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Windows CE 4.0

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Developers: Microsoft
Technology: OS

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Windows CE 4.0 (also known as Windows CE .NET) is 32-bit real-time operating system with a set of means for creation of intelligent compact devices.

Windows CE .NET is further development of the Windows CE 3.0 system, with functions of real time, new multimedia and Internet opportunities, a broad set of the supported devices and protocols and also new, development tools of applications.

Features

  • Support of the wide list of processors: ARM (ARM720T, ARM920T, ARM1020T, StrongARM, XScale), MIPS (MIPS II/32 without FP, MIPS II/32 without FP, MIPS16, MIPS IV/64 with FP, MIPS IV/64 without FP), SuperH (SH3, SH3 DSP, SH4), h86 (486, 586, Geode, Pentium I/II/III/IV)
  • Support of .NET Compact Framework, standard SDK
  • The master of the project providing twelve sample devices
  • Technology of emulation of a hardware platform at the workstation

Windows CE .NET allows to develop hard real-time systems with a predictable performance and a response time.

The kernel of Windows CE .NET provides:

  • simultaneous accomplishment up to 32 processes,
  • 256 levels of priorities of a flow,
  • preemptive multitasking,
  • the carousel execution of chains with equal precedence,
  • execution time quantum by default — 100 ms (it can be changed),
  • support of the enclosed interruptions.

Communication opportunities:

Multimedia opportunities include support of the following standards:

  • DirectDraw,
  • Direct3D,
  • DirectDVD,
  • DirectMusic 7,
  • DirectShow 6.1,
  • DirectSound 6.1,
  • MIDI MP3, MPEG1 (reproduction of files),
  • DRM (digital rights management).

Updates

Windows CE .NET 4.1

New features of Windows CE .NET 4.1:

  • The new loader for x86 architecture allowing to load the operating system from diskettes, the Compact Flash or CD cards.
  • Old are updated and new drivers of devices are added
  • Work with ARM processors is optimized
  • Windows Messenger
  • Support of Winsock 2.2
  • Support of the SAPI standard (Microsoft Speech Application Programming Interface) 5.0 for recognition of a voice
  • New file browsers
  • Support of IPv6, etc.

Windows CE .NET 4.2

New features of Windows CE .NET 4.2:

  • Internet Explorer 6
  • Windows Media 9 Series codecs
  • .NET Compact Framework
  • New file systems and drivers
  • The increased compatibility of applications
  • Additional availability of the source code

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