BSP Wizard Overview
Windows CE provides board support packages (BSPs) for several retail hardware reference platforms that represent a range of supported microprocessors. For a list of supported BSPs, see Board Support Packages. To view the sources to any of these samples, see the %_WINCEROOT%\Platform\BSPName directory.
The BSP Wizard is an IDE tool that guides you through the process of creating a BSP based on Windows CE. Depending on your development stage, you can use the BSP Wizard in different ways to help you in different aspects of creating a BSP. However, the BSP Wizard is typically used to generate a .cec file for your BSP, which creates a definition for the BSP in the IDE Catalog. In addition, you can use the BSP Wizard to copy your files to the appropriate location and import your new .cec file into the Catalog.
You can perform the following operations with the BSP Wizard:
- Create a BSP definition for an existing BSP. For information, see Creating a New BSP Definition.
- Copy an existing BSP to create a BSP definition. For information, see Cloning an Existing BSP.
- Customize a BSP definition by adding or removing components such as drivers and boot loaders to an existing BSP. You can customize the BSP at any time using the BSP Wizard. For information, see Adding a Driver to an Existing BSP.
- Customize the build methods, environment variables, and feature groups used by your BSP. For information, see Adding a Boot Loader to a BSP Definition.
If you are creating a new BSP for Windows CE, Platform Builder provides an infrastructure that lets you use a number of common driver libraries, which include microprocessor-specific drivers, support libraries, and device drivers. For more information about creating a new BSP, see How to Create a Board Support Package.
See Also
Board Support Package Integration
Last updated on Friday, October 08, 2004
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