WEC6 SDK installation failling with Visual Studio 2008

Hi Folks,

if you are trying to install a Windows Embedded Compact 6 SDK on a machine that have Visual Studio 2008 installed then you will probably face the following error messages :

"ToolMsmCA (Error): IHxRegisterSession transaction failure: Err = 0x8004036f, pRegSession -> CommitTransaction()" 
or
"ToolsMsmCA (Error):IHxFilters filter registration failure: Err=0x80040305, Context = pFilters -> SetNamespace(Namespace)" 

Then during the SDK installation wizard, choose a Custom installation and deselect the associated documentation.

- Nicolas

When did you learn coding ?

Hi folks,

Do you remember the first time you type a line of code ?
Personally it was a Logo program on a Thomson TO7 , a 1 Mhz computer, when I was in primary school.

Look at Bill and Marc first coding experience.

Let us know your first coding experience.
- Nicolas

Windows Embedded presentations @ Embedded World 2013

Hi folks,

Don’t miss my presentations about windows Embedded at the Embedded World Exhibition & Conference 2013 in Nürnberg/Germany February 26^th to 28^th 2013.

Tuesday, February 26^th 11:00 to 11:20 at the Texas Instruments booth:

“Developing advanced multimedia embedded devices with AM335x using Linux or Windows Embedded Compact”

Tuesday, February 26^th, 12:00 to 12:25 at the Windows Embedded booth:

“Developing a line-of-business application for Windows Phone 8 & Windows Embedded 8”

Wednesday, February 27^th, 13:30 to 13:55 at the Windows Embedded booth:

“Developing a line-of-business application for Windows Phone 8 & Windows Embedded 8”

Thursday, February 28^th, 12:30 to 12:55 at the Windows Embedded booth:

“Developing a line-of-business application for Windows Phone 8 & Windows Embedded 8”

Thursday, February 28^th, 16:30 to 16:55 at the Windows Embedded booth:

“Windows Embedded Compact and SMP”

I am looking forward to see you!

Be sure to visit Adeneo Embedded at these locations:

Congatec booth: 1/1-350

Freescale booth: 4A/4A-206

Microsoft booth: 5/5-340

Texas Instruments booth: 4/4-342

If you don’t have a ticket for the Embedded World Exhibition & Conference 2013: get it for FREE here!

Have fun!

MVP Summit 2013 3rd Day

Hi folks,

today I attended 2 technical sessions: one about the .NET Micro Framework and one about Kinect for Windows.

During the day, Nicolas and I also visited the Adeneo Embedded office in Bellevue, WA.

The day ended with the attendee party held at Century Link Field, with lots of activities such as singing along with a rockband, trying to score a goal against a real goalie, shooting Field goals,…

Yet again, this year’s MVP summit was a great and very valuable event – thank you Microsoft for making it possible. I am looking forward for next year’s MVP summit…

Have fun!

MVP Summit 2013 2nd Day

Hi folks,

today was the 2^nd and last day of technical sessions with the Windows Embedded product group. In the morning we got a lot of technical details about Windows Embedded 8 Standard – sorry I can’t disclose any of them, yet.

The afternoon was a face-to-face meeting with the entire product group where we could and did tell Microsoft our thoughts on the Windows Embedded products, the upcoming releases, the market… It was great to be able to provide feedback to Microsoft to improve the Windows Embedded products. The afternoon started with a lunch with Kevin Dalles – Group Manager for Windows Embedded.

The day ended with beer and pizza with the product group where we had further interesting discussions…

Have fun!

MVP Summit 2013 1st Day

Hi folks,

today was the first day of technical sessions with the Windows Embedded product group. The main topic was technical details on Windows Embedded Compact 2013 (No it’s not called Window Embedded CE/Compact 8).

As all the sessions are under NDA since Microsoft is disclosing confidential information, I really can’t tell you about the technical content discussed (as much as I would like to). But be ensured that the Microsoft guys were really sweating with all of our questions – Thanks a lot for the interesting content guys!

Have fun!

MVP Summit 2013 touristy stuff…

Hi folks,

Since we are in the States now, of course we had to do some touristy stuff.

First we had a burger at Fatburger, afterwards we went shopping on a Sunday (impossible in most of Europe)! After shopping for some Levi’s jeans I treated myself to a Microsoft Surface RT device. I must say I am very happy with it!

Lastly here are some impressions of Seattle…

Have fun!

MVP Summit 2013 arrived

Hi folks,

After 15h of traveling, Nicolas and I arrived in Bellevue/Redmond, WA for the 20^th anniversary Microsoft MVP Summit.

The technical sessions with the Windows Embedded product group are on Monday and Tuesday – I am very much looking forward to the latest news around Windows Embedded Compact 2013 as well as Windows Embedded 8 Standard!

For now we are off to downtown Seattle for some touristy stuff like the Space Needle,  The Monorail, Pikes Place Marked, Smith Tower, Water Front and of course some Starbucks coffee...

Have fun!

MVP Summit 2013 preview

Hi folks,

Nicolas and I are off to this year’s Microsoft MVP Summit in Bellevue/Redmond, WA.

I am really looking forward to discuss exciting topics like Windows Embedded Compact 2013 – the successor of Windows Embedded Compact 7, Windows Embedded Standard 8, etc with the Windows Embedded team at Microsoft as well as with fellow MVPs!

Also the networking aspect with both fellow MVPs as well as with Microsoft is very important for me!

Most of those discussions are under NDA so we cannot Blog about them yet, however we will Blog as much about the MVP Summit as possible.

Have fun!

Meet Adeneo Embedded at the Embedded World 2013

Hi folks,

If you are visiting the Embedded World Exhibition & Conference 2013 in Nürnberg/Germany February 26^th to 28^th 2013, be sure to visit us and chat about Windows Embedded…

You can request your FREE ticket here!

You can find Adeneo Embedded at these locations:

Congatec booth: 1/1-350

Freescale booth: 4A/4A-206

Microsoft booth: 5/5-340

Texas Instruments booth: 4/4-342

Leave a comment for any appointment wishes.

Have fun!

Did you ask Bill Gates anything?

Hi folks,

In case you missed Bill Gates AMA (ask me anything) session on February 11^th 2013, here are his answers to all your questions: Reddit.

Have fun!

Windows Embedded Compact QFEs for January 2013 have arrived!

Hi all,

the January updates for Windows Embedded Compact are available for download:

Windows Embedded Compact 7 Monthly Update January 2013:

Fixes made in this update:

Component: Browser

130131_KB2777715 - This update addresses an issue with IE-FTP failing to stream media content.

Component: Connection Manager

130131_KB2810517 - This update addresses an issue with CmCspRas.dll missing the implementation of the function CmCspSetDataActivityState().

Component: Kernel

130122_KB2799452 - This update addresses an issue with incorrect return value of NKGetThreadCallStack when run on an ARM based platform.

Component: Networking

130131_KB2795565 - This update addresses an issue with disconnection of active socket connections after suspend/resume when using Wifi over RTL8139 card.

Component: Time Zone/DST

130128_KB2793390 - December 2012 DST updates on WEC7.

130128_KB2795255 - Added new time zone for Libya.

Component: USB

130131_KB2806587 - Ported KB2565015 and KB2579278 from CE6 R3 to WEC7 and WEA7 (for SH4).

Component: UX

130131_KB2791627 - This update addresses an issue with SWE controls showing incorrect state.

Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Monthly Update January 2013:

Fixes made in this update:

Component: Bluetooth

130130_KB2773945 - This update addresses an issue with OID_802_3_MULTICAT_LIST being not handled correctly in the Bluetooth PAN miniport driver.

Component: Kernel

130131_KB2806548 - This update addresses an issue with debug message send to debug serial is not serialized

Component: Platform Builder

130122_KB2793302 - This update addresses an issue with the IDE causing sharing violation when a code page is included in a Windows Embedded CE 6.0 image.

Component: TimeSVC

130128_KB2793388 - December 2012 DST updates on CE6

130128_KB2795259 - Added New Timezone for Libya

Windows CE 5.0 Monthly Update January 2013:

Fixes made in this update:

Component: TimeSVC

130128_KB2793385 - December 2012 DST updates for CE5

130128_KB2795260 - Added New Timezone for Libya

REMEMBER: It’s important to keep your system up to date!

Have fun!

CEDriverWizard or how to create a Stream Driver for Dummies

David Jones, just released, on codeplex, a new version of its famous Driver wizard that helps Windows Embedded CE/Compact developers to create Stream Drivers. This new version now can be integrated inside Visual Studio, as part as the Subprojects templates.

NEW RELEASE: 8th Feb 2013

Now available: New version that integrates more tightly with Visual Studio.
Stream Driver projects appear as "Add New Project" wizards under Platform Builder subheading
Has Stream Driver and Basic Test app templates. Others to follow.

Check out this new version.

- Nicolas

Ask Bill Gates anything on February 11th

Hi folks,

this is a bit off topic, but nevertheless interesting:

Bill Gates will do a AMA (ask me anything) session on February 11^th 2013 at 10:45 am (PST) on

Reddit.

Go ahead and participate!

Have fun!

.Net Framework 4.5 Programming Cookbook

If you are looking for a programming book, then I would suggest you to read this one, .Net Framework 4.5 Expert Programming Cookbook written by A.P. Rajshekhar published by Packt Publishing.

This book covers :

• Chapter 1, Core .NET Recipes, will cover the core concepts in .NET, which include metadata programming, reflection, asynchronous I/O, and dynamic programming.
• Chapter 2, Application Events and Windows Forms, covers topics such as event handling, dynamically generating controls, and layouts as well as creating video players using Managed DirectX.
• Chapter 3, Threading and Parallel Programming, will cover multi-threading, thread-safety, and the parallel framework extensions to avoid threading pitfalls in your Windows Forms, WPF, and Silverlight applications.
• Chapter 4, ASP.NET Recipes – I, explains the new features of ASP.NET applications including strongly-typed controls, HTML 5 controls, and client-side storage as well as passing data between Silverlight and the ASPX page.
• Chapter 5, ADO.NET Recipes, covers saving and retrieving files of big size (BLOB) in SQL Server, managing transactions, and using DataSet to operate upon XML data.
• Chapter 6, WCF Recipes, explains uploading files using streamed mode, implementing REST services, handling exceptions using FaultContract, implementing custom binding, and securing services using role-based security.
• Chapter 7, WPF Recipes, will cover design patterns that include MVVM, repository pattern, and Data Mapper as well as new controls such as Ribbon control and live data shaper. It will also cover creating a video player using WPF Media API.
• Chapter 8, ASP.NET Recipes – II, covers the new features of ASP.NET websites such as enabling Google/Facebook, SSO-based authentication, adding unobtrusive validation, embedding maps in websites, and protecting against cross-server scripting attacks.
• Chapter 9, Silverlight Recipes, explains the new pivot control, accessing webcams, and client-side storage.
• Chapter 10, Entity Framework Recipes, will cover using LINQ to join multiple entities, calling stored procedures using Entity Framework, handling long-running tasks, and using table-valued functions of MS SQL Server.

- Nicolas

Windows Embedded Compact 7 on Freescale i.MX6 products

As part of a close collaboration with Freescale, Adeneo Embedded is releasing Freescale i.MX6 BSPs for Windows Embedded Compact 7 on a set of hardware devices :

• i.MX6 Nitrogen6X (hardware details)
• i.MX6 SabreLite (hardware details)
• i.MX6 Sabre SDB (hardware details)
• i.MX6 Sabre SDP (hardware details)

- Nicolas

Reliance file system for WEC7 on OMAP4 Blaze

Adeneo Embedded has strong expertise on integrating 3rd party file systems with Windows Embedded Compact 7. This demo showcases the Reliance file system from DataLight that has been integrated in the WEC7 BSP for the OMAP4 Blaze platform.

Adeneo Embedded offers such file system integration expertise as part of its software services.

- Nicolas

Windows Embedded Standard 7 - Webcast Session 4

The session 4, last but not least, from the WES7 webcast series is available for watching.

Maintenance and updates

• Deploy OS updates
• Install additional packages
• Power Shell
• Application updates
• Device Manager Client

This webcast has been developed in collaboration with Arrow Electronics Europe.

- Nicolas

Windows Phone 7.8 available

Hi folks,

the Windows Phone 7.8 update for Windows Phone 7.5 devices is now available. The OEMs as well as the providers are responsible for the deployment of the update, thus not all devices are supported as of now.

The update includes Windows Phone 8 Live Tile functionality, 20 possible colors for the Live Tiles, a picture of the day that can be used as screensaver as well as “many quality improvements” a.k.a. bugfixes.

Have fun!