Device Driver Development Overview

Other versions of this page are also available for the following:

• Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3

8/28/2008

This section contains links to content describing the source code for device drivers, how to use the Platform Builder IDE with device drivers, and where to obtain and certify third party device drivers and board support packages (BSPs).

In This Section

• Device Driver Source Code
  Explains the source code for device drivers and where the source code is located.

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• Hardware Compatibility and Third-party Device Drivers
  Shows you where to find information about third-party device drivers, driver validation, and board support package (BSP) certification.

Related Sections

• ** Bringing Up a Hardware Platform **
  Describes how to use BSPs to bring up a hardware platform.

• ** Catalog Item Management **
  Explains how to manipulate device drivers and other Catalog items in the Platform Builder integrated development environment (IDE).

• ** Diagnostics and Debugging for Mobile and Embedded Development **
  Provides information on debugging and testing.

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• Device Driver Development Concepts
  Explains the basic development concepts for device drivers.

• ** Device Driver Libraries **
  Explains the source code for device drivers and where the source code is located.

• Message Queue Point-to-Point Reference
  Describes the message queue point-to-point reference.

• ** Migrating a BSP to Windows Embedded CE 6.0 **
  Explains how to migrate a BSP from a previous version of Windows Embedded CE.

• ** Migrating from an Earlier Version of Windows Embedded CE **
  Provides links to information about migrating from earlier versions of Windows Embedded CE.

• Power Management
  Describes the power management capabilities provided by the Windows Embedded CE operating system.

• ** Windows Embedded CE Drivers **
  Provides links to all the categories of drivers included with Windows Embedded CE.

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