GPS Driver Catalog Items and Sysgen Variables (Compact 2013)
3/26/2014
In Windows Embedded Compact, you can implement support for receiving Global Positioning System (GPS) location data on a Windows Embedded Compact powered device by adding support for a GPS driver.
For more information, see GPS Intermediate Drivers.
For more information about how to add or remove catalog items, see Create Your First OS.
Hardware and Software Requirements
- Servicesd.exe. For more information, see Servicesd.exe Catalog Items and Sysgen Variables.
- Device-specific drivers for GPS hardware. There are no requirements for how the hardware is connected, as long as the driver makes the GPS device accessible to the OS using a physical or virtual COM port.
- GPS hardware that provides location information using an actual COM port or virtual COM port.
Catalog Items and Sysgen Variables
The following table describes the catalog items and associated SYSGEN variables you can use to add support for the GPS intermediate driver to your OS.
Catalog item |
SYSGEN variable |
Description |
Dependencies |
|---|---|---|---|
GPS Intermediate Driver |
SYSGEN_GPSID |
An intermediate layer that enables an application developer to write code that works with any GPS hardware. |
None. |