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KnowledgeBase

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Posted - 21 Mar 2002 : 20:32:32

The Eurotech Inc Windows CE Developer's Guide

This reference is your starting point for developing CE applications for Eurotech Inc products. Topics include:

Understanding and updating system files

Using discrete I/O device drivers

Developing applications

CE Developers' Guide, C# edition (Rev A) PDF 1.2MB

Also see the Developer's Getting Started Guide (Topic 609) for more information.

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Edited by twhite 4-Apr-2012: Format updated.
Edited by akidder 27-Sep-2006: Remove link to document 100110-00145 (is available at forum topic 609)

KnowledgeBase

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Posted - 21 Mar 2002 : 20:38:24

#Bitsy_switches

Product Applicability

Though it specifically mentions only the Eurotech Thin Client and Graphics Client, this manual generally applies to all Eurotech StrongARM products. One obvious exception are the Bitsy/Bitsy Plus boot DIP switch settings(txt).

This manual in the process of being revised to include all Eurotech products.

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Edited by akidder 27-Jan-2003: Bitsy Plus switch settings are same as Bitsy.

KnowledgeBase

296 Posts

Posted - 21 Mar 2002 : 20:54:01

#CE_port_names

Addendum: More CE Port Names

The following table lists the CE Port Names for Eurotech ARM-Based Development Systems' signal names:

IMPORTANT

These drivers have been replaced by the DIO driver in Eurotech products built since 2005. While the bit-based drivers listed below may be implemented in your product, they are deprecated and may not be supported in future builds.

Signal Name	Graphics Master	Graphics Client Plus	Bitsy
ANIN0	AIN1:	AIN1:	AIN1:
ANIN1	AIN2:	AIN2:	AIN2:
ANIN2	AIN3:	AIN3:	AIN3:
ANIN3	AIN4:	AIN4:	AIN4:
COM1	COM1:	COM1:	COM1:
COM2	COM2:	COM2:	COM2:
COM3	COM3:	COM3:	COM3:
COM4	COM4:	n/a	n/a
COM5	COM5:	n/a	n/a
COM6	COM6:	n/a	n/a
COM7	COM7:	n/a	n/a
GPIO_C[6]	n/a	n/a	GPI2:
GPIO24	GPI1:	GPI1:	GPI1:
GPIO25	GPI2: (LED2:)	GPI2:	n/a
GPIO26	GPI3: (LED1:)	GPI3:	n/a
GPIO27	n/a	GPI4:	n/a
LED0	LED1:	LED1:	LED1:
LED1	LED2:	LED2:	n/a
LED2	LED3:	LED3:	n/a
UCB_IO0	IOA1:	IOA1:	IOA1:
UCB_IO1	IOA2:	IOA2:	IOA2:
UCB_IO2	IOA3:	IOA3:	IOA3:
UCB_IO3	IOA4:	IOA4:	IOA4:
UCB_IO4	IOA5:	IOA5:	IOA5:
UCB_IO5	IOB1:	IOB1:	IOB1:
UCB_IO6	IOB2:	IOB2:	IOB2:
UCB_IO7	IOB3:	IOB3:	IOB3:
UCB_IO8	IOB4:	IOB4:	IOB4:
UCB_IO9	IOB5:	IOB5:	IOB5:

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Edited by knowledgebase 2-Apr-2002
Edited by akidder 9-Apr-2007: Add deprecation notice

KnowledgeBase

296 Posts

Posted - 02 Apr 2002 : 19:23:13

#GMaster_backlight+vee

Graphics Master Backlight and Vee Control

On the Graphics Master, the SA-1111 companion chip controls Vee (contrast control voltage for passive LCD displays) and the backlight. The driver is named "SAM1:".

The SA-1111 drives two PWM outputs whose duty cycle can be varied from 0 to 100% in 256 steps. The driver has the flexibility to increase and decrease the present output level by a specified step size (eg. when a user presses +/- buttons to change the intensity) or it can set an absolute level.

The driver uses DeviceIoControl() calls to configure output. It accepts one-byte values as described in the following table:


  Control Code                Code     Value  Description
  -------------------------   ------   -----  -------------------------
  IOCTL_SET_BACKLIGHT_UP      0x00     0-FF   Increase by step given
  IOCTL_SET_BACKLIGHT_DOWN    0x01     0-FF   Decrease by step given
  IOCTL_SET_BACKLIGHT_ON      0x02     0      Turn on; parameter unused
  IOCTL_SET_BACKLIGHT_OFF     0x03     0      Turn off; parameter unused
  IOCTL_SET_BACKLIGHT_LEVEL   0x04     0-FF   Set level

  IOCTL_SET_VEE_UP            0x10     0-FF   Increase by step given
  IOCTL_SET_VEE_DOWN          0x11     0-FF   Decrease by step given
  IOCTL_SET_VEE_LEVEL         0x14     0-FF   Set level
.
Eg.
  hPort = CreateFile(TEXT("SAM1:"),GENERIC_READ|GENERIC_WRITE,0,NULL,OPEN_EXISTING,0,NULL);

  bRet = DeviceIoControl(hPort,IOCTL_SET_BACKLIGHT_OFF,NULL,0,NULL,0,&ulBytesRet,NULL);

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ms08233

17 Posts

Posted - 17 Sep 2002 : 17:27:31

Has anybody else noticed that this WinCE for GC+ manual is three years old, and doesn't seem to have much to apply to todays boards (CE 3.0, ActiveSync, Repilog, etc.)? It talks about using an ATA card instead of the FlashFx Disk, and RMONKEY and ADSMONKEY programs I don't see.

I don't see where the ADSLOAD.REG file goes or how to update them (since section 2.5 refers to an ATA card I don't have).

How do I get files I put on the desktop to be persistent after a reset?

And lot's of other questions we haven't thought of yet (we're just now getting started with the GC+). Is there going to a be a new edition of this manual anytime?

ctacke

877 Posts

Posted - 17 Sep 2002 : 17:38:29

When writing and maintaining manuals, especially in a quality controlled environment, it can be challenging to keep them current. While we do plan to update the developer's guide, It likely will not happen until CE 4.1 is in full use along with the Smart Device Extensions. Until then, more current information, especially for CE, is maintained in these forums.

A good place to begin is with the Developer's Getting Started Guide. It is more current and can be found here.

Additionally, take a look in the Sample Applications forum at ADSCopy for information of persisting applications and settings through a reset.

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Chris Tacke, eMVP
Applied Data Support

ms08233

17 Posts

Posted - 17 Sep 2002 : 17:51:07

Yeah between my last post and this one I found the "Getting Started" guide you just posted last week. Just in time for us, I guess! Thanks. :-)

As long as you're responding in so timely a manner, where is the "Developer's Page" that's refered to in several places (like for the null modem cable drawing). Is it just http://www.applieddata.net/support/ ?

BTW, your Getting Started manual says we were supposed to get a DB9 F/F null modem cable with our development system. We didn't, so now I'm off to Radio Shack to buy one! (I currently have it patched in with a breakout box)

ctacke

877 Posts

Posted - 17 Sep 2002 : 17:58:24

The "Developer's Page" was a flat HTML page that these Forums replaced earlier this year. The www.applieddata.net/support link is also called the Support Portal, and is generally a more organized way to find common info in the Forums.

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Chris Tacke, eMVP
Applied Data Support

Update 29-Apr-2008 by ljoy: Link is no longer valid; see most recent post below

ctacke

877 Posts

Posted - 18 Sep 2003 : 12:49:04

Update

We've released another preliminary version of the new CE developer's guide that covers Visual Studio .NET 2003 connectivity and Smart Device application deployment. The link is available in the original post of this Topic.

ljoy

22 Posts

Posted - 29 Apr 2008 : 17:32:44

The Support Portal is now found at http://support.eurotech-inc.com/support

twhite

133 Posts

Posted - 04 Apr 2012 : 16:01:41

Update, Revision A

We've released another version of the CE Developer's Guide. This revision A incorporates format changes.

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