI
Device Drivers
Arcom's Development Kit contains Windows CE .NET drivers for the following peripherals:
OLYMPUS

S3 ProSavage graphics driver
   -  VIA DirectDraw accelerated driver: 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1600x1200  (CRT only)
   - 
Flat driver: 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x1024, (CRT and DVI output)

3 x RS232 serial ports
USB (x86 Windows CE drivers must be available for the USB device to be used)
Parallel port
PS/2 keyboard adapter
PS/2 mouse
Watchdog Timer
Onboard 48-bit unique ID
Onboard temperatures monitors
Tamper detect input
Onboard 10/100baseTx Ethernet controller
Touchscreen controller (TSC1)
IDE drive
PC/104 devices for all platforms:
AIM104-RELAY8/IN8
AIM104-IN16
AIM104-OUT16
AIM104-IO32
AIM104-MULTI-IO
NOTE: The image does not include support for the .NET compact framework and the floppy disk drive.
License Issues

Microsoft Windows CE .NET may only be used in accordance with the following license models:

1.     If you intend to install Windows CE .NET yourself (using the image supplied by Arcom), you must sign an OEM license agreement directly with Microsoft (via your local Microsoft distributor) and purchase license labels from the Microsoft distributor. You will be responsible for software installation and license compliance.

2.     If you intend to create your own Windows CE .NET operating system image, you must sign an OEM license agreement directly with Microsoft (via your local Microsoft distributor), obtain a licensed copy of Platform Builder and request the Windows CE BSP (board support package) from Arcom.  You will be responsible for installation and license compliance.

3.     If you wish to purchase the license labels directly from your Microsoft distributor and request that Arcom install and test Windows CE .NET during production, you can sign a Third Party Installer Agreement with Microsoft and nominate Arcom as your preferred installer.

4.     If you intend to purchase an Arcom processor board with Windows CE .NET pre-installed (using the image supplied by Arcom), you can purchase the Windows CE .NET license label from Arcom with the board product.

You must also ensure that an ‘End User License Agreement, (EULA)’ is passed to your customer. This requires that you make it available in the documentation (printed or electronic) to ensure the end user understands the terms of use.
Ordering Information
OLYMPUS Development Kit for Windows CE .NET
OLYMPUS Development Kit for Windows CE .NET with TFT flat panel and analog touchscreen
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