Pro Windows Embedded Compact 7

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvii

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2. The Foundation of Device Driver Development for Windows Embedded Compact

   • Abraham Kcholi

   Pages 1-19

3. The Tools of the Trade

   • Abraham Kcholi

   Pages 21-44

4. Design your Device Driver First!

   • Abraham Kcholi

   Pages 45-53

5. Mastering the Hardware Environment

   • Abraham Kcholi

   Pages 55-67

6. Device Driver Registry Settings

   • Abraham Kcholi

   Pages 69-80

7. Understanding Device Driver Types

   • Abraham Kcholi

   Pages 81-89

8. The Essence of Stream Device Drivers

   • Abraham Kcholi

   Pages 91-125

9. Device Driver I/O and Interrupts

   • Abraham Kcholi

   Pages 127-144

10. Device I/O Control Handling

    • Abraham Kcholi

    Pages 145-157

11. Network Driver Interface Specification and Network Device Drivers

    • Abraham Kcholi

    Pages 159-189

12. Debugging Device Drivers

    • Abraham Kcholi

    Pages 191-225

13. Using CTK to Develop Test Code

    • Abraham Kcholi

    Pages 227-253

14. Back Matter

    Pages 255-270

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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.

Abraham (Avi) Kcholi holds a bachelor of science degree in pure mathematics from the London School of Economics. He has developed time critical systems, GIS infrastructure components, and command and control systems for military and industrial automation based on Windows CE technologies since 1998, and Windows XP Embedded technologies since 2004. Some of his projects include designing medical and GIS systems for military usage and creating the 2008 classroom materials for the SPARK initiative. Avi also develops and teaches courses on Windows programming covering technologies such as MFC, COM+, .NET, and Windows Embedded.

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