Set-Top Box Features
This configuration provides basic functionality for a Set-Top Box that includes television-style navigation features in Internet Explorer and multimedia features intended for accelerated, media tuned hardware, such as Microsoft DirectDraw.
The New Platform Wizard creates a Set-Top Box image that includes a base set of components. Once you have created the starting point for your device, you can customize the configuration by adding components from the Platform Builder catalog or by adding customized features, files, or drivers that you develop.
When you create the Set-Top Box configuration using the New Platform Wizard, a set of basic features is included in the image by default. Although you can select optional features in the wizard, the required features do not appear as options.
Features can be anchored or unanchored. The following list shows the description of each:
- Anchored features are either added by using the New Platform Wizard or added manually from the catalog.
- Unanchored features are either required and are not shown in the wizard but always included in a thin client, or are required to support the anchored features. You cannot remove the unanchored features that are included.
For more information about anchored and unanchored features, see Platform Modification.
In addition to the features that you add to your platform, some features are added during the build cycle due to dependencies being added. The following list shows the location of files that contain a list of Sysgen variables for all features in the image after the build cycle is complete:
- For a display-based device, see %_WINCEROOT%\Public\<Platform Name>\_iabasefeatures.txt
- For a headless device, see %_WINCEROOT%\Public\<Platform Name>\_hlbasefeatures.txt
Note Because one Sysgen variable may be set by another Sysgen variable, not all of the Sysgen variables in these files directly correspond to a feature in the catalog.
If you build from a command line, for information about how to view a list of sysgen variables, see Build Demo Tool.
Included Features
The following table shows the required components included in the Enterprise Web Pad configuration created by using the New Platform Wizard. Features in this list do not appear in the New Platform Wizard.
| Feature | Feature Location | Sysgen Variable |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication Services (SSPI) | Security | SYSGEN_AUTH |
| Certificates (CryptoAPI 2.0) | Security\Cryptography Services (CryptoAPI 1.0) with High Encryption Providor | SYSGEN_CERTS |
| Command Processor | Shell and User Interface\Shell\Command Shell | SYSGEN_CMD |
| Console Window | Shell and User Interface\Shell\Command Shell | SYSGEN_CONSOLE |
| Core Server Support | Communication Services & Networking\Servers | SYSGEN_SERVICES |
| Cryptography Services (CryptoAPI 1.0) with High Encryption Provider | Security | SYSGEN_CRYPTO |
| DirectDraw | Multimedia Technologies\Multimedia Components | SYSGEN_DDRAW |
| Mouse | Shell and User Interface\User Interface | SYSGEN_CURSOR |
| Network User Interface | Shell and User Interface\User Interface | SYSGEN_CONNMC |
| Network Utilities (IpConfig, Ping, Route) | Communication Services & Networking\Networking Features | SYSGEN_NETUTILS |
| NTLM | Security\Authentication Services (SSPI) | SYSGEN_AUTH_NTLM |
| Overlay Mixer | Multimedia Technologies\Multimedia Components\DirectShow\Video Codecs and Renderers | SYSGEN_DSHOW_OVMIXER |
| Power Management (Full) | Core OS Services | SYSGEN_PM |
| Schannel (SSL/TLS) | Security\Authentication Services (SSPI) | SYSGEN_AUTH_SCHANNEL |
| Touch Screen (Stylus) | Shell and User Interface\User Interface | SYSGEN_TOUCH |
| Universal Serial Bus (USB) Host Support | Core OS Services | SYSGEN_USB |
| USB Printer Class Driver | Core OS Service\USB Host Support | SYSGEN_USB_PRINTER |
| USB Storage Class Driver | Core OS Service\USB Host Support | SYSGEN_USB_STORAGE |
| Waveform Audio | Multimedia Technologies\Multimedia Components\Audio | SYSGEN_AUDIO |
| Windows Internet Services | Internet Client Services\ Internet Explorer 6.0 for Windows CE Components | SYSGEN_WININET |
| Windows Networking API/Redirector (SMB/CIFS) | Communication Services & Networking\Networking Features | SYSGEN_REDIR |
| XML Core Services * Document Object Model (DOM) | Applications & Services Development\XML | SYSGEN_MSXML_DOM |
Selected Features
The following table shows the features that are selected by default for this configuration and appear as selected in the New Platform Wizard.
| Feature | Feature Location | Sysgen Variable |
|---|---|---|
| Internet Explorer 6.0 Sample Browser | Internet Client Services\Internet Explorer 6.0 for Windows CE - Standard Components | SYSGEN_IESAMPLE |
| OS Dependencies for .NET Compact Framework 1.0 | Applications & Services Development\.NET Compact Framework 1.0 | SYSGEN_DOTNET_SUPPORT |
| TV-Style Navigation Components | Internet Client Services\Browser Application\Internet Explorer 6.0 for Windows CE - Standard Components | SYSGEN_TVLENS_ALL |
| Wired Local Area Network (802.3, 802.5) | Communication Services & Networking\Networking - Local Area Network (LAN) | SYSGEN_ETHERNET |
| WMA & MP3 Local Playback | Multimedia Technologies\Basic Multimedia | SYSGEN_LOCALAUDIO |
| WMA and MP3 Streaming | Multimedia Technologies\Basic Multimedia | SYSGEN_STREAMAUDIO |
| WMV & MPEG-4 Streaming | Multimedia Technologies\Basic Multimedia | SYSGEN_STREAMAV |
Unselected Features
The following table shows the features that are not selected by default for this configuration, but are available from the New Platform Wizard.
| Feature | Feature Location | Sysgen Variable |
|---|---|---|
| Bluetooth | Communications Services and Networking\Networking - Personal Area Network (PAN) | SYSGEN_BTH |
| Bluetooth | Communications Services and Networking\Networking - Personal Area Network (PAN) | SYSGEN_BTH |
| Dial Up Networking (RAS/PPP) | Communication Services & Networking\Networking - Wide Area Network (WAN) | SYSGEN_PPP |
| Direct3D | Multimedia Technologies\Multimedia Components\Direct3D | SYSGEN_DIRECT3D |
| DVD-Video | Multimedia Technologies\Multimedia Components | SYSGEN_DIRECTDVD |
| Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) | Communications Services & Networking\Networking Features | SYSGEN_GATEWAY |
| IrDA | Communications Services & Networking\Networking - Personal Area Network (PAN) | SYSGEN_IRDA |
| OBEX Server | Applications & Services Development\Object Exchange Protocol (OBEX) | SYSGEN_OBEX_SERVER |
| Standard SDK for Windows CE .NET | Applications Services and Development | SYSGEN_USDK |
| Unimodem Support | Communications Services and Networking\Networking - Wide Area Network (WAN)\Telephony API (TAPI 2.0) | SYSGEN_MODEM |
| PPTP | Communications Services and Networking\Networking - Wide Area Network (WAN)\Virtual Private Networking | SYSGEN_PPTP |
| Windows Messenger | Applications - End User | SYSGEN_MESSENGER |
| Wired Local Area Network (802.11) | Communications Services and Networking\Networking - Local Area Network (LAN) | SYSGEN_ETH_80211 |
See Also
How to Create a Set-Top Box | Configuration Selection | Catalog Features | Supported Audio Codecs and Renderers | Audio Technologies | Determining Platform Audio and Display Driver Support | The DVD Standard | Choosing Miscellaneous CEPC Hardware
Last updated on Wednesday, April 13, 2005
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