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The Application development tools for Windows CE include:
(1) Embedded Visual C++ with service pack 4, free to download at Microsoft Website
(2) Visual Studio .NET via .NET Compact Framework V1.0 or 2.0. , must be bought from Microsoft. Supports: Visual Basic .NET, Visual C# and ative C/C++. If you need the SDK, you can download it from here

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NO, Microsoft doesn't allow customers to upgrade the Embedded OS Version.

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The Remote Connection function is included in our standard image. Customers can use the Microsoft Embedded Visual C++ 4.0 or Platform Builder to setup the remote connection. You can reference the document: "Advantech Windows CE.NET Application Hand on Lab" from
here

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We have tested 2 BT USB modules: Planex BT-01UD1 & Blue Expert BED-002 and used the Logitech MX900 BT mouse for the BT USB module test and found no problems.

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You can add ATAPI component [Devices\Storage Devices].

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This is because you added the wrong component in the [User Interface]. Please remove the component "controls option B".

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We don't include this component into the standard image but you can customize the image by adding the component "RAS Server/PPTP Server (Incoming)" in the [Core OS -> Communication Services and Networking Servers] to implement this function..

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Yes, CF should be in fixed mode. You can use Fdisk to do the partition in DOS.

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Yes, you can change the Advantech logo image file named bootcepc.pcx in PCX format with 640x480x256 color.

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You should use "Platform Setting" to enable the KITL function, which means you cannot use CF to boot CE directly. Use CEPCBoot to boot into the startup menu and than use eboot or sboot to boot Windows CE. For CEPCBoot, please go to Program Files\Windows CE Platform Builder\5.00\CEPB\UTILITIES \cepcboot.144 to make a cepcboot floppy and ghost it to CF card, ※loadcepc§ is the boot command.

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This is Windows CE limitation, it can only detect 512MB. The maximum memory support in CE 4.2 and CE 5.0 are both 512MB. Windows CE 3.0 should be 128MB.

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Since chipset venders have no plans to support Sis 55x with Windows CE 5.0. We suggest customers do not implement Windows CE 5.0 for SOM-4451. We can provide Windows CE 3.0 for SOM-4451. Please notice the chipset performance will not be good with Windows CE 5.0.

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We provide the standard Windows CE 4.2 image and SUSI Library V1.1 which supports GPIO and WDT for Windows CE in the standard product package, however, I2C is not included.

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Yes, both Windows CE 4.2 and 5.0 for PCM-5820 support PPP with PCM-3601 modem board through Dial-Up Connection. While you use this modem card on PCM-5820, you have to disable one serial port and release its IRQ to the modem card. In this case, you should still have another serial port available.

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"Connection to Com1" and "Connection to Com2" in "Dial-up and Network" are our pre-settings for Windows CE ActiveSync. You can modify the PBUserProjects.reg to disable the setting.

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You must use "MakeCF utility" to put the CE loader into correct sector. A simple copy-and-paste cannot locate the file correctly.

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The current version is Windows CE 4.2 for PPC-V106 with ZCOM (MLAN-3325).

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Yes, we provide the SDK and Windows CE 5.0 user manual from here

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The common DSP, which is provided by AMD has this problem, we suggest the following solutions:
(1)Remove originally CX3 component
(2)Add Flatmode component

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We have successfully booted Windows CE 5.0 from a HDD (Hitachi 2.5" HTS424040M9AT00) with ARK-3380. You only need to modify the registry from the Platform.reg.
(1) Open the Platform.reg
(2) Search "IF ADV_IDE0"
(3) Set the "DMA" = dword:01
(4) Save the platform.reg
(5) Make image

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CN6 is the Secondary IDE channel on SOM-DB4400, but SOM-4455 only supports Primary IDE. We suggest you put the CF onto SOM-4455's onboard CF slot.

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Since PCM-3375 requires 8MB DRAM for frame buffer use, that's why IMGRAM64 does not work. IMGRAM32 will be bootable while the image size is smaller than 15MB (image size + frame buffer + other service < 32MB). In this case, you should use Advantech add-ons to set IMGRAM56 (64MB DRAM 每 8MB frame buffer).

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Please always follow Microsoft's recommendations and suggestion to choose the right development tool.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/embedded/usewinemb/ce/appdev/default.aspx

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Please study the following Microsoft articles in detail:
1. Compatibility between .NET 1.1 and .NET 2.0
http://www.informit.com/guides/content.asp?g=dotnet&seqNum=497&rl=1
2. Breaking changes in .NET Framework 2.0
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/zh-tw/netframework/aa570326(en-us).aspx

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Please study the following Microsoft articles in detail:
.NET Framework vs. .NET CF
1. Differences with the .NET Framework
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/2weec7k5.aspx
2. Differences from Desktop in .NET Compact Framework Development
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/t340010s(VS.80).aspx