Catalog Changes from Windows CE 5.0 to Windows Embedded CE 6.0

1/6/2010

In Windows Embedded CE 6.0, the Catalog functionality has significantly changed from previous versions of Platform Builder. For information about the functionality changes, see Migrating to the Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Catalog.

The following table shows the Catalog Items that have been added for Windows Embedded CE 6.0.

Catalog Item SYSGEN Variable Description

ATAPI CD/DVD Driver

SYSGEN_ATAPI_PCIO_CD

Provides support for ATA CD/DVD-ROM devices.

ATAPI PCI Driver

SYSGEN_ATAPI_PCIO

Provides support for ATA PCMCIA/PC card disks.

Extended FAT File System

SYSGEN_EXFAT

Provides support for the Extended FAT File System.

FAT File System Silent UI

SYSGEN_FATUTIL_NOUI

A functionality that replaces the normal FATFS UI components with a version that has no Windows UI.

File Server Customizable Web UI

SYSGEN_SMB_UI

A sample Web-based UI that enables client-side configuration of the file server. You can customize this UI.

Intel StrataFlash Memory Driver

SYSGEN_MSFLASH_STRATAD

Provides support for the Intel StrataFlash NOR driver.

Location Framework

SYSGEN_LOCATION_FRAMEWORK

Includes the location framework in an OS design.

MSHTML Data Binding

SYSGEN_MSHTML_DBIND

Provides support for MSHTML data binding.

NDIS user Mode I/O NDIS protocol driver.

SYSGEN_NDISUIO

A protocol driver that supports sending and receiving Ethernet frames and OID query/set via the stream device driver interface.

RDP Client Activation License utility

SYSGEN_RDP_LICINFO

Includes the licinfo module in an OS design.

Release Directory File System

SYSGEN_RELFSD

Provides support for the Release Directory File System

UI Proxy for Kernel-Mode Drivers

SYSGEN_UIPROXY

Allows kernel-mode device drivers to display a UI. For more information, see Displaying a User Interface from a Kernel-Mode Device Driver.

USB Fn Composite Devices

SYSGEN_USBFN_COMPOSITE

Includes support for USB Fn multiple configuration.

USB Fn Printer Client Driver

SYSGEN_USBFN_PRINTER

Includes support for the USB Fn printer client driver.

USB Function Modem Driver

SYSGEM_USBFN_SERIAL

Includes support for the USB function modem driver.

USB Host AS and Modem Driver

SYSGEN_USB_SER

Includes the USB Host AS and USB Modem driver.

The following table shows the Catalog Items that have been removed for Windows Embedded CE 6.0.

Catalog Item SYSGEN Variable Description

COM and DCOM

SYSGEN_DCOM_REMOTEACCESS

Distributed COM (DCOM) has been removed.

IEEE1394 Device Driver

SYSGEN_1394_DIAG

SYSGEN_1394_DIAG_VIRTUAL

SYSGEN_1394_DCAM

SYSGEN_1394_DCAM_VIRTUAL

SYSGEN_1394_AVC_VCR_VIRTUAL

SYSGEN_1394_AVC_VIRTUAL

SYSGEN_1394_AVC_VCR

SYSGEN_1394_AVC_STREAMING

SYSGEN_1394_AVC

SYSGEN_1394_SBP2_SCSI

SYSGEN_1394_SBP2

SYSGEN_1394_TOOLS

SYSGEN_1394

The IEEE1394 driver has been removed.

Intel EtherExpress PRO Adapter Driver

BSP_NIC_E100BEX

The Intel EtherExpress PRO Adapter Driver (E100BEX) has been removed.

ISAPI Extension

SYSGEN_SYSISAPI

ISAPI Extension has been removed.

Networking

SYSGEN_ETH_OTHER

SYSGEN_ETH_OTHER has been removed.

Pocket Internet Explorer

SYSGEN_PIE

SYSGEN_WEBVIEW

The SYSGEN_PIE and SYSGEN_WEBVIEW variables have been removed.

Standard SDK for Windows Embedded CE

SYSGEN_USDK

Provides support for OS designs created using a previous version of Windows Embedded CE.

This is provided for backward compatibility because Windows Embedded CE 6.0 no longer supports the Universal SDK.

The following table shows the Catalog Items that have been changed for Windows Embedded CE 6.0.

Catalog Item SYSGEN Variable Description

Agfa AC3 Font Compression

SYSGEN_AGFA_FONT

The company Agfa Monotype has been renamed to Monotype Imaging, and the Agfa AC3 Font Compression technology is now called Monotype Imaging AC3 Font Compression. Constants and variables in Windows Embedded CE 6.0 using the name Agfa have not been changed.

Bluetooth Device Support

Not Applicable

The Bluetooth Protocol stack with Transport Driver Catalog item has been changed to Bluetooth Device Support.

Bluetooth HID Device Support

Not Applicable

Bluetooth HID Device Support has moved from the main Bluetooth node to the Bluetooth Profiles Support Node.

Bluetooth PAN

SYSGEN_BTH_PAN

Bluetooth PAN has moved from under the main Bluetooth node to under the Bluetooth Profiles Support node.

Bluetooth Profiles Support

Not Applicable

The Bluetooth Profiles Catalog item has changed to Bluetooth Profiles Support.

COM and DCOM

SYSGEN_DCOM

This catalog item no longer brings in the DCOM component libraries.

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Distributed COM (DCOM), sometimes also referred to as COM Remoting, has been removed from Windows Embedded CE.

Compact Database

Standard Database

SYSGEN_IMEJPN_DB_COMPACT

SYSGEN_IMEJPN_DB_STANDARD

A check was added to the IDE and command line build to verify that these two mutually exclusive variables, which set the type of Input Method Editor (IME) 3.1 database, are not both set.

EDB

SYSGEN_EDB

This Catalog item was moved to File Systems and Data Store\Database Support to increase user visibility.

File Server (SMB/CIFS)

SYSGEN_SMB_FILE

The File Server Catalog item has changed to File Server (SMB/CIFS).

File Server Customizable UI Sample

SYSGEN_SMB_UI

The File Server Customizable UI Catalog item has changed to File Server Customizable Web UI.

Help System

SYSGEN_HELP

The deprecation of Pocket Internet Explorer means that the inclusion of SYSGN_HELP will have no effect unless one of the Internet Explorer 6 items (SYSGEN_IE or SYSGEN_IESAMPLE) is included.

MSFlash Drivers

SYSGEN_MSFLASH_SDNPCID

SYSGEN_MSFLASH_FASLD

A check was added to the IDE to ensure that these two variables may both be set.

MSPY 3.0 for Windows Embedded CE

Pocket IME

SYSGEN_MSPY3_SC

SYSGEN_PIME_SC

A check was added to the IDE and command line build to verify that these two mutually exclusive variables, which set the type of Input Method Editor (IME) in Simplified Chinese, are not both set.

Networking – General

Not Applicable

Networking Features text in the catalog changed to Networking - General.

Print Server (SMB/CIFS)

SYSGEN_SMB_PRINT

The Print Server Catalog item has changed to Print Server (SMB/CIFS).

Printer re-direction for WTC

SYSGEN_RDP_PRINTER

Includes printer redirection in the Windows Thin Client OS image.

See Also

Concepts

Welcome to Windows Embedded CE 6.0
What's New in Windows Embedded CE 6.0

Other Resources

Migrating from an Earlier Version of Windows Embedded CE