Device Profile: HTC Typhoon —
(Nov. 16, 2005) —
 Billed as the "world's smallest smartphone" when it was introduced (it measures 4.3 x 1.8 x 0.6 inches), the Typhoon, from Taiwanese ODM (original design manufacturer) HTC, was also claimed to be the first with a VGA camera and Windows Media Player 10 Mobile. ...
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Enabling DRM in Embedded Devices —
by Tony Walters (Aug. 17, 2005) —
Foreword: Copyrighted content needs protection from source through playback in digital delivery systems, meaning that embedded devices will need to implement digital rights management (DRM). In this whitepaper, Tony Walters of Certicom explains the importance of -- and issues relating to -- implementing DRM in embedded systems and devices....
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Introducing Micromonitor -- an open source boot loader/monitor —
by Ed Sutter (Aug. 12, 2005) —
Foreword: After writing code for booting dozens of different hardware platforms on numerous embedded operating systems (including VxWorks, Nucleus, pSOS, uC/OS, among others), Ed Sutter decided to develop a common boot platform for embedded devices. ...
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Device Profile: Advantech Trek-755 vehicle-mounted computer —
(Aug. 4, 2005) —
Advantech's TREK-755 is a rugged, fanless, vehicle-mounted computer aimed at applications in depots, warehouses, transportation, agriculture, manufacturing, shipyards, and lumberyards. The device boasts a 10.4-inch SVGA LCD screen with sunlight-readable and touchscreen options. It runs both Windows CE and Windows XP Embedded on an 800MHz Via Eden processor....
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Device Profile: Advantech Trek-725 in-vehicle terminal —
(July 29, 2005) —
The Advantech Trek-275 is an in-vehicle panel computer packaged in a robust aluminum chassis suitable for mounting in severe environments such as trucks, forklifts, and cranes, according to the company. It targets applications such as warehousing, logistics, delivery services, and container traffic management....
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Using Macromedia Flash as an embedded device UI —
by A. Charles Beddoe and Ray Shapiro (Jul. 28, 2005) —
This whitepaper from Vibren Technologies discusses the use of Macromedia Flash as a technology for creating rich, portable, maintainable, and consistent user interfaces across multiple models and generations of embedded devices, and outlines system requirements and porting issues. ...
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Great Gadget Smack-Down Round 3 -- Pre-game Banter —
(Jul. 1, 2005 -- Part 1 of 4) —
 Linux versus Windows isn't just about servers and desktops anymore. Smart devices are showing up all over the place, and the embedded arena features fighting just as intense. The Great Gadget Smack-Down aims to sort it out once and for all, and find out which embedded ...
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What's new for developers in Windows Mobile 5.0 —
by Jim Wilson (Jun. 1, 2005) —
Foreword: Windows Mobile 5.0, introduced at last month's Windows Mobile and Embedded Developer's Conference, provides increased access to the rapidly improving hardware capabilities of next-generation mobile phones and PDAs. This extensive whitepaper introduces the many new features of Windows Mobile 5.0 from a developer's perspective, and ...
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Moving toward a future of ubiquitous computing —
by Intel Corp. (May 31, 2005) —
Foreword: Intel is conducting research initiatives to enable "a future in which computing will be ubiquitous, woven seamlessly into the fabric of everyday life." This Intel-authored whitepaper outlines four of the initiatives: a Personal Server; Precision Location Technology; Low-Cost Location Technology; and a System for Human Activity Recognition and ...
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Device Profile: Martin Maxxyz stage lighting controller —
(May 23, 2005) —
The Maxxyz from Martin Professional is a top-of-the-line lighting control console for live entertainment productions. It runs Windows XP Embedded on a pair of industrial-strength, Pentium III based single-board computers (SBCs) with failover redundancy, and controls up to 4096 "DMX channels," expandable to 16,384 channels, according to the Denmark-based company....
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Customizing Windows XP Embedded thin clients —
by Sean Liming and John Malin (Apr. 13, 2005) —
Foreword: This tutorial by Sean Liming and John Malin examines the issues involved in customizing thin client devices based on Windows XP Embedded. The authors note that there have been several requests on the Windows XP Embedded newsgroups asking about modifying either thin client hardware or the underlying operating system....
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Troubleshooting Windows XPe's blue screen "Stop 0x0000007B" error —
by Sean Liming (Apr. 4, 2005) —
One of the most common problems that developers new to Windows XP Embedded encounter is the blue screen "Stop 0x0000007B" error. Although the book Windows XP Embedded Advanced has the solution listed in the "Tips-and-Tricks" chapter, the explanation is not as detailed as it could be, ...
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Tips for dual-booting Windows XP Embedded —
by Sean Liming (Mar. 29, 2005) —
Many first-time Windows XP Embedded (XPe) developers choose their own development systems as an XPe target platform. Known as dual-booting, the process allows the developer to build the XPe OS in Windows XP Professional, download the OS to a separate partition or hard drive, and then reboot the machine into ...
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Understanding Windows CE 5.0's configuration file formats —
by Mike Hall (May 24, 2005) —
Foreword: A variety of configuration parameters are required to fully specify a Windows CE system. This information is contained within a number of text files of various types. In particular, .REG, .DB, .DAT, and .BIB files serve to define and configure a Windows CE system. ...
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Device Profile: Quadrox WebCCTV digital video recorders —
(Mar. 23, 2005) —
Quadrox has developed a line of multiple input digital video recorders (DVRs) intended for surveillance applications. The WebCCTV-3 series DVRs run Windows XP Embedded on Pentium 4 and Xeon processors, and delivers recorded video to a network in native Windows Media format....
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Using Windows NT Embedded's serial console administration with Windows XP Embedded —
by Sean Liming (Mar. 21, 2005) —
Foreword -- When Windows XP Embedded (XPe) first started shipping, it was "leaps and bounds" better than the original Windows NT Embedded (NTe), according to Microsoft embedded-MVP Sean Liming. But, says Liming, one popular NTe feature was notably lacking in XPe: Serial Console Administration (SCA), which provides the ability to ...
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Device Profile: Fujitsu Maron-1 security monitor robot —
(Feb. 21, 2005) —
Weighing 11 pounds and looking somewhat like a vacuum cleaner, the Maron-1 robot is intended to control TVs and appliances, or to serve as an intrusion detector in the apartments of upscale consumers. It runs Windows CE 3.0 on a 266 MHz Pentium processor and can be controlled from a ...
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Windows, Linux grapple in Great Gadget Smack-Down! —
(Updated Feb. 15, 2005 -- Round 2) —
Impassioned battles between Linux and Windows partisans are no longer confined to the desktop and server arenas. With the growing ubiquity of smart devices, the device arena offers action every bit as intense, justifying massive vendor technology investments, high-dollar PR campaigns, and generous helpings of technical ...
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Case Study: Theater chain selects Windows XP Embedded over Linux, significantly reduces TCO —
by Microsoft Corp. (Feb. 4, 2005) —
Foreword: Two years after deploying Linux to several thousand point-of-service devices, Regal Entertainment Group found that it lacked the vendor support and remote management tools necessary to support the company's strategic plans. Upon examining the cost to acquire those items separately, Regal selected Microsoft Windows XP Embedded because it offered ...
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Device Profile: Innov-X Portable XRF Analyzer —
(Feb. 1, 2005) —
Innov-X Systems used an HP iPAQ PDA running Windows CE to implement the user interface for controlling its Portable XRF (X-ray fluorescence) Analyzer. The instrument is used for performing on-the-spot, "point-and-shoot" elemental analysis of materials, in applications such as environmental testing, alloy analysis, and mining....
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Device Profile: IGEL Compact Series thin clients —
(Jan. 13, 2005) —
IGEL's Compact Series thin clients run Windows CE 5.0 on a 400MHz VIA Eden CPU. The devices, which are part of IGEL's Clever Clients product line, boast high resolution graphics and sound, making them well suited to multi-media applications, and include a built-in smartcard reader/writer for enhanced security and personalization....
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Device Profile: Ecast Wallette digital-downloading music jukebox —
(Jan. 5, 2005) —
The Ecast Wallette is a broadband-enabled, "digital downloading jukebox" intended for commercial, pay-per-play use. The Windows XP Embedded based device provides access to a catalog of over 150,000 songs available via Ecast's US-wide secure, location-based broadband entertainment network....
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Device Profile: Universal Electronics NevoSL universal remote control —
(Jan. 4, 2005) —
The Universal Electronics Inc. (UEI) NevoSL universal remote control allows users to access and control digital media and other devices throughout the home from a single wireless handheld controller. According to UEI, the device can control virtually all home theater and stereo equipment, enabling users to "play any song, display ...
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Integrating the Intel Persistent Storage Manager with Windows CE 4.x —
Maharajan Veerabag (Dec. 23, 2004) —
Introduction
The Intel Persistent Storage Manager (IPSM) is the Windows CE file system driver for Intel flash memory. Intel provides the IPSM driver (through its local representatives) in the form of library files, but the source code is not readily available. Nevertheless, an IPSM implementation is possible based on the ...
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Device Profile: ViewSonic airsync V210 wireless display —
(Dec. 20, 2004) —
Viewsonic's V210 "wireless display" enables users to access a desktop PC remotely over a Wi-Fi WLAN connection. The device, which runs Windows CE as its embedded operating system, uses the "Remote Desktop" functionality of Windows XP Professional running on the host PC to provide remote access to the PC's desktop, ...
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