Windows 10 IoT Core API Porting Tool

Hi Folks,

Are the APIs that your current Win32 application or library depend on available in Windows 10 IoT Core? If not, are there equivalent APIs you can use? This tool can answer these questions for you and assist you in migrating your current Win32 applications and libraries to Windows IoT Core.
Then check out that tool : http://ms-iot.github.io/content/en-US/win10/tools/IoTAPIPortingTool.htm

-Nicolas

Elegant display solution for Windows 10 IoT Core on Raspberry Pi2

Hi Folks,

The Raspberry Pi2 is an affordable hardware that you might choose for your Windows 10 IoT Core testing or development, but when comes the time to show case your solution, a DIY hardware might afraid a lot of people. So it is time to find a nice solution to enclose the Raspberry with a display.

Windows 10 IoT Core Image Creation

Hi Folks,

Microsoft IoT Team has published an article describing the steps to customize the content of a Windows 10 IoT Core runtime image.

Check out the link : Windows 10 IoT Core Image Creation

-Nicolas

Pushing Telemetry data to Azure IoT Suite from Windows 10 IoT Core

Hi Folks,

Microsoft is providing an Open Source SDK to address the Azure IoT Hub and Suite, that is compatible Linux, Windows and OSLess systems for various languages such as C, C#,...
The repository is accessible on GitHub : https://github.com/Azure/azure-iot-sdks/

Using this SDK to push data to the Azure IoT Suite default Solution from a Windows 10 IoT Core Universal Application, is not straight forward, as there is no C# version of the remote-monitoring application.

Windows 10 IoT Core vs Windows 10 IoT Core Pro

Hi,

For Windows 10 IoT Core, the licensing model is different between the Basic version and the Pro version.

Windows 10 IoT Core
If being connected to internet and receiving the latest updates is part of your device scenario then you can sign up through the Windows 10 IoT Core Commercialization process, all you need is a Microsoft account (formally Windows Live ID). This Windows 10 IoT Core product is well suited for early adopter businesses looking to create and commercialize their innovative devices.
If you are already a licensed partner with Microsoft or indirectly through an authorized Microsoft distributor, you do not need to go through this commercialization process. Contact your Microsoft representative or distributor for more information.

Windows 10 IoT Core Pro
If you want control with fewer upgrades, the flexibility to stage and deploy updates when you want, or even the ability to turn off auto-updates then Windows 10 IoT Core Pro is what you need. Contact your Microsoft representative or find a distributor to learn more about licensing Windows 10 IoT Core Pro.

More details : https://www.windowsforiotdevices.com/

- Nicolas

Windows 10 IoT Core RTM

Hi,

If you are a maker or an industrial, and looking for a modern operating system to drive your product then you should be happy to test and use Windows 10 IoT Core, the lowest foot print and memory usage flavor of Windows 10 from Microsoft.

Windows 10 (IoT Core) Driver deployment

Hi Folks,

When deploying a device driver to a Windows 10 target (Pro and IoT Core) using Visual Studio 2015, you may encounter the error Test group "Driver Installation" contains no active tests that can be executed on target machine xxxxxx:

In the solution explorer, right click on your project, and open the properties. In the Configuration Properties, you will find Driver Install. It contains an item named Deployment.
In this item, you will find the Driver Installation Options, having the choice between Manual Install and SPKG install.


The default value is Manual Install. The other option, SPKG Install, deploys the driver using a .spkg file, which is a  standalone module containing the driver package.
If you try to set this option to SPKG Install without having generated a .spkg package, you will encounter the following error "The SPKG output directory xxxx doesn't contain any SPKG." :
 
You will then change the value back to Manual Install, and that is when the error will start to appear. Even after having reset the properties of your project, the SPKG Install option will have left an effect on your target. You can see this impact in the file .vcxproj.user associated to your projet. To find it, in the Solution Explorer, right click on your project and select "Open Folder in File Explorer". You will find several files. Rename your ProjectName.vcxproj.user to  ProjectName.vcxproj.user.old to keep it in case of problem. Then try one more time to deploy your driver to the target. A new .vcxproj.user file will be generated by VS2015 and the error should disappear.
You can now deploy your drivers correctly.

Enjoy!

- Nicolas & Leo

Windows IoT Core Image Helper fails to deploy FFU

Hi Folks,

When using the Windows IoT Core Image Helper tool to deploy a Windows 10 IoT Core image (.ffu file) on a microSD card, the following error can happen :




If you encounter this error ("There were come errors while loading Windows IoT Core onto your SDCard."), the most probable cause is that your microSD card size is less than 8GB.

In the Get Started page, it is said that a 8GB micro SD card is required. However, it used to work wit a 4GB one in the previous drops. So be aware that you need to change it if you used to work with a 4GB one.

When using the right hardware, the deployment of the image runs smoothly.

The first time you will make your system boot with this image, it will take a long time. You will probably be confronted to a five minutes long black screen. This is completely normal, and will only happen the first time. Do not try to reboot your system during this time !

Enjoy!

- Nicolas & Leo

Hello, Windows 10 IoT Core

Hi Folks,

Microsoft just announced the public availability of the IoT flavor of Windows 10. This version of Windows 10, called Windows 10 IoT Core, is designed for makers and runs on :

• Raspberry Pi 2 : ARM Based platform
• Intel Minnowboard Max : x86 Based platform

The public post from Microsoft can be read here : https://blogs.windows.com/buildingapps/2015/08/10/hello-windows-10-iot-core/

Enjoy!

- Nicolas