Windows Mobile: Working with FakeGPS

What is FakeGPS

Microsoft has introduced a new tool named FakeGPS for Windows Mobile application developers and testers. Testing GPS application was difficult in earlier mobile SDK versions as a GPS receiver doesn't work within closed walls, also the Emulators didn't have any GPS simulated testing tool built in. Using FakeGPS, developers and testers can now easily simulate satellite based global positioning system data and use that for testing their GPS applications. FakeGPS comes with Microsoft Windows Mobile SDK v6.0 and DTK version 6.3.5; after the SDK installation FakeGPS.cab is copied into C:\Program Files\Windows Mobile 6.5.3 DTK\Tools\GPS folder. FakeGPS creates a text file containing all the GPS data and simulates the functionality of a GPS receiver. In this article I will demonstrate how to use the FakeGPS tool to test your GPS application.

More detail @ http://www.codeguru.com/cpp/misc/misc/article.php/c17279/

Downloads

Project : http://fakegpshelper.codeplex.com/
Sourcecode : GPSApplication-source code.zip

Windows Embedded Download Center

This is a center from where you can download all stuff related to Windows Embedded. This place useful for new to windows embedded, professionals , commercial development.

You can download Trial version embedded CE, XP Embedded, standard embedded, Navready, latest updates, and also can apply for trial product key.

You need a Microsoft live ID to download any of these.

Downloads :

• Windows Embedded CE Download
• Windows Embedded Standard Download
• Windows XP Embedded Download
  
• Windows Embedded for Point of Service - Get the CD-ROM
• Windows Embedded NavReady - Download NavReady
  
• Windows Embedded NavReady - Windows Sideshow Device Components for WinCE 5.0
• Windows Embedded CE Updates on MSDN
  
• Windows XP Embedded Updates on MSDN
  
• Windows for Point of Service Update on MSDN

Source : http://www.microsoft.com/windowsembedded/en-us/downloads/default.mspx

Template Code: DirectShow Application and Filters in Windows Embedded CE 6.0

This distribution contains template code for DirectShow source, transform and sink filters.  It also contains a simple DirectShow applicaton which connects the filters into a graph and runs the graph.

Note that while building and running the filters and application directly from this distribution will work, it will not do anything interesting.  Again this is template code, designed to abstract away the details of the DirectShow filter framework so developers can focus on adding the core functionality to their filters.

Download from Here

For the DirectShow Reference documentation, see

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa931414.aspx

Official Embedded Theme for Windows XP and 2003

Looking for some embedded look to give your desktop..

Here is a new theme for Windows XP and 2003 users. Its called "Embedded" theme. Its an official Microsoft theme so you'll not need to patch anything. You can apply it without any problem.

This theme has been taken from “Windows Embedded Standard CTP Refresh” and works perfectly in Windows XP and 2003. I have done testing on my system.

Download following ZIP file, extract it and run the .EXE file. After that you can apply the theme from Desktop Properties. A sweet wallpaper is also included in the pack.

Download Official Embedded Theme for Windows XP and 2003

Thanks to vishal for finding out askvg.com

MS released Ebook of Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Fundamentals

MS has released a free ebook of windows embedded ce6 fundamentals book.
All u need a hotmail account to download this.

Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Fundamentals Authors: Stanislav Pavlov and Pavel Belevsky Published: 07/30/2008 ISBN: 9780735626256 Publisher: Microsoft Press

Contents at a Glance
1 Introduction
2 Operating System and Application Development Tools
3 Operating System Architecture
4 Build System
5 Board Support Package (BSP)
6 Driver Architecture
7 Starting the Operating System
8 Building Devices
9 Application Development
10 Testing Operating System Images
Glossary


link to download

WinCE Training eBook - Now Available

Embedded Systems Using WinCE (eBook) by Asang Dani, Yashavant Kanetkar Windows CE (Compact Edition) is Microsoft's time-tested real-time OS for Mobile and Embedded devices. WinCE has proven itself as a robust platform for product development. Biggest challenge, however, is diversity of topics that one needs to master to harness the true power of WinCE. This training material we hope will address that need. It captures more than 3 years of experience that we have gathered while doing WinCE training and product consulting in the Asia Pacific region. Table Of Contents Designing OS Platform Builder Using Kernel Debugger Understanding SDK Creating SDK Build Process Configuring OS OS Internals Process Memory Architecture Kernel Memory Architecture Memory Access Stream Device Drivers Native Device Drivers UM Drivers And Pointers Interrupts Driver Loading Managing Device Drivers Virtual Disk Driver Using Debug Zones Working With CETK Creating tests using CETK DLLs Synchronization Objects Boot Loader Writing Drivers in C++ Power Management BSP Driver Libraries Networking And Communications Windows Media Player Architecture Emulator Skin Filesystem Architecture USB Customizing Shell eBook contains 26 Coloured PDF Files containing detailed slides for each topic mentioned above. Working Windows CE 5.0/6.0 Stream Interface and Virtual Disk Device Drivers with source code.

Source : http://quest.ksetindia.com/product_info.php/Product/eBook_Embedded_Systems_Using_WinCE