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VIPER
Development Kit for Windows CE .NET 4.2 - a complete ready-to-run platform
for your PXA255 XScale application development.
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Windows
CE .NET 4.2 is already installed, you just download your application!
Arcom's
VIPER Development Kit for Windows CE .NET 4.2 includes a pre-built
Windows CE .NET 4.2 image pre-loaded into the 32Mbyte onboard Flash
drive - that means you do not need to use Microsoft Platform Builder.
The operating system image offers a comprehensive set of components
for the widest selection of application solutions. We have made it
easy to save time and achieve rapid application development using
Windows CE .NET 4.2 by including drivers, Microsoft's eMbedded Visual
C++ 4.0 CD and all the cables to connect to your host system.
All you have to
do is:
Step 1 Build your application software
Step 2 Download
to the VIPER onboard Flash
Step 3 Debug and
watch your application run
The
Development Kit enables you to create low power solutions for
wired/wireless information terminals, instrumentation controllers,
data acquisition systems and communication products. The Development
Kit includes the low power 400MHz VIPER
PC/104 single board computer fitted with 64Mbytes of DRAM and 32Mbytes of
Intel StrataFlash. The board is fitted inside a
rugged industrial compact enclosure (VIPER-ICE) and includes a battery
backed uninterruptible power supply (VIPER-UPS), an external AC PSU,
Q-VGA flat panel color 5.5 and TFT screen and analog touchscreen,
cables to connect to your host system, and a comprehensive
information/software CD.
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The
Windows CE .NET 4.2 image (nk.bin) occupies 21Mbytes of the onboard
Flash drive leaving about 11Mbytes for the registry, configuration files
and your CE based application. The read/write storage space is managed
using the Microsoft transaction-safe file system (T-FAT).
Note:
Please click
here for a full list of components used in our Windows CE .NET 4.2
nk.bin image. If you require other technologies, please contact Arcom's
Technical Support team. The current release of our Windows CE .NET
4.2 Development Kit does not include support for the onboard SRAM, RTC and some of the board level
power management functions. These features will be fully integrated into
Arcom’s Windows CE .NET 4.2 operating system image in the next
release. Please contact Arcom for the latest information.
Technical
Documentation: Arcom provides on-line
access to detailed technical documentation to help you select the best
product for your application. You can download the manual for the VIPER
board Development Kit for Windows CE .NET and
related products by clicking
here.
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
4.2.
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| Features |
| 400MHz
Intel XScale based PXA255 processor with 64MB DRAM & 32MB
Flash memory |
| Windows
CE .NET 4.2 operating system loading and running from onboard
Flash |
| Support
for USB based memory sticks and CompactFlash devices |
| Support
for .NET CompactFramework (v1.0) for C# and VB .NET application
development |
| Includes
Internet Explorer 6.0 |
| Rugged
enclosure with NEC
Q-VGA TFT color 5.5 and display and analog touchscreen |
| 5V
uninterruptible power supply with example Windows CE .NET control
application |
| All cables for immediate
operation and application download |
| Arcom
Development Kit CD containing Windows CE .NET 4.2 operating system
image, sample code, Technical Manual and datasheets |
| Microsoft
eMbedded Visual C++ CD |
| Microsoft
Platform Builder 4.2 Evaluation Edition (DVD) |
| Quickstart
manual |
| Windows
CE .NET 4.2 Professional Plus license |
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| Supplied
Hardware |
| Arcom's
VIPER
400MHz PXA255 XScale based PC/104 single board computer fitted
with 64MB DRAM and 32MB Flash memory |
| Pre-configured
build of Windows CE .NET 4.2 tailored specifically for the VIPER,
pre-loaded into the 32MB Flash |
| Industrial
compact enclosure (ICE) with NEC
320x240 color 5.5" TFT color screen, analog touchscreen and TSC1
touchscreen controller |
| Uninterruptible
power supply (VIPER-UPS)
to allow VIPER system to continue to operate without
main power. Example code is supplied to handle the power loss
warning and battery backup control features. |
| Universal
input AC power supply (24V output for VIPER-UPS input) |
| RJ45
Ethernet cross-over cable |
| RS-232
Null-modem cable |
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| What
is Windows CE .NET? |
| CE .NET is a low-cost,
compact operating system designed for small-scale computer
solutions with limited resources |
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Key Benefits: |
| Low
license cost |
Low overall solution cost
(3
different licensing options) |
| 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 |
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Windows-style GUI |
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Find
out more from the Microsoft
Window CE overview |
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| Device
Drivers |
| Arcom's
Development Kit contains Windows CE .NET drivers for the
following peripherals: |
| VIPER |
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PXA255
set to 400MHz turbo mode and 100MHz memory bus (other clock
configurations available on request)
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320x240
color TFT mode (standard) with an option to configure for 640x480
color TFT or 320x240 color STN displays
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| 5
serial ports |
| 10/100baseT
Ethernet |
| Onboard
Flash disk drive using Microsoft T-FAT (transaction-safe file
system) |
| USB
ports (for storage devices) |
| CompactFlash
interface (for memory and I/O devices) |
| Audio
Codec (input and output) |
| Arcom
PC/104 board drivers (AIM104-RELAY8/IN8, -IN16, -OUT16, -IO32,
-MULTI-IO) |
| Watchdog
Timer |
| ActiveSync |
| Touchscreen
controller (TSC1) |
| Example
code for use with GPIO and PC/104 memory/IO access |
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| License
Issues |
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Microsoft
Windows CE .NET may only be used in accordance with the following
license models:
1.
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.
2.
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.
3.
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.
4.
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.
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.
There
are three license options for users of Windows CE .NET 4.2 to suit different markets and target costs. These
include Windows
CE .NET 4.2 Core, Windows CE .NET 4.2 Professional and Windows CE
.NET 4.2 Professional Plus. To find out more, click
here.
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| Ordering
Information |
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Development Kit for Windows CE .NET 4.2 with TFT flat panel and analog
touchscreen |
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Windows, and the Windows CE .NET Logo are registered trademarks of
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