WinSystems
Rolls Out Windows® CE 5.0 on its PC/104, EPIC, and EBX SBCs |
| WinSystems
introduces support of Windows CE 5.0 for their PC/104, PC/104-Plus, EPIC
and EBX single board computers (SBCs). Microsoft® Windows® CE
5.0 is an open, scalable, 32-bit operating system (OS) that integrates
reliable, real-time capabilities with advanced Windows technologies.
It meets the needs for an embedded operating system by providing a mature
and complete technology portfolio with both a low initial and life cycle
cost. Windows CE offers application developers the versatile environment
of the Microsoft Win32® application programming interface (API) along
with the ease and versatility of scripting languages. It also offers
bundled support for multimedia, the Internet, local area networks (LANs),
and mobile communications and security services. Microsoft Windows CE 5.0 combines an advanced real-time embedded operating system with powerful software development tools for rapidly creating the next generation of smart, connected, and small-footprint solutions using WinSystems' PC/104, EPIC, or EBX SBCs boards and stackable modules. These SBCs are designed and built for rugged, embedded industrial applications that require an extended operating temperature of -40° to +85° Celsius. CE 5.0 has been ported to the boards plus each configuration has a Quick Start Kit to provide the essential components needed to immediately speed development of the user's application. The kit includes a Board Support Package (BSP) which provides driver support for WinSystems' I/O not native in CE and which simplifies the process of getting Platform Builder ready for hardware-specific development. The CE 5.0 Support CD contains sample operating system images built for the target SBC, sample application code, sample driver code, board manuals, Quick Start documentation and other support files. The kit also serves as a primer with tutorials that allows an engineer to build their knowledge of the CE development process. To further speed the development of software for WinSystems' SBCs, a hardware development platform has been developed called the SDK-4. Its purpose is to reduce clutter and space on the developer's bench by integrating the power supply, disk drives, and cables together in a single hardware platform. The SBC mounts on the top of the box to allow easy access to debug the hardware and software associated with the embedded computer portion of a project. PRICING AND AVAILABILITY |