Hardware Adaptation How-to Topics

The following topics explain how to bring up your device with a Microsoft® Windows® CE .NET–based platform. Included are procedures that explain how to create a boot loader, a custom board support package (BSP), and an OEM adaptation layer (OAL).

In This Section

• How to Bring Up a Device by Creating a New BSP
  Describes from the beginning the major steps in the process of developing the platform code necessary to initialize a new platform on your target device.
• How to Bring Up a Device by Cloning a BSP
  Describes the steps involved in bringing up your device by cloning an existing BSP using Microsoft Platform Builder.
• How to Create a Board Support Package
  Explains from the beginning the major steps in the process of creating a BSP.
• How to Develop a Boot Loader
  Describes from the beginning the process for creating a boot loader for a unique target device.
• How to Develop an OEM Adaptation Layer
  Describes from the beginning the process for creating an OAL that interacts with custom device hardware.
• How to Use the BSP for the AMD DBAu1500 Development Board
  Describes how to set up and use the BSP for the AMD DBAu1500 Development Board.
• How to Use the BSP for the ARM Integrator AP SDB
  Describes how to set up and use the BSP for the ARM Integrator AP standard development board (SDB).
• How to Use the BSP for the Hitachi US7729 HARP (Keywest) SDB
  Describes how to set up and use the BSP for the Hitachi US7729 HARP (Keywest) SDB.
• How to Use the BSP for the Hitachi US7750 HARP (Aspen) SDB
  Describes how to set up and use the BSP for the Hitachi US7750 HARP (Aspen) SDB.
• How to Use the BSP for the Intel XScale DBPXA250 Development Platform
  Describes how to set up and use the BSP for the Intel XScale DBPXA250 Development Platform.
• How to Use the BSP for the NEC DDB-Vr4122 (Eagle) SDB
  Describes how to set up and use the BSP for the NEC DDB-Vr4122 (Eagle) SDB.
• How to Use the BSP for the NEC Solution Gear 2 Series Development Kit
  Describes how to set up and use the BSP for the NEC Solution Gear 2 Series Development Kit.
• How to Use the BSP for the SMDK2410 Samsung MCU Development Kit
  Describes how to set up and use the BSP for the SMDK2410 Samsung MCU Development Kit.

Related Sections

• How-to Topics
  Offers links to topics that walk you through step-by-step procedures for accomplishing major embedded development tasks.
• Finding Information in Help
  Explains the structure of Windows CE .NET Help and details search tactics to help you locate the information you need to complete your embedded development goals.
• Platform Builder Tutorials
  Introduces the Platform Builder integrated development environment (IDE) and demonstrates how you can create customized embedded platforms.

 Last updated on Wednesday, April 14, 2004

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